Ellen- He's been on NBC's hit drama, ER, for 11 years. Here he is during his very first season.

 

[they show a clip from season 1. Carter, Mark, Chen, & Haleh are in the trauma room. Chen goes to hand Carter the shock paddles, but they go off when he goes to grad them, so Chen ended up shocking him, which knocked him out]

 

Ellen- Please welcome Noah Wyle! 

[Noah comes out & there's lots of clapping & Cheering]

 

Ellen- yes, yes on Noah. They voted for you, they say yeah on you.

 

Noah- Thank you

 

Ellen- I remember that episode

 

Noah- In the spirit of fair play, do you have a clip of you from 11 years ago, that your gonna share?

 

Ellen- I've shown stuff from me from-I've shown my first carson which is funny as hell

 

[laughter]  

 

Ellen- You look good there, you don't look that different. What do you think when you see yourself 11 years ago?

 

Noah- Oh, well I look at everybody else in that room and think aw I miss those guys, you know?

 

Ellen- yeah

 

Noah- Tony and Juilanna. It seems like a long time ago to me.

 

Ellen- Really?

 

Noah- It really does.

 

Ellen- Do you remember that episode though? Is it hard for you to remember?

 

Noah- I do. Well those were really fun because back in the beginning I got to do a lot more sort of comic relief stuff, a lot more prat falls, getting shocked with stuff and having human fluids dumped on me.

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- Yeah

 

Noah- You know all that kind of stuff

 

Ellen- Yeah

 

Noah- but I do miss doing that, that was fun to come to work-

 

Ellen- Well people think that- physical comedy you really have too-

 

Noah- It's very difficult to do

 

Ellen- You fall very well

 

Noah- Thank you very much

 

Ellen- It was very funny, very real

 

Noah- Thank you

 

Ellen- Fall now

 

[laughter, Noah gets up]

 

Noah- Ready?

 

Ellen- Oh really?

 

Noah- Shock me. [Noah is on the chair arm now]

 

Ellen- Really? Alright. [Pretends to shock him with her hands]

 

[Noah falls off chair]   [laughter & clapping]

[Noah gets up & sits back in the chair]

 

Ellen- That was good..Are you alright?

 

Noah- It was easier 11 years ago

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- Howstin better look out. But at least you know how to take care of yourself if something's wrong

 

Noah- That's true, yeah, I know who to call at least

 

Ellen- Um, thanks for doing that for me, I'm sorry that- but its after valentine's day so I'm not worried about any kind of-

 

Noah- Do you see what I got from my son yesterday, I got like a dueling scar on my face from my son as a valentine's day gift.

 

 Ellen- What did he do? What did he hit you with?

 

Noah- Well, little kid's nails grow like crazy & if your not staying on top of it there like little razor blades & he did kind of a sharlin temple tiger claw technique on me

 

Ellen- Oh, no I can't see it

 

Noah- No? [points to where it is]

 

Ellen- Oh, a tiny little mark right there.

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- How was you valentine's day, was it good?

 

Noah- yeah, it was good. I uh- it's a bit of a anniversary..I proposed marriage to my wife, 6 years ago yesterday

 

[audience awes']

 

Noah- Yeah, well, the story gets better. My wife & I used to celebrate everything; 1st kiss, 1st date, 1st glance, 1st this-

 

Ellen- aw, that's sweet

 

Noah- Yesterday [laughing] it was like I emptied the dish washer honey!' I love ya!' 

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- When you have kids, those old anniversaries kinda get pushed aside & you do the big ones, birthdays, Christmas, & mother's day

 

Ellen- Well, you have 1 kid right? Just 1?

 

Noah- I do, yeah, so far

 

Ellen- And its Owen?

 

Noah- Owen, yeah

 

Ellen- You showed pictures last time, he looks adorable. He's how old now?

 

Noah- He's 2. He's 2, very 2

 

Ellen- And what 2?

 

Noah- Very 2

 

Ellen- Yeah

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- Those of you who have kids can apprehensive the challenging 2

 

Ellen- Well, it's the terrible 2   

 

Noah- The terrible 2..we call them the challenging 2's, he's very independent & he's very head strong & likes to do things himself & totally funny, he came up the other day with a- he's got a alter ego personality, named Jago Paneno  

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- When he doesn't want to do something he suddenly becomes Jago Paneno

 

Ellen- He came up with that name?

 

Noah- Yeah, by himself

 

Ellen- wow

 

Noah- Yeah

 

Ellen- That's a good name

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- And so Jago Paneno is his alter ego?

 

Noah- When Owen doesn't  want to do something, then Jago comes in & plays hard ball with you

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- We could all use a Jago Paneno, am I right?

