this morning on "today's take," christian slater is back to kick off your friday fun as our celebrity co-host. then, wait until you see what happens when his co-star james franco stops by. plus, it's "freebie friday" and you can win big at home. >> announcer: frombc news, this is "today's take," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. yes! okay, christian. welcome to "today." yes, we are on air. this is freeb"freebie friday" morning, october 21st. 2016. al is off. dylan is with us and look who else is with us again.

friday. happy to be back on friday. >> and looking even more dapper. >> thank you. you guys look lovely, amazing. i heard yesterday was very good. i was gone for one day, and what happened? >> she falls in love. >> rumors about mcsteamy. >> who? who is this man you speak of? >> what is going on? had i leave, i turn my back and this guy sneaks in here. >> don't look at me. that's all you. >> wait. "laverne & shirley." that's our girl code, man! i don't know. this guy broke in. he said his name's eric dane. i've heard of him. >> that dude, yes. yes. very popular. very nice. >> is he? >> i don't know. he's got some -- is there any like film or video of what happened? because i want to see evidence. >> i don't believe it. christian, watch this. ? darling can't get enough of your love baby ? >> wait a second.

>> is that on repeat? oh, please! man! >> my hair's poking up because i'm getting nervous. lipse listen, they made us do that. >> look at that interview. it is like i didn't even exist. >> so nice. beautiful. >> but christian, every time he did that, i thought of you. >> come on! look at the hearts and it's a beauti m >> that's all i need. >> it's all he's got is mcsteamy. >> that's right. i know. i was trying to think. i'm mcgoofy, i think. i'm fine with that. mcgoofy works. >> mcgoofy is amazing. it's endearing. >> in honor of mcgoofy being with us and back, our other friends at american express are going to give us extra time to

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what do you feel good about, sir s sir? >> oh, wow, well i feel good about being here. i only thing i could think of was some photos to share of things that make me feel good. i thought this would cheer people up. that's my dog, hoot. charming little dog. she's a rescue. she's gearing up for halloween. >> does she mind wearing the costumes? >> no. embraced it. that's fish. that's fish and hoot. they're my two rescue gs they get along so well. and, yeah, they're definitely the loves of my life. they are fantastic. great dogs. >> i love your feel good friday, throw it is terrifying to me. >> can i just start by saying my initial feel good friday that everyone dismissed was we have wallpaper going up today. i am very excited to actually have it be done. why did they shoot it down? gavin said that's literally like watching paint dry. >> i disagree.

>> ooh! >> do you have a picture? >> no, because it was dismissed as not being fun enough. so then when i said what we're actually going to do -- >> was with it a fun color? >> it is like a nice textured sparkly -- >> it is going up in the baby's nursery. >> no, has nothing to do with the baby. that was initially what made me feel good. >> maybe bears and happy things. maybe clouds. especially on the ceiling. >> maybe it is not that good. >> blue skies, starry ts >> the only thing, have you ever seen "the conjuring"? >> absolutely not. >> it's terrifying. "conjuring 2." we watched "conjuring 1" last weekend. we're watching "conjuring 2" this weekend. >> this makes you feel good? >> yeah, this warms my heart. >> we like to watch scary movies in october. >> dylan! >> right? >> if you both are in it together, glad you found each

you scream. >> i know. well, my husband always says he has every right to scare me in october. after we watch the movie and i'm kind of jittery and kind of want to sleeps with the lights on, he's like clapping in if the next room making these weird sounds. i said you could literally scare baby out of me. >> oh, whoa! i learned very on that my wife does not like to be surprised. we were -- i had my kids in the back seat o know this trick. you know that trick when you're like driving on the road and you close one eye and pretend to be asleep. you are a he like this? but you got your other eye open. but you can see everything. my wife had never seen anybody do this trick before and she screamed and lost her mind. she freaked out. >> she should! >> i know. nobody's ever done this trick to her before. you just made me think of it. now i know never to surprise or pull any pranks or do any of those type things.

