from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. hello, everybody. you made ito friday. june 17th. that allegedly is california lovers. >> we have a great show to kickoff the weekend. >> jim and jeannie gavaghan, creators and writers based on their life. they won a christopher award a couple weeks ago. >> he has one joke about what

having a good family is like, like owning a waterbed store, they're unique, now they're just weird. >> whatever they're doing, they do it well. then we are throwing our own block party. we have summer fun covered so you can throw your own. >> the latest styles for the fashionista, and lily and a is back with luxe for less. today, national martini day, it is the entire weekend? >> we are making it saturday and sunday. >> we will be at cheers all day sunday. >> and saturday. >> by the way, that's what we call saturday, sipping something saturday. sunday are sipping something -- >> tell you i like mine ice cold, vodka, with a twist of

lemon. that's how i like it. how do you like yours? >> i don't drink them. if i have a sip, i do like olives. this is gray goose, very cold. >> martini was in vented at knickerbocker hotel down the street gl how convenient for us. >> some say john d. rockefeller was the first customer to enjoy the popular martini. >> and they make it the same way. >> james bond is the most popular martini drinker. >> shaken, not stirred. >> shaken, not stirred. >> shaken, not stirred. >> shaken, not stirred. >> would you get me a dry martini, shaken, not stirred. >> medium dry martini, shaken, not stirred. >> vodka? >> of course. >> dry martini. wait. shake it to the right, add a

thin slice of lemon. >> yes, sir. >> got that? >> wow. all right. so we did martinis. >> the perfect bond, if you could have anything you wanted in life? >> who would be my james bond. i like pierce brosnan, i think. >> one that hasn't been. >> oh, i don't know who the next one is. i don't see those kind of guys. do you still see them out there? who do you think? >> we need to know what you all think. >> george clooney. >> no. thanks for your input. that was great. we are moving on to hollywood dads. since it is father's day this weekend, we wanted to play a game with you guys and the game is we're going to show you a famous hollywood son or daughter and we're going to have you guess and have us guess who the famous father is.

here's an example. kiefer sutherland, and this is donald. let's play. lesser known famous ones. >> colin hanks. >> tom hanks. >> how did you know that. >> i have seen him, met him when he was a little kid. next. >> sinks that song xs and os. >> oh country. that's elle king? i had no clue. >> me either. >> today we taught something. >> james caan's son. >> they're both handsome. >> scott caan. >> oh.

who is that? that's not -- >> oh, oh, ritter, john ritter's son jason i think. >> what? you're so good. >> not really. didn't know rob schneider. >> former "snl" cast member. >> i don't know. >> who is it? >> abby elliott, chris elliott's daughter. >> he was also an "snl" cast member. that was interesting. thank you, amanda, for coming up with that game. >> mildly amusing. thank you. have you ever been at a party or gathering and you notice someone is flirting with your man or has someone been flirting with you and you feel uncomfortable and don't know what to do. a husband asked for guidance he was having with his sister-in-law. >> it gets complicated. >> the sister-in-law will not stop flirting with him, and it

makes him very uncomfortable. he says his wife laughs at it. she's like please, don't be so crazy. >> the sister said she wants to have the husband's baby. no laughing about it. >> and now to get it more complicated, the sister is going to temporarily move in with them. >> temporarily. says he's a guy, not sure he can trust himself in the situation. >> that tells you a lot. >> yeah, i think you can't. >> dear prudence says look at his ownby hafr because he lax self restraint or responsibility. >> make sure your wife is aware it is not a laughing matter. and set a deadline for when she leaves. >> like tomorrow. >> all right. have you? >> what? >> ever felt uncomfortable when somebody is around joel and sort of coming onto him? >> i think when people linger

too long, i go over to the situation and drape my arm around joel because i want it to be clear. >> comes over to the guy from the jersey shore -- >> i feel like there's normal and fun and i know joel has lots of tolerance, too. if i feel uncomfortable, i feel someone is too touchy, i reach over. >> told you a story long time ago at the kentucky derby once, a woman followed frank into the men's room. >> that's telling. >> i gave her an earful. >> you were waiting for her, tapping your toe. >> i wasn't going to go in and get her. >> i waited. i sure did. i think there was alcohol involved -- >> well, try not to judge. we get cool, interesting things sent to us. beautiful things. every now and then get something so crazy that we want to unveil

