from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. thirsty thursday has arrived. april 24th. we're happy because one of the great supermen is here, dean cain is with us. seems like he's here with us once a week. >> all the time. >> but he's always has great, great projects going on. >> he does. if you watch "veep," you remember jonah, the tall gangly one. timothy simons is with us today. >> that show is so funny. >> so funny.

>> unfortunately, we probably can't even show a clip. >> yeah, you've got to tiptoe around all the words. >> also, all the gadgets you need to organize your kitchen. and of course ambush makeover. >> "time" magazine picked its 100 most influential people. and the big reveal happened today. influential can mean a lot of things. it can be entertainers, people who are influential not in a good way. like putin is one of the people on the list. but on the cover is beyonce. >> yeah. >> she is the titan and cover girl. she has transformed, you know, a lot of things in the music industry. she is something special. >> definitely. definitely. who else is on there? >> pharrell williams is on there in his hat. >> ready for him to make a new fashion statement. let's get -- let's have something different. >> and i bet he will mix it up. he wore that one a little while ago. we also had seth meyers is also recognized. and so is steve mcqueen. >> who's the director for "12 years a slave." and miley cyrus, she is influential. icon category robert redford,

yep. and -- >> carrie underwood is in the icon category. that's got to be such a great honor to be recognized. >> of course. absolutely. we want to congratulate olivia wilde and jason sudeikis. they are parents of a brand-new baby boy. >> what is so funny, everybody has their own way of letting the world know they have a baby. thises with a cute little picture, like a half picture she tweeted. and this was her tweet. it said, "ladies and gentlemen, otis alexander sudeikis has left the building." and in parentheses, she wrote, "i'm the building." >> this is their way of getting around the first shot, paparazzi kind of thing or too soon to tweet or -- >> who cares? >> get it out there. >> he's there, let them do what they want to do. >> i'm a little pooped. >> hoda went to iowa yesterday. >> i went to cedar rapids. i left the show, jetted to cedar rapids and came back in one day. >> i know.

>> it was -- it was great. this was this iowa leadership conference that they have there right outside of cedar rapids. it was a great organization. i didn't realize they said last year maya -- maya angelou spoke. i'm blanking on everything. martha stewart spoke this year. they had i think gloria steinem and some other people. look what they brought me. that got the biggest applause. they brought a glass of wine. >> sure, you're allowed to talk about it. >> there's diane. she's the lady who ran the whole deal. that was the board of directors. a nice, nice group of ladies. >> how did the speech that i wrote for you go? >> it was perfect. i played music for these guys like i tend to do. i played "days like this," and it was a great room. nice people. >> hat's off. i'm proud of you. okay. what is this hbo go thing? >> hbo go is something you get on your ipad or your phone. you can get hbo -- >> to go? >> yeah. so anyway, there is a new commercial for them and it's about hbo go, but it's also about what it is like to watch kind of a risque-ish type movie,

if you're with your parents in the room, either you're watching it or your kid and someone walks by or your grandparents, whoever it is. hbo captured this moment in a commercial. let's just take a look. >> you and i are the only people left in this world. >> you know, nana and grandpa joe are first cousins. >> the point being, you can use hbo go to privately stream your favorite shows. >> all right. so here's a question. when -- when does a guy sound the sexiest to you? when is the voice so seductive that you go oh, my god, who is that? what is that sound? he's got a beautiful voice. there was a study done at albright college and they found that women who speak in a romantic tone have a -- >> lower and breathier sound. yeah. and people seem to just love it. i don't know. what do you think?

i feel stupid right now. i don't know. >> they say -- >> i have a low husky voice anyway. >> well, they say when men try to sound sexy -- >> they aren't. >> it's a total turnoff. >> yeah. >> don't do it. women like men who speak with confidence. those are the kind of voices -- >> there's nothing worse than thinking a guy is hot -- we won't say the person we all agree around here. a very hot guy. >> oh, yeah. >> but we heard him speak for the first time -- >> and it's over. >> it's over. >> it's totally over. and we're not going to say his name. >> no. we're not. >> you know who we're talking about? okay. we won't say it. >> the modern day gentleman, according to "country life" magazine, some of this i agree with, some i don't, listed the ten dos and don'ts of a gentleman. >> here are the dos. they always put others at ease. they're always at ease themselves and therefore they put others at ease. i agree with that one. they're always on time. >> yes. because it's rude not to be. >> they dress to suit the occasion. okay.