one. >> i did. i went for the ultimate and learned the hard way. >> around here you have to be careful because they will often drop like clowns and creepy things. so the next few weeks it is going to get relreally dicey ard here. >> because this is the season for pranks and scaring. >> so let's think about happy thoughts. >> happy friday. >> i was actually cleaning out some pictures yesterday. i found -- it's got a glare on center, 2006, april. my mom and i walking. i took her to see "the color purple." she looked up at this sign and said next year you're going to be working there. i said right, mom. >> you weren't working here? >> no. i was visiting town, working in chicago. she said you're going to be working here. exactly one year to the today the president of nbc, steve capus, had me in his office

he looked at the date and i said, it is today's date. my mom said i would be working here. that's my feel good friday and i ran across this picture. my mom said, you'll be working there. >> mother intuition. >> mom! >> mystic mary. i'll be charging $199 an hour to talk to my mother. we have a follow-up. there is a little scandal brewing. nothing political but it is definitely controversial. revealed that she and her husband, scary brian, may be the brains behind m & m's new caramel flavored m & ms. the story goes you guys sent them a letter. >> brian in college sent a letter several times to m & ms recommending this caramel flavor. they said, no, we're not taking suggestions. that was the end of it. i did an interview with m & ms for their anniversary.

and now there is caramel m & ms on the market. >> mars was watching our show and the company has responded. it's pretty serious here. >> whoa. >> man, i don't know. because -- okay. they say -- i'm quoting so that means i'm in my news mode. we get a lot of great ideas from our fans which help to inspire the perfect marriage of m & ms and caramel. we were happy to give today the first taste. but since your friends at today seemed to have forgotten to save a caramel for you, we'll make sure you and your husband get to try some soon. jerry, wheel 'em out! wheel 'em out! >> awesome! >> they sent over all of these candies for you, the baby and brian. >> but, wait. they still didn't give me credit for coming up with it. >> it is called looking a gift horse in the mouth.

thank you. >> that would be great, right? >> do you want to try some? >> i would love to try some. >> oh, look, you got one of every color. sorry. >> without proof we can't really bring it. we need to keep it. >> you need to find those letters. >> these are delicious. >> these are really good. >> really good. >> you and brian are geniuses. >> m&m you have done it again. i mean you. >> college e-mail account. >> i want to put mr. robot on the case and we're going to find it and track it down and hack the old computers and find them. >> in all seriousness, mars, you may have outdone yourself with this one. >> i'm very specific about peanut m&ms. you may have outdone yourself. >> this is the best flavor since

for halloween. >> i cannot have enough of these. >> only available until may 27th. >> they're not available. what year is this? >> this is 2016. >> you got them a year in advance. >> we have a long time. "snl" did you see the people waiting outside? >> i pulled up here today -- >> it could be one of the best lineups. >> tom hanks hosting lady gaga performing. these are the people in the monsoon that would happen at 8:24 eastern time. they've been out there waiting to see tom hanks. you love tom hanks. >> i'm obsessed with tom hanks. >> i'm obsessed with lady gaga and her friends. we love each other a lot. it's a true story. you hosted in 1991, what was that like? >> it was incredible. great, phenomenal experience. >> there you are. >> there i am. look at that. >> aren't you adorable. >> look at those pants.

>> 1991, who was on the show then? >> farley and i think bonnie rait. "let's give them something to talk about." >> do you have that somewhere? >> my mom compiled everything i've ever done. it's extensive. >> scale of one to ten, ten being the most nervous. where were you at that point? >> it w but the guys were so great. chris farley, david spade, adam sandler. i was fortunate to work with such a phenomenal cast. >> mr. robot is tiwas such a hu huge hit. >> they did a spoof on it -- >> it's time for you to host. >> hey, lauren, i'm here, whenever you want me in. >> it beats coming on our show.

that's definitely -- >> we just get you in the two-time. >> i'll take three. two or three. that's good. i don't want to be greedy. i'm happy to be here, as well. this is enough. this is all good. >> good warm up. >> we have caramel m&ms. we got them before everybody else. not until may 2017. made us do a double take, which thanks to our friends at american express means you get an extra little bit of time with us. >> going frin the slow mo kiss on the cheek. there we go. >> your nose is cold. like charlie the puppy. >> come on. >> there we go. i got lipstick on you. >> that's okay, your lipstick is good. >> wildlife photography were announced and here are some photographer of the year. tim for his photo.