it. >> this is a portrait someone made made out of cheetos. >> i think i melted some of your cheese. >> that's incredible. how much we look like that. >> those are cheetos. they left blank spaces. >> how long did it take? hours and hours, had to. >> say cheese! >> thank you all. we don't even have the name of the person. did you know cheetos made it. >> there's a cheetos museum. there's a museum for everything, hoda. >> if you look at one closely, it is like a cloud in the sky,

what does it look like. >> hard to get beyond cheetos. >> we could do that all day. is it time? they keep flipping. time for friday funny. >> ready? >> okay, go. >> what did the grape do when he got stepped on? >> i don't know. >> he let out a little wine. >> i thought we did that one already. >> maybe. did you hear about the guy that invented life savers? >> no. >> they say he made a mint. what's forest gum's password. >> one forest, one! >> what did the buffalo say to his son when he left for college. >> i don't know. >> bye, son. >> you know what, that was a

good one. >> i think i'll have an olive. >> one of america's funniest dads is back. jim gaffigan is here with his talented wife jeannie. >> have a nice weekend everybody. weekend everybody. what a lovely home you have. is this your family? yea, that's my daughter, my son, and that's my... hey, kool-aid man! ...husband. oh yeah!!! [ crashing ] [ electricity crackles ] hey at least you got your homeowners insurance through progressive. by bundling it with your car insurance you saved a ton! yeah. do you want to see the rest of the house? -i can actually see a lot of it. -oh.

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and sold out multiple comedy tours. >> no wonder they're called a power couple. jim and jeannie gaffigan. >> did we forget to mention they're also raising five kids. >> unbelievable. >> we don't know if they're doing it well. >> we don't. the latest project is season 2 of the jim gaffigan show, they write every episode, including the premier sunday which features jim wondering to his on screen wife what his true calling is. >> see if you spot a cameo from the real jeannie. >> calling, you say calling like that's something everyone gets like a jury summons. >> i clearly remember when i got my calling. >> jeannie. i told you you could only get one cabbage patch kid. >> i want five. >> i said one. okay. fine. five. stop screaming.

>> it all makes sense now. >> look at this power couple. how are you guys? >> good. >> are you running on fumes or -- >> absolutely. >> you look like a plateful. >> yes, it's really chaotic, but great opportunity for us to really capture our point of view on a show and it has been fun. >> were you attracted because of your sense of humor? >> i mean she's blind obviously, but we were attracted to our work ethic. we both have, like we got together, immediately started working. >> working together, and having fun. like laughing and working and just seemed right because i don't know if we weren't matched up with someone with the same work ethic, i don't know if it would have worked. would have been like going distant directions. we kind of found this work

thing. channeling projects together. >> you don't work all the time, you have five children. let me be controversial for a moment. if you work together so amazingly well and pretty much share all of the responsibilities, why isn't it called the jim and jeannie gaffigan show. >> that's a good point. i don't know. in fact, we're going to change it. if everyone tunes in. i tell you what, if everyone tunes into tv land this sunday night at 10:00 p.m., 9:00 central, watches back to back episodes, i will change the name of the show. >> are you serious? >> if it gets a rating of 100 million people, i will change the title. you know what, i don't know why it is called "the jim gaffigan show." >> for a long time, building the empire of like the jim gaffigan comedy. >> the brand.

>> the brand, it has always been through jim gaffigan's point of view. long time ago i started writing with the jim gaffigan point of view. the comedy show and all the stuff built up was both of us doing this, like a couple comedy. >> i love lucy was lucy. trying to get a comedic rise out of you. >> it is controversial. i love it. >> did you set out to have five kids, was that the game plan or did it just kind of happen? >> we have an episode this season about that, how we both initially were like we're going to have a huge family. >> did you come from large families? >> yes. i am one of six, she's one of nine. >> we have a small family compared to that. we have jokes about having a ton of kids. then once we had a ton of kids, we kind of blamed each other, well, you wanted all the kids. >> is one a problem child or two? >> they're all problems. i think any child is a problem

child. >> at any given moment. >> it is amazing. i can't imagine my life without the chaos. i mean, i fantasize about it, i can't imagine my life. >> they won a christopher award. >> we know. can we play a game with you guys? we want to see who can name your children first, middle, last the fastest in order. >> oldest to young. >> james christopher, katherine luis, patrick joseph. >> you copied her. >> and you're directing. >> she does it all. she does do it all. it is amazing. it is chaos for us to do it together. part of it is that's how we do everything. >> it works. >> but it's also just i spend