all right. here are the don'ts. they do not wear a pre-tied bow tie. they do not tweet. they do not use hair products. they do not ever write with a ball point pen. >> i don't understand any of that. i really don't. the bow tie -- who cares? >> who cares? >> who is your -- who epitomizes a gentleman to you? >> i don't know if he epitomizes a gentleman, but i like -- you know who i like. >> blake shelton. >> yes. you know why? because he's not so buttoned up but he is gentlemanly. >> who is mine, hody? >> yours is a man we all like to call hugh. jackman. >> he's always -- >> absolutely. here's what i love about my ihoda today. it's an old song that became new again. >> uh-oh. >> we aren't going to -- >> doesn't have a rapper in it? >> we're not going to put the words up. we'll have a music video. it's your girl band. what is the girl band's name is the question?

we're going to watch it. it is called -- ♪ keep it coming do your dance do your dance ♪ ♪ do your dance quick mama ♪ come on baby tell me what's the word ♪ ♪ >> here we go. you know this song. ready? ♪ pretty ladies around the world ♪ ♪ got to show all the boys and girls ♪ ♪ tell your mother, your sister, and your mother too ♪ ♪ because we're about to throw down and you know just what to do ♪ ♪ wave your hands in the air like you don't care ♪ ♪ the people stop and stare ♪ do your dance do your dance ♪ do your dance quick mama ♪ come on baby tell me what's the word ♪ ♪ word up ♪ everybody say when you hear

the call ♪ ♪ you've got to >> word up. word up is classic. >> i never heard it the first time. >> it is better -- it gets better and better. i love when young kids remake old songs and they think they discovered it. >> years ago cody said, you got to hear this guy, he's unbelievable. i said, what's his name? he said bob dylan. no kidding. i've heard about him. >> can we talk about "okay" for a second? look at the baby. >> that's our guy. all about baby george. >> oh, my god. >> is it okay or not okay to enhance your abs with makeup? >> here's what we had to say about it. >> of course it's okay. if it's okay for your face, why isn't it okay for your body, hoda woman? >> no, no, you're wrong on this one. >> why? >> no, it's not okay. we only want to see what you really got. said the woman wearing spanx. >> yeah. and a whole load of makeup on that face. >> not a load. >> a load. ooh.

>> ridiculous. i want to know if the covers with george on are going to outsell everything. i would buy the magazine. >> he's the most joyful little baby, isn't he? he's just -- his favorite toys and his favorite play dates. >> what they are? all righty. it is earth day. so we've got a prop for you. kiehl's has a rare earth cleansing mask. apparently, ashley judd and anthony mackey have made limited edition labels for it. >> $23 on kiels.com and 100% of the net profits, up to $50,000 goes to recycle across america. >> all right. >> are you sick of selfies? i'm sort of over the selfies. until next week, we'll do love your selfie one more time. >> an astronaut, by the way, posted this -- this selfie. look. there he is. and there -- >> he said it was very difficult to do. >> he tweeted it. >> we'll make a pass for him because that's something unusual and -- >> i wonder how he did that with the gloves on. it must be hard to maneuver.

wouldn't you think? anyway. we're bringing back the love your selfie series. we want to see your selfies showing what you love about you. post on our facebook wall or tweet with #loveyourselfie. >> it is thursday. you know what that means? >> "ambush makeovers." two ladies see their gorgeous new looks. don't miss it. and talk about gorgeous. >> two words for you. dean cain's with us. we're going to talk with him right after this.

well, our day just got a whole lot better. sitting with us now is the very, very handsome dean cain. >> we love our dean. as always, he's got a lot going on. dean plays a crook in the movie "the dog who saved easter" from the popular kids series starring the canine zeus. >> and you can catch him in a theater near you in "god's not

