responders as well as those in las vegas who lined up to give blood. every hour we hear more stories about the incredible bravery exhibited by people who risked their lives to save strangers. and it always seems like, the worst displays of humanity in this country are immediately followed by the best. and then sadly, that is followed by no action at all. and then it repeats itself. so we've talked about gun violence on this show before, and i'm not sure what else i can say. i also know nothing i say will make any difference at all. but to congress, i would just like to say, are there no steps we can take as a nation to prevent gun violence? or, is this just how it is and how it's going to continue to be? because when you say, which you always say, now is not the time to talk about it, what you really mean is, there's never a time to talk about it. and it would be so much more honest if you would just admit that your plan is to never talk about it and never take any action. congressman steve scalise who in a wonderful, a truly wonderful moment, returned to the house floor four months after being shot himself said that his being alive is proof that miracles really do happen. but is that the best plan d.c. has for dealing with gun violence, when there's a shooting, we just pray for a miracle? because maybe that is it, but if you're not willing to do anything, just be honest and tell us. this is how it is, this is how it will continue to be. instead of saying, this isn't the time to talk about it, just say we're never going to talk about it. if it's going to be thoughts and prayers from here on out, the least you can do is be honest about that. fortunately there are plenty of people who are willing to do the most they can do, our first responders and all the heroes that we saw last night. so a round of applause for all of them, and their incredible -- [ applause ] incredibly heroic action. [ applause ] now -- thank you for your -- [ applause ] thank you for letting me say that. now, let's get to the news, everybody. in a recent poll, where respondents were asked to give a one word description of president trump. the ten most common responses were incompetent, arrogant, strong, idiot, egotistical, ignorant, great, racist, ass, and narcissistic. [ laughter ] even worse, they only polled three people. [ laughter and applause ] "did you say ass? i said ass." i put ass two. president trump today, hosted the prime minister of thailand at the white house, when asked where's thailand, trump said "usually about four inches below my belt. [ laughter and applause ] that did not get the reaction it deserved. [ laughter ] you will not hear a better joke this decade. [ laughter ] in a new interview, house speaker paul ryan, said he thinks president trump's heart is in the right place on race relations. oh, sorry, i misread that, his heart is in the white place. [ audience oohs ] [ laughter and applause ] hey! a new media study has found that only one in ten stories offered a positive assessment of the trump administration, while the other nine were true. [ laughter and applause ] former california -- governor arnold schwarzenegger will speak at a rally tomorrow against gerrymandering, admission is free, but i would still pay $1,000 just to hear him say gerrymandering. [ laughter ] "we have to stop gerrymandering. gerrymandering." [ laughter ] we've been gerrymandered. gerrymandering." [ laughter ] after president trump tweeted yesterday that secretary of state, rex tillerson is wasting his time trying to negotiate with north korea, politico published an article titled, "should rex tillerson resign?" replied tillerson, "i resigned months ago, has nobody noticed?" [ light laughter ] scientists have identified an early human ancestor that is responsible for the initial spread of herpes to human beings, and as suspected, it was carl. [ laughter ] "i made tools, you want to see my tools?" [ light laughter ] according to reports, the bakery based on the series "the hunger games" is expected to open in times square. even worse, the new "50 shades of build-a-bear." [ audience oohs ] [ laughter ] that -- that bear is of age and agreed to that photo shoot. [ laughter ] and finally today was world no alcohol day. "robitussin it is," said steve bannon. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a fantastic show for you tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he is an nfl hall of famer, the co-host of "good morning america" on abc, and also executive producing a new game show, snoop dogg presents "the joker's wild," michael strahan is back on the show everybody. [ cheers and applause ] he -- is a wonderful guy and a fantastic actor, you know him as one of the stars of nbc's "this is us," justin hartley joins us everybody. and we're going to have music from a dynamic musician and performer, tash sultana joins us. so you are here on a wonderful night. [ cheers and applause ] before we get to that, every week, it seems like we've seen donald trump at his worst, and every week he finds a way to sink lower. and now, with his response to the crisis in puerto rico, we are witnessing, once again, the very real consequences of electing a lazy ignorant racist as president. