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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about! hey! look at this crowd right here. hey! that was fantastic. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon!" i'm so excited, you guys, in honor of fleet week, tonight's audience is made up entirely of servicemen and women. unlike -- [ cheers and applause ] unlike arnold schwarzenegger's staff, which is made up entirely of women who serviced him. [ laughter ] [ as schwarzenegger ] "mildred, get over here!" that's right we have an all military audience. and we have "stone cold" steve austin on the show. why do i feel like i'm going to get my ass kicked? [ laughter ] we have thousands of servicemen and women in town -- new york city for fleet week. so if you see them out at a bar, buy them a shot. in fact, buy them two shots in honor of the one -- [ cheers and applause ]

in fact, buy them two shots in honor of the ones they gave bin laden. there you go. [ cheers and applause ] here's some political news. mitt romney plans to officially announce his presidential campaign next thursday. he'll be unveiling his new slogan, "mitt romney, even i'm not excited about me. [ laughter ] and i'm me." i'm not sure what to make of this -- a woman in florida was arrested for flowing butter at her roommates. her roommate was immediately removed and placed in a shelter for buttered women. [ laughter ] i had to. i had to do it. [ cheers and applause ] you guys know about this? the u.s. navy designed a new video game for soldiers to learn to catch somali pirates. that's got to be confusing when you're out in combat. it's like "i see pirates. what should we do?" "press 'b'!" [ laughter ]

check this out. police in ohio are looking for a man with a mullet who has robbed three banks. the guy is always like "all right, everybody. business men in the front. party people in the back." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] some celebrity news, this week, amy winehouse stopped at a store and bought vodka on her way to rehab. [ laughter ] when she heard that lindsay lohan was like "that's insane. you actually paid for something in a store? [ laughter ] that's insane. just take it." and finally, this is crazy. a "star trek"-themed vacation resort is apparently being built in jordan. so, if you live in the middle east, now you know where to find your 72 virgins. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots right there! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's guitarist dennis coffey sitting in with the roots tonight. dennis! [ cheers and applause ] dennis played on some of the most famous motown songs as part of the legendary session group, the funk brothers. he's got a new self-titled album out right now. thanks so much for being here, buddy. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> jimmy: all right, good man. hey! [ cheers and applause ] good stuff. it's memorial day weekend. and in honor of both memorial day and fleet week here in new york city, our crowd tonight is filled with members of the u.s. armed forces. welcome, you guys. [ cheers and applause ]

you look good. thank you, thank you for serving our country. we're grateful to have you here. we have big show tonight. he's a country music superstar. and now, he just won "celebrity apprentice." john rich is here! [ cheers and applause ] he's my man. a legend of the wwe. we've got "stone cold" steve austin with us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and we're cooking some food with the beautiful host of food network's "mexican made easy," chef marcela valladolid. [ cheers and applause ] valladolid. it's going to be great, you guys. now, today's friday, and that's usually when i catch in with some personal stuff. i check my inbox, i return some e-mails, and of course, send out thank you notes. well, i'm running a bit behind, so i thought if you guys wouldn't mind, i would just like to write out my weekly thank you notes right now. is that okay? [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. roots, can i get some thank-you note writing music? ♪

beautiful. [ laughter ] weirdo. [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, men and women of the armed forces for getting osama bin laden, which made people all over the world feel safer and more secure. and as an added bonus, totally scared the crap out of fish. [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, food court, for sentencing me to one hour in the bathroom. [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, mildred baena or as arnold calls you, milf-dred. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ]

♪ [ as schwarzenegger ] "mildred, get over here! mildred! you forgot to polish -- you forgot to polish something." ♪ thank you, unrated versions of dvds, for being a shorter way of saying, "we add three seconds of boobs to this." [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, alfred e. newman, for winning "american idol" this week. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ thank you, the phrase "i've got good news and i've got bad news" for basically being another way of saying "i've got bad news." [ laughter ]

♪ thank you, "law and order" disclaimer that says "this story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event" for basically telling me "this story totally happened and absolutely depicts the actual person and event. we're just covering our asses." [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, frozen burrito in the bottom of my freezer, for being the food equivalent of a booty call. [ laughter ] "i'm drunk and we're totally going to hook up tonight. [ cheers and applause ] but i have a feeling i'll regret it in the morning." ♪ thank you, skinny jeans, for looking terrible on people who don't have skinny genes. [ laughter ]

