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Ben Affleck, Octavia Spencer interviews from Leno (VIDEOS)

By April MacIntyre Oct 5, 2012, 5:08 GMT

US actress Jennifer Garner (R) and her husband actor Ben Affleck EPA/CJ GUNTHER

NBC fired over previews for tonight's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Jay gets Big Bird’s reaction to the comment Mitt Romney made in last night’s debate about cutting PBS’ funding

Ben Affleck talks about his kids and a bad word he accidentally taught them, addresses the “wonder sperm” nickname given to him by his wife, Jennifer Garner,

and discusses his “Justin Bieber” haircut for his upcoming film, “Argo”

Later, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer gets choked up re-watching her Oscar acceptance speech

and talks about why she doesn’t do her own stunts.

Neon Trees perfoms. 

JAY LENO’S MONOLOGUE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012

WHAT A CROWD!  YOU SOUND LIKE REPUBLICANS WATCHING THE LAST NIGHT’S DEBATE.

THE CONSENSUS IS THAT MITT ROMNEY WON THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LAST NIGHT.  THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT OBAMA WON WERE THE REPLACEMENT REFS.  THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES.

THEY’RE SAYING CLOSE TO 60 MILLION PEOPLE MAY HAVE WATCHED THE DEBATE.  IN FACT, THE ONLY PERSON WHO DIDN’T TUNE IN…I THINK WAS PRESIDENT OBAMA.

PRESIDENT OBAMA TALKED LAST NIGHT ABOUT FINDING OTHER SOURCES OF ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE?  OTHER SOURCES?  HE COULDN'T MUSTER UP ENOUGH ENERGY FOR THE 9O MINUTE DEBATE!

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, AS YOU KNOW, LAST NIGHT WAS HIS ANNIVERSARY.  LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING; THE ONLY WAY HIS WEDDING ANNIVERSARY COULD'VE BEEN WORSE IS IF HE'D FORGOTTEN IT.

ACCORDING TO DELTA DENTAL, THE AVERAGE GIFT FROM THE TOOTH FAIRY IS NOW UP TO $2.10, IT’S UP FROM A $1.48.  IT’S NOW $2.10.  SEE, IF ONLY PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD THIS INFORMATION LAST NIGHT FOR THE DEBATE…HE COULD PROVE THAT A FIVE YEAR OLD TOOTHLESS KID IS BETTER OFF TODAY THAN HE WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.

DISNEYLAND TODAY UNVEILED PLANS FOR A NEW TERRIFYING THRILL-RIDE.  IT’S THE AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER FLIGHT SIMULATOR.  THE CHAIRS GO OFF…

I READ SOMETHING INTERESTING TODAY; YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HEAR MUCH ABOUT THOSE SOMALI PIRATES ANYMORE.  REMEMBER THEY WERE RAIDING ALL THOSE SHIPS?  IN FACT, IN 2010 SOMALI PIRATES SEIZED 47 SHIPS COMPARED TO JUST FIVE THIS YEAR.  MOST OF THE PIRATES HAVE LEFT THE BUSINESS.  THEY’VE GONE BACK TO THEIR OLD JOBS IN BANKING.