dead" about a tuned whose faith is challenged by a college professor. >> and after five weekends it's still in the top ten at the box office. so good to see you. what a surprise though, huh? >> "god's not dead" was an absolute shocker. because they didn't spend a whole lot of money. it wasn't a $50 million budget. but it's made $50 million at the box office. it's a sleeper. and it is just exciting as can be. >> yeah. when you saw the script your character is not a kind man, we should say. did you -- when you saw that, did you say, yeah, i think i would like to play this guy? >> when you play a character like, that you're very clear on what you're doing. and he is -- he's the bad guy in a sense, and he's someone who -- i don't want to give away anything from the film. but he is someone who is the other side of the believers, if you will. >> he's a completely selfish human being. >> yes. as are many people out there. so maybe people can look at that and identify. >> did you have an idea this would be a hit when you were in it? >> honestly, no. i do a lot of projects and you hope they do well. but this one just has -- just exploded. it's a faith-based film, and i

guess people are looking for that >> most importantly about the film, how is cassidy gifford? >> she was fantastic. >> she shot it like you did, two and a half years ago. there's cas. she looks so young to me in this. >> she looks little. look at her. >> oh, my gosh. >> the valedictorian of our graduating class at my third choice school. >> i'm sorry. we're just going to watch the movie. >> sorry, dean. >> that's all right. >> dean has other things -- >> he does. we want to know, first of all, did you find bigfoot? >> tell us. >> i've still got that $10 million right here in my pocket. no, we did not find bigfoot. we looked for him. there was some interesting characters on that. but that one team who did win, stacy brown and those guys, they got 100 thousands and they're still looking for him. >> well, tell us about the easter dog story. >> easter dog story. number four, number five in a series of kids' dog movies. and i will do, you know, any sort of project. a large project, small project. >> i know. you're working all the tim>> ye.

and this is a wonderful thing. my son is now of the age where he doesn't really sit and watch it anymore, but there are a lot of kids out there who enjoy the dog movies. and i love making them. >> what is your role in this? what do you do? >> i'm chief bad guy. and i want seduce and i want -- >> oh. >> yeah, silly comedy, but a lot of fun. >> how do you choose your projects? because you really'll are all over the place. bigfoot, god's not dead, this dog thing. >> and then right now hit the floor. >> hit the floor? >> hit the floor, in the middle of it and it is scandalous this year. and i'm also exec. producing and starring in a movie for i.m. television called "merry xmas." >> is it soon to be an ex-lover? >> it's an ex-wife. we get stuck in a cabin together and high jinks ensue. but it's a very sweet, very fun movie. >> it just dawned on me that hercules and superman is in "god's not dead." >> yes. and we were the last two up for that role.

kevin sorbo and i were the last two that read for lois and clark. >> do you still read for everything or do they -- >> it depends. it really depends. like a project i did a long time ago called "the broken hearts club," i had to fight to get in the door, a low budget project but a great project. so it really depends on the project. >> well, we're cheering you on. you do a little bit of everything, dean. >> i love you guys. >> come back and see us again. >> you didn't do me. do mine. coke nout oiled. >> okay. yeah, she is. >> get ready to see some amazing before and afters. two lucky ladies show off their "ambush makeovers." and wish you had more space in the kitchen? from countertops to cabinets we're going to help you clear the clutter. >> is that sissy biggers again? >> it's that silly sissy. >> right after this. >> new haircut. optimistic! dazzling! fierce! radiant! spring is the time to make it happen with the new special k simple 5 plan. no counting, no keeping track. just make five smart choices every day. and lose up to 5 pounds in 2 weeks.

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they say the kitchen is the heart of the home.

but who wants to be there if your countertops and cabinets are really cluttered? >> so it is time to get organized, hoda woman. and here with some great products that will keep everything in its place and give you that extra space is consumer lifestyle expert sissy biggers. >> hi, girls. >> little smaller, a little bigger when i'm with you guys. here is the fun part about the kitchen. it is the heart of the home. my kitchen this weekend looked like grand central station with an open buffet. >> yeah. >> so it's all about the real estate. the countertops are real estate, the drawers, the shelves, it's maximizing. >> right. >> let's go vertical. our paper towel holder is now also your digital home. you've got your ipad up there, which can be a cookbook. so that eliminates cookbook space. or your monitor for your television. recipes. >> smart. >> in your drawers, you want collapsible. this is the winston chop from joseph joseph. it goes completely -- almost completely flat. you can rinse and you can chop. it does double duty. and from oxo, collapsible silicone, which is great.