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- When I drink I'm Francine Williams

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- Oh my god, I know you!

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- [laughing] that was-

 

Ellen- that was hilarious

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- Well you care about all this because didn't you produce a documentary about parenting?

 

Noah- I did, yeah my wife & I, about a year ago decided that we were gonna team up with this women, Debbie [says a really long last name] & produce a documentary about birthing babies, caring for babies, raising for babies, and to try and take uhh sort of world concepts in consideration. It's called What Babies Want'

 

Ellen- And how do people find it?

 

Noah- There's a website, whatbabieswant.com

 

Ellen- ok

 

Noah- All the information in the documentary is in the website or you can get the movie

 

Ellen- Well, that's good to know

 

Noah- Thank you for letting me talk about it

 

Ellen- Well, your welcome, thank you for talking about it, umm so we have to go to a break. When we come back were doing a game that is- were gonna play with a member of the audience to see who knows more about the medical profession, you{Noah} or someone in the audience, so we'll be right back, right after this

 

[commercial break]

 

[Noah & audience member are sitting on gurneys, Ellen is standing between them]

 

Ellen- Alright, were back with Noah Wyle, I hope you like games as much as we do and if you don't I've got the cure you need. It's a game we like to call What's That Doc?' 

 

[song comes on & Ellen does a little dance]

 

Ellen- Of course it's not to be confused with a game What's up doc?', which involves a pig with a riffle and a wise cracking bunny

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- Here's how we play. I'll read a real medical term & I'll give you 3 choices for answers, each correct answer will win you a point, whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins the game & uh we've hand picked one of our audience members, right here playing the game with Noah. Your name is ch.

 

Caroline- Caroline  

 

Ellen- Caroline. At 1st I said Charlene & you said right, you just answered me

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- Alright & Caroline where are you from?

 

Caroline- I'm from Kansas City

 

Ellen- uh huh. And what do you do there?

 

Caroline- Well, I actually live there now & I work for a city council

 

Ellen- Oh, well, thank you for being here. Alright & do you know much about the medical profession, other then it's over priced?

 

[laughter]

 

Caroline- Just what I see on ER

 

Ellen- Yeah, well, so then your fine

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- Alright, I think I'm gonna go with Noah 1st, alright?

 

Noah- Alright, I'm ready

 

Ellen- Because, I believe this will give you a chance to see how we play the game. Alright, uh this- these are uh platelets' its either a. factors in the blood that cause clotting' b. minerals that form plaque around teeth' c. a miniature set of dishes'

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- A

 

Ellen- That's correct!

 

[Clapping & Cheering]

 

Ellen- Alright, fibula' a. a small lie'

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen-  b. The calf bone' c. the forearm bone'

 

Noah- uhh, calf bone, B

 

Ellen- That's right

 

[Clapping & Cheering]

 

Ellen- 1 more for you. saline suasion' a. blood substitute made of salt & water' b. a way to fix bland hospital food' c. way to replace fluids in overheated patient'

 

Noah- What was a' again?

 

Ellen- A blood substitute made of salt & water

 

Noah- c

 

Ellen- nope

 

Noah- What?! Salt & water?

 

Ellen- saline suasion is the blood substitute made of salt & water

 

Noah- That's c

 

Ellen- No, c was a way to replace fluids in overheated patient

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- Ooooook

 

[laughter]

 

Noah- That's saline right there in the bag

 

Ellen- Yes, but-

 

Noah- But I didn't get it right, ok

 

Ellen- Stop taking her- your taking up her time Noah

 

Noah- Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry

 

Ellen- Alright

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- Your turn. pulse ox' a. special footwear worn on election day' b. a way to measure oxygen saturation of blood' c. a term for strong pulse'

 

Caroline- B

 

Ellen- That's right

 

[Clapping & Cheering]

 

Ellen- Umm, tox screen' a. test to determine what drugs are in a patient's system' or b. a test to check if a tuxedo is fashionable'

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- c. window treatment that shuts out uv rays

 

Caroline- a

 

Ellen- That's right

 

[Clapping & Cheering]

 

Ellen- Noah had 2 right, he didn't have 1. Alright, catscan' a. a procedure that tests the bone's density' b. a search for a kitty cat'

 

[laughter]

 

Ellen- c. pictures of the body taken by a computer

 

Caroline- c

 

Ellen- That's right

 

[Clapping & Cheering]

 

Ellen- You're the winner! And you win, you win a TiVo, so you'll never miss the show ever again!

 

[Clapping & Cheering]

 

Ellen- That's how you play What's That Doc?'

 

[Noah & Caroline shake hands]

 

Ellen- ER airs Thursday at 10 on NBC

 

[end of interview]