from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. >> what is it? >> try day friday, january 17th. we have good friends coming back for another visit. marilu henner. >> she has a movie out and ice cube is here. every time i see the promo for that movie, ice cube, i'm cracking up. it looks like one of those that is a lot of fun. >> oh, good. we'll tell you how to find love online. >> yes. you got to figure out how to dress, how to pose the right picture, how to write the right, you know, all that stuff you

have to did online. >> it has to be the truth. >> no, it doesn't. >> it doesn't? okay. that's going to be fun. and a performance by jennifer nettles of sugarland, love her. >> a big one. okay, so, michelle obama is turning 50. happy birthday. >> and she is among many, many wonderful people turning 50 this year. 50 is the new 22. >> yes, it is. >> president obama is throwing her a dance party. i would love a dance party. a funky dance party. that's what i would like. >> please don't invite me. >> sandra bullock turning 50. courteney cox, sarah palin and trisha yearwood all turning 50 this year. >> courtney love, elle mcpherson, terry hatcher. >> hank azaria. >> and blair underwood and rob lowe. >> that's a lot of folks. a big milestone. >> fermenting nicely in the wine world. >> they are fermenting. 50 is a little -- >> and hodawoman is not on that

list, the most important one of all. >> 50 is funny. sometimes it is something kind of cool, hey, i'm 50, yea, then suddenly you start thinking about, did you feel that way when you turned -- >> 50 wasn't that so bad, but it is half a century. it is all how you look at it. 50 wasn't bad. i had cas when i turned 40. who cared. i was happy. you're that hormonal, you feel young. when you get to 60 when you're out of hormones, it -- you do feel different. 60 was hard. >> i like when joanne says -- our producer on the show says, look, hoda, the best years are behind you. >> that's wonderful. >> and there's more behind you too as the years go on. if you really want a dance party, all right, i'll give you a dance party. >> a funky dance party. okay, good. good news about people having sex. >> okay. >> apparently the more sex you have, the smarter you are. >> explain charlie sheen.

>> okay. all right. so basically what this study shows from the university of maryland, they only, of course, did it using rats. but they found out that the more sexual encounters you have, you're actually growing brain cells. so having sex makes you have a bigger brain. >> i think there is some bad news about this. >> what? >> once the sexual activity stops for a period of time, improvement in the brain is gone. >> you just keep doing -- makes perfect sense. >> do you feel smarter lately? >> you're trying to trap me. but it makes sense -- >> i personally have not noticed a difference. you are a very smart woman, but i haven't seen any signs of genius lately. you know what i mean? >> look at really smart people, albert einstein. >> i don't want to know about his sex life, come on. >> anyway, again, they said that -- they found that middle aged rats, done on middle aged rats, even better. >> are they turning 50 this year too? >> all right.

>> so only works for middle aged rats? >> that's that they tested. middle aged rats. >> sometimes i wonder where our tax dollars are going. i really, really do. another study we paid for called -- somebody did -- people named katie, like a version of catherine, and david make the best spouses. do you think your name shapes the kind of person you're going to become. >> this survey, they did find that there are certain -- i don't know why these names were chosen. here they are. the ones that make better spouses are -- >> 2,000 people. women thought david -- >> good marriage material. >> others were andrew, daniel, paul and john. all biblical names. all of them. >> right. >> men liked the name katie. >> didn't say kate, didn't say catherine, katie. >> katie. >> they also liked sarah. >> i don't think hoda was in that. >> emily, elizabeth and amy. those are traditional names. >> yeah. i think also a lot of guys would jump at the chance to marry

beyonce. >> right, right. >> i don't know who the 2,000 people are they talked to. that's the thing about the surveys. who are the people and what pool did you dive into to get your information? >> it is true. it is true. what age group. marilu is here. she has a unique name. >> she does. she's done all right. she's been married at least six times. she's okay. somebody won her a bunch of times. >> middle aged rats, i was married to a couple of them. >> you have a nice rack too. >> all righty. most common mistakes brides to be make. this is funny. >> a lot of brides -- sometimes you get so excited, you start making mistakes so quickly. so here are some of them. don't get overexcited and start inviting everyone to your wedding, like, oh, my god, you got to come. you got to come. you got to come. >> that's what you want to do, isn't it? fight the impulse.