♪ and finally, thank you, men and women of the armed forces. you protect our country, you serve with honor, and most importantly, you're totally getting laid in new york city tonight. [ cheers and applause ] there you have it! those are my thank you notes! we'll be right back with more "late night!" come on back. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ bell rings ] agents, let's welcome beast, an exchange student from the x-men school. - so, what do you guys study? - um-- - do you know about discounts? - do you have a cafeteria? - what about ways to save people money? - do you have taco tuesdays? - have you guys started combining policies? - i like your hair. agents, please. i don't know what the x-men do at their school, but i hope they're treating our guy better than we're treating beast. kinda looks like a target.

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everybody. you guys look like you're ready to play a game of intense competition and fabulous prizes. [ cheers ] it's time for the game everyone's talking about. "models and buckets: stars and stripes edition." here we go. ♪ models and models and models and buckets ♪ >> jimmy: that's right. it's time for the game everyone's been talking about. >> i. >> love. >> models. >> and buckets. >> jimmy: let's bring out the models and the buckets. come on. ♪ >> jimmy: hi, models. >> models: hi, jimmy. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: as you can see, we have 12 beautiful models with 12 beautiful buckets for our contestants to choose from. whatever bucket they pick will be dumped on their head, but one of these buckets contains $100.

let's meet our contestants. come on out. ♪ [ applause ] nice to see you. >> nice to meet you. >> jimmy: how are you doing, buddy? good to see you. >> good. >> jimmy: what's your name? >> my name is lieutenant carey grubb. formerly stationed at pearl harbor, hawaii, u.s.s. "charlotte," and now i'm in rotc instructor in the bronx. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. it's going to be fun. what's your name? >> my name is corporal munoz. i'm from 6th motor transport battalion. and i'm here to motivate my marines. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how long are you here for now? just a week? >> i'm stationed down at the shore in jersey. >> jimmy: so you're there with snooki and the situation? [ laughter ] someone's got to keep them in line. all right, so you guys know how the game works. we have to pick a bucket number and then we'll dump that bucket on your head. but first let's find out what's in some of today's buckets. >> well, we have baked beans, brown gravy, glittery confetti, maple syrup, chocolate syrup, melted ben and jerry's "late night" snack ice cream or $100. jimmy?

>> jimmy: very good. here we go. [ cheers and applause ] all right, buddy. you go first. audience, do you want to help him out? what number should he pick? [ audience shouting ] >> i'm going to go with number four, jimmy. >> jimmy: number four. you're talking about -- jonene. ♪ jonene that's bucket number four. let's make this a light bucket. could be $100 in the bucket. jonene, let him have it. is it the winning money? no. [ sad tuba ] [ cheers and applause ] all right. sorry about that. that is not -- that was melted ben and jerry's. sorry. melted, not $100. what are you thinking? number two. number two. >> jimmy: you're going to go with number two. we're talking about scarlett b. ♪ scarlett b.

holding a bucket. a very light bucket. could be the winning money. scarlett b. let him have it. it's the winning bucket! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] that is unbelievable. that's the winning -- now, look, we got the money for you, right there, or you can go double or nothing. >> double or nothing! >> jimmy: get lost, buddy. take care. yeah, this just wasn't fair for you. >> oh, yeah, sure. >> jimmy: exactly. models, reset your buckets. yeah, jonene, come on back in. now resetting the buckets, we don't know who has the money. this is very exciting. this is very good. all right, here we go, round two. we're going to go again. we'll let you pick the first bucket. which one do you want? >> lucky number 7. >> jimmy: lucky number 7. audrey! ♪ audrey

