this morning on today's take a hollywood icon director ron howard on fire again with his latest blockbuster "inferno." the money sters are back but you haven't seen anything like this. and we will ask emmy winner brle wing reunion. coming up right now. from nbc news this is today's take live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today," thursday morning, october 27th, 2016. al along with tamron and dylan. i had to do that open three times because i couldn't say west ring -- west wing reunion

>> you normally crush all of your takes once. >> i couldn't get that one. the birthdays, we had a whole bunch of interesting 100-year-old birthdays. >> what was the name of the town. >> among hay la. >> everybody getting excited about thanksgiving. before that we have halloween. >> what? >> what about all these halloween segments we have. >> we're going right to th stuffing. >> what about christmas? let's talk about that. >> how about arbor day. so i decided deborah got in a costume for pepper. >> that's your pet. >> my little dog pepper and this is the only -- i posted this on instagram, this is the only pumpkin spice i will agree to like because it's pepper and she is in the pumpkin. >> i got the pumpkin spice thing but then i remembered the dog's name was pepper i was like it's

two years about pumpkin spice flavoring. >> how about pepper feel about that? >> 30 seconds after that had been taken she shoo k that off. >> the pumpkin ends up on the belly. >> her waistline. >> well, she has -- we took her to the vet and he said he'd like her to lose one or two pounds, not that she's overweight now, but as she ages smaller dogs -- >> which it's hard to keep pets weight in check because always so cute and you want to give them treats. >> they have a problem on the home. >> the doctor was in the speakerphone he said we have to cut out the in between meal treats. i said we don't give them in between meal treats and deborah starts walking around. >> boss co has -- >> they asked if i had pictures of boss co in a halloween costume which i don't but going through the pictures on my phone

about that. >> she looks miserable. >> if you were to put jean shorts on a dog would you put them on like that or all four legs so the waist comes up halfway. >> or just not put them on. >> that's a good idea. >> she almost looks like. >> a person. >> like a person. >> she looks like she's scottish. >> she does. >> her eyes stair right into you. >> she's staring through that camera, woman, go et these off of me. >> and people will saying she is a the beard makes people think she is a boy. >> i'm an awful dog mom. i have n found a costume for may love yet. >> that does not make you awful. >> may love, she's going as a chihuahua. >> she's actually a great dane. >> mae love is going as a great dane. i went on amazon because i felt parent shamed by both of you and i can't get anything for monday. >> there is this new thing where you actually go to a store.

of? >> there is a door and windows, you open it and walk in. >> it's just this new york mentality to just order everything. i was saying if i get a headache i'd rather order aspirin online than go to the store. >> come on. >> i've done that. >> because there are no dwayne reeds within 100 feet of you. >> the facto this -- >> on your way home from the subway you've got to pass at least three -- >> i'm in a looking for my home address, going in to find my computer to buy what i made a mental note of in my head while i was walking past the stores. >> it's hard to go to the store. i'm right there with you. >> now i have got to go because mae love. and if you have any suggestions -- >> you don't have to go anywhere. >> i have to put her in a costume. >> you don't have to. buck the pressure. >> i want her to look good when i answer the door for my kids in

back thursday. >> what is this? >> you have a lot of pictures of you as a kid which i think is so terrific. >> my mom gave each of us kids multiple shoeboxes of pictures from our childhood. look at the giant plastic bottle of vodka over my left shoulder. >> that's water. your parents told me that's water. >> no, i was at my grandmother's house. but i was apparently a fortune teller that year. the glasses were not part of the costume. >> those are your glasses. >> those are actually prescription glasses again. i think boss co in the jeans and you put that on and we've got ourselves a party. >> we have ourselves a costume. >> what did you do yesterday the prenatal yoga. >> it's something that has been recommended for a long tim to me. prenatal yoga, itets your mind and body right for eventual family. >> we have a bunch of producers, sara, kristen mcgee -- >> and you guys travel with a camera crew. >> is this for a story?