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: the scale of the humanitarian crisis in puerto rico cannot be overstated. over 3 million u.s. citizens living there have been without power, more than half the population doesn't have access to clean drinking water. food is scarce, roads are damaged, and gas has been in short supply. and yet our president seems to know only one thing about the situation, that puerto rico is an island. >> it's on an island in the middle of the ocean. it's out in the ocean. this is an island sitting in the middle of an ocean, and it's a big ocean, it's a very big ocean. [ light laughter ] this is an island, surrounded by water. [ laughter ] big water, ocean water. >> seth: "water." [ light laughter ] the whole things like getting a situation report from a cartoon cave man. [ laughter ] but it's not fair to keep harping on the fact that trump is dumb. let's not forget, he's also lazy. [ audience ohs ] the day after hurricane maria made landfall in puerto rico, trump jetted to new jersey to spend a long weekend at his private golf club. the sense of urgency didn't begin to penetrate the white house until monday. when images of the utter destruction and desperation, and criticism, the administrations response began to appear on television. so, trump literally needed the tv to tell him to help puerto rico. trump watches so much tv, at this point, even golf announcers will start dropping hints for him about how to do his job. [ audience oohs ] >> and a short putt for mcilroy, but he looks distracted. >> he's probably focused on president trump's tweets about north korea this morning. >> that's gotta be on his mind. >> he's looking at the hole and thinking, please, mr. president, stop calling him little rocket man. [ laughter ] >> and, when you think about it, if there's a nuclear war, then there would be no more golf. >> good point. >> and here's the putt for par -- and he missed it. [ audience ohs ] >> that's what happens when the president tweets crazy [ bleep ]. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] >> seth: and on top of that -- [ cheers and applause ] that is what happens. and on top of that, trump's acting homeland security director made things worse, when she called the recovery effort, "a good news story." and when she heard that comment the mayor of san juan was understandably frustrated. pleading in interviews and press conferences for more help, and a greater sense of urgency for the people of puerto rico. and in return, donald trump did what any leader would do, he berated the people begging him for help. >> president trump is attacking the mayor of san juan, in a barrage of early morning tweets. >> "the mayor of san juan who was very complimentary only a few days ago has now been told by the democrats that you must be nasty to trump. suc poor leadership ability by the mayor of san juan and others and puerto rico." another tweet, "who are not able to get their workers to help. they want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort." >> seth: everything? they want electricity and drinking water, not rihanna tickets and a new tesla. [ light laughter ] now obviously, many americans are angry about the president's choice to lash out at the mayor of san juan, instead of focusing on hurricane relief. but no one is madder than puerto ricans themselves. one of our writers, jenny hagel is puerto rican, and she's here to comment right now. welcome jenny. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, seth. first of all, can we see a clip of mayor cruz being nasty, please? >> when you're drinking from a creek, it's not a good news story. when you don't have food for a baby, it's not a good news story. damn it, this is not a good news story. this is a people are dying story, this is a life or death story. >> if you think that's nasty, you've never seen a puerto rican woman get mad. [ light laughter ] she didn't even throw her shoe. [ laughter ] you don't believe me? one time during a parent-teacher conference, my mom told my teacher to go to hell, and my teacher was a priest. [ laughter ] also here's how i know that's not nasty, she didn't even switch over to spanish, 'cause that's when you know you're in trouble with a puerto rican woman. if mayor cruz ever goes full puerto rican on you -- [ speaking spanish ] [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] mm-hmm. you might be thinking, well, if she didn't get that mad, maybe she's not puerto rican, but you know how i know she is? 'cause she's in the middle of a [ bleep ] storm, and she still looks good. look at those glasses. [ light laughter ] meanwhile, you look like a hurricane hit you on a normal day. [ laughter ] mira, quit calling mayor cruz nasty, that's not the word you mean, you mean noncompliant. you're mad because you were challenged by a woman of color, you're mad that a woman of color is more compassionate and better at her job than you. because you don't like us, and i know why, it's because we have the thick wavy hair you so desperately crave. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i lose more hair in the shower in the morning than you have on your whole head. you -- [ speaking spanish ] [ laughter ] so remember, if you know what's good for you, don't step to a puerto rican woman. you can't handle it. [ speaking spanish ] back to you, seth. