Vault: Ashton Kutcher Joins The Show

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The Bert Show

Episode: Vault: Ashton Kutcher Joins The Show

Date: April 3, 2026
Guests: Ashton Kutcher
Hosts: Bert Show Crew (Bert, Kristin, Abby, Cassie, Tommy, etc.)

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Episode Overview

This episode features actor Ashton Kutcher calling in live while in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss his latest film project (co-starring Katherine Heigl), his experiences filming in the South, the dynamics of movie stardom in Atlanta versus Hollywood, and the viral Twitter “million follower” competition with CNN. The conversation is energetic, light-hearted, and peppered with Kutcher’s signature humor as well as insights into celebrity life, set anecdotes, and social media escapades.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Welcome & Georgia Pride

• The hosts open with excitement about a major new movie filming in Georgia, starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, celebrating the boost for the state’s film profile.
• Ashton is greeted:
  • "Welcome to Atlanta, Ashton Kutcher." – Host [01:08]
  • Ashton responds gratefully and jokes about crossing the Georgia border, referencing the media frenzy around CNN. [01:10-01:24]

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Social Media & The Pressure of More Followers

• Kutcher’s Twitter fame is a central talking point, with the show noting that at the time he had 1.7 million followers.
  • "1.7 million followers. That's like Ted Turner's boating budget for, like, for the summer." – Ashton Kutcher [01:39]
• Ashton admits to feeling some nervousness about what he tweets, likening it to stage fright:
  • “I do get a little bit nervous about what I put up there... sort of like peeing with a bunch of people watching you.” – Ashton Kutcher [02:00–02:11]
  • The hosts tease him for this analogy, calling him the first person to equate tweeting with public urinals. [02:21]

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Filming in Atlanta vs. Hollywood

• Kutcher shares his appreciation for the privacy and civility in Atlanta compared to Hollywood.
  • “I haven't had any paparazzi run ins and that makes me happy.” – Ashton Kutcher [03:06]
  • Kutcher points out the presence of other celebrities in Atlanta (Usher, Ludacris, Tyler Perry) reducing the novelty factor of stardom. [03:30–03:39]
• The hosts and Ashton joke about Atlanta’s combination of Southern hospitality and mild celebrity awe.

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Life as "That Guy From Punk'd"

• The hosts ask how often random people try to “punk” Kutcher in public. He describes it as happening weekly.
  • “It just gets to a point where... you just let it happen because there's no sense in fighting it.” – Ashton Kutcher [04:14]
• The hosts liken it to a child’s prank: "It's like you just took a five year old's nose... Got your nose." – Host [04:31]

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Working with Katherine Heigl & On-Set Stories

• Kutcher speaks highly of co-star Katherine Heigl:
  • "She's really, really great... she's really funny and it just makes it fun to come to work with someone who can entertain you." – Ashton Kutcher [04:40–04:53]
• On filming romantic scenes, he downplays any awkwardness, using a memorable analogy:
  • “It's like touching a boob. Once you touch the boob, you can touch a million boobs... after you kiss somebody... it's just like a girl touching her own boob. It's just like, whatever.” – Ashton Kutcher [05:27–06:00]

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Side Quests: The Ted Turner “Ding Dong Ditch”

• The show dives into Kutcher’s viral Twitter competition with CNN to reach a million followers first, which spawned the promise to “ding dong ditch” Ted Turner.
  • "I promise people if I beat CNN to a million followers, that I would Ding Dong ditch Ted Turner." – Ashton Kutcher [06:12–06:15]
• Ashton reveals the unexpected challenges: Ted Turner’s mansion has no doorbell and is hard to access.
  • “We've got to work around that... But the ding dong ditch will go down in some form." – Ashton Kutcher [08:34–08:56]
• He calls on Atlanta locals to help, teasing a flash-mob style “tweet up,” to be coordinated via Twitter.
  • “I might need people to come out with it with their bells on... If they have bells, that's fantastic.” – Ashton Kutcher, joking about logistics [09:37–09:49]
• The prank planning is discussed with the same secrecy as a “James Bond” operation, with Ashton noting:
  • “Generally, when you do a ding dong ditch, you don't tell the person that you're doing it before... So it's presenting a little bit of a complication.” [10:32–10:48]
• The segment is light-hearted, with the crew riffing on high school pranks and imagining a parade in bell suits.