actually -- >>ch new reality elps because it gets my foot in the door. it ended up taking away a lot from it because just the breathing, i can't touch my toes before being pregnant. >> maybe they should do couples, prenatal couples, i could see brian doing that with you. >> i wonder if they dothat. >> weon work out together. >> no. >> is just like a thing. ou n mor >>hi he wants his space because i think i would just botherim the whole tiuy io this id thing. >> i can't wait to see tha air. >> we are doing a bunch of, you know, leading up to pregnancy things, stories that will air on weekend "today." pratal yoga was one of them and i feel better now. >> how does the baby good. >> feels good. justhilling out. >> i'm fine. evhing is great. >> what were you doing last night? >> ias at the dream hotel in downtown new york at the inspire difference award, it's the id

show deadline crime airs on and gla mower magazine, they give out amazing awards, dave navarre row he received his award. this woman is so amazing, she operates a shelter out of homes that she's rehabbed in detroit. there's only one shelter for abused women and men to find safety in trt. >> really? >> a she rehabs homes and she was our every day persona ward. but joy behar a were among the honorees. >> and there's henry shlief. >> i gave a remark about the -- it was an incredible night. it is inspire a difference. i took a picture of it. i've never seen this before. they had a dessert wall where there is a stick and doughnuts were on the stick. >> i thought those were doughnuts behind you but i didn't think that was

i was unsure. i just felt like it was like do i go in and pull it off. >> are you supposed to eat them or are they part of a decoration. >> i tend to like the second -- if there's a loaf of bread i like the piece a piece. >> yes, because it's less crusty and stale. >> you are the one who has been in the pantry here, looks like somebody has been pulling through the loaves of bread. >> it's like a deck of cards. >> shuffling the deck. >> so the doughnuts -- i didn't want to pull off the first one to get the second one to pull the other one on there. that's what we did last night. this weather is crazy. >> this is crazy. even though it's kind of winterlike last night jimmy fallon and justin timberlake were thinking about summer, they had a little summer camp thing,

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>> that's even better. >> i'm so excited for it. my heart skipped a beat. >> that will be fun. i hope it does better than the muppet reboot that was on abc last year. >> that was like an evening. >> yeah, i horrible. >> less than happy thoughts. >> muppet movies are always good. >> can't go wrong. >> hopefully it's better than getting a pumpkin stuck on your head. you may want to take a l from this girl on what not to do. her name is rachel and she was eventually -- here we go, she goes in. rachel, no, don't do it. >> i love that the family is watching. >> and they're videotaping it. >> they're just hoping. >> she eventually was freed after her mom reached into the pumpkin. >> she goes all in, literally. >> the only thing you see the ponytail. >> it does make a funny picture. i mean, after the fact not so

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? all right. ron howard has been in show business his entire life, first as an actor now as an academy award winning director whose newest film "inferno." u les take a brief trip down memory lane. >> this land is mine. >> give me back my son. >> stop. i don't know anything. >> academy award winning director ron howard's films have racked up over $1 billion at the box office over the past three decades. >> she's a mermaid. >> the man behind such blockbuster hits as "splash"

falls in love with a mermaid. >> and cocoon where seniors get a new lease on life after taking a plunge into alien waters. >> look at him. that's my brother. >> even taking on day to day emergencies faced head on by firefighters. >> houston, we have a problem. >> and real life adventures into space collaborating with thanks as part of the apollo 13 crew. withhoward began his love affair the andy griffeth show. >> what are you doing? >> i was holding my breath. >> ron grew up to be a pop culture icon. >> you are the greatest, fonz. >> as ritchie running ham on happy days that made its way to television in the '70s. more than 20 of howard's films have hit the big screens. now the howard/thanks duo back

>> you can keep asking me these questions, lady, but i'm not going to know the answer. >> we have questions and you're going to awe thk >> ten yrsinheoriginal, now the third installment. do they get easier as they get along or do you find you have set a bar you have to go over that. >> these are chall=uengingumors d whi tom and ar n do have worked o them w them. we thought it was a great book bu?t w didn't think that the adapti something fresh and exciting that would help us grow as infe along we this i grt. bu it's moremodern, it's edgier, a little more ng ound halloween there are even

imagt h thapened to fall creati >> it was intense. i won't give anying ay but my heart -- the pcor i was like --ou love wating movies >> of course. r >> it's so intense. >> thank you. the audiences, test audiences and now it's been released overseas are telling us that it's the most suspenseful of all of them. i think a lot of it has to do with the fact that this timeom of the mystery. he doesn't know where he fits in. it's this whole question of trust. also a great set of characters and i think the relationships in this one actually factor into the plot in ways that they didn't before. so i think as an actor's director i probably enjoyed director this one most of all. >> i would think that climax, i don't know how much tom hanks would have enjoyed that because

>> he gets beaten up in this film. >> yeah, we had him under water on a wire and going back to "splash" he is good under water, we know this. >> some of his best work. >> he was game. look, he is game, he is a pro's pro and in addition to being a great artist and a consummate team player, but he did stand up out of the water and, you know, his head slammed against the pillar and he said -- he said, ron howard, professional movie dict, saves ttuff that could kill the star of the movie for the last day. >>iso true. >> he gets back at you this past week on "snl" and does this ron howard imitation. let's rl a clip. >> it's , ron ward, howl c i know you are probably asking