>> all right. don't name your bridal party right away either. you're going to be in my wedding. will you be my bridesmaid. having drinks, you got to be my bridesmaid. pretty soon you have 12 people. >> and don't offer to pay their expenses or you won't have money left over for the actual wedding. don't promise your parents if they can help plan the wedding. >> you can help. and then pretty soon -- >> they're in there. >> did you plan in detail both of your weddings? >> no. not at all. >> you didn't? >> no. i never had a church wedding, either one. >> did you pick flowers? >> didn't work out so well, the second one, you know, it's still going. no, i didn't -- there were hardly any flowers. first wedding, i think 30 people and the second one i think 70, some dear friends gave us -- their house in the hamptons. yeah. >> all right. well, anyway, if you want more advice, go to -- >> what about you, hodi? >> i didn't care. i don't care about flowers and all that stuff. we had an island destination and the guy was saying to me, the day before, i was at the beach, like what flowers do you want on

the table. just white. just all the same. let's just do white, not a bad idea and don't you want to come and look at it and see what everything is like? i was like, no, i don't. i'm not interested in that kind of thing. >> i don't think you ever will. and i'm obsessed with it. so facebook. >> yes. >> we asked you about your pets. >> and you -- we wanted to see the coolest outfits you could put your pets in. you're facebook page was slammed with everybody. we want to show the babies. mary moore's dog thinks we're dynamite. >> dressed as a dinosaur. >> robin bell's pup, ready for winter. he's a bad boy. >> i can't believe. his paw is on the side of the -- >> he looks like a burberry ad. >> in a north face jacket. >> too cute and the little hat is amazing.

janai snyder's dog lacy is all dressed up as a princess for her birthday. >> oh, my word. >> of course she is. >> lisa gregory's dog kona dressed up like a lobster. >> for halloween. nothing says halloween like a lobster. >> kind of looks miserable. >> he looks like marmaduke, doesn't he? so friday funny. >> let it go. we need lots of laughs. >> not seen it. not seen it. >> cold read. >> let's see. sent in by pat on facebook. all right. on a bitterly cold winter morning, a husband and wife were listening to the radio during breakfast. they heard the announcer say we're going to have eight to ten inches of snow today. you must park your car on the even numbered side of the street so the snowplows can get through. so the wife went out, of course, and moved her car. a week later while they were eating again, the radio announcer said we're expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today,

you must park your car on the odd number side of the street so the snowplows can get through. the wife went out again and moved her car. the next week they were listening to the radio and the announcer said, we're expecting 12 to 14 inches of snow today. you must park and suddenly the power went out. the wife was very upset and with a worried look on her face, she said, i don't know what to do, which side of the street do i need to park on so the snowplows can get through. the husband replied, honey, why don't you leave the car in the garage? like a champ. >> that was good. >> i like when it back fires some days, but not today. >> i want to send my friend naja a hello. we were not able to use the one she sent in. johnson's baby announcement, we celebrate new moms and their adorable new additions. kennedy clare adams born in manchester, new hampshire, november 26th.