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Filming the Prank for Followers

• Kutcher confirms to the audience that the “ding dong ditch” will be livestreamed for his Twitter followers to witness:
  • “We will be live to the Internet.” – Ashton Kutcher [11:31]
• The hosts joke about the risks of pranking someone as powerful as Ted Turner, suggesting Ashton might be “disappeared” as a result.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Social Media Pressure:
  • "It's sort of like peeing with a bunch of people watching you." – Ashton Kutcher [02:08]
• On The Ted Turner Race:
  • “Anytime you have something that's a first that's never been done before... it actually becomes newsworthy and relevant.” – Ashton Kutcher [06:56]
• On Filming Romantic Scenes:
  • “It's like touching a boob. Once you touch the boob, you can touch a million boobs... after you kiss somebody... it's just like a girl touching her own boob. It's just like, whatever.” – Ashton Kutcher [05:27–06:00]
• On Prank Planning:
  • “I'm going to be so bold to say that within the next 24 hours, the ding dong ditch will go down. And I need the help of the people of Atlanta.” – Ashton Kutcher [08:59]
• Joking About Risk:
  • "He'll put you on a ranch full of bison somewhere, and we'll never hear from you again." – Host [11:53]
  • “I will be punking from the other side.” – Ashton Kutcher [12:03]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:10 – Ashton greets Atlanta and jokes about border-crossing
• 01:39 – Kutcher cracks a joke about Ted Turner’s boating budget
• 02:00–02:11 – Ashton’s “peeing at a urinal” analogy for social media
• 03:06 – No paparazzi in Atlanta: privacy for celebrities
• 04:08 – “You just got punked!” – fans approach Ashton
• 04:40–04:53 – Friendly praise for Katherine Heigl
• 05:27–06:00 – On intimacy in film: "It's like touching a boob" analogy
• 06:12–06:15 – Explaining the Ted Turner ding dong ditch promise
• 08:34–08:56 – Logistical problems with the prank (no doorbell, locked-down house)
• 09:39–09:49 – Assembling Atlanta locals for a live-action prank
• 11:31 – Kutcher confirms the prank will be live-streamed
• 12:03 – Final joke: “I will be punking from the other side.”

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains the show’s hallmark blend of informality, quick-witted banter, and genuine curiosity. Ashton Kutcher is playful and candid, unafraid to share both behind-the-scenes fun and the realities of fame. The hosts match his energy with friendly teasing and relatable humor, making for an engaging, fast-paced listen.

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Conclusion

This episode is a classic example of The Bert Show at its best: mixing Hollywood star power with local pride, Internet-age pranks, and real talk about celebrity life. Ashton Kutcher shines as both a movie star and master of social media, while the whole cast keeps the chat lively and laugh-filled. For fans and newcomers alike, it’s both an insider peek at showbiz shenanigans and a reminder not to take it all too seriously.

Transcript

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[Host]

You know, we talked about this for weeks now. I think this is the biggest budget movie to be filming in Georgia, and it stars Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, and it's filming all around town. They were on a soundstage recently. I think if they're not out there yet, they're going to be doing some stuff in Douglasville. And sightings of all the stars all around town. I mean, this is cool for Georgia. That's Georgia pride, you know, so. And I would say the biggest name in the movie and our friend, because we follow him on Twitter.

[Ashton Kutcher]

I know.

[Host]

So he's like our bff. It's a K. Ashton Kutcher.

[Co-host]

So exciting.

[Host]

Welcome to Atlanta, Ashton Kutcher.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Thanks for having me in Atlanta. I appreciate you opening the doors to me, and I'm happy to be here.

[Host]

Good morning.

[Co-host]

Is that 140 characters?

[Ashton Kutcher]

Yes, that's exactly 140 characters. I was just happy that they didn't,

like, stop me at the border when I came in into Georgia after everything that's been going on with the CNN

[Host]

race, I think you're cool. I mean, Ted Turner is a powerful man, but I think, you know, one point. What are you up to? Like, 1.7 million followers?

[Ashton Kutcher]

1.7 million followers. That's like Ted Turner's boating budget for, like, for the summer.

[Co-host]

Do you feel pressure because you've got that many people following you now on every single thing you tweet?

[Ashton Kutcher]

Kind of makes me not want to tweet anymore.

[Host]

Seriously?

[Ashton Kutcher]

No.

[Radio Announcer]

Okay.

[Ashton Kutcher]

I do get a little bit nervous about what I put up there. Like, I don't. You know, I get a little bit, like, just sort of like, anxious, sort

of like peeing with a bunch of people watching you.

You just get a little bit of, like, that stage fright. Like, is it all gonna come out all right? You just don't want to really, like,

miss when there's, like, 1.7 million people listening to you.

[Host]

So Ashton Kutcher, the first person to equate tweeting to standing at a urinal in a public's men's room. Yeah. Making sure it all works out okay.