every moment with her and we never argued once. >> except when we are fist fighting. >> that's not arguing, that's just fighting. >> that's the creative process. >> making number six? >> that's right. >> number six is like the show in a way. i feel like people are like are you going to have more kids, probably the reason i don't have seven kids now is because of the show. the show is like the most colicky babies i had. >> lot of it is way too early in the morning. >> you have a big hit on tv land. >> jim and jeannie gaffigan show. >> jim and jeannie. great to see you both. >> thanks for having us. >> season two of the jim and jeannie gaffigan show premiers sunday night on tv land. why beat the summer heat when you can have fun in the

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74. the suburbs, right now, 74. a little bit of a breeze out of the northeast. we could see an isolated shower this afternoon. it would be brief if it does pop up. most of the area will stay dry as we warm into the 80s today, and sunshine will be bright through the weekend. >> looks good. thanks. >> jessica is standing by with a check of the roads. >> thanks. we're starting with the area bridges. dealing with construction over the walt whitman bridge. in and out of philadelphia, this morning, you will see some delays. we're al watching more construction once you get into new jersey. this has been a big problem all week. lots of lanes blocked on the boulevard eastbound back into new jersey before airport circle. the right lane closed there. >> thank you. >> if you're heading down the shore this weekend, beware of the new kind of jellyfish that's

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it is friday. have we got the perfect idea for the weekend. >> how about throwing the best ever summer block party. >> sounds good. gather your neighbors, put out flyers. we have the instruction guide from drinks to games and fun for the kids. >> the editor of martha stewart living, elizabeth gray. >> hi, thanks for having me. >> throwing the best block party ever. >> super fun and easy. one party you can pull together all your resources from neighbors and have them help. >> sounds like we have the barbeque going. that is happening. >> yeah. let's start with good drinks. we have martha's lemonade. and as the day goes on and

things get hot, this gets better. >> it is just an ice cube with a lemon rind. >> you can take those and use them in ice tea and have an arnold palmer. >> yes. >> and you have different tables and chairs, want it to look cozy. pick a color. we went with blue. we have inexpensive vessels, spray paint them white. invite neighbors to bring flowers or inexpensive filler flowers. look great in mass on their own. here's a decorate my drink area. great ice breaker. and you don't have errant cups around. >> get to the alcoholic drinks. >> this is premade. you don't bring out a bunch of bottles. make it two to three days in advance with any wine. >> how do you bottle it

yourself. >> with an inexpensive capper, 10 to $14 each and you'll use it again and again. >> craft pool. and you have the barbeque going. these are salads, sides that hold up in the heat. they're going to be good. this is a great pasta salad, new go to pasta salad with peas and summer beans. this is a chopped salad, a pepper. this is a great starter and people love it. great vegetarian option, too. grilled watermelon skewar. flip over the watermelon, you have a great display. >> grilled fruit is delicious and fun. >> everyone loves the flavor of s'mores.

i don't know about you, but my ordinance won't allow to light the fire. this is a wonderful sheet cake with lemon cream cheese frosting, blueberries optional. i made it for my son's birthday, everyone loved it. >> should we play games? >> plan for fun. kids love riding around the block. let them decorate their bikes. >> he is doing a great job. we have other friends there. you have games, twister, bring it out. >> can i ask about that twister game. usually it is on a plastic deal. you spray paint? >> you can do it on canvas or drop cloth to make it bigger. and family, too. >> roman, billy, excellent job.

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if you pulled out all your kids' summer clothes to realize they've outgrown them all, you may need to hit the mall. >> before you do, we picked out fashionable duds with the help of style expert christine. >> how are you? >> starting with some little ones. >> we are at the pool, we are hanging. >> we have brights and we are ready for summer. >> this is avery and maya. they're sisters. put them in matching hooded coverups from lands end, 13.99. avery has a striped one piece,

maya has a yellow neon from janie and jack. >> those are so cute. >> and the shoes are from kidsshoes.com. an amazing sizing app, you can size kids at home. takes guesswork out of sizing, ensures the perfect fit. >> somebody in the pool. >> sal in the pool. what are you doing? >> he is in old navy shorts. >> every girl is covering their hair. >> when sal gets out of the pool, we have a cool towel he can put on with a hood. show you how to put it on. >> you want to? >> we have this. you can personalize it for your kids. >> get cozied up. >> i see zack and josh. >> look at these two handsome boys. >> they are pretty handsome. >> zachary and josh.