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: jenny hagel, everybody. [ applause ] but you know -- it's not fair of us to keep harping on the fact that trump is dumb and lazy. let's not forget, he's also a liar. and any trump crisis would not be complete without a bizarre and unnecessary lie, fabricated out of whole cloth. like this tweet when trump tried to brag about his response to the hurricane. people are now starting to recognize the amazing work that has been done by fema and our great military, all buildings now inspected for safety. sounds reassuring, except for the fact that puerto rican officials literally, had no idea what trump was talking about. asked about trump's tweet, the governor of puerto rico said "all buildings? i'm not aware of such inspection, perhaps he was referring to a particular set of buildings, i'm not sure." [ light laughter ] just imagine how scary his lie about building safety would be if his previous job was buildings. oh, [ bleep ]. [ laughter and applause ] someone better check those inspection papers. [ applause ] seriously, and you better pray they don't look like this. [ laughter ] with his insults this weekend, trump proved once again, how petty and cruel he can be. and look, i know he won't listen to me, or the media, or the mayor of san juan, but he does usually, listen to the military. so i'll let retired lieutenant general russel honore, who was in puerto rico while trump was at his golf course sum this whole thing up. >> what is your reaction to the president's tweets this morning? >> i have no reaction, the mayor is living on a cot. and i hope the president have a good day at golf. >> seth: damn. [ audience oohs ] were you in the army or seal team sass? [ laughter ] this is the cruel racism of donald trump at work. when the victims of hurricanes in florida and texas needed help, he didn't hesitate. but when the victims are people of color, and when the critics challenging him are women of color, his reaction is to insult them, drag his feet on sending help, and bring up financial issues. for example, no one ever asked how texas and florida would pay for their recoveries, but trump has repeatedly raised the issue with puerto rico. tweeting about its massive debt, and the billions of dollars owed to wall street and the banks, which sadly, must be dealt with. and then at the same time, his own administration is pushing forward on a plan that will help the rich. a giant tax cut. >> president trump and republican lawmakers making the case for their newly unveiled tax plan. >> an independent, non-partisan group has come out and said that 80% of the benefits by 2027 will accrue to the top 1%. if -- that means, if you're a family making over $900,000, under the plan, the details that we know so far, you're going to get a $200,000 tax cut. >> the tax policy center also estimates the plan would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over ten years. >> seth: so while he chides puerto rico for not paying its debts, trump is willing to spend trillions on a plan that would cut his own taxes. that is, if he even keeps his money here in the u.s. i have a feeling he's got his money stashed away on -- >> an island. surrounded by water. big water, ocean water. >> seth: water, water. [ laughter and applause ] so, in the middle -- of a disaster, trump is worried about finding the money to save lives in puerto rico, but isn't as concerned about spending $2 trillion on tax cuts for the ultra wealthy. and not only that, trump's cabinet of millionaires and billionaires is so out of touch, they can't even lie about their tax plan effectively. last week, trump economic advisor gary cohn, a multi-millionaire, former goldman sachs executive, try to claim middle class taxpayers would get a tax cut of about $1,000 a year. but when he offered examples of ways families could spend that money, he didn't seem to know how much everyday items cost. >> if we allow a family to keep another $1,000 of their income, what does that mean. they can renovate their kitchen, they can buy a new -- they could buy a new car. >> seth: huh? [ audience oohs ] [ laughter ] you think it costs $1,000 to buy a new car? the best you could do with $1,000 is take uber everywhere for a week. [ laughter ] also, i love that he thinks the first thing a middle class family would do with $1,000 is renovate their kitchen. [ light laughter ] okay honey, we can pay off our student loans and these medical bills, or we could get that hot property brother to add subway tile to the breakfast nook. [ laughter ] oh, hey, i just found a $5 bill in my jeans, why don't i take us all to the movies. [ laughter ] popcorn? of course, i've got $5. [ light laughter ] so trump doesn't have the basic human decency to show compassion and grace towards victims of a natural disaster. and his party is more concerned with cutting taxes for the rich, but if there's one thing we can all agree on, surely it's that children deserve health care. republicans have always proclaimed themselves the party of family values, so i'm sure they would never let a government program that provides health care to millions of children, expire without doing anything about it. and there's no way this next clip will prove me wrong. >> funding for the children's health insurance