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Guests:
• Allison Janney | The West Wing website (NBC)
• Donnie Wahlberg | Boomtown website (NBC)
• PRECIOUS the orangutan, from soap opera Passions | Passions website (NBC)

Also today:
• Find out the name of Ellen's puppy!
     1. Lucy (17,994 votes)
     2. Oreo (17,765)
     3. Nelle (16,355)
     4. Gracie (12,900)
     5. Madeline (6,671)

Opening Scene:
Ellen posing for one of those fake-body pictures.

Song from Scotty K:
"Music" - Madonna

Monologue:
Being on time - or early...

Notes:
Allison later appears on the "Finding Nemo" show (1-045).

Ellen's watch provided by:

Episode summary (Ellen's website):
Actress ALLISON JANNEY (“The West Wing”) shows Ellen her skills at ping-pong and how far she will go if she loses a bet. From the soap-opera “Passions,” PRECIOUS THE ORANGUTAN sits down, dances and plays ping-pong with Ellen. Plus, actor DONNIE WAHLBERG (“Boomtown”) chats about his family and growing up as a member of the hit group “New Kids On The Block.”

This episode re-aired the week of Thanksgiving, on 2003-Nov-28.