[Co-host]

MVP shy or tweet Shy.

[Host]

How's the filming going?

[Ashton Kutcher]

It's going really, really great. I think we got a big fat fun movie happening here.

[Host]

And how long are you gonna be

[Ashton Kutcher]

in town for the next, like another month or so?

Maybe a month and a half.

[Host]

And we know Mrs. Kutcher was here with you for a while. Is she still here?

[Ashton Kutcher]

Yeah, she's back in town.

She's sort of shooting back and forth. You know, our girls are still in school.

[Co-host]

So I'm curious about the difference in working in Atlanta and working in Hollywood. Do you get a little more privacy here? Because there's not the packs of paparazzi.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Yeah, you know what?

It's actually been really, really nice since I've been down here. It hasn't been. I haven't had any paparazzi run ins and that makes me happy.

[Host]

I think the fans, at least my impression is I think Atlanta fans are more respectful of celebrities, whether in town or out of town. I think it might be just the southern hospitality thing.

[Ashton Kutcher]

I think it's a little bit of that. I think it's also a little bit, you know, I mean, there's a lot

of like, you know, well known people in Atlanta also. You know, we have Usher and Ludacris down here and you have Tyler Perry and that whole gang.

So there's a lot of people that

are down here already that are well known.

So I think there's a part of

people in Atlanta that are just used to seeing people.

[Co-host]

You know, maybe it's that deer in headlights effect. Like, we don't know what to do. Oh, there's a famous person, ah, that's a celebrity. What do we do?

[Host]

He looked just like Ashton Kutcher.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Yeah.

[Host]

Hey, how often on like a monthly basis, Ashton, does somebody come running up to you and say, hey. And you know, say something obnoxious? And they go, ah, you just got punked.

[Ashton Kutcher]

That happens weekly.

[Host]

Probably flattering for the first couple times. And then, yeah, you know what?

[Ashton Kutcher]

Now it just gets to a point where it's like, I just like give it to him. Like, oh, you got me. You know, it's like before they even. They're like, hey, did you lose your wallet? I'm like, oh, man, you punked me. You just let it happen because there's no sense in fighting it.

[Host]

It's like you just took a five year old's nose. That little thing. I got your Nose. Ashton Kutcher on with the bird show.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Exactly that.

[Co-host]

I'm curious about what it's like to work with Katherine Heigl.

[Ashton Kutcher]

She's fantastic. She's really, really great. I mean, we've only done. We did like a week together.

A week together shooting in France, and then we've only shot a couple days down here. But it's just great.

Like, we're just having a good time

and she's really funny and it just makes it fun to come to work with someone who can. Who entertains you. So she's entertaining to me.

[Co-host]

Do you guys smooch in the film?

[Ashton Kutcher]

There might be a little bit of that. We haven't really gotten into that yet.

I mean, I got her in one lip lock and that was about it.

But it wasn't.

It was like an abbreviated one.

[Co-host]

You know, how many guys are so

[Host]

jealous right now and how many girls are jealous?

[Co-host]

I'm just wondering if that's ever uncomfortable. Especially if Demi's on the set. Is that ever uncomfortable to kiss like some other girl?

[Ashton Kutcher]

You know what? It's part of the. You know, it's kind of like the job. It's like touching a boob. Once you touch the boob, you can

touch a million boobs. Yeah, I don't know. Maybe that makes sense.

I don't know.

[Co-host]

That's gonna be my.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Not even make sense.

[Host]

But you gotta admit, Ashton, it's still fun to touch boobs.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Well, it's like a girl touching her own boob. You know what I mean? It's sort of like. Oh, yeah, it's just a boob. You know, like after you kiss somebody and you've done it the first couple times that you do it in a movie, it's really scary. And then after that, it's just like a girl touching her own boob. It's just like, whatever.

[Host]

That's a good analogy. So what's on your agenda during your time in Atlanta outside of work?

[Ashton Kutcher]

Well, I have a little something I got to take care of. You know, I promise people if I

beat CNN to a million viewers or

to a million followers, that I would Ding Dong ditch Ted Turner. And if you don't know what a Ding Dong Ditches, it's where you ring somebody's doorbell and then you run like hell and you watch them come outside and be all pissed off if somebody

keeps ringing their belt right.

[Host]

Now, before you even finish that part of it, did you have any idea when you wrote that tweet about Ding Dong ditching Ted Turner that this would become such a massive CNN mosquito net awareness, 1 million follower race that was on the top of the news cycle for five days. Was that even in the back of your mind?