program, known as "chip" expired today, after congress failed to come up with the necessary $15 billion. created 20 years ago, with bi-partisan support, chip provides insurance for 9 million kids whose families make too much to qualify for medicaid, but too little to buy their own insurance. >> seth: man, how soulless do you have to be, to let children's health insurance expire. i'd say paul ryan would have trouble looking at himself in the mirror, if he had a reflection. [ laughter ] this week is once again given us very clear proof of who donald trump really is, and who he and the gop really serve, suffering u.s. citizens of puerto rico are desperate for help, and millions of children need health care, but trump and the gop have no problem spending $2 trillion on tax cuts for the rich. we'd all be a lot better off if trump would just stop being president, then he could anywhere. you know, even -- >> an island. surrounded by -- water. big water, ocean water. >> seth: water. this has been "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: we'll be right back with michael strahan, everybody! 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[ cheers and applause ] also sitting in with us this week, he's a pioneering legend in the metal drumming world, playing with some of the top bands in the genre such as strapping young lad and dethklok. you can check him out on the new album from brendon small's galaktikon entitled ii: become the storm. gene hoglan is here, everybody. thank you so much for being here, gene! [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you so much, seth. glad to be here. >> seth: our first guest tonight is a super bowl champion, nfl hall of famer and emmy winning talk show host. he co-hosts "good morning america" weekdays on abc and executive produces the new series "snoop dogg presents the joker's wild" which premiers october 24th on tbs. let's take a look. >> former nfl player michael strahan is going to get funky with us. identify the dance he's doing. roll the clip. ♪ >> oh, okay, whooo! go, michael. go, michael. hey, hey, hey. >> mike got moves. i didn't know he could move like that. >> seth: please welcome back to the show michael strahan, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> seth: how are you? >> i'm doing great. i'm doing great. >> seth: you've done the hardest thing. you showed a clip where you looked like the immature one and snoop looked like the adult. [ laughter ] >> ha-ha. maybe i was hanging out with snoop a little too much, you know what i mean? >> seth: there you go. >> right. >> seth: so this is -- you have multiple jobs. >> yes. >> seth: and yet you took on executive producing this "snoop dogg joker's wild" show. >> mm-hmm. >> seth: how has snoop been as a collaborator? >> he's been great. he's been great. you know what, he watched the show with his grandmother as a kid. and he came on the "$100,000 pyramid" and we left, then he said, "i want to do a show." and i'm thinking, "okay, the guy's been hanging out with himself too long, you know. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> but he brought up "joker's wild," checked it out and he's perfect. and he loves it, he's into it. he has a lot of fun. and that's really what hosting a game show's about so i think it's a perfect fit for him. >> seth: i will say this, because i've seen him work with martha stewart. >> yeah, love that. >> seth: i've seen a little bit. you know, he is somebody who only does stuff he loves. >> mm-hmm. >> seth: i don't think he would waste time on anything else. you're very similar. you do "good morning america" here in new york. >> yep. >> seth: but you also do the fox sunday show, so you were in l.a. on sunday. and then you take a red eye every sunday night. >> yeah. >> seth: and come here to go to work? >> yes. >> seth: you love working? >> i'm insane. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> but, you know, honestly, i do love working, i love -- every job i have is great. and i think because of playing football for 15 years, like, everything now is gravy. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> and, like, when people go, "oh, it's so hard," i'm thinking, "eh." >> seth: yeah. >> "it's not so hard." [ laughter ] >> seth: because i have looked at all of your jobs and none of them is it legal to hit you. >> yeah. >> seth: yeah. >> exactly. [ light laughter ] >> and then i'm not blamed when the team loses. >> seth: yeah. >> i'm not sore the next day. >> seth: yeah. >> this is great. >> seth: that's true. no matter -- if you guys have a bad episode of "good morning america," you don't walk off and have somebody be like, "you suck!" [ laughter ] yeah. >> well, yeah, that actually has happened. