he 40-year-old was the final 'door knock' on Ryan Seacrest's new TV show Knock Knock Live, which as the name suggests, surprises unsuspecting American families with a live camera crew and a chance to win a tonne of money... and usually there's no chance involved, they just hand over the cash.
In the closing segment of Tuesday night's premiere episode, the host explained that the soccer icon was en rout to the home of the Gonzales family; the father had been a professional soccer player in Mexico but had to give it up and take a job in construction to support his family - and thus only got to see them once a month.
Seacrest revealed that Beckham, who himself came from a working class background, wanted to recognize a hard working family similar to his own.
And when he knocked on the door, there was no doubt Mrs Gonzales recognized him too.
Her screams were undoubtedly heard by every one of her neighbours and she ushered him in, flabbergasted.
First order of business was for Beck's to dish out seven new iPhones from Sprint mobile, the phone network he has recently become the face of. And just in case any viewers weren't already aware of that, every one of the hour long programme's many commercial breaks had a Beckham Spint ad in there
He has plenty of it: The new show surprises unsuspecting American families with a live camera crew and a chance to win a tonne of money
Giving back: Seacrest revealed that Beckham, who himself came from a working class background, wanted to recognize a hard working family similar to his own.
Surprise surprise! And when he knocked on the door, there was no doubt Mrs Gonzales recognized him too
And when he knocked on the door, there was no doubt Mrs Gonzales recognized him too.
Her screams were undoubtedly heard by every one of her neighbours and she ushered him in, flabbergasted.
First order of business was for Beck's to dish out seven new iPhones from Sprint mobile, the phone network he has recently become the face of. And just in case any viewers weren't already aware of that, every one of the hour long programme's many commercial breaks had a Beckham Spint ad in there.
Muy bueno: The family's father had been a professional soccer player in Mexico but had to give it up and take a job in construction to support his family - and thus only got to see them once a month
Lend it like Beckham: Becks handed out seven new iPhones with bills paid for ten years, but the big surprise was to come...
Boom: ...in the form of a cheque for $100,000, cuing tears all round
On me 'ead, son: No Latino family were ever going to let David Beckham walk out the door with dragging him out to the back garden for a kick about.
The former Galaxy star then informed the family they didn't have to worry about the bills, as they were covered for ten years.
But their big surprise came when he handed over a tiny envelope containing a cheque for a whopping $100,000, which cued flowing tears from every member of the family.
And no Latino family were ever going to let David Beckham walk out the door with dragging him out to the back garden for a kick about.
Mo money, less problems: The show jumped from live feeds around the country and back to the studio in LA, handing out money by the tens of thousands - over half a million was distributed by the end of the show.
Go getter: One family in the audience were given $10,000 towards their daughter's tuition, as she was the first in the family to go to college
Delighted: As the daughter burst into tears, her parents discovered there was a brand new car parked in their driveway
'Giving the cheque for $100k, you can see it means so much to them,' a clearly moved Beckham said afterwards. 'You can see it has literally changed their lives'
'I'm very fortunate in my life, and to be able to do this for this family that works so hard... it is an amazing feeling.'
Earlier on the show, Common channeled fellow rapper Xzibit when he surprised a music teacher Atlanta, beloved in his community, with a brand new coach for shipping his music students around.
Yo dawg, I heard you like teaching music: Earlier on the show, Common channeled fellow rapper Xzibit when he surprised a music teacher Atlanta, beloved in his community, with a brand new coach for shipping his music students around
It's your boy C to the O: Like a more meaningful episode of Pimp My Ride, the coach was revealed to be filled to the brim with new instruments, on top of a cheque for $50,000.
Glory-ous: Common even had a little jamming session with the mini musicians
Like a more meaningful episode of Pimp My Ride, the coach was revealed to be filled to the brim with new instruments, on top of a cheque for $50,000.
The show jumped from live feeds around the country and back to the studio in LA, handing out money by the tens of thousands - over half a million was distributed by the end of the show.
One family in the audience were given $10,000 towards their daughter's tuition, as she was the first in the family to go to college, as well as a new car for the mam and dad.
Another couple in Nashville who never got a chance to go on their honeymoon got the opportunity to win a trip to Australia if they could figure out within 60 seconds what their very animated Chinese neighbour was talking about in Cantonese - they correctly figured out they had to 'take a selfie' with one second remaining on the clock.
Excited? Another couple in Nashville who never got a chance to go on their honeymoon got the opportunity to win a trip to Australia
Say what? All they had to do was could figure out within 60 seconds what their very animated Chinese neighbour was talking about in Cantonese
Got it: They correctly figured out they had to 'take a selfie' with one second remaining on the clock
At the start of the show, an entire neighbourhood had the chance to be sprayed either with red confetti or $25,000 in cash if one neighbor could correctly guess what another neighbour's favourite baseball team was.
She guessed the Dodgers, prompting a cannon to drop a mortar shell of $1s, $5s, $10s and $20s, and prompting the sack-wielding neighbours to drop to their knees and grab for all they were worth.
While the 'live' setup was a bit hard to swallow on some of the segments - with some families clearly prepared for their 'surprise' visits - and the whole programme essentially being one long ad for the products they win, and it being a little saccharine in parts, the participants were nonetheless extremely appreciative of being on the receiving ends of an hour of feel-good television.
Cryin Seacrest: Despite being a little bit saccharine in parts - like when Ryan started 'crying' - the participants were nonetheless extremely appreciative of being on the receiving ends of an hour of feel-good television
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