>> jimmy: audrey, holding a light bucket. i think this is probably the money. audrey, let him have it, please. [ sad tuba ] thank you, audrey. sorry, that is not the money. that is not the money. that is condensed milk. [ audience ohs ] condensed milk. not the $100. you look at the smile on your face. it's great. yeah, yeah. what do you think? >> i'm going with number 9. >> jimmy: number 9, we've got martella! ♪ martella hopefully holding the $100 bucket. martella, let him have it, please. confetti. that's it, you got glittery confetti. i know, right, you're soaked. it's not fair, i know. he gets $100 and confetti. i mean, come on, yeah. sorry. you can't even see, can you? >> no, not really. that's all right, though. >> jimmy: what do you think? >> i'm going with number 1. >> jimmy: number 1, jessica! come on over. ♪ jessica

i have a good feeling about this. pour that $100 on his head. there it is. [ sad tuba ] it's not $100. [ cheers and applause ] that was -- that was -- is baked -- baked beans. that is not $100. that is baked beans. what are you thinking, my friend? >> number 12. >> jimmy: number 12. kenzie! ♪ kenzie number 12, kenzie making her way over. feeling good. they're saying it looks a little heavy. i don't know. i don't believe it. it looks like it could be the winning money. let him -- give him the money! no! [ sad tuba ] [ applause ] that is not the money. that is maple syrup. >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: that is maple syrup. >> oh, yeah. it's pretty good. >> jimmy: yeah, all right. how are you doing, buddy? >> i'm feeling good. i'm feeling good. >> jimmy: good to see you smiling again. what are you thinking? >> let me go with number two. >> jimmy: number two.

scarlett b! ♪ scarlett b. scarlet b had the winning bucket last time. let him have it. give him another winner. no. [ sad tuba ] that is chocolate syrup. thank you, scarlett b. thank you so much. thank you, scarlett. that is chocolate syrup, yeah, sorry. what are you thinking, pal? >> i want number eight. number eight. >> jimmy: number eight, beth. come on down, beth. ♪ beth hopefully the $100. beth, let him have it, please. >> all right. [ sad tuba ] >> jimmy: whoa! what is that? >> gravy. >> jimmy: that is brown gravy. >> all right. >> jimmy: it was gravy. you got syrup and gravy. what do you think? [ elephant trumpets ] oh, wait a second. that sound means it's double

trouble. that sound means double trouble. that means both of you guys will pick buckets and you get dumped on at the same time. what are you going for? >> i'm going to go for number two. >> jimmy: number two. >> number six. >> number three. >> jimmy: six and three. you're talking about minka and lena. ♪ minka and lena ♪ could it be $100? ladies, please, let them have it. [ sad tuba ] that was rice krispies and that was orange fanta. [ laughter ] a delicious beverage, fanta, yeah. wait a second. >> number five. >> jimmy: number five. >> number 11. >> jimmy: five and 11, you're saying scarlett s. and roberta, come on down.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest is a country music star, chart topping songwriter and now winner of "celebrity apprentice." take a look. >> the winner of "the celebrity apprentice" 2011 is -- john rich.

>> jimmy: yeah, there he is! welcome john rich, everybody. there he is! ♪ >> jimmy: you won! >> i can't believe it. >> jimmy: i mean, i'm so psyched. >> i'm very psyched too. >> jimmy: it couldn't have happened to a cooler guy. >> and you helped us out in such a huge way. you came by and sang -- ♪ you're fired you're fired you son of a bitch you're fired ♪ >> and brought $10,000 for st. jude, this man did. he's a good guy. >> jimmy: it was great. thank you. but i was rooting for you the whole -- the whole way through, i was rooting for you. of course, we love you here on the show. but i was rooting for you. and i liked everybody else, too, but i was like -- and you couldn't tell me how far you were in the game or anything. >> i couldn't tell you. >> jimmy: which is good. i didn't bother you, either. >> but i can say that i have a congratulations in order for you, my friend. and that is in the form of the

best selling book in the world right now. >> jimmy: thank you very much. >> thank you. no sweat, jimmy fallon, would you mind autographing this? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and james -- james, if you don't mind, i have a thank-you note of my own i would like to do for mr. fallon at this point. ♪ [ light laughter ] it's just beautiful. >> jimmy: it is, yeah. ♪ >> dear irish ancestors, thank you for having ravenous, irish-ancestor sex. thank you for creating the funniest man in the history of the world, mr. jimmy fallon. ♪ >> jimmy: all right, that's ridiculous! [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, sir. i signed it "brad pitt." because i figured it would be worth more money. [ laughter ] >> ebay. here we go. >> jimmy: but not only did you win "celebrity apprentice." >> god bless you. yes sir. >> jimmy: and you raised so much money. over a million dollars for st. jude. >> $1.4 million for the kids at