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: but it's about the football stuff, it's not a bad half. they're like, "you didn't throw to local weather!" >> exactly. [ laughter ] but even -- but people never forget the football. i think a lot of -- a lot of women know me from like, daytime tv and all that. they don't know i played football. but for the guy though, when i was coming here, i walk out of my house and the guy goes, "what's up with your giants?" i look, i said, "dude, i haven't played in ten years, i don't know, like --" [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah, right. >> forget it, dude, i don't have no control. >> seth: yeah, it's not like there's a board of, like, retired players. >> exactly, we got to go up to the board of retired players and say, "what's wrong with the team?" we don't -- we want them to win just like everybody else does. >> seth: i want to ask you about football. obviously it's been a fraught couple of weeks with the non-football side of watching the games. >> mm-hmm. >> seth: you come from a military family. >> yeah. >> seth: your father was a major in the army, is that corrrect? >> my dad is a retired major in the army, yeah. >> seth: so how do you feel about the president sort of -- basically dividing this issue and saying to take a knee is this sort of act of anti-patriotism? >> well, i think that everybody has the right to protest, that's what this country's about. you have rights here. for plain and simple, first of all. [ cheers and applause ] and i think equating taking a knee with patriotism and being against soldiers and being against the flag, i think that the true meaning of what it was was about racial inequality. it was totally different issue. and i see it now as a distraction away from other issues that are going on in the world. from, you know, you got north korea, you got puerto rico. you know what i mean? you have so many other things going on that you take the time to pick on football or basketball, i just think priorities need to get in order in order to do what we need to do to make the country better. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: you know, it does strike me that, you know, if you're a fan in the stand, some fans have obviously made the choice to boo when players take a knee. it seems though within the locker room, teams have had to address something that is again, it's non-football related. >> yeah. >> seth: and it strikes me that you have to -- ideally you'd put all your energy towards thinking about football and thinking about the game. it also strikes me that, you know, in a football locker room, you have a lot of white guys, you have a lot of black guys. do you think that they've discussed it in a way that's actually been unifying for them. >> oh, absolutely. >> seth: or giving each other a better understanding of their positions? >> absolutely. and when i was playing, we had one white defensive lineman. >> seth: uh-huh. >> dave tollefson. he sent all of us -- we're on a group text ten years later. he sends us a group text and he said, "i just want you guys to know, that i am with you, that my kids will understand that, you know, everybody's the same, you treat the person for who they are, not the color of their skin." and it meant a lot for us for him to send us that. he didn't have to. but i think in a locker room, when you're going through so much stuff outside of football, that's the one place you go where everybody has such an incredible understanding. it's a team. i need you, you need me to be successful. i don't care where you're from and what you do or who your religion, your race, anything. we're all here for one common goal. and the locker room is a good safe place for guys and i think that's why you saw so many guys come together, so many teams come together to support each other because it is -- it's a special place. and it's very hard to put it into words when you haven't been there. but players support each other when times are tough. and colin kaepernick doesn't have a job now. everybody thinks he should have a job, but that's up to the owners. but one thing i will say is that it takes a lot for a guy who's making a lot of money, which is what everybody thinks to judge somebody by, to put it on the line -- >> seth: yeah. >> for people who he does not know, who he owes nothing to. but for him to say something's not right and i'm going to do something about it. and to do something where at the end of the day, people will remember him for that more than sports, which is the most important thing in the world. >> seth: yeah, i do think -- i think you're so right. [ cheers and applause ] and i think, you know -- we talk a lot about courage in this country and risk. and what you said is so true. what's getting lost in this is colin kaepernick genuinely did put a lot on the line. >> yeah. >> seth: he risked a lot. i want -- you have another show because you -- why not? [ laughter ] this is called "tackle my ride." >> yeah. >> seth: and this combines a couple of your loves: football and cars. >> yeah, yeah it does. you know, it's basically a show for the fans where lamarr woodley, an ex-pittsburgh steeler. >> seth: ex-steeler. >> you a steeler fan? >> seth: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> okay, you know who that is. >> seth: absolutely. >> and then we have -- >> university of michigan. >> yeah, then a buddy of mine, james -- then a guy james who did some of my art work on my cars, we combine these guys to go out and find fans with great stories. and to, basically, tackle their ride. make then pull up to the game and show -- basically show off that i'm like the super fan here. but we take their cars. we outfit them to the hilt. and then we have their favorite player from their team pull-up and present it back to them as a thank you for being such