>> fish. there it is. the photographer spent three days rope climbing the 30 meter tall tree to set several go-pro cameras that could trigger remotely. the photos will be on display at the national history museum. >> that is amazing. above the world there. gorgeous. >> isn't it amazing -- remember you go in and they have the "life" magazine at the doctor's office and look at the photos. >> at >> "self" magazine put out a list of pop culture halloween costumes and snapchat filters and emojis would be wildly popular. here are the list. beyonce and lemonade. >> that's a good one. >> i guess the one with the bat. the joker -- >> creepy, scary. >> my favorite characters from

>> nice. >> and the next one, dylan. kanye west "fade" video. >> do you know what i would look like in that outfit right now? >> cute. >> have you seen the size of my belly. >> i think they can do like a body suit. >> look at the moves she's got. >> that's all you, tamron. >> what? good morning. that's incredible. >> you've never seen that video. >> she's an artist, rapper and dancer. >> yeah, really. >> that's just all freestyle. >> he was just making that up. >> it went viral. >> i have to get on my game. >> you are on the game with the forecast. what have we got? >> it rained at 8:24. >> that was one thing. you can see just a couple spotty showers trying to move in off the atlantic, but really the big story back through western pennsylvania and western new york where we do have several inches of rain on the ground and

areas of flooding. that is going to move eastward through the start of the weekend and back behind it temperatures cool enough to produce some snow across the mountains of northern >> good morning, everybody. we made it to friday, but it's a foggy start to this friday, and quite damp as you step out the door, going with mostly cloudy skies today. the heavier rainfall to the west right now, but it could work in this afternoon, and it could make for a few isolated look how mild. 68-74. and raincoat? i don't know about that. widespread, half an inch to an inch with downpours, and windy for the weekend. the 7-on-7 forecast shows chillier temperatures in store. . >> announcer: more today is sponsored by the blue cash every day card from american express. it's more than cash back. it's backed by the service and

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this is about the point in the show when we get really hungry around here and nothing sounds better right now than a kicked-up breakfast. >> so our "today food" team called in the debutante farmer elizabeth to show u the ultimate bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. good morning. >> good morning. these are our ingredients. we have wonderful bread, gruyere. we'll make some bacon jam. bacon jam. it is actually unbelievable. so we start -- our bacon is rendering. we'll leave the fat in here. it is really important. i know it is a lot and we're worried about health but you're just going to put a smidge on sandwich. >> this is every once in a

onions, add our shallots, let that cook down until it gets really soft and all that flavors gets in there. here we are. shallots, bacon and onions. took about ten minutes. now we've got maple syrup, some water, balsamic vinegar, we've got that sweet, little acid. we've got some dijon mustard and a little bit of worcestershire. want it to get thick, you want it to get syrupy. go into our blender for just a second. you still want it to be chunky. just a little bit. that's really about all you need. you don't want it to turn into a paste. you just want to break it down just a little bit. so now this, fantastic bacon jam, is going on our ultimate unbelievable breakfast sandwich. >> so this is what the jam looks

yes. >> it looks beautiful. >> we've got our wonderful griddle. these things are amazing. they cook evenly, you throw them on top. you can get a lot of things on that. then with our fried egg. that is going to be the glory on this sandwich. we have our buttered bread. >> what kind of bread do you like? >> i love a sourdough. we'll do a whole grain today. but you can do any bread you love side down? >> i did because it has to go on to our griddle. now we are going to spread our jam. now this is -- if you aren't a fan of bacon jam -- i can't imagine that you wouldn't be. but if you're not, you could always do a blackberry or raspberry jam. >> that is going on the grill. >> exactly. but we can't forget our egg. we got to get our egg on top. look at this! >> oh, my goodness! >> have you ever?