st. jude. it was unbelievable. >> jimmy: come on buddy. [ cheers and applause ] and not only that, you got -- you got to, i don't know how you did this. you put a cowboy hat on donald trump. >> i know. >> jimmy: that was phenomenal. look at that. >> he looks like john wayne. >> jimmy: yeah, he does. he does look good. it was so weird, when -- because he did, he put the cowboy hat on. i'm like, "how the heck did you get him to do that?" >> i didn't think he would do it. >> jimmy: i know. >> i brought it out as a token of our esteem from the country music world just to say thank you for the opportunity. st. jude is such a huge charity for country music, and people, really, everywhere. but country music's really adopted it. and was like, thank you very much. he went like that. and i said, "put it on." he went "eh." i went "come on, put it on." he went pow. put it on his head. i went, "touchdown!" >> jimmy: even if you didn't win, you won right there. >> it was so cool. >> jimmy: i was afraid if he took it off, maybe something else would come off, too. [ laughter ] >> i'm pretty sure it's real. >> jimmy: i think it is real. >> yeah, it's real. >> jimmy: i've touched it before. >> ooh! you should write a note about that. [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: calm down, calm down. hey, watch it. i didn't do that.

no, i actually wanted to see if it was real and it barked at me. [ laughter ] >> did it? >> jimmy: yeah. >> it is nice to be sitting in a room full of bonafide american bad asses, by the way. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it feels good. >> come on. >> jimmy: these guys are going to be all out tonight partying. you know it's going to be crazy. >> i love it. >> jimmy: oh yeah, it's the best, fleet week. and this here. new york city becomes even crazier. is it hard walking around new york city with a cowboy hat on? >> well, it used to be. it was harder before "celebrity apprentice." it used to be yee-haw. i would walk into a store to buy a shirt or something, and they'd look at me like "are you lost? we don't put things on layaway in here." [ laughter ] but now it's like "hey, where do i get a hat like that?" and even today walking around, folks that probably never listen to country music recognized me and said "hey, way to go with st. jude" and they're donating now. so hey, it's nice. >> jimmy: it's great. you also released a couple of eps. this one's for the kids. this one, all money goes to st. jude's, or a portion goes to st. jude's.

>> it does. yes, it does. >> jimmy: i saw that, it's on itunes. and you got "rich rock." >> hey now! >> jimmy: look at this guy. >> that's featuring kid rock, hank williams jr. and lil' jon. >> jimmy: is that right? >> he's on there. >> jimmy: you and lil' jon? >> yeah, he's on there. yeah! >> jimmy: yeah! exactly. i love that. is this your saddle? you really use this, right? >> that actually hangs in my house over the bar. >> jimmy: does it really? >> yeah, it does. >> jimmy: oh, man, you -- >> you have to come visit sometime. >> jimmy: you remember last time i hung out with you in nashville. >> i do. >> jimmy: i don't. [ laughter ] it was good. it was fun. >> i pulled up in a 1978 "smoky and the bandit" edition pontiac trans am. >> jimmy: yeah. >> t-tops, and you had your guitar and you were standing on the sidewalk in front of zany's. i think you just had a gig. this was two years ago and i picked you up and we scooched off downtown and we hung out until about 4:00 in the morning. >> jimmy: yeah, well not only that, you came and you picked me up in "the smokey and the bandit" trans am. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you parked in the middle of the street. >> that's right. >> jimmy: and the cops came. and they go "what's going on?" and you go "hey, officer, it's me, john rich."