a great fan. so it's like very good relations between players and fans because we appreciate. and players appreciate their fans. >> seth: i know you love cars. what did you have right before your first contract and what you have right after your first contract? >> oh, before my first contract, in college, i had a ford festiva. >> seth: i cannot picture you in a ford festiva. [ laughter ] >> i didn't want to picture myself in it either but had no choice. >> seth: when -- i find it hard to believe that when you walked on a lot, a dealer said, "i can see you in a ford festiva." [ laughter ] >> the finances were a little different. >> seth: yeah. >> and plus, my parents paid for it so they didn't care. >> seth: oh, gotcha. >> but, i mean, i almost had to take out the front seat and sit in the back. i was like shaq. you know what i mean? [ laughter ] it was like it was little car. and it was powder blue. >> seth: oh, wow. >> with a pink wave down the side like that. >> seth: yeah. [ audience ohs ] >> and i'll never forget, i was at a party in college and i walk up to the car and i get to the car, i hear some girl go, "oh, girl, that must be his girlfriend's car." [ laughter ] crushed me. >> seth: but then you got to say, "but believe it or not, i'm single. and she's like, "with that car you're going to stay single." >> exactly! [ laughter ] didn't have a shot. >> seth: yeah. and then what after? what did you do after? >> well, then after, you know, i bought my parents a cadillac sts back in 1993. i was so proud to be able to do that. then i bought myself a truck and i bought myself a car. but i'm a car collector now. >> seth: yeah. >> i love cars. i have now probably have about 20 cars. >> seth: that's great. >> but each one evokes a feeling. it's something when i was a kid growing up in germany. >> seth: mm-hmm. >> i've always been into cars. the autobahn and everything else. i have old, new, muscle cars, fast cars, slow cars. a little bit of whatever floats the boat. >> seth: well, you deserve it all. thank you so much for being -- >> thank you, my friend. always fun. >> seth: michael strahan, everybody! we'll be right back with justin hartley! 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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> nice. >> seth: hi justin, how are you man? >> i'm good, how are you? >> seth: good. >> it's good to be hear. >> seth: it's great to have you and congratulations on the success of the show. we had chrissy metz, your co-star was here last week. >> love her. >> seth: and we were just talking about -- and i wonder what it's like for you, obviously you started shooting the show last year. >> yeah. >> seth: you shot a bunch of episodes before any of us saw it. >> right. >> seth: so it was not the giant hit it is now. has your life changed shooting season two versus how it was season one. >> well, i mean i'm sitting here next to you. >> seth: that's true. we would have had no interest in having you here. [ light laughter ] >> no, i -- no, no, no. no, it was -- it was less than zero, yeah. no, it has. so we had this trailer that came out -- >> seth: yeah. >> at the beginning of the series and a bunch of people sort of took to the trailer. >> seth: mm-hmm. >> so we kind of knew there was interest there, but it hadn't aired yet. and it was just a trailer, it was a two minute thing or whatever. and then the show started gaining momentum and it just kept going and going and going. and now we're in to season two, and we've had this long sort of -- this hiatus where everyone has been, you know, missing the show and wanting the show to come back so there's been that buildup. and now we finally came back last week and the ratings are better than ever. thank -- thank goodness. >> seth: yeah congratulations. >> thank you. >> seth: i will tell you -- [ cheers and applause ] on -- just the scope and the reach of your show, i did a cameo, i played myself a cameo in one of the episodes. >> it was one of my favorite moments. >> seth: thank you very much. >> yeah, no, it was. >> seth: i stumbled on you and -- kevin and randall fighting. >> yeah, yeah, yep. >> seth: and i can tell you i got more calls and emails from friends about that than i ever do about this. [ laughter ] >> no, you're great. >> seth: they're like -- people genuinely said, "you were so good in 'this is us' are you doing anything else?" [ light laughter ] >> oh, that's great, that's great. i get the same kind of thing. i did a syfy show for a while and there was that fan base out there that just watches the syfy shows. >> seth: yeah. >> so they'll say to me, they'll be like, "oh, my god, green arrow from 'smallville.' what, did you just quit acting?" [ light laughter ] and i'm like, "i don't even know what to say," i'm like, "yeah, i'm done, i quit." >> seth: that's better, they don't want to see where green arrow is now. no arrows!? you don't have any arrows. >> exactly. just tears. >> seth: so i -- we did this cameo together. that was the first time we met, it was lovely to hang out with you, but then i did not realize that we had been in a movie, this is true, we had been in a movie before together but we did not have any scenes together. it was called "spring breakdown" rachel dratch wrote it -- >> yeah. >> seth: and we both played