the parents say their little girl is feisty and they have a feeling she's going to give them a run for their money when she grows up. >> she will. next to a baby boy, he is from san jose, california, named owen wesley navarro, born on november 25th. he was born to be a san francisco 49ers fan. literally, because he came into the world during the kickoff of the monday night football game. >> johnson's baby, next one, mackenzie grace mowles born in salem, virginia, on january 7th. her parents say their new daughter is the most wonderful blessing they have ever experienced. >> i'm sure. i'm sure. our final baby of the week, look at that. madison grace oto. she was born on december 17th, weighing 9 pounds, 3 ounces in cape cod, massachusetts. her mom jennifer says her love for this little girl is overwhelming. of course. so congratulations to all our sweet babies. >> next week, we're going to do something different. a very special winter edition of johnson's baby of the week. go to our website. submit a picture of your baby

wearing winter gear all bundled up. >> like the burberry ad. >> mittens and coats and stuff. >> all cozy. also for this special theme, we're extending the age requirement. that will be fun. we will accept your babies up to 1 year old. >> okay. >> all the details on klgandhoda.com. these babies will be featured in next friday's johnson baby of the week segment. submit those pictures this weekend, okay? >> you got it. looking for love online? >> yes. >> we'll tell you the dos and don'ts in setting up a successful profile. >> and jennifer nettles of sugarland performs a song for us. >> does marilu henner always get her way? whoa! sweet mother of softness.

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it would be more prudent to wit. >> it was alex's idea to get married so soon. >> well, alex doesn't always know what's best for him. >> and you do? >> i hope so. i'm his mother. >> oh, yes, she is. mother knows best. >> good to see you, sweetheart. >> we're not used to seeing you in roles where you're the cranky mother-in-law. >> so much fun to play. >> high energy to it and always conniving and stuff rather than just being like, oh, yes, honey what do you want, honey, nice to be spicy. >> how old are your boys now? >> 18 and 19. >> so they could be in the next few years -- >> well, a few years. but i love all the girls they dated. i'm, like, you're breaking up with her. i liked her so much. >> what kind of mother-in-law do you think you'll be? >> i never -- some mothers are with their boys, like, they're not going to date until he's 30 or do this. i was never like that. never like that. i think i'll be a really good one.

i'll teach her how to cook, be embracing. i don't have daughters. i think i'll -- >> do you think you would be different with daughters? >> yes. there is no doubt in my mind. well, you know. >> you know what's funny, especially if they get a little sexy, i'm sure that with daughters you're like, what? what is going on? with boys, it is like -- like not really, but i'm saying to the girls, does your mother know? i want to make sure. >> you always have a project going. you have this hallmark movie going and you do this radio show. >> daily radio show, the marilu henner show, three hours a day, all over the country, building stations. >> good for you. >> streaming online. it is the marilu henner show and find it at marilushow.com. >> what is the theme? >> all your interests? >> all my interests, but also no politics, no religion. i like to talk health and stuff like that. i want it to be opposite of a lot of the radio shows on and i really want to do women's issues, parenting, health, relationships, we have a thing called defend your gender,

because my brother and another guy are, like, the co-hosts with another girl, so we have a little panel. >> do you do it from your house? >> i do it from my house. we designated a room. >> smart. >> so nice. >> talk about health a couple of times, you were just in to nbc. >> for the dietary guidelines, ten years ago, 25 of us. it was funny because ten years ago there were people that looked like cartoon characters. there was a guy from the lard institute that looked like sausage casing talking about how much better lard is than olive oil. looks like a cartoon version of lard. this year there were 50 of us and we talked -- there was a nice balance of the people who were, you know, talking about their different interest. >> what is the goal of you going there? >> i hope for children, because i hope the dietary guidelines change and get healthier. it determines what is fed to our veterans, to our soldiers, to our children, to the government officials. and i think that we're still a long way. i think we have to have more options. >> everything moves so slowly. >> ten years since -- i think

mrs. obama has been a real champion of that. >> yes. she's getting people to drink more water and getting people to move makes a big, big difference. we're hoping for more real foods and to really attack the preservatives and the labeling and the heavy steroids and hormones in our dairy and meat products. let's face it, we pump our children with it, our little girls are getting their periods at 10.6 years old and when they can't sit still in school with all this stuff going on, we say, you got a.d.d. and adhd, so let's give them -- >> you've been the champion before anybody did, so good for you. >> 35 years. >> and now you're 36 years old. >> i know. >> marilu, all the best. >> and the movie "june in january" tomorrow night on the hallmark channel. if you're looking for love online, marilu will take it anywhere she can get it, we'll show you how to create the perfect profile. and bobbie bares all to us with the latest trends and news. right after this.