everything must be flat. >> genius. >> this is joseph joseph. this is their nesting, want to nest. the only space it takes up is as big as the biggest of the storage containers. >> you put them inside one another. >> color coordinated. easy to keep track of the tops and bottoms. this is my small obsession. it's the ball jar. this is their heritage edition. this is new this year. if you have kind of a vintage kitchen or kind of a cottage look, you can put your staples, your sugar, your flour, your rice, your raisins, your pretzels on top of the counter. >> like a drugstore look. >> yeah. >> cute. >> oxo has solutions. this is a turntable. the trick here is always put your tallest in the middle. and then this is your go-to turntable. where does this go? in the cupboard, the countertop. someone says where is the olive oil, it is on the turntable. >> get it yourself. >> right. >> these are bamboo drawers that roll, so you can put these in a

shelf to roll out, to create a new drawer and then from oxo again, the expandable drawer dividers. so you're dividing pots and pans. this is something that your kitchen loves here today. and in your drawers also, this is from the drawer store. you know that drawer that catches everything in the kitchen? >> yes. >> the junk drawer. >> why not keep it organized, using the different separators. it's an easy way to grab things. >> why not indeed, sissy? >> next up, this is the grip it. this goes on your fridge. and it magically holds your notes and pictures -- >> it's magnetized with a little marble holder inside. it's quite magical. it just grips everything. it's called a grip-it. >> what did you put up there? >> me. >> showing off. >> i was in the orange room. you have a little camera. this is the epicurean magnetic wall-mounted knife holder. so that way you can get your knives away from little people and high up. and easily magnetized.

>> they definitely stay up there? >> this is the grook. we went from the grip-it to the grook. this holds all of your brooms and dust mops, collapsible from capawela. >> where do you put this, girl? >> i mounted it right here on the edge of my shelf. so that can hold up to about 16 items. >> that's smart. >> and here i am in my shelf -- >> your pantry. >> in my pantry. the tea stand holds 100 tea bags. and you can store it this way, lay it down in a drawer. >> instead of the boxes of tea that i have. >> our adhesive hooks of course to gain more space. this is from organized living, an under the shelf shelf which we love, using the vertical space. this is a wonderful little corner shelf that you can then, again, go vertical. >> all right. >> and then finally this is one of your producer's ideas, a fridge bin that goes in your refrigerator. you put them the pantry. so now you can lay olive oil on its side. >> you rock, girl. we'll be back with ambush after this.

we're back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday, ready to reveal our "ambush makeovers" for the two lucky ladies. >> they were plucked off the plaza bright and early and surprised with head to toe new looks courtesy of our crack makeover experts. "today" contributor and stylist to the stars, everybody now, ♪ louis licari ♪ la, la, la, la, la, la, la >> and filling in for jill who's on vacation, style expert and author of "the cheap chica's guide to style," lilliana vasquez. >> thanks for having me. >> it turned into november again. >> a little chilly. but you know what? spring is in the air. at least we'll pretend. >> we'll take it. >> you guys had a nice group. our first lucky lady is lynn bright. lynn is 60 years old, from montgomery, alabama. her daughter ambushed us on the plaza, begging us to give her deserving mom a brand-new look. let's take a listen. >> you guys came to the plaza with a purpose. and that was to ambush makeover

your mom. why do you want this for your mom? >> she is so wonderful. she cared about people all her life and i just want her to be taken care of and she is perfect for this, and she is amazing. >> we're going to do that today. and lynn, how excited are you? >> i have such a mixed emotions. i obviously know that i would love to have this done, but am so embarrassed by it. >> you're in great hands. you're going to have so much fun. >> oh, thank you. >> oh, my gosh. >> no reason to be embarrassed. >> lisa is all ready. lisa, please keep your blindfold on for just a second while we bring your mom out. here is lynn bright's before picture. all right, lynn, let's see the new you. ♪ >> wow! all right, lisa. you ready? take off your blindfold. >> wow. >> mom, are you ready? >> kleenex!