love interests of her. >> yeah. >> seth: you played -- >> you were -- >> seth: the hunky guy she meets on spring break, shirt off looking rad. [ cheers and applause ] and i, i her very dear friend -- >> yeah. >> seth: was cast as her gay fiance. so that is me. [ cheers and applause ] >> that's great, that's great. >> seth: i -- you know when she called -- when she called and said i won a part, i just assumed i'd be a shirt off hunk, and she went a different way. >> she went a different way. [ talking over each other ] we can't get away from each other. >> seth: you got to work with sylvester stallone? >> yeah. >> seth: how was that? >> i mean, it's everything you could possibly imagine times ten, it is -- i mean, i grew up watching his movies. >> seth: yep. >> i wanted to be rocky and for a moment in my life i think i thought i was rocky. >> seth: sure. >> and then there he is, i worked out with him at the gym a few times. we go to the same gym. how cool is that? [ light laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> and then -- and then milo knows him. and sort of made a phone call he -- and he came and graciously accepted to do the role. and he's on set and here he is sylvester stallone and you're like how am i supposed to work with -- >> seth: right, this guy. >> with the legend. and he immediately disarms you. he immediately like, puts everybody at ease, and he's just like the coolest guy in the world, and you're just having a conversation and then he does a bang up job as a wonderful actor. says a few gracious words, tells a few jokes. and then he leaves. and as soon as he leaves, you're like, "ah, you miss him." you're like, ah. >> seth: yeah. >> come back, sly! come back! yeah. >> seth: you didn't know how good you had it. >> he's the real deal, man, he's the real deal. it's amazing. >> seth: that's really exciting. you have a 13-year-old daughter? >> i do. isabella. >> seth: is she a fan of the show? >> uh huh. >> seth: is this correct? >> yeah, yeah. >> seth: is this exciting for you? is this the first time she has liked a piece of your work, like this? >> yeah, i mean kind of. i think she -- no, not liked. but i think it's the first time it was like cool. >> seth: sure. >> and she -- >> seth: 'cause you're on a hit show -- >> yeah, yeah. >> seth: that probably i'm assuming a lot of her friends watch. >> i mean, the parent-teacher stuff is great. going to the school is great. i'm allowed to go to the school now which is great. >> seth: that's nice. >> yeah, 'cause i was on a hiatus for a year or two. >> seth: yeah. >> and now i'm back. all of a sudden i'm cool. >> seth: just, yeah, wait in the parking lot and now you can actually walk -- >> she told me -- she's like, you're like as cool as a 13-year-old. and i was like, "well, thank you, what a compliment." >> seth: that is high praise. >> life goals right there man. life goals. >> seth: you go to a lot of dodgers games, congratulations on them making the postseason. >> thank you, thank you. no, i bleed blue, i'm a die hard lifelong dodger fan. i have been since i was a kid. my dad was a big dodger fan when we were growing up so -- i was the only kid in chicago that was like a dodger fan. people would see the blue hat and then i'd turn, and they would be like "boo!" you know? >> seth: yeah. >> and so -- >> seth: optimistic? hopeful? how do you feel? >> no, i'm hopeful and optimistic every year, we stumbled a little bit going into the playoffs, but i feel like that builds character and i feel like, you know, they don't need any pep talks. obviously they've got some great pitching and they've got a lot great players a lot of energy. they're good as a team and they play well together, and they can do it. and -- i'm feeling good about this year. >> seth: i think they would take that as a pretty pep talk. i like that you, i like that you did that sort of back door thing where you said this isn't a pep talk, but then you gave a pep talk. >> that's right. >> seth: yeah, yeah. >> that's my thing. >> seth: yeah, you can't just go right at it. they'd be like why are we listening to this guy? but the way you said it, i think they're like -- >> don't take any advice from me but this is what i would do. >> seth: well, best of luck on that -- >> thank -- >> seth: and congratulations, on season two. it's so great to see you. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> seth: justin hartley, everybody "this is us" airs tuesday nights at 9:00 on nbc. we'll be right back with music from tash sultana. 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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i see the way you move it's fluid we got by my side got nothing to hide ♪ ♪ there that you're hurting i see the tears behind your eyes ♪ ♪ and i can't wipe them clear your love is like gold to me ♪ ♪ but you hold me closer to the light will you find a bullet inside no, unless you magnify ♪ ♪ welcome to the jungle are you gonna dance with me welcome to the jungle ♪ ♪ you got to close your eyes and see welcome to the jungle ♪ ♪ are you gonna dance with me we'll hold on we'll hold on ♪ ♪ yeah yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: tash sultana everyone. the ep "notion" is out now. we'll be right back. 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