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>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WE'RE BACK HERE WITH TOM HANKS.
FAMOUS GUY.
NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE
DONATING YOUR PLASMA NOW.
>> I HAVE, YES.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU THE OMEGA
MAN?
WILL YOU CURE ALL OF US, TOM?
>> I AM HOPING THAT THEY WILL
TAKE JUST A THIMBLE OF MY PLASMA
AND, FROM THAT, CREATE THE
HANK-SINE --
>> Stephen: TRADEMARK.
COPYRIGHT.
MY LAWYER IS WATCHING AND IF HE
DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF THIS, HEADS
ARE GOING TO ROLL.
I'LL FIRE HIM ON ZOOM.
THAT'S HOW FAST THAT WILL
HAPPEN, MY FRIEND.
>> Stephen: LEGAL ZOOM!
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GIVE
PLASMA, I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE
GIVING BLOOD.
I THOUGHT YOU GO IN AND THEY
LOOK YOU UP TO ESSENTIALLY THE
WORLD'S MOST COMPLICATED LOOKING
SLURPEE MACHINE AND I THOUGHT
THEY TOOK THE BLOOD OUT.
THEY TAKE THE BLOOD OUT BUT THEN
PUT IT RIGHT BACK IN.
SO THEY'RE TAKING YOUR PLASMA
OUT OF YOUR BLOOD.
YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY LOSING
MOISTURE, WATER, LIQUID, THE
PLASMA THAT IS IN YOUR BLOOD.
I DID IT TWICE, AND THERE IS NO
DISCOMFORT TO IT.
YOU JUST KIND OF GO DOWN AND
FILL OUT A LOT OF PAPERS AND
TALK ABOUT EVERYWHERE YOU HAVE
BEEN FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS, AND
THEN YOU LAY DOWN, YOU TAKE A
NICE NAP AND THEY GAVE YOU A
FREE BOTTLE OF GATORADE WHEN
IT'S DONE.
IT'S A GREAT DEAL.
>> Stephen: THEN WHAT HAPPENS
WITH THE HANK-SINE, THE HANK'S
PLASMA?
DO THEY INJECT IT INTO OTHER
PEOPLE AND SAY THIS GUY HAD IT
ONCE AND YOU'LL HAVE IMMUNITY
NOW?
>> WE GIVE ABOUT
800 MILLILITERS, AND FROM THAT
FOUR PEOPLE CAN BE TREATED.
>> Stephen: I'M FROM AMERICA,
TOM.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S ABOUT
THE SIZE OF A BIG GULL UP, A
32-OUNCER.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A LOT!
THAT'S A LOT OF FLUID!
WOW!
>> AND THOSE PEOPLE DO GET
BETTER, ACCORDING TO SOME OF THE
STUDIES I HAVE READ ABOUT.
YOU DON'T GET TO MEET THEM OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU DON'T GET TO SWIPE RIGHT AND
SEE WHO YOUR PLASMA MATE IS.
THAT'S A MYSTERY AS FAR AS THAT
GOES.
BUT HERE'S THE LATEST, OUR
ANTIBODY NUMBERS HAVE
DIMINISHED.
>> Stephen: I'VE HEARD ABOUT
THIS THAT, WITH THIS VIRUS,
MYBE YOU DON'T KEEP THE
IMMUNITY FOREVER.
>> I'M NOT -- AS MANY PEOPLE SAY
ON TELEVISION THESE DAYS NOW,
STEPHEN, I AM NOT A DOCTOR, BUT
THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND.
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE SAID,
WELL, CAN WE GET IT AGAIN?
MAYBE.
WILL IT BE JUST AS BAD?
MAYBE NOT.
PROBABLY NOT.
ARE WE IMMUNE NOW?
NOT SURE.
OKAY.
SO, AGAIN, THE HANG-FIRE STATUS
REMAINS NO ONE REALLY KNOWS THE
X FACTOR OF THIS.
>> Stephen: THE UNCERTAINTY IS
ONE OF THE UNNERVING ASPECTS OF
THIS.
IT'S, A, ALSO NOT KNOWING HOW
LONG WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO
THIS.
AS SOMEBODY WHO'S GONE THROUGH
THIS AND KNOWS FIRSTHAND THIS IS
NOT A HOAX, HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN
YOU SEE PEOPLE NOT WEARING MASKS
OUT THERE?
>> I THINK AMERICANS, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T -- I DON'T GET IT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LITERALLY -- YOU
KNOW, THEY SAY, WELL, IT'S THE
LEAST YOU CAN DO.