>> oh, my gosh. ready? spin right here, sweetie. take a look at yourself. >> oh! >> oh, my. >> aw. oh, my. >> maybe our stage manager can go get us some kleenex, please. >> both stand right here together. >> mackey, tell us about -- >> mackey? thank you. please hand it to these lovely ladies. thank you, mackey. perfect. >> all right, louis, tell us about her hair. >> she was very concerned with keeping her hair length. so we wanted to show that you can keep your hair length but just reshape it and make a big difference. richard danny did this today. >> fantastic. >> what do you think? >> amazing. >> i love the bangs. >> the dress is awesome. >> she had never owned a little black dress in her lifetime. >> never. >> every woman has to have one. >> how do you get through life without one? >> she was a judge.

she's retired now. so i wanted to give her a beautiful little black dress that felt elegant that was multipurpose in her wardrobe. and this one is gorgeous. and it fits her perfect. >> that's beautiful. >> i love your relationship. a big round of applause. >> yes! >> go stand right over there. thank you. >> thank you. >> all right. our second lady is angela farris. she's 46 from chelmsford, massachusetts. her daughter told her mother that has had the same look since she was born 17 years go, so she asked us to give her a glam new style. let's take a listen to her story, please. >> now this is a challenge because i don't even know who the mom is. who is the mom here? >> okay. now, angela why do you want this makeover? >> i've had the same haircut for probably the last 15 years. and i would love -- i'd love to have some -- >> time for a change. girls, how ready are you for this? >> oh, my god, we're so ready. and she's so excited. she talks about it all the time.

>> okay. well, let's do this. >> all right. she's here with her daughters nardina, angelina, ramore and their friend mary lou. >> what a gorgeous group, by the way. >> beautiful group. can't wait to see them without their masks. one more look at angela before and bring out angela now. >> wow. >> fantastic. >> all right, you guys, take off your blindfolds. >> oh, my gosh. >> do you want to see what they see? >> yeah. >> turn around, hon. >> oh, my god. look at it. >> they go right to the hair. so cute. >> spin right around. >> okay. >> with angela, you know, obviously, the hardest job is when you have a pretty girl and you have to make her absolutely gorgeous. >> yeah, gorgeous. >> what i did here is i just gave her a pinch of warmth to make her blonde hair a little bit more strawberry. she always wanted wavy hair.

so bridget gave her these with a barrel curling iron and of course the makeup. by ina doe. >> hey, you guys, what do you think? >> oh, my gosh. you look so good. >> please go get her some kleenex. >> thank you. >> and the outfit? >> i think color energizes a woman, no matter what the color is. cobalt blue -- everybody's crying. >> not hoda. >> cobalt blue looks stunning on her. here you guys go. and the fit on this dress is perfect for her silhouette. really accentuates her curves from london times. >> thank you. you come out. big round of applause for both of our ladies. >> don't throw away the leftover easter candy. we're going to have some great ideas so it doesn't go to waste. >> and he left the west wing to stop by the big apple. "veep" star timothy simons after this. we really wanted to take a relaxing trip to florida. you know? just to unwind. but we can only afford one trip this year, and his high school reunion is coming up in seattle.

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♪ he's arguably one of the most reviled people in washington, d.c. at least in the fictional capital. and that's saying a lot. >> we are talking about timothy simons, who plays the self-absorbed, over-the-top white house liaison jonah ryan on hbo's hit comedy "veep." >> just been renewed for two more seasons. but this season he was fired for writing a juicy gossip blog. take a look. >> okay. i'm updating more than i'm actually dating. the president is giving his state of the uterus address. where will the others fall in? maddox, conservative. chung, he's liberal. where does selena myers stand? the first call could rule them all. >> such a loveable -- >> you are. >> how are you? >> i'm great.

thanks for having me on. >> hoda turned me on to the show. she talks about it constantly. congratulations. >> did you know it was going to be this kind of runaway success? >> i don't know. i guess -- i don't know, i try not to look too far into the future about those kinds of things. but i think our cast clicked right away. and i think with people like armando ianucci at the helm and julia louis-dreyfus you can't help but think it has some legs. >> let's be honest, you were happy to have a job. >> i was. >> you were thinking thank you, god. >> i had a call sheet, that's what i was excited about. >> when you watch this thing, it oks like there's so much improv, that you guys are just throwing things out there and spillballing. that's what it feels like. is that what is really happening on the show? >> a fair amount. what you see on the screen is about 10% improvised. because they give us freedom to be loose with the script, especially sort of in later takes. we have an incredible team of writers that puts amazing scripts together. and so i want to give full credit to those guys.