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it is hard to answer because we're constantly -- >> the brush, everything. >> and plumper in it? >> a little bit of shea butter and rose hip oil. you can also find the pallets from sephora to the drugstores, this is elle for $6. but mac has taken it to a whole other level that is really cool. go to my website and i have a tutorial, cool and warm. so they really help match the colors on your eyes. >> i love bobbie's eyes. >> she's been wearing this classic look forever. once in a while the experts get it right. why are you wearing polish on one hand and not the other? >> i wanted to be the model today. if you look, this is clinique. they have shades of beige. they have put out the cool collection for you to match your

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we're back on this try day friday with more of "today." whether you're been looking for love online or got up the courage to, we have picture perfect tips for you. >> we don't, but relationship expert siggy flicker does. from picking the right profile photo to what personal information to reveal, and when, she has all the tricks. >> hello. welcome back. >> we're going to start with the profile photo. you say it is so important to pick the right picture and we should point out that one of the -- this girl, who we're looking at in these profile and these photos is a girl named katie, works here at nbc and she's really single. so what is she doing right or wrong? >> first of all, online, your profile, your picture is the door, is a door. you want a lot of people to knock on the door and come in and open up and say who is in there as opposed to walking by. it is imperative you have a good profile picture. look at the first one who is katie? >> you don't know. i'm still wondering.

the little one in the -- >> exactly. would that be a good profile picture? that you have to -- who wants to see this? this is what people come to me, who wants to see the -- i don't even know -- i can't see you. you want to be accessible. that would not be a good one. >> how about the eiffel tower. >> i like the eiffel tower. she's smiley. i can't see a lot of her but i'm not crazy about it, but out of all of these, that would be my favorite. here i don't know who katie is. even though both are beautiful and blonde and i don't know who katie is here too. >> poor katie, she's listening, she's standing there but is on the other side of the camera. >> heck of a fun girl. >> show us a mock profile you set up for her. >> okay. >> here it is, yeah. >> there it is. look at that picture. she is smiling. her name is katie. >> new york city. okay. 29 years old. now, if you -- you should never lie about your age. women, stop lying. be proud of your age. it is just a number. at the end of the day, whoever

you're dating will find your driver's license and you'll be a liar. >> it is interesting you leave in never been married. >> i love that. >> i do too. but single. why? >> why not? she's never been married. she's proud of the fact. when you're divorced, a divorced person might be looking at your profile and say she's divorced and i'm divorced, we have a lot in common. this is a profile for somebody to say something about her sounds interesting. i want to contact her. she kept it simple. she said what she does for a living, what she likes to do when she's not working, what hobbies and interests she has and what type of man she's looking for. here is a no-no. >> what? >> age range. why would a 29-year-old girl want to date a 27-year-old guy? >> why not? >> we're not going to talk about the number. i do not allow any of my clients to do that. men are not as mature as women. it is a maturity level. a 29-year-old woman should be looking up. her dating range should be at least five years older. date 32 to 38. you're 29. >> put nothing there?

