[ applause ] ROSIE: Our next guest is an incredibly talented young actress. She appeared – sorry, in such films -- hit somebody in the eye as "Welcome to the Dollhouse," "The Devil's Advocate" and "54". She can now be seen in "Now and Again," I really enjoyed it. "Now and Again" it's different than "Once and Again" or "Time and Again" on CNBC. It's "Now and Again" and Heather Matarazzo, here she is. [ applause ] ROSIE: Heather, this is what I think it is? HEATHER: Oh, yes, it is. ROSIE: Oh, Heather, the Entemman's cookie– oh, Heather, come on now. [ applause ] The Entemann's ultimate crumb cake. Is this a special? HEATHER: A special edition. ROSIE: What makes it the special edition? HEATHER: I think it is 100th year. ROSIE: 100th year and this one has more crumbs than the regular cake. HEATHER: Yep. ROSIE: Heather, I gotta give you a big kiss for that. I love it! HEATHER: Great. ROSIE: Now, you and I both grew up on Long Island. HEATHER: Yes. ROSIE: Entemann's, a staple of the Long Island diet. HEATHER: My father works there. ROSIE: No way. Your father works at Entemann's? At the factory? HEATHER: Yes. ROSIE: Heather, this is like a dream come true. Did you used to go to work with him ever? HEATHER: Yeah, because my dad is a data processing manager with all the computers so I used to go to work him when I was really little on the weekends. There was a cafeteria in there when my dad was in his office, go sit in the cafeteria and it is like Heaven. Only Entemman's cake, cookies and doughnuts. ROSIE: And the smell– HEATHER: Oh, it's great. I used to sit there and drink Coca-cola and eat Entemann's. That's all I did, that's all I did. ROSIE: You had the perfect childhood, pretty well. HEATHER: Now I hate Entemann's. ROSIE: Now what? HEATHER: Now I eat any Entemann's anymore. ROSIE: Why is that? HEATHER: I don't like it anymore. ROSIE: Heather that is just not right. Kids today, I know you have a lot of problems and pressure, but first you stop eating the Entemann's, you never know what will be next, all right, Heather? HEATHER: All right. ROSIE: I used to eat, I'm not kidding you, that crumb cake, it's square. I used to cut a corner of it and take a whole slab of butter and make very thin slices and put it on top and press to down I wouldn't melt the butter because it would take too long. I used to press it in the dents of the crumbs and that would be my breakfast. Know what I would have for lunch? HEATHER: What? ROSIE: Same thing. They did last long in our house. You know road that goes right by there you can smell it. It is the greatest thing. It is near your house? HEATHER: No, it is about 45 minutes away. It is huge. It is absolutely huge. But it is great. I haven't gone there in a really long time. ROSIE: I used to go there with my mom. HEATHER: Really? ROSIE: When I was a little girl, 7 or 8, my mom would take all five kids and go to the factory. The stuff that was broken cookies, they would put a red line through the top, through the top here, they would take a red line and go like this – HEATHER: On the plastic. ROSIE: That meant it was half price. My mother used to take us on the weekends. We would get – , each kid carrying eight things wrapped in bakery string of Entemann's and it would be gone by dinner, frankly Heather. The whole family enjoys a snack, let me say that. I'm happy you're doing the show. It is a great show. I don't want people to confuse it with the other show with Sela Ward – "Once and Again" because this is "Now and Again." It's unique and wonderful and great. Tell everybody the premise. HEATHER: Okay, you've got to bear with me. It is about a guy who gets hit by a subway train. The secret government agency takes his brain and transplants it into another body. And he's alive and he's well and he has has to perform secret tasks and save the world. But his family can't know he's alive otherwise we die and he dies. So it is about him trying to save the world but the same time trying sneak way and see his family. ROSIE: It's really