text: Michelle Obama’s goodbye fete Wednesday on “The Tonight Show” was way more upbeat than President Obama’s emotional farewell address to the nation. She was Jimmy Fallon’s sole guest and the late night host dedicated his entire show to her. 
   
   When she walked out onto the “Tonight Show” set, Fallon — who began hosting the show soon after the Obamas took office — said he felt emotional while watching the president’s final speech. “I lost it at home,” he said. “Malia was crying. Sasha she wasn’t there.” 
   
   Michelle Obama explained that her youngest daughter stayed home. “You know the Obamas, �?Girl sorry. You better take your test. ... You can say goodbye later,’” she said, laughing. 
   
   The first lady said the end of her husband’s administration has “been surprisingly emotional for all of us in ways that we didn’t expect.” She cried at her final event in the White House last week and Fallon asked her why. 
   
   “Talking about kids. Kids are my heart,” she said. “When I think about the fact that some of them are afraid of the future, of what is to come. I don’t want them to be afraid. I want them to embrace the future and know that the world is getting better. We have bumps in the road. We have ups and downs but I want our kids to move forward — I don’t care where they come from — with strength and with hope.” 
   
   First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a potato sack race with Jimmy Fallon in the East Room of the White House in 2012. (Chuck Kennedy/The White House) 
   
   She also pledged to continue working on her initiatives to encourage young people to pursue higher education and eat healthy. “I’m not done. I’m too young. I’m too young to stop,” she said. “We’ve made plans for the continuation of all that we’re doing. I will continue to stay involved with these issues as long as I live. The fact that we have made huge strides especially in the school lunch program, which I hope does not get touched because it makes sense.” 
   
   The closest Fallon got to asking the first lady about politics was a question about her meeting with her successor. Michelle Obama said she had given Melania Trump advice on how to create a safe space for her family while living in the White House. She added that she’d be there in the future to help Melania or Ivanka — if they want her assistance. 
   
   Fallon also showed a pre-taped video of passerbys that he invited to record thank you messages for the first lady. After each one, the first lady popped from behind the curtain and surprised the overwhelmed fans with big hugs. 
   
   Fallon has created some viral video moments with both Obamas through the years. The president slow jammed the news with Fallon twice. Michelle Obama has performed skits with him, including “The Evolution of Mom Dancing” where the two had a dance off. Fallon dressed in drag. Michelle Obama did the dougie. 
   
   The first lady and Fallon did not reprise their skits Wednesday, though she was animated during a game of “Catchphrase” in which she and Fallon teamed up against Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld, who wore a tux for the occasion. Obama, who is competitive and grew up playing games, did the robot dance to convey a clue and the happy dance when she and Fallon won. 
   
   In another segment, she and Fallon wrote thank you notes. The comedian penned one to Michelle Obama. “Thank you, Mrs. Obama, for being a strong, smart, independent woman — an activist, a style icon and a great dancer, and showing us all what it would look like if Beyoncé married a much nerdier Jay Z,” he said. 
   
   She wrote one to her husband: “Thank you, Barack, for proving you’re not a lame duck but my very own silver fox.” 
   
   First lady Michelle Obama. (Molly Riley/AP) 
   
   The show closed with a performance by Stevie Wonder, who is the first lady’s favorite singer. He remixed one of his most famous songs for her. “My Michelle amour, lovely as a summer day. My Michelle amour, you’re the only one that we adore. … You’ll always be first lady in our lives.” ||||| This time, Michelle Obama got to say her goodbyes. 
   
   With barely a week left in office, the First Lady joined Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” Wednesday night to talk about leaving the White House. 
   
   “I didn’t think it was going to be that emotional,” she told the TV host. “It’s been surprisingly emotional for all of us in ways that we didn’t expect.” 
   
   Speaking about what comes next, the First Lady said she was worried about children's futures. 
   
   Michelle Obama will be remembered by her class, style and smarts 
   
   Michelle Obama joined Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” Wednesday in her final late show appearance as sitting First Lady. (NBC/Andrew Lipovsky/NBC) 
   
   “When I think about the fact that some of them are afraid about what’s to come. I don’t want them to be afraid. I want them to embrace the future and know that the world is getting better," she said. "We have bumps in the road, we have ups and downs. But I want our kids to move forward, I don’t care where they come from, with strength and with hope.” 
   
   Obama offered her support to the incoming Trump family, including Melania and Ivanka, with the transition. 
   
   “This democracy is not about party. We’re all trying to get things done,” she told Fallon. “We’re going to be supportive to the Trump administration for as much as we can be.” 
   
   Michelle Obama: First Lady with Style 
   
   As for the initiatives she’d put in place over the last four years, the First Lady said she intends to stay involved “as long as I live.” 
   
   First Lady Michelle Obama calls the job her ‘greatest honor’ 
   
   She specifically picked out her school lunch program as an approach that she wants to outlive the Obama presidency. 
   
   “I hope it does not get touched because that makes sense,” she said pointedly. 
   
   Fallon also had “regular people” bid farewell to a portrait of the First Lady before revealing that she was standing behind a curtain listening. 
   
   Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld joined the show for a game of Catchphrase and Stevie Wonder came in for a performance of “Isn’t She Lovely” and "My Cherie Amour" dedicated to Obama. 
   
   Obama tearfully thanks Michelle Obama for her 'grace and grit' 
   
   Obama’s final late show appearance as sitting first lady came just a day after her husband’s final speech, a message of hope in Chicago. 
   
   Obama also played Catchphrase with Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld and Dave Chapelle. (NBC/Andrew Lipovsky/NBC) 
   
   In the farewell address, the President thanked his wife for taking on “a role you didn’t ask for and made it your own with grace and with grit and with style and with good humor.” 
   
   “You made the White House a place that belongs to everybody,” he said. “And a new generation sets its sights higher because it has you as a role model. You have made me proud and you have made the country prouder.” 
   
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target: – Jimmy Fallon devoted an entire episode of The Tonight Show on Wednesday to bidding farewell to First Lady Michelle Obama, whom he called "a strong, smart, independent woman, an activist, a style icon, and a great dancer." Obama was Fallon's sole guest, though Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld appeared for a game of Catchphrase. Obama even helped Fallon write his usual "thank you" notes, penning "Thank you, Barack, for proving you're not a lame duck but my very own silver fox," per the Washington Post. She was then serenaded by her favorite singer Stevie Wonder, who altered the lyrics of "My Cherie Amour," singing "My Michelle amour, you're the only one that we adore … You'll always be first lady in our lives." There were more serious moments, too. As guests delivered emotional farewell messages to a photo of Obama during one segment, the first lady jumped out from behind a curtain, leaving a few in tears. Obama also told Fallon that the end of her husband's term has "been surprisingly emotional for all of us." She said she felt like crying when thinking "about the fact that some [kids] are afraid of the future, of what is to come. I don't want them to be afraid," but rather "embrace the future … with strength and with hope," per the New York Daily News. Obama added she would return to the White House if invited by the Trump administration, but she plans to stay involved in the initiatives she set up as first lady "as long as I live."