>> we'll brown both sides, it is going to be gorgeous. now going over to our hash browns. everybody loves a hash brown. oh, my gosh! oh, my gosh! >> darn you! that's really not fair at all! >> yes, it is! it's halloween. that is fantastic. >> i hate this holiday. this is the worst holiday! >> it is the best holiday ever! i >> genuinely got me. >> you're such a good southern woman. don't fall for these new york ways. >> they're corrupting me here. it's terrible. so we're going to hand grate our potatoes. that makes all the difference. what we want to do, in order to make a really crisp, wonderful hash brown, we got to squeeze

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as you know, christian's our co-host this week but he has a big film coming out today with james franco. >> the movie is called "king cobra" based on a true story of murder centered in the seedy world of film making.

us. >> it is nice having you here. >> yes. >> so christian, you started to tell us about this movie on wednesday. give us a recap for those who didn't hear what it is about. >> well, it is about the adult film industry. he and i play rivals, basically. i run -- >> no. >> what? >> you're cobra. yeah, i run cobra films. >> i'm the viper boys. >> i've had like a james franco week. helw like got 18 things going on. you interview, like between the two ferns? i think dylan and i should go on each side of you and let you two -- >> that's the best idea. >> you're interviewing james. there we go. >> i didn't have to move. >> i see. well, mr. franco, you've been in this business for a long time now. is that correct?

while. >> gentlemen. >> how did this "king cobra" project come to you? how did you discover this film? >> okay. well, i had worked with our great director, justin kelly, before he had actually been a co-editor on "milk." the film i did with sean penn. we had this other movie called "i am michael" that we took to sundance. ironically, it hasn't come out yet. "king out first. but he and i were talking, what are we going to do next? that's something you say regularly when you work with people. >> well, i work with a lot of young, up and coming directors. >> no. it is wonderful you give them that opportunity. >> i help them get the movies made but i also just push them to do it. as you know, there is a lot of talk in our business and things can sit around for years and years and years. so i pushed him to make these. like i have this great story. something i always want to do.

then -- >> how long did it take from the time that he told you about -- >> it was fast as heck. all we needed to do was get our main dude and once we did that, we were all set. you were his first choice. >> that's so awesome. >> sorry. now as an interview, this is when you ask something uncomfortable. like way too personal or something behind the scenes. >> personal. >> you might have some insights. >> was it doing some of the kissing scenes in this particular project? how is that? is that awkward? always go for the relationship stuff. awkward love scene. how did that feel? >> well, so i play a rival pornographer. i am in a relationship with the character played by keegan allen. >> he's brilliant. >> yeah. i've known him before. i've worked with him before. >> that's the other thing i love about you. when you work with actors, you've created sort of a

>> i'll tell you -- let me tell you something. >> here's the break-through moment! this is going to go viral. get ready. it is going viral. >> i had no problem with the love scenes. >> very brave. >> and our guys are like, justin described them as shop, gym, tan. shop, gym, tan. a lot of our scenes we're lifting weights, tanning, and we're in like skimpy speedos and these things. i have no >> you got to check this movie out. >> my only problem with doing it was i'm going to bust him a little bit -- is keegan stuffed his speedo so big! >> no! >> like this is -- >> this is luge! >> everyone that came on set was like, what? >> what did he stuff the speedo with? >> like he had the biggest bulge and i know for a fact he stuffed it, because -- >> you know! >> fern. fern here.

