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  • -We're back, everybody, with Jon Hamm.

  • I love that you're rockin' the vintage mug there, my friend.

  • -Buddy. That is from Season 1.

  • -Yeah, it really is. -"LNJF."

  • -Oh, and I thank you so much for being a guest on the show then

  • and "The Tonight Show," really, and doing this.

  • It means a lot to me that you came on.

  • Thank you, buddy. -It's my pleasure.

  • And I'm always happy to -- to hang with J.F.

  • -Thank you, bud. Can we talk about the --

  • -No, James Franco. James Franco.

  • -[ Laughs ] Of course.

  • May 12th, on Netflix, the interactive special,

  • "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend."

  • I'm freaking -- -"Kimmy vs. the Rev."

  • So, all right.

  • So, you remember these because you're of a certain age,

  • But there used to be these things called

  • "choose your own adventure" books, right?

  • -Right. -And you would read the book,

  • and at the end of the thing, it would say,

  • "Okay, do you want to go into the cave,

  • or do you want to go on to the -- into the river?"

  • And then you would turn to whatever page it was,

  • and you would follow that -- that path.

  • So, this is that, but in the 21st century

  • with Tina Fey and Robert Carlock writing jokes

  • and the -- the -- the whole world of Kimmy Schmidt.

  • And we have additional talents of Daniel Radcliffe...

  • -No! -...who plays --

  • who plays Kimmy's fiancé. -[ Laughs ]

  • And so there's a -- there's a big reveal

  • in the -- in the whole thing.

  • And it's -- it's the -- it's the universe

  • that you have known and loved with "Kimmy and the Reverend,"

  • but it's -- -Hey, Daddy.

  • -It's very -- Uh-oh! Special guest star!

  • -Sorry. Special guest star. -Where's Mom? Do you --

  • -Special guest star!

  • -Where's Mom? -Hello!

  • -Say, "Hi," Winnie. -Hi.

  • -Tell Jon what you're -- what you're reading.

  • What are you reading?

  • -This is not a book. -Yes, it is.

  • -Coloring -- it's a coloring book.

  • -Okay, well, you can kind of read it.

  • It says "Farm Animals." -Okay, I'm working on this one.

  • I just need to do the background.

  • -That's really pretty.

  • That's a -- That's a really pretty cow.

  • -It's not -- It's a pig.

  • -Uh. Right, a pig -- that's what I meant.

  • What did I say?

  • -But I can show you what's a cow.

  • -Okay. -That's a cow.

  • -Eh, that's a lamb. -No.

  • -Wait, show me -- is there a duck?

  • -[ Laughs ] -Let me see.

  • -Is there a duck in there? -What about a chicken?

  • -I'm gonna see if there's a duck.

  • -Duck or chicken -- anything with a beak.

  • -[ Laughs ]

  • That is a couple of chickens right there.

  • If I've ever seen a chicken, that's a chicken.

  • -Just a couple of chickens. Alright.

  • Bye, chicken. Thank you very much.

  • -I'll see you later, chicken. -I'm not a chicken!

  • -I got a chicken.

  • -She's not a chicken. -Oh.

  • -It took home schooling just for her to figure that out.

  • -[ Laughs ] Hey, that's -- that's --

  • that's trending positive. That's awesome.

  • -Yeah, we were -- we were nervous for a while.

  • We go, "Maybe she might be a chicken.

  • -"Am I a chicken?" -You know what it was?

  • It was a hypnotist at, like, a county fair.

  • -For sure. That'll do it.

  • But maybe you get one of those really talented chickens

  • that's, like, good at ticktacktoe

  • or math or something -- well, you never know.

  • -Do you know that? I mean, dude,

  • I heard rumors of that chicken in New York City.

  • -Oh, yeah. -You know him?

  • -Well, you know who I -- I learned stories

  • like that about -- was from Hal.

  • Like, he knew all of those weird, like,

  • the New York flea circuses and...

  • -He really did. -...math chickens.