>> i said, "cousin jimmy is in town. we're heading downtown." and they said "oh, okay, you guys be careful." and we went -- [ imitates screeching tires ] and took off. [ laughter ] it was like bo and luke duke. man, it was awesome! >> jimmy: yeah, exactly, i just jumped in the window. >> just the good old boys. >> and then we went to the spot? >> went to the spot. yeah, a little place, downtown nashville. >> jimmy: holy moly. you have to use like a laser -- you put your thumb print on and the laser read your thumb print to get into the bar. >> of course, it didn't read yours, because you had filed it off a few years before that. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. yeah. >> we got you in anyway. >> jimmy: exactly, but man, oh man, that was fun. you have a stage set up. we jammed out, and i think we did shots every hours. >> shot, shot, shot, shot, shot, shot. the first time we really -- the first time we really ever hung out. and i've got to tell you, this guy, what you see on tv. people go "is he like that in real life?" this is the best guy ever. he is the same guy on tv as he is off tv. he's a great guy. >> jimmy: if you ever go to nashville, you've got to call up john rich. he can take you out. do you want to play a little game when we come back? >> sure. >> jimmy: thanks, buddy. i appreciate it. john rich and i are going to play a game of skee ball when we

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome bach. i'm here with my man, john rich and we are going to play a game of skee ball. however, instead of the typical versions you see in arcades, ours is a little bigger. we'll be rolling balls up a

giant ramp, into our great audience, who will be holding buckets. [ cheers and applause ] we each get five balls. we'll take turns and the high score wins. john is my guest. would you like to go first? >> sure. >> jimmy: all right, good. go for it, buddy. >> okay, here we go. ready? [ drum roll ] ♪ [ audience ohs ] >> jimmy: here we go. ready? >> all right, go for it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what's your problem? come on! [ laughter ] >> here we go. you ready? >> jimmy: no, don't aim for that guy. he misses on purpose. [ drum roll ] >> oh! ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: all right. i'm looking at you, 100. let's go. [ audience ohs ] >> oh! >> jimmy: no, nice try. >> okay, all right, here we go.

>> jimmy: oh, come on! ♪ >> jimmy: no way, no way, no way, no way. you almost looked afraid of that. it's a nerf ball. [ laughter ] he was scared. here we go. oh! what did i end up? that was the weirdest one. that was that right in between? can't you move the bucket like that? i get no love! >> he's going for the kill on the hundred. i see what he's doing. here we go. >> jimmy: ah. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] nice. >> skip and away. skip and away. >> jimmy: wake up. come on! ♪ [ audience ohs ] what is wrong with you?! stop it! so mad! that was a hundie! you know it was! oh! >> how about i'll give you the last two balls so you can catch up. i'll take one more. you ready? i'm going for the big bucket. here we go. [ audience ohs ] ♪

[ applause ] oh. >> jimmy: all right, 60 points. so i need 100 to win. 25, just take a nap for a second. [ laughter ] come on, pal. here we go. [ audience ohs ] thank you so much. the winner, right there. john rich! [ cheers and applause ] congratulations, buddy. watch for john on the road, this summer, with the extreme music tour. "stone cold" steve austin joins us next. come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ they might call it intuitive. if you ask a musician, they might call it inspiring. to a doctor, it's groundbreaking. to a ceo, it's powerful. to a teacher, it's the future. if you ask a child, she might call it magic.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest this evening is a busy man. he was one of the stars of last summer's hit movie, "the expendables." and he headlines a new show on the usa network called "wwe tough enough," which has its big season finale monday, june 6th at 8:00 p.m. you also know him as a pro wrestling superstar, a wwe hall of famer, please welcome the six-time wwe world champion, "stone cold" steve austin! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ain't that tough enough ain't that tough enough ain't that tough enough ain't that tough enough ♪ ♪ ain't that tough enough ain't that tough enough

ain't that tough enough ain't that tough enough ♪ >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] that's an entrance. that is an entrance, right there. that's the way to do it. >> give me a hell yeah! >> audience: hell yeah! >> all right. >> jimmy: yeah. >> it's a good day at the office. >> jimmy: they didn't do that when i did it earlier. yeah. i go, "give me a hell yeah." they go, "screw you." [ laughter ] >> give him a hell yeah! >> audience: hell yeah! >> jimmy: thank you. that's what i'm talking about. >> can i say thank you to these guys and gals? >> jimmy: please, absolutely. >> i want to thank everybody here. the united states armed forces kicks ass. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything that you guys do and gals. i appreciate it so much. and that's the bottom line -- [ cheers ]