>> up to 35. >> i don't want anybody contacting her that's 27 years old. >> there is 2% that they're mature. >> rest of them aren't? >> she says college graduate, but doesn't say what college. why would you do that? >> you want to play it safe. you don't want to offer too much information. tmi is not good. where you live, when you got your menstrual cycle, what college you went to. but there is a lot of stalkers out there. so you want to leave it very, like, hi, i'm available, i'm single, i would like to date you, but you want to just -- better to play it safe than be sorry. >> she works at nbc. should she say, hey, i work at nbc and go on about her job? >> nbc news. >> like more? >> i would show off. i want everybody to remember one thing. this is a profile. online dating cannot determine chemistry. if i was -- when i was single and looking on this, i would have not married that man over there if i would have just read his profile because he has no hair on top of his head and he --

>> but he's cute. >> not only handsome, but when i met him, chemistry is chemistry. something about him, his mannerism, the way he talks to you, the way he carries himself. eight years later -- >> lou manfredini. >> yes, a real man. >> thank you. >> you're so much fun. >> you are fun. give harvey weinstein our love, all right? >> you can find siggy's online top ten no-nos on our website, klgandhoda.com. ice cube is about to take you for a ride in your own neighborhood. >> and jennifer nettles of sugarland performs a song after her debut solo album. >> which is fabulous. and the clothes apparently make the man. >> we'll show you how to dress your guy up like he's heading down the red carpet coming up your guy up like he's heading down the red carpet coming up after thicar insurance. yeah. everybody knows that. did you know there is an oldest trick in the book? what? trick number one. look-est over there.

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require a tinseltown budget. >> here to help you dress your man like a star, is sam savara. >> how are you? >> i'm happy to be here. >> it is easy to make the look, your husband, the slob sitting next to you on the sofa and george clooney coming down the red carpet. >> we all want our guys to look the best they can look. we have great budget friendly ways to transform them into your favorite celebrities. >> paul rudd, he has a look that we like. >> paul rudd is super casual, like the guy next door. >> he's adorable. >> about mixing things from your closet, great plaid shirt, a blazer from h&m, dark jean, laceup shoe. >> preppie but accessible. >> okay. all right. >> thank you. >> this is the handsome guy next door, christopher. >> no, we actually have bruno mars. >> bruno mars! >> sheldon dresses bruno mars. he has a signature stetson hat

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very kind of like rugged and little nautical. >> i like it is sleek too. doesn't look so -- >> accessible for every guy. just layering pieces you might find in your closet. >> okay. thank you, bradley. >> justin timberlake is next. aka travis. >> here is travis in a really popular look you saw at the golden globes. >> i thought it was ryan reynolds. >> looks like ryan reynolds. this is a fantastic navy tuxedo. for guys getting married or doing a red carpet look, i got this from the blacktux.com, you rent it, they send it to your house, free shipping, free return, $95 they start at to rent, but tailored, kind of like a little more sartorial looking and maybe really the big ticket all over the golden globes, navy with a dark black lapel, easy to tie bow tie. >> christopher, sheldon, thomas. looking good, boys. >> guys, thank you. >> for a complete list of where

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actor, director, producer and hip-hop artist ice cube is back on the big screen from the cult classic "friday" to the laugh out loud "are we there yet," he's no stranger to comedy. >> he plays a detective determined to keep a fast talking security guard from marrying his sister and what better way to foster the bonds of brotherly love than a surprise break-in. >> sure. >> take a look. >> scream a lot. >> i was in a hostile situation, james. i have no shame in that. you call for backup when there say hostile situation. >> that was not a backup. that was a high pitched scream. >> there is a difference.

hello. welcome back. good to see you. we like the deal with the concept of this movie. this guy has got to survive 24 hours on a ride along with you. if he can make it through that, he gets to marry your sister? >> like "training day" but turning it on its ear. we have a lot of fun with the movie. i play an undercover cop and, you know, i got this little mosquito bite named kevin hart, bugging me, and he wants to marry my sister and be a cop. this is the perfect time to take him on a ride along, try to scare all the dreams out of him. >> does she want to marry him too? >> yeah, she wants to marry him. but they need my blessing because i've been her guardian, you know what i mean, all these years and i'm very overprotective on this real deep undercover case trying to take down the kingpin of atlanta. the last thing i need is kevin hart. >> you play the straight man. you have an incredible chemistry, i have to say. have you worked together a lot in the past? >> we never worked together