IT'S LITERALLY THE LEAST YOU CAN
DO IS WEAR A CLOTH OR A THING.
I MEAN, I WEAR BANDANAS,
DOUBLE-LAYERED, A MASK AND WASH
YOUR HANDS AND TRY TO STAY SIX
FEET AWAY FROM A PERSON.
IS THIS IMPOSSIBLE NOW?
I THINK OF -- I THINK OF THE
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TROOPS AT
VALLEY FORGE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
ASK THEM TO WEAR A MASK, THEY'D
LOVE IT BECAUSE IT WOULD KEEP
THEM A LITTLE BIT WARM.
AND THEY WOULD HAVE WASHED THEIR
HANDS IF THE SNOWS WERE NOT
FREEZING.
THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO DO
THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU PROBABLY KNOW
THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE A STUDENT OF
AMERICAN HISTORY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT GEORGE
WASHINGTON INSISTED HIS TROOPS
BE INOCULATED?
>> YES, BY WAY TO HAVE THE
SCARLETT FEVER.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
AND I JUST READ LAWRENCE
WRIGHT'S NEW BOOK CALLED -- TH I
CRAZY -- THEY'D TAKE A LITTLE OF
THE PUS FROM SOMEBODY WHO HAD
SALARIETTE FEVER AND PUT INSIDE
YOU AND THAT WOULD GET YOU A
LITTLE SICK FOR A BIT BUT YOU
WOULDN'T SUFFER FROM THE FEVER.
BUT, HONESTLY, IF YOU DRIVE A
CAR, YOU THINK IT'S YOUR
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT NOT TO USE
YOUR TURN SIGNALS?
YOU SHOULD USE YOUR TURN SIGNALS
BECAUSE, OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT RUN
INTO SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY RIGHT
RUN INTO YOU, RIGHT?
YOU WANT TO OBEY SOME ASPECT TO
HAVE THE SPEED LIMIT, RIGHT?
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO 120 MILES
AN HOUR IN A SCHOOL ZONE, YOU
SLOW DOWN.
YOU TRY NOT TO HIT BUILDINGS AND
PEDESTRIANS, YOU GIVE IT A SHOT,
RIGHT?
ISN'T THAT THE LEAST YOU CAN DO
WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING A CAR?
I THINK THE AT LEAST YOU CAN DO
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND AROUND THE WORLD IS WEAR A
MASK AND WASH YOUR HANDS AND
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, HOLY SMOKES.
>> Stephen: I'M ASSUMING
YOU'RE STAYING IN QUARANTINE
WHEREVER YOU ARE AROUND THE
WORLD AND I WON'T ASK WHERE YOU
ARE BECAUSE YOU'RE IN TOM HANKS.
>> IF YOU STICK A PIN IN LINCOLN
OHIO AND DRAW A SIX INCH CIRCLE
AROUND, THAT'S SOMEWHERE WHERE I
AM.
>> Stephen: GREAT PEOPLE.
CLASS OF 1977.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU ONE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO DURING YAWRNT HAS
BEEN PRODUCTIVEAND IMPROVED
THEIR LIFE AND LEARNED THINGS?
LIKE MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN
EXERCISING A LOT.
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE WORKED
ON THEIR MUSIC.
I GET THROUGH BUT I'M NOT
IMPROVING MYSELF.
>> I CAN'T SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I
HAVEN'T LEARNED PORTUGUESE OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I TOOK A STAB AT SOME INSTAPOT
RECIPES A WHILE BACK, INSTANT
POT.
YOU KNOW, YOU DO THAT FOR THE
THIRD TIME AND, HONESTLY, THE
FAMILY IS SICK OF YOU BRAGGING
ABOUT THE --
>> Stephen: HOW TENDER THE
CHICKEN IS.
>> THEY DON CARE!
THEY STOPPED CARING.
I TOOK TWO WEEKS TO TEST MYSELF,
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY BREAD,
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY SUGAR,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY
ALCOHOL FOR TWO WEEKS, AND I
MADE IT, AND I FELT GREAT.
SO DOES THAT COUNT, GIVING UP
THINGS?
LIKE THE WORLD'S LONGEST LENT
FESTIVAL.
YOU KNOW ABOUT LENT ABOUT GIVING
UP THINGS.
>> Stephen: I DO KNOW ABOUT
LENT.
>> YOU'VE GIVEN UP LAUGHTER,
STEVE.
>> Stephen: OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO
TAKE ANOTHER BREAK BUT STICK
AROUND, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH A LITTLE MORE
MR. TOM HANKS.
OR A LOT MORE.
WE'LL SEE.
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