- But now I want you all to
meet my favorite teacher,
one of my favorite people on the planet,
my favorite possibly, obviously.
She is my mama, this is Jeanne.
(audience cheers)
So thank you for being on my show, Mom,
but I really want you to tell everybody
what were a couple things you told me
when you found out I had a TV show.
- I mean--
- What was your advice?
- You have a show.
- [Kelly] I know, (laughing) it's crazy!
- I mean, as a parent, you
know when you get those
report cards and everything,
and you see those,
you know, "needs improvement"?
(audience laughs)
Well.
- Talks too much.
- Talks too much, in fact,
all my kids were two
"talks too much", but--
- Which is fine 'cause you're kind of shy!
- I know, I don't know
where you guys came from!
I mean I hardly ever
talk, but you guys all--
- Don't stop.
- Didn't stop!
- Yeah, but it paid off!
- I know!
- I know.
- You have a show,
look at this!
(John laughs)
- But my favorite thing you
said though, is when I had,
it's actually is the same advice
you gave me when I was on Idol.
Which was 17 years ago,
so things haven't changed.
But she was like, "Can
you watch your mouth?"
(everyone laughs)
- Yes.
- So were you ever written
up in school, John?
I bet not, I bet you were perfect.
- I was near perfect.
(everyone laughs)
- We're related, I was too.
- I was, well yeah, I was a nerd.
I was like number two
in my high school class.
- Oh my gosh!
- Oh wow!
- You were who my mom
wanted, but she got this!
(everyone laughs)
I just like to call it creative, John.
(John laughs)
No, I did, I never got
written up, I was never bad,
but I did talk a lot.
- Yeah.
- But some of the most interesting people
weren't like perfect students.
They were, they just, like--
- [Kelly] That's what I think, John!
- Their brain works differently,
and they're like interesting and creative,
and sometimes they don't conform to what,
you know,
- Exactly!
- The teachers and the principals want.
But they're really
interesting people anyway.
- Exactly, that's what I say.
(audience applause)
So a lot of people,
they don't realize that
you're a teacher, my mom is a teacher,
and I always brag on that.
'Cause literally the
greatest teacher ever.
Like I've seen her in action,
like when I was a kid,
like she is so great and
she spend her own time,
her own money, so you
know what I am saying,
she just really went above and beyond.
What made you want to be a teacher?
I don't know if I've ever
asked you this, which is rude.
- Well, as I was growing
up I had good teachers,
and I had some that were not so good.
And I learned wonderful
things from the, those,
the good teachers and
then I felt so bad for,
not so much for myself, because I behaved,
but some of the kids that had hard time
sitting still and doing things.
I mean, some of those
teachers were really rude,
and they were mean, and I thought,
I don't ever want to be
that way, and I want,
I want kids to want to come to school,
I want them to love, you know, learning,
I want them to be a life
long learner because I am.
And I want it to be fun, I
want to meet them on the door,
and, you know, welcome them in, and,
(audience applause)
I want them to love it.
- [Kelly] Amazing teacher.