[Ashton Kutcher]

Well, yeah, I had an inclination. First of all, I didn't think I would beat them there, but I had an inclination because it was a first. Right. So anytime that you have like something that's a first that's never been done before. Right. Like nobody has ever had a million followers, it actually becomes newsworthy and relevant. And so. And the idea was, is that if we can use something that's newsworthy and relevant to raise the awareness for something good, like, you know, malaria, the awareness for malaria, then actually all the dots really connect. So there was a little bit of understanding that it was going to be important. Whoever hit million first, I didn't think it would get this big. But you know what? You can't calculate everything.

[Host]

You actually got Larry King to have a sense of humor. So that, I mean, that's an accomplishment in itself.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Larry King does stand up comedy, man. You kidding me?

Larry King used to do a stand up routine.

I think he still does.

[Host]

He's hilarious. Yeah. He was the first person to do a response video. And I remember watching it going, larry King's actually cool.

[Co-host]

Really?

[Host]

Yes. He was totally playing into it and trying to get Ashton fired up and talking about who's going to beat who. So have you had your Ted Turner encounter yet?

[Ashton Kutcher]

I have not had my Ted Turner encounter. So there's been some difficulties now with the Ding Dong Ditch, namely Ted doesn't have a doorbell. Right.

[Co-host]

That'll make it pretty difficult. That's gonna make it pretty tough.

[Ashton Kutcher]

We're having to work around that. Secondly, Ted's house isn't really accessible, so we're having to work around that as well. But there is going to be a. The ding dong disk will go down in some form. We're just having to modify what the

definition of a ding dong dish.

[Host]

Okay.

[Ashton Kutcher]

If you can't win the game, I'm gonna go. I'm going to be so bold to say that within the next 24 hours, the ding dong ditch will go down. And I need the help of the people of Atlanta. If people can follow the plus K feed on Twitter today, at a certain point in time, I will be asking people for some help, especially the people of Atlanta. I might, I might. I mean, I might need people to come out with it with their bells on and get that. Be ready to go.

[Radio Announcer]

Okay.

[Host]

Is that a joke or you seriously need people to be ready with bells.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Well, if they have bells, that's fantastic. If they don't have bills, that's okay too. But I might need to have. We might have to do a little tweet up.

[Host]

All right, and this tweet up will happen within the next 24 hours.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Probably within the next 24 hours, there will be more instructions. Unless something goes down that it can't happen within the next 24 hours, there will be more instructions to come at A+K on Twitter. Because I can't. I can't. I can't donate all the information at one time. And if I do it too early in the day, I can get shut. There's all kinds of complications that could go down.

[Host]

I feel like you realize the. Right now I feel like I'm planning a ding dong ditch, you know, process or ding dong ditch attack the way James Bond would plan the infiltration of some palace in a Bond movie. Can't reveal.

[Ashton Kutcher]

You know, this is the kind of stuff. These are secret missions. I kind of did this professionally for a while, right? I have a little know how in the field. The only thing. The only thing is that, you know, generally when you do a ding dong bitch, you don't tell the person that you're doing it before you do it, right? So. So, you know, because otherwise they're just like, okay, Ashton, come out. You know what I mean? So it's presenting a little bit of a complication, but it's all gonna work out. I got the plan locked in. I just need the help of the people of Atlanta.

[Co-host]

You sound like that senior in high school who has a trunk full of toilet paper, right? Getting ready to go TP somebody's house.

[Host]

I'll meet at the stadium after school.

[Co-host]

I just imagine everybody in a big old bell suit just jingling down their stomach.

[Ashton Kutcher]

It's a trunk full of something.

[Host]

And it's safe to assume that this whole process will be filmed. So the followers at A K will also be able to see the result of their participation afterwards. Correct.

[Ashton Kutcher]

We will be live. We will be live to the Internet.

[Host]

All right, well, Ashton, it's out there and we all follow you. So we'll retweet as needed and hopefully people will sign up. And I wish you luck. I mean, keep in mind the guy's a billionaire. He's got people. You could disappear. This could be.

[Ashton Kutcher]

I know he's got a lot of people. That's why I gotta be very careful about this.

[Host]

Yeah, you may be doing it. Do you have any final words? Could be the last because he'll make you disappear. He'll put you on a ranch full of bison somewhere, and we'll never hear from you again.

[Ashton Kutcher]

I will be punking from the other side. That's my last.

[Host]

All right, well, good luck.

[Ashton Kutcher]

I gotta jump. I gotta go shoot a movie. We'll talk to you guys later.

[Host]

Cool. Good luck with everything, Ashton. Good luck with the film.

[Co-host]

To Atlanta.

[Ashton Kutcher]

Yep.

Take it easy.

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