zack is wearing an adorable gingham shirt and shorts. we have a lands end tie, and josh is adorable in a seersucker suit from lands end. >> these are sirius xm friends. we are happy you are here. party on, kids. >> and a cool shirt from ll bean and crisp sneakers, you could dress it up also. >> is that megan? >> yes, it is. >> and we have summer denim. megan and demarcus. kids want to play and be comfortable. don't want to be too hot and covered in denim. we have an old navy dress and jean jacket on megan, pop of pink, fun, sparkly, sporty

sneakers. >> and demarcus has stars on his pants. >> these are from boden withdraw string waist band. jcpenney makes bright t-shirts in every color. they look great. >> i think i see eva and maya. >> look at these bojo chic girls. >> we've got headband, feather, fringe. you're all ready. >> what does maya have on? >> little more sophisticated for teens and tweens. a romper from forever 21. cute cross body bag. >> she is a chip off the old block.

elle here, one of the producers. >> it is fun when we get to see the people we work with, their kids here. >> thank you. now for grownup fun. lilliana has the newest trick for the summer after this.

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where's our lilliana? hello! love your little dress. >> thank you. >> you gingham thing. >> that's our luxe next week. >> you're underscoring something important we need to have. >> it is all about chambray. people ask what is the

difference between chambray and denim. not a huge difference, but chambray is lighter, a flat weave, and the same color. you flip over denim, one side is dark, one is light. this is consistent throughout. the great thing is it comes in many different fabrications. start with kimberly. she's showing us a high waisted trouser. >> i love that. >> even if you're petite, if you do a high waisted flare leg, you get hoda legs. these are from gap, under $30. paired it with a crop top. and one of my favorite things with chambray, feel how soft. >> and light. >> you want that lightweight. how nice are those. >> denim on denim or on jean, is that cool? >> you can do it in a few ways. do with high contrast, light top, dark bottom. here's the same tone.

she's showing us how to wear it with an off the shoulder top available at nordstroms. i like a looser short after a certain age. i like a looser short, feels like a skirt. also available at nordstroms. >> that's a short pair of shorts. you have to be in your 20s? >> if you have good legs, rock it. why not. >> i like her shoes, too. >> lace up, easy neutral. then on ali, we have a jump suit. this is a huge trend this season. i asked her does it feel like you're wearing pajamas, which means they're really comfortable. this is under $50 from jcpenney. >> so cute. >> all the lace detail. and touch it again, super soft. sorry for grabbing you. >> so yes, really cute. super easy, you can do it with

flats. she has it with a wedge. the illusion of length. when you think of chambray, you don't often think of accessories. the laceup flat, big trend. reddressboutiq reddressboutique.com. >> what would you wear it with. ? >> with a white jean. same with a printed dress, these are gojane.com. and chambray can come in all different colors. >> and the leather. >> this is from jcpenney, backpack. hands free. oversized tote from old navy, under 30 bucks. this is a wrap watch in chambray. look for interesting ways to incorporate the fabric. >> don't overdo it. >> don't want a chambray outfit with a chambray watch and chambray bag. one thing at a time. >> thank you, sweetie.

>> thank you, guys. we will be back in a moment allegedly. first, this is "today" on nbc. i.

time for okay and not okay. some celebrities have been known to speak out against award shows. >> the rock and roll hall of fame certificate moans unpleasant, justin beiber says they're hollow and lack authenticity. >> we were asked ask okay or not okay to slam awards shows. here's what we had to say. >> i only knock someone when i don't get nominated, which is almost always. >> ha ha ha. love that one. i say it is your prerogative to plan anything you want. if you're not into it, why not graciously decline. >> there's a thought. >> yeah. >> that's right. next week, blake lively,

luke brian, and performance by meghan trainor. and ana gas tire. >> why do we have these stores? >> we have a hot show. >> we're going to get cooking with giada delauren 'tis. and the artist of the moment. couple things to remind you of. do you feel like you're the odd mom out. >> some of your friends or other mothers shaming you because you do things differently? are you feeling judge? >> you don't bake home baked goods for your kids' class. jill cartman, star of odd mom out, go to facebook, give us a video. >> we want to send you on a fantastic trip. >> the one this week was a twitter friend. and there's so much more. if you have a great story, let us know. great story for you.

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