before. we had instant chemistry. it was weird because with the other actors, i've done a lot of movies with comedians, you have to ramp up to it. >> get a rhythm going. >> yes. but with us, even on the phone, talking about the movie, we were, like, falling into character. >> you play the straight man, and you just give him looks throughout, like, just dirty -- just like a look of disdain. >> take your seconds off for one second and give us the look. >> you want to see? >> oh, yeah. >> i see the look. >> and there are a lot of these kind of buddy cop movies out there. and you always want yours to stand out. what did you think makes yours a little more unique? >> we know the upper echelon of movies is, like, "48 hours," "lethal weapon," "bad boys," "rush hour," and we wanted to be in that stratosphere, no doubt. and our -- i think what is unique about it is we have a gaming aspect, because kevin's character say gamer.

and he thinks that because he's great at the game, that it will translate into real life. he thinks that, you know, if you dropped him off in fallujah, he would be able to take care of himself. >> take care of al qaeda once and for all. >> with a joy stick and some skittles or something. >> we do need to have a little self-confidence in life. you're one of the producers on this. you have your -- you have an invested interest too. >> no doubt. this movie has been on the shelf for about ten years. until will packer, another producer, tim story, who directed me in "barbershop," jumped on and then they showed it to kevin hart. and once we had this dream team together -- >> it starts falling into place. >> we're going to play a couple of quick questions, we do something called spin the bottle. these are questions for you. >> let's see where it lands. nobody knows. okay. right here. >> how convenient.

what is your favorite drink on ice? >> oh, man. favorite drink on ice, i got to say kool-aid. you know -- >> oh. >> kool-aid. >> time for one more? one more. another one. oh, me again. let's see what it says. what can someone expect to find in your ice box? freezer at home. >> a lot of coors light. you know, just food, a gang of food. i love -- i'm a pizza man. i love pastrami and, you know. >> real food. >> real food, yeah. >> don't give you a lentil on a plate. >> no, i don't want none of that. got to be down home food. >> good luck. >> you're always such a joy to have here. thanks so much. >> "ride along" opens today at a theater near you. >> and the performance we have been talking about by jennifer nettles. >> but first this is "today" on nbc.

the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> jennifer nettles of sugarland isn't going anywhere. >> that doesn't mean a girl can't have some fun and try some new things on her own. >> here is jennifer nettles singing "you know you want to know" after her solo album "that girl." here she is. ♪

♪ holding hands knew he was a married man ♪ ♪ didn't have a ring on her own finger ♪ ♪ baby on the way gave it all up for a country singer ♪ ♪ it must be true wouldn't lie to you ♪ ♪ sit back and watch the winter blues ♪ ♪ everybody wants to know everybody's business ♪ ♪ everybody needs a ticket to the show ♪ ♪ everybody claims to be an eyewitness ♪ ♪ don't act like you're above it ♪ ♪ you want to know do you want to know ♪ ♪ you want to know did you want to know ♪ ♪ from a magazine perfect fit skinny jeans ♪

♪ bathroom door she don't care ♪ as long as twitter says she's stranded ♪ ♪ everybody wants to know everybody's business ♪ ♪ everybody needs a ticket to the show ♪ ♪ everybody claims to be an eyewitness ♪ ♪ don't act like you're above it ♪ ♪ you want to know do you want to know ♪ ♪ you want to know do you want to know ♪ ♪

♪ little sex tape wouldn't turn around ♪ ♪ everybody wants to know everybody's business ♪ ♪ everybody needs a ticket to the show ♪ ♪ everybody claims to be an eyewitness ♪ ♪ i feel big win small ♪ and act above it all ♪ you want to know do you want to know ♪ ♪ you want to know do you want to know ♪ >> oh, my gosh. i love her. she's fantastic. >> love it. up next week, vanessa hudgens is here. >> and a performance by birdie.

>> have a great day, everybody. >> see you later. >> i'm here to help. will get through this together. ♪