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do you want me to call the police? >> i don't know what you mean. >> oh, it's you, isn't it? >> if you mean is it judy deh. >> you are a national treasure. >> i can get away with anything but of course i don't. oh, what is that over the? my

and make people laugh doing them in. >> on my mother's window sill when i was six, that's how i start the show with a little film of me when i was young i used to dance in my mother's bedroom, i did a show in my mother's bedroom and i was a spinoff of my sister patty ullman, which she likes to point out, you are just a spinoff. i could impersonate my teachers, my neighbors, my friends and, i

>> but you were also a singer and you had an album. >> i was like a one-hit wonder pop star for a second there. >> that's a big deal. >> look at you doing that. >> there i am. there he wit mccartney. big deal. >> that's not so shabby. >> look at us, we're so young. i just showed up at his pink in a mini dress he's be in my video? he said i will come down stairs and do that. >> and he did it. >> if you show up in somebody's office with a pink mini dress it's hard for them to say no. >> al, you should try that. >> i have tried that, it doesn't work. you are also my hero. al roker's hero get out ohere. look at m. lwaysree's he's . solid dependable, look at i love this.

i can't,re glued on. this mask. >> smart, hemellsnice. this is him. this isow>>is ng.exci but you brought us the simpns. >> yeah i y?kna ofox. >> yeah. i breast-fed the yellow peoe and iish i could get three sh.utes in the middleei of i love them. give you credit for they are around. >> yeah, of course they do. it's great. i'm thrilled to be associated with it. >> tracey, so thamuch. >> julie, e,li rember at advice years eslie, i can' stop. me. >> i?g jusan wo hear raysoingo preeres ?n moow ove the weather. >> would you like to do the

going to be like years ago when i first met you and you were like ion'tow u were like winding me up. i was like i'm going to hawaii, what's the weather going to be like. you were like i don't know. >> come on, do the weather with me. yeah. i can't get enough tracey ullman -- we have to go like that. >> just keep moving. it's halloween. i will do the splits at the end i promise. >> you will? >> i will. >> you're going to do a split at the end. >> at the end. >> record highs in the plains, are talking widespread warmth why don't you do your split. >> what did i say i would do that for? >> yes. tracey ullman, ladies and gentlemen. tracey ullman. that's what's going on around the country, here is what's happening in your --

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involved in a show like this? >> years of living dangerously which premieres on "national geographic" on sunday it a documentary series that examines climate change from all different angles. my particular episode is about how do we deal with this issue in a nonpartisan way? how do we deal with people who we fundamentally disagree this -- on this issue? it was fascinating. >> it's an interesting way in. you got a lot of celebrities involved in this. it's the first project we see david letterman in. >> he examines the way india is building up solar power and it deals with the questionsf why we are not doing as much here when they're doing it there. gisele is in this, jack black is in this series.

different way to approach the subject. >> yes. and my particular thing was deinitub wns haventaacledgecice on a tre's some real heroes in congress, carlos car bellow from the 27th district in florida has sho y w this, lee zeldin who represents the first district in new york and the only way to move forward on this issue is in a bipartisan way. it's so much fun as we can every day to shame and humiliate people who you disagree with politically, but it does not get anything done. >> sure. >> and it was a fascinating way to learn how the citizens climate lobby is reaching to congress to find a bipartisan way to deal with these issues. >> speaking of bipartisan everybody loves -- loved the "west wing" and you guys got together recently a bunch of

incredibly --icrd schiffving alliso whoasru one of the most beled -- there is nobody who has ever worked with her who hasn't loved her. >> reunion? >> huh? >> reunion, "west wing." >> i'm ready. >> can you do a split, too? >> of course i can. >> can we see it? >> of course you can. >> season two of years of living dangerously sunday night. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. that is impressive.

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endings. so it's not just thursday. >> what is it? >> it's ambush thursday. >> yes, it is. >> two ladies from our plaza packed their bags, came to new york city with one thing and only one thing in mind. >> what's that? >> getting what they came for, baby. we're going to reveal their new looks. >> he's known from turning living spaces from drab to fab. celebrity designer frank fontana. he has some ideas. >> yes, yes. all righty, i went something yesterday that there's a whole bunch of buzz around town. >> what is it? >> i'll tyou.ell >> everybody's heard about hamilton. there's a spoof, a whole par it" just like "spamalot," remember that? it's brillant, brilliant. here they are. it's five characters play all these different -- they're brilliant. they're a first timers right here in new york. they're all going to be stars.

it's at the triad theater in the upper west side. >> it's a little theater. >> it's a little funky theater. you've got to climb up steps. it's over a turkish restaurant. it's just fun. >> i like that. >> really fun. my friend david ziple, brilliant, brilliant writer, lyricist, is one of the v& producers. >> do you have to have seen "hamilton"? >> no, you don't. everybody's heard of hamilton so -- anyway, highly recommended. if you can't get ticts "hamilton," and who can. >> i was looking through instagram and i saw this picture of these two dogs with wine glassti at what looked toeet similar toours. at this! thisame from t doodle instagram page. look at your face. it kind of looks like when you give that face. >> that's my old ha they need to d it with my curly new hair. >> wait a minute, where's your face? >> i'm in there, as usual, somewhere on the side.