>> jimmy: thank you, buddy. i'm happy you're here. i'm thankful you're here. we got a lot to talk about, "wwe tough enough." but i want to talk, about -- it's sad. very sad. randy "macho man" savage -- >> man. >> jimmy: -- passed away. >> i was sad to hear about that guy going. >> jimmy: look at this guy. how cool is this guy? >> he was one of the greatest of all time and such an intense individual. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and any time, you know, whether he was working as a good guy or as a bad guy, he was always -- he always had that intensity, that focus, that voice. and he's just -- he just was like a magnet in the ring. i was a huge fan of his. and he was very influential to a lot of guys. >> jimmy: absolutely, right? >> and to myself, as well, so i was sorry -- sorry to hear that guy go. >> jimmy: he was probably in the class before you. >> he was a little bit ahead of me in age. and so, you know, we crossed paths a few times but never really were in the same territory. >> did you ever wrestle? >> i wrestled that guy -- we talked about this earlier and i was trying to like -- "did i wrestle 'macho man'?" and it's like, when you get hit in the head with steel chairs for a living, sometimes you forget about things.

[ laughter ] i remember back in the day, we used to do tv papers, down in orlando, florida and i actually wrestled "macho man" for about -- probably it was a -- three, four, five-minute match. and of course, i lost. and you know -- >> jimmy: it was "macho man." >> yeah, it was the "macho man," though, so -- but anyway, i got in the ring with him one time but, you know, to work a program and an angle with that guy, to get into something really entrenched and long-term -- that would've been fantastic, but it never happened. >> jimmy: yeah. we're gonna miss him. >> yeah. we're gonna miss him a lot, but i wasn't where i needed to be at the time to go toe to toe with that guy. but he no doubt left his mark on the business. >> jimmy: yeah, completely, absolutely. we gotta talk but "wwe tough enough." the big finale is coming up. >> the big finale. >> jimmy: yeah. now, explain to everyone what the show is. >> man, "tough enough" is a show where we took 14 men and women. we took nine guys and five women and we put them in a big-ass mansion. and yeah, 72,000 square foot mansion. you know, when i grew up -- or when i came up in the business, you know, i was starving and

eating potatoes and getting my ass kicked to try to get in the business, so we put these kids in a mansion. and then i've got -- >> jimmy: probably a good opportunity there, yeah. >> yeah, big bill demott, big booker t and trish stratus, if they're listening to me, thank you so much. they did a great job. we put these kids in a 20 by 20 foot ring, showed them what it took to be a wwe superstar. some of them were green as grass, as miss usa was. never been in a ring before in her life. some of the kids had eight, nine, ten years experience. well, what we did was show them what it takes to be successful in wwe. each week, i get my bottom three in the ring and go through my elimination process. and the winner of the contest gets a contract with wwe. so this could be the start of something big for one of these kids. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> so i make it real on them. i make it rough on them. the name of the show is "tough enough." and if they're gonna go through me, i'm gonna make sure they pay their dues on their way up to getting that contract. >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about, so yeah -- >> and that's the bottom line -- >> audience: 'cause "stone cold" said so! >> thank you very much. >> jimmy: i mean, people get bloody. they get their teeth knocked out and all this stuff.

>> yeah, accidents happen. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my god. >> accidents happen in the name of entertainment. >> jimmy: that's a rough -- it's a rough gig. we have a clip of the show. i want to show everyone just a little taste of "stone cold" steve austin. "wwe tough enough." ♪ >> big-ass bastard, 6'5", 245. you getting' pissed off at me? >> my honest answer? >> no! i want you to -- lie to me! [ laughter ] you getting' excited, ain't ya? huh, your blood startin' to boil? >> yes, sir. >> about time somebody pissed you off. ♪ >> jimmy: yeah! that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause ] that's the way to do it. you're the best, brother. >> oh. >> jimmy: i appreciate that. our thanks to a legend "stone cold" steve austin. [ cheers and applause ] we're cooking with chef marcela valladolid after the break. come on back, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card