but they do give us the opportunity to make it sound conversational and -- >> they have a take that fits their needs and then they have some fun with it. >> they'll say, don't stay faithful to the script, just hit the beats. >> nobody likes you on the show. >> nobody. >> they have all these names for you. here is some of them. i like reading them. jonad. world's biggest single cell organism, long tall sally. >> yeah. >> unstable piece of human scaffolding. giant mangled skeleton they didn't have time to add details like pigment or self-respect. >> self-respect. absolutely. >> you don't care what anybody thinks of you. >> you don't give a rip. >> you have to separate yourself from what you hear as if it is not actually directed at you, especially the physicality. like i've lived with my face for a long time. i look like a bird of prey that gave birth to a muskrat. like that's what i look like. i get that. >> you do not. >> you're very sweet. >> your character does. >> your character does. >> but you have to have that separation of like -- >> your character does look a lot like you. >> yeah. when the cameras stop rolling, i'm very handsome. yeah.

>> in real life you've got twins. >> i have twins. >> somebody finds you irresistible. >> how long have you been married? >> we've been married, we're coming up on six years. yeah. that's harper and in the back is marty. >> is this your biggest acting gig yet or did you have some other things before this that were -- >> very, very small things, but this is the -- this is the first television job i've ever had. >> you said you'd done some films but you were cut out of them. you were edited out. >> i was edited out of -- >> be real here, okay? >> yeah. basically, this is my first television gig and it's my first big gig. >> is everybody on the show friends? because it seems like you would be off camera. are you? >> yeah, we actually get along quite well. we shoot in baltimore, so we're sort of family in baltimore, but we hang out in the off season. i was just at walsh's house the other day. we hang out a lot. >> are you anything like your character at all? is there any part of you that is like jonah? >> maybe. maybe a little bit. that's a horrible thing to admit. maybe a little bit. not -- i mean, not super close. >> what do you think of this

character you play? >> i don't think she likes him. >> she's in the majority. >> yeah. i think it's hard for her to watch sometimes, some of the really awful things. i think it's hard for her to watch, yeah. >> yeah. it is a lot of fun. >> it must be a scream to play. >> it is. >> thanks. thanks so much. >> give our love to everybody. two big fans here. you think the claws come out in washington, d.c.? >> our viewers share real-life cat-astrophes. >> and do you still have a bunch of peeps and jelly beans left over from easter? >> we have some creative ways to put them to use. grab the kids. we'll have that right after this.

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p.s. i love you erica domesek. >> it is all about love today. and what we love doing is repurposing things we have at home. today, we have a lot of easter candy at home, right? >> right. >> so bunnies. let's get into it. we have so many bunnies from our baskets. we're going to repurpose this. we've got ears. we've got some -- what we did is we just broke it up, chopped it up on a knife, on our chopping board. >> i'll put you in the middle here. >> we'll do a little diy double boiler. put it on there and it will slowly melt. now you can add a little bit of butter. you can add -- we're just going to melt it down. really melt it down. this will take a couple of minutes to do. >> is it fondue? >> we're going to make fondue. you want to keep the heat real low. we don't want it to get too hot. we basically have in a couple of minutes our dipping fondue. >> what is this? >> this is coconut oil. you can mix this in, the option of butter or coconut oil. this is fondue. you can dip your strawberries,

fruits, even salty pretzels, fun to do with the kids. >> yes, hoda. >> she's with the kids now. >> i'm sorry. they're eating. >> how are they? are they yummy? >> good? all right. good one. >> one of my favorite things are peeps. we all love peeps. we have so many leftovers after the season. what do we do with them? tie-dye rice crispy treats. right? >> stop it. how do you do that? >> what do you need for rice crispy treats? you need marshmallows. we melt them down, put them on the stove, low heat. melt them down. we've gone ahead and done that here. do me a favor, put that in there for me. >> the rice krispies? want to do that, michelle? dump that bowl in there. >> stir it up. peeps come in so many different colors. there we go. i like to get messy in the kitchen. >> that's what hodi does. >> me too. >> so we're going to stir it up, keeping them separate. we've got the pitching, we've got the purple, we've got the yellow. and then you get to fold them together in a large pan to create an actual tie-dye. >> i like it. >> this one is really fun. i know you ladies love your

cocktails. >> no, no, no. why are you exaggerating? >> what do you do with all the leftover jellybeans? besides eat them. you make some fun cocktails. and some kiddie cocktails too. soak these overnight with a little vodka in a mason jar. you're going to make a liqueur. all do you is pour them in your cocktails the next day. for kids you know what, all you have to do, jellybeans and seltzer. >> that's clever. >> also a little artwork. paper. make a little template, glue them down. you've got some artwork out of jellybeans. >> what do you think of that? >> i like that one. >> you want to try it? >> michelle, you take the other one. you guys, thank you so much. >> thank you. cheers. >> clawing up the furniture. >> cat behaviorist jackson galaxy answers your questions. but first this is "today" on nbc. >> yessish it is.