??elf. >> you're the blonde on the right. >> i know that, but what are you? >> you look like you got that smirk that you usually have. do you ething. >> yes, yes. >> so we -- love that. don't you love it? all right,o we understand there's some other costumes floating around of us. >> oh, dear. >> is that true? >> i don't know. >> we're going to see them soon? maybe we'll see them now? >> maybe not. >> m -- i don't kn used to -- >> i said. >> we've been through seven halloweens together, right? no, this will be our ninth. >> let's take a look at memory lane. oh, i remember that. brave. oh, yeah, i loved t vote goes oe babe aicious -- >> yes, here we come. ? on the run with our burger on a bun ?

>> that was amazing. >> ian't with all the people. >> the people left. >> was that nine of them already? no, this will be thenih. oh, we got a good one y for coming up. >> yes, we do. >> epic, but we can't. so we have something going on in our studio next t with arst- >> jason ort with skittles. >> and w wouldn't he. >> well, okay, think back to the super bowl commercial, that steven tyler portrait made from skittles then it felty to do one of those portraits, it takes 50 hours toomplet so h got a heastart.

>> we' going to check in with him later in the show to see the finished product. thank you so much, jason. thank you, skittles. by the way, of the nonchocolate candies, this is the most popu in the whole country. >> skittles? >> skittles. >> wow. >> yes, yes, yes. >> do you know there was also one of those portraits created for regis made of beans and noodles? >> well, he's full of beans and noodles. it works. that looks just like rege. it looks a you. all right. outso c this vessel that we have. it's full of skittles. you know -- so how many skittles do you think areinside of this container? go to our facebook page and guess the number. you can onlyer >> you win -- fficial rules are on today.com. >> you get $200 worth of mars

prizes. >> yeah, so the contest closes at 11:59 eastern tim tonight so hav n don s it out loud. should you? >> i say 2,482. >> oh, there are more than 2,000. i'm going to go with 4,000. >> go ahead. >> and 7. that's what i'm going with. 4,007. i think i'm right. >> all right. hoda and i have wtt of bulls in our life ngti cockynd e were afl. the ? gets going. >> yeah, well. >> oh, you were good. >> i was on for a while. >> how did you stay on! >> yours is very slow. >> well, theyerefraid ng t break something. >>ike the bu?

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tkobuck located herbe us itica she was fod tt day. we we going on the third in mai person's case. >> an old woman with always hkz alzheimer's and alsoes. it was a w rfulreunion with the family later so we got to celebrate. >> and this is all going to be shown on hallmark channel. there's not a d audience that >> it's so beautiful. >> hi little girl. wav>>y jnd her mango. mao wasity a car, found on the side of the road.ahead, mans wonderful story. >> well, she was found on the te much of chance aftethat. went to a elr. en she was pulled by scue,

they were doing a pilot program where they were going to match her with a veteran. as a veteran myself, i applied to a -- to adopt her and i was fortunate enough to get her and now we just -- we roll down the road and we work with the veterans. >> also, she's also started -- the new contraptions she is is now helping -- >> we call these little wheelchairs. a couple years ago, we had an individual contact us abo and then the price was more tn they could afford on their income. so w said well let's see what wedo c tarted colcting funds. ha fantti who do we have next? >>eavsf?q oth le of duty.?' let's talk about herrf ?< afr, y k w rs.

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it was a real difficult journey how to figure out how to feed hip, h kpim ive. he couldn't eat, he couldn't drink. >> how many pounds is he? >> he's 93 pounds. he's a big french mastiff. doesn't look like that with no ears. since then, you know, we've developed him into a certified therapy dog. he travels with us, educating about humane wellness and how to treat our dogs better, but more than anything how to survive -- how to survive, you know, desp odds. he's been through a lot. he hasn't forgotten what he's been through but he doesn't let it affect his future. he's very resilient. he tries to spread positivity wherever he goes. >> our favorite thing. >> oh, look. >> thanks, beth. >> bless her heart. >> hi, mango. >> you too. >> all right, the sixth annual hero dog awards premieres tonight night on the hallmark channel. >> the one run by bill abbott? >> that's the one.