  • And [scoffs] I mean -- God bless.

  • -He was such -- he was so New York, Hal Willner.

  • Wasn't he unbelievable?

  • -It was the -- that's what I mean.

  • There's never -- There's -- You know, it's -- it's --

  • there's -- there's -- there's only a few dedicated weirdos

  • left in the world... -Yeah.

  • -...and he was 100% one of them. -I loved -- Yeah, yeah.

  • I think he might have told me about that --

  • either him or Zog told me

  • about the ticktacktoe-playing chicken.

  • -Yeah. I mean, it was -- -I mean, that again --

  • -That was like what -- That was what, like,

  • Times Square was back in the old days.

  • Like, it was -- you would go there for,

  • like, peep shows and, like, freak shows.

  • -But you would gamble against the chicken or no?

  • -Yeah. You'd bet against the chicken.

  • And you would always lose.

  • Or -- Unless you were an idiot, 'cause tick--

  • -Oh, my God. -You can't lose ticktacktoe

  • unless you're terrible.

  • -Hey, Jon, we ask everyone who comes on the show

  • if they have a charity that they want to highlight

  • or spotlight or work with or just want to talk about.

  • And you chose one that I think is just fantastic --

  • StJude.org.

  • Man, oh, man.

  • What's your connection with St. Jude?

  • -I've -- I've been -- I've probably been working

  • with St. Jude for a better part of two decades.

  • I -- My -- I have an uncle that lives out here

  • who married my mom's sister.

  • And his best friend was a guy named Tony Thomas,

  • who is Marlo Thomas' little brother

  • and who is Danny Thomas' son.

  • And Danny Thomas started a long, long time ago

  • an organization called

  • "St. Jude Children's Research Hospital"

  • that basically made sure

  • that any kid that was sick could get care, free of charge.

  • And not only did he make sure that happened

  • through donations and endowments

  • and all this fundraising stuff that you have to do --

  • they also began

  • an incredible research facility down in Memphis,

  • where the organization is centered,

  • that has increased the curability rate

  • of so many pediatric diseases and cancers,

  • and -- and -- and ailments

  • that were previously thought to be 90% to 100% fatal

  • are now down in the single digits.

  • So they've done an amazing job

  • at not only helping the kids, obviously, get better,

  • but also providing the -- the framework

  • for the emotional support of the families.

  • -Yeah. -Because as you know as,

  • if your kid ever gets sick,

  • it's not -- it's not just about them --

  • it's everybody gets emotionally involved in it.

  • So it's -- it's an amazing organization.

  • It's one that I think is great.

  • I think you've done some work with them, too, in the past.

  • -Sure. -And they -- they --

  • they do it all for free.

  • I mean, that's the other great part of it

  • is that nobody's making money off of it,

  • and they're -- they're fully sharing all of their research

  • with organizations around the world,

  • and they're considered one of the preeminent ones.

  • So, they're -- they have a big event coming up on Tuesday

  • where they're -- they're doing a global streaming situation.

  • -Oh, great. -I'm sure -- I'm sure

  • we can throw a link up on there if --

  • - Absolutely. Done. -So, yeah. So, that's it.

  • And -- And it's -- it's always been something

  • I've -- I've been -- I've been a big believer in, and...

  • -That's great. -...I hope -- I hope people --

  • people get the word out and -- and donate.

  • -Anything you guys can give --

  • anything, even if it's a dollar --

  • it means a lot.

  • It goes a long way.

  • So, please. -Goes a long way.

  • -StJude.org.

  • And I want to thank you, Jon Hamm,

  • for coming on the show, for just being you.

  • And I just miss you,

  • and I can't wait to see you in person, buddy.

  • I really do. I have this -- Hugs can't go away, right?

  • -No. Here we go! Let's bring it in!

  • -[ Laughs ] I love you, bud. -Love you, Jimmy.

  • Good to see you, bud. -Thank you, pal.

-We're back, everybody, with Jon Hamm.

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