i asked him. i said is that all you? >> this is deep -- >> i asked the question. >> this is deep actor information. when you do a nude scene as a male, oftentimes they'll give you like a sock, you know? so that you can -- but then you can see the butt and everything. >> because of modesty. >> yeah. well, i asked for are my sock. may i have the sock? and they're took all of them. not just one. keegan took all of them. >> and used them all at once? >> yeah! so i was fine with it except when standing next to keegan who's like -- and then taped everything. it's just like -- >> christian and james. >> i had no idea this was going on. >> "king cobra" is available in select theaters. >> great story. >> on demand today. remember what you learned about the sock when you watch the film. >> i'm going to look for that now. >> you're going to be able to see it.

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called st. motelevision. good morning, guys. >> thanks for having us. >> you were here with us last summer. a lot's happened in the past year. how's it been going for you guys? >> it's been good. thanks for having us back. it's just been, you know, one journey to get back leer to finish the album. and today is the day. >> that's a lot of work to put -- yeah. i can imagine. the last time you guys were you did some good performance? it was crazy? >> it was wild. >> al was like on the couch dancing. >> al was dancing? >> it was pretty intense. >> real distracting. i'll be honest. it was great. >> okay. okay. yeah. well, now we understand why he a he getting knee surgery. >> it all ties together now. i understand. >> that's very possible. we'll be back in a moment right after this.

looking for a way to keep your little ones occupied on a saturday morning while you get a little break? >> well, you're in luck. randy zuckerberg who wrote the best s taking that spunky character off the pages of her book. >> check out the first episode where the tech-savvy dot takes her tablet into the woods. >> i love being a rangeroo. feels great to be back out here with nothing but the trees, birds, the fresh air -- whoa,

really? how can you earn your scavenger hunt badges with your eyes glued to a screen? >> so, you just mentioned you guys are both in these tech savvy movies. >> partner in tech tv. how exciting is this. >> unbelievable. you have a great character. a great show. >> thank you. i think it is so important to show preschoolers getting interested in technology because that's when kids are forming their identity. that's when parents are deciding the right balance of tech in the household. to get tech is so important. >> that is a great thing. how do you discover that balance? you can see kids, you go out to dinner and you see parents with the kids just sitting there at the table and kids are looking at the ipad. do you feel like what's the best thing parents can do to get the kids actually off the technology and back into the real world? >> i feel for parents today. on one hand, i am a professional technologist. i am also an amateur mom raising kids in the digital age. >> congratulations.

when they think about kids and tech we don't have to immediately think of a kid glued to a screen. dot, she 3-d prints, she builds robots with be she flies drones. there are so many ways to get kids excited about technology. >> wonderment and things that you actually can create. >> that's right. tech can bring you closer to the things you love. it can bring creativity and fun into your life. it doesn't just have to put up a barrier between you and your life. >> awesome. i love your hair, by the way. >> thank you. i'm i'm wearing polka dots. >> so it is in honor of dot. >> it is in honor of dot. in many ways i feel like i am a little bit dot with her adventuresome entrepreneurial spirit. >> how did you get involved in this tech world? was this your background? >> i worked in silicon valley for a decade. i led marketing at facebook for many years and worked there. but when after i left, i actually set out to write a

complicated." here i had these young kids and realized the challenges of modern parenting. i went back to my publisher and said i'd also love to write a kid's book. we need to get more girls excited about tech. we need to show modern childhood. we need a tool for parents. hi! >> i love it. i can't wait to share with my nieces. >> oh wi, myos we want to thank you. >> thank you so much. loved doing it. happy friday. this is the best! >> i love being a tech show people together. >> we're doing it. a performance by st. motel

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. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda. live from studio rockefeller plaza. >> hey, what's better on a friday, october 21, than two things, jenna bush who's filling in and move by st. motel. they're rehearsing. they are going to be playing for us. they are going to make your friday fine. >> doesn't that seem like a party? i love it. >> i'm already -- >> right? >> it's a little old school. we have a fun show to kick off