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talented chef marcela valladolid. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: am i saying that right? vee-ah-do-leed? >> no, but you can say it however you want. >> jimmy: how do you say it? >> valladolid. >> jimmy: valladolid? >> si. >> jimmy: valladolid? >> si. >> jimmy: you almost say "bye-a[ laughter ] adolid." >> valladolid, perfecto. >> jimmy: yeah, perfecto, yeah. 'cause i watch your show and now and then, you throw in that accent. >> yes. >> jimmy: yeah, i do that like, if i go to taco bell. [ laughter ] i go, "i'd like to get one -- [ spanich accent ] gordita." >> yeah. >> jimmy: and -- >> so, today, you're -- [ in spanish ] jimmy. >> jimmy: "jimmy"? >> and you would be juan. >> juan? >> for the next five minutes. >> jimmy: all right, good. jimmy and juan. >> jimmy, juan. >> hey, that's pretty cool. >> si? okay. >> jimmy: yeah, very good. now, what are we -- i see booze. so i like that. >> yeah, we've got tequila, baby! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: what have we got? what'd you make for us? >> we're getting ready for the memorial day weekend, so we gotta have some tequila. all right, rock it. so, we've got margaritas. frozen berry margaritas. really easy. just chop everything in a blender. you've got fresh berries and lime sorbet little tequila, sweetened with some rosemary and sugar. okay, you got an option. do you want the girly drink or do you wanna drink it like i

drink it and drink it straight up? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: straight up. let's do it. if we're going for it, i might as well end the show just wasted. [ laughter ] >> that's how we do it in mexico, baby. >> jimmy: what kind of tequila is it? whoa! all that? >> yeah. you have to drink it by the time we get to the burgers. can you handle it? >> jimmy: no. [ laughter ] >> this will help. yeah. bite into that. take a little drink. >> jimmy: do i have to -- like this is more than a shot. >> it's not a shot. i didn't explain. you don't take it as a shot. it is like a cognac. it's a fine tequila. it has been aged 100%. >> jimmy: tequila. you keep spicing it up. >> it's 100%. you're supposed to sip it very slowly. >> jimmy: what is this? >> an orange. >> jimmy: i know it is an orange. [ laughter ] why do i have this? >> it will bring out the flora and citrisy notes from the tequila. [ laughter ]

>> jimmy: all right. good. holy moly. wow! >> yeah. you didn't look like you liked that. >> jimmy: well, i'm used to just doing shots. >> we're making burger. the thing is, to have a really traditional taco in mexico, it's made with -- >> jimmy: you did it again. >> all right good. so you're going to cook. i'm going to watch. i'm going to drink. take those chillies. put them in the blender. you've got margarine, oregano. some pineapple which is what we do in mexico. >> jimmy: pineapple. >> pineapple juice. garlic. >> jimmy: garlic. >> then you blend it. you don't to have blend it because we did it for you. then you add it here. >> jimmy: what is that? >> ground pork. >> ground pork? >> ground pork because in mexico, si, it is made with pork. these marinated chilies.

it is more sweet and delicious. >> jimmy: i like chocolate and sweet and delicious. i like food. >> those patties there, do you want to pop them in there? he's getting his hands dirty. they're super moist because it has the pineapple juice. really flavorful. really delicious. look at that. and then we've got the buns over here that i would have put some mayo on but i heard we have issues with the mayo. >> jimmy: i don't like mayonnaise. it reminds me of pus. [ laughter ] >> okay. so you've got -- >> jimmy: sorry. i'm sorry. no mayonnaise. good. i'm so happy. >> it's not bad. >> jimmy: it's good. let's talk about your buns. let's do this. >> we put them right here. we're going to garnish it.

no onion rings -- we'll do the pineapple first to do the sweetness and flavor. >> jimmy: this is good. >> some onions. >> jimmy: you don't need mayonnaise. you've got all this. pineapples, onions. this is great. >> then you've got the cilantro. it's a burger. >> jimmy: i love this. we've got to try it. ready? huge bite. >> i drink, you eat. >> jimmy: okay. ready? [ cheers ] this is phenomenal. >> so good. >> jimmy: so good. where's my tequila? >> you need a little sip. >> jimmy: to you and to you and to everybody out there. thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] watch "mexican made easy" on the food network. marcela valladolid. steve austin. the greatest band in late night, the roots. have a great weekend. stay-tuned for "carson daly." thanks for watching, i hope to see you next week. [ cheers and applause ] ♪