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when the fur flies when cat behaviorist jackson galaxy takes on frisky felines on animal planet's "my cat from hell." >> and this year jackson's taking his cat skills and signature tricks to new york city to help frustrated cat owners. >> welcome. >> thank you. >> he's going to help some of our viewers by answering your questions. welcome. >> these guys were available, right? >> these guys are available, new york city animal care control right now. they have a lot of cats for adoption. you guys should be out there adopting no matter where you are. >> when you're assessing a cat, the first thing, you assess the cat or do you assess the cat owners? >> both. 50/50 really. >> oh, yeah? >> for sure. cat behavior doesn't happen in a vacuum. energy in a home dictates what is going on with the cat. >> it seems to me, they seem to be lone rangers. a lot of them seem to like to do their own thing and not be crowded. >> cats are incredibly loving, but they've mastered the art of like detached love. you know what i mean? they don't have an attachment to

the outcome of the love. >> i like that one. >> there are ways, some viewers are asking, how do you know if your cat loves you? is there something they do? >> you know what? cats say i love you and i own you at the same time. you know what i'm saying? it's like if they have confidence in their ownership of the territory and the people, then that's how they show love. but cats also show love in very predictable ways. nose to nose contact. >> some love to cuddle. >> and the blink thing. >> i call it the cat i love you. the cat i love you is this thing where cats will blink at you, to show you i'm vulnerable to you, i'm comfortable. and you can blink right back at them. and they'll do a little blinking it's like our little way in with them. just a slow blink. >> so you say you do something called play therapy. is that what we're doing here? >> we are doing play therapy right now. >> i'm having fun. i don't know about the cats. >> these guys are about i would say three months old, maybe four months old. this is a prime time for them to

learn how to hunt. they're natural born hunters. >> they're hunting. >> prey therapy. that's what it is about. we teach them to be confident little hunters and they will be confident big cats, you know? >> some people, they have a cat in their home and want another cat so they don't feel alone. can they introduce a second cat and all hell breaks loose. >> it is a bad thing? >> it can be bad. >> it could be bad, but for the most part i think cats need other cats in their lives. like these guys right now, they're learning from each other, like what's play and at what point do i say hey, back off, buddy? i mean, that's the kind of thing that happens at this age. but -- >> hoda and i do that. >> yes, we do. >> back off, buddy. >> if you have two cats -- this sounds silly, but do you have two litter boxes, everybody has their own territory, their own space, or you mix it up? >> they're like, poop here, pee here, they'll do whatever they want. but the formula is for every cat, you have one extra litter box. two cats three boxes. three cats, four boxes. >> oh, just -- >> are they easier to train than dogs? >> no. no. they're harder.

because the bottom line is they could care less about pleasing you. that's the difference between cats and dogs. they don't care about pleasing you. so there's got to be something in it for them in order for it to work. >> one viewer, we have a second, but her cat pees on the bed. do you think she has a problem? >> she has a huge problem. if she's in the bed, it is a much bigger problem. >> what should you do? >> you know, to figure out why her cat's peeing in the bed, of course first you go to the vet and make sure they're not sick. that's number one. second thing is cats who have separation anxiety tend to pee on the bed a lot. that's one of those things, if you're gone a lot get another cat. >> you're interesting. >> yeah. >> all of you. you're all fascinating. >> all right. >> the new season of "my cat from hell" premieres this saturday night on the animal planet. >> tomorrow, a special hour called you asked for it, everything you want to see more of and less of. >> relationship advice from matthew hussey and e. jean carroll. >> plus cheap travel destinations. >> and we're going to wear

sleeves. >> yeah. have an awesome thirsty thursday, everybody. >> bye. >> bye-bye. >> i'm here to help. through this get together.