U.S. President Barack Obama has appeared on the U.S. daytime talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", as TV host Ellen DeGeneres has promised to "check in" on him while his wife is traveling in China with the couple's daughters Malia and Sasha.

The playful interview began with a list of questions provided by first lady Michelle Obama.

Ellen: "There's something important I have to do right now. I have a friend named Michelle, and she's out of town this week, and she had to leave her husband alone, and she wasn't sure how he was going to handle being alone, so she gave me a list of questions and asked me if I would check on him, and see if he's doing these things, let's see if he's there. Michelle's husband - are you there?"

Mr. President: "I am here."

Ellen: "Mr. President, Michelle said she's out of town, and she wanted to know, did you make your bed this morning?"

Mr. President: "Uh, that would be no. And you know, when she's out of town, things get a little slovenly around the house. Socks everywhere, shoes, I will say though, before you even started asking this question, why do you have an introduction in which you reminded us all how much smarter women are than men? Did Michelle put you up to that?"

Obama has also shared the plan he and his wife have concocted in the event either of their daughters decide to get tattoos.

Ellen: "Let me, let me mention this. I don't know if everyone heard this, but you made the most amazing comment about if they would ever get a tattoo, and I think everyone should stick to this rule, if your daughters got tattoos, then you and Michelle would also get the same tattoo in the same place, and you'd all take a family photo of all the tattoos."

Mr. President: "That's exactly right. We will reduce the 'cool factor' of any tattoo. Michelle and I will be right there, and we'll post it so that everybody will be able to see it, and we'll say 'we all got matching tattoos,' and I'll suspect that will be a pretty good deterrent for both Malia and Sasha."

The President has also used the appearance as an opportunity to plug ObamaCare, given that the deadline for signing up for the mandatory program is March 31.