good. I saw the pilot and I really loved it. John Goodman is in the pilot but not in the rest of the episodes, right? HEATHER: No. ROSIE: He gets hit by the subway train and comes back as a skinny, little guy and still in love with the mother and calls her on the phone even though he's not allowed and she calls back because she has *69 and the secret government guy figures out that he had called and does he get in trouble? HEATHER: You'll have to wait and see. ROSIE: Tell me right now. HEATHER: No you'll have to wait and see. ROSIE: We'll sit here until you tell me. [ laughter ] [ applause ] HEATHER: He doesn't get in trouble– ROSIE: What? What did you say? I heard you say something. We will rewind the tape, Heather. You say it again and you say it right now and you say it loud. HEATHER: He might get in trouble. ROSIE: No, say what you said. HEATHER: He doesn't get in trouble. ROSIE: He doesn't get in trouble! We broke Heather Matarazzo! [ applause ] ROSIE: I'm so happy about that. But it is a really good show. It really is. Are you having a good time doing it? HEATHER: It is amazing. ROSIE: Are they shooting in out L.A.? HEATHER: No, New York. Right here in New York. ROSIE: That's great. We have a clip. Do you know which clip we have? HEATHER: Me eating breakfast with John Goodman, barely saying hello. ROSIE: This is before he gets killed on the subway. It is "Now and Again" Fridays on CBS. >> MICHAEL: So how's school? >> HEATHER: Fine. >> MICHAEL: How's the geology situation? >> HEATHER: Fine. >> MICHAEL: How's the kid you went to the movie with on Friday, Nick? How's Nick? >> HEATHER: Fine. >> MICHAEL: All right. I mean, is that all I'm going to get is fine? >> HEATHER: What else do you want? >> MICHAEL: Well, I don't know, maybe a complete sentence, a little smile, some eye contact. >> HEATHER: Daddy, do you have any money I can borrow? [ laughter ] ROSIE: Heather, a great show. It really is. HEATHER: Thank you. ROSIE: Congratulations. How old are you now? HEATHER: 16. ROSIE: 16. You getting your permit? HEATHER: I got my permit. ROSIE: Easy to pass the test? HEATHER: No. See, I'm really cocky and arrogant so I – ROSIE: You're supposed to be, you're 16. HEATHER: I know. I went to the DMV and you're talking about me being cocky and arrogant, they think they're God. ROSIE: The DMV, yeah. HEATHER: We can give you a license or we can't. It is up to us. ROSIE: Right, they're – HEATHER: I go and take the test, 20 questions, like really hard. But I think they're easy because I just do and I go and I'm like here. Sorry, you failed. What? You got 11 out of 20 wrong. ROSIE: Whoa. That's a super-fail, Heather. HEATHER: I know. ROSIE: That's a way, way big fail. HEATHER: I didn't study. ROSIE: What were you thinking? HEATHER: What is so hard about driving. ROSIE: With people like you on the road, you need to know what signs mean. What is a flashing yellow? HEATHER: It means to slow down with caution but proceed through. ROSIE: What is the sign of a crossing thing, a school crossing, what? HEATHER: It is like a little kid and like a person like – ROSIE: What do you do when you see that? HEATHER: Stop. ROSIE: All right, you can have your permit. There you go. That's pretty good. You know everything you need to know. HEATHER: Yeah. ROSIE: You're a delightful young lady. HEATHER: Thank you so much. ROSIE: Since you're shooting here in New York. Come back whatever you want. HEATHER: All right, thank you very much. ROSIE: And bring me Entemann's when you do. HEATHER: All right. ROSIE: Is that a deal? HEATHER: I'll think about it. ROSIE: I'd like you – I'm going to ground you and you're not going to be able to come back for 3 weeks. Come in and tell me what is going to happen on the episodes. If you can't on TV, call me and tell me at home because I don't like surprises. HEATHER: I know. Let's see "Party of Five," "Ally McBeal", it is like Spanish interrogation. ROSIE: I know. It is. And it's going to be your show too. Heather Matarazzo, we'll be right back after this break.