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young granddaughters. she came to new york to celebrate her birthday. this ambush was her sister sandra's idea. she wanted to do something special for nancy to celebrate the big day. let's take a listen. >> happy 60th yesterday. >> thank you. >> birthday girl. and tell me why you want this for your little sister. >> my little sister doesn't think she does a nice job with her hair or her makeup or her outfits. she thinks she needs help. >> do you need help? >> i need help.

>> thank you. >> well, well, well. here's her sister, sandra, and cousin michael. here's nancy before. all right, nancy, let's see the new you! oh, my goodness. >> wow. >> oh, my gosh, stop it. all right, guys, are you ready to take off your blindfolds? look at your hot to trot sister. are you ready to nancy? spin right there. there's a mirror right there. oh you look beautiful. >> ks.an >> wow. louis, gorgeous. the hair is awesome. >> isn't it so pretty? >> now, she has a beautiful natural hair color. her highlightsall did was literally washed

honey color. andhen of course these small changes that simply updated her look. remember, makeovers don't have to be dramatic. they just have to be beautiful. y,an - >> look at sandra. sandra, oh, my gosh. >> do you nee some tiuesyi. oh, my gosh. thank you. >> that outfit is pet. beautiful. >> look at that body. so this is new by ac be autiful. hatk?o yove it. >> you look gorgeous. >> you sure do. >> come on and join your family. big round of applause for our girl. our second lady isia she's 31 from athens, geor shes a d c olds to 3 year? olds gotten a makeover before. also recently adopted a

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look? >> really. >> okay, a little more please. just dab okay because you look so pretty. >> as they say, score. now this is another perfect example of a beautiful girl that really just needed an update. he gave her this gorgeous haircut. i warmed up her hair color just to work with her skin and of course, you know, she did this new hair on trend, the chocolate lip by theay which is soft, not l dark chocolate, but looks so beautiful with the warm colors. >> very pretty. >> are you guys freaki? >> she looks beautiful. >> oh, my god. >> that outfit's so cute. mix and match thingses. >> when you get a makeover, it's great to start with the basics so then yan mix and match. a great jean jacket for fall.

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>> i feel like you guys didn't get the costume memo and i went all out. >> we like it. you look od to make un halween ts graveyard brownies. >>?" jac lantern. you c pact brownie if you want to save a couple minutes in the kitchen. >> sure. >> ong]7 melts. and some fun little tea light candles for the who would be the piper? >> i think kathie's the piper. >> you take a brownie pan? >> you cut some circles out. wherever you think a pumpkin's going to go. and we pop tea light candles straight in the circle. you can eat those little squares of brownies. that's another bonus. put down a little bit of frosting to make it look like grass. the time consuing part. make the kids do that. >> all of that.

doughnut pan. and you can set them up in the fridge and then pop them out. >> candy melt you said? >> what you'll end up with is a really nice little half shell. >> look how cute. >> join those together with a little more candy melt and you end up with kind of pumpkinish looking chocolatels es anybodytry t their hand at doing a face on a little pumpkin? i varying results here. little jack-o'-lantern. isn't he cute. >> you just dip it in chocolate? >> use it like a tiny little pencil. these all go on top of our graveyard brownies. then a little topper on the top those tea light candles with and burn for like 90 hours. this looks great with the lights down and all the little candles. >> it's glowy, clever.

>> how did we do it. >> we just got another minute so let's dive into our next one. >> zombie cupcakes. you can add a ltle bit of greendcolong. so we end up with a really nice green cupce. we'll bake those350 for 20 minutes, about enough time to have a glass of wine. wine break. you ite centerece. just the middle piece. you want to s you can't just have a soft brain, you got to have some chunks in. there we go. >> then the icing, huh? >> kathie's got a lot of brain matter. >> i love those little cherries. >> and frost it up. we have a bagor f each of you es. i' show you how to mak brain out of your cupcake. >> i just go. >> back and forth and then zigzagy. >> you want it to be a little

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master pieces. >> you guys ar bothro. it was j. >> oh, no >> that's the mother of your children. >> we call her the wrecking ball on set. she's the queen of demo. >> you're kidding, she likes at. >> it's fun to demo. >> it is fun and she's really good at it. >> you're showing us things we can make ourselves. >> these are combining your two loves of wine and crafting. >> okay. >> hoda loves her crafting. >> i tuned out after -- >> we gotom wine holder ideas. becae i drink i had to use some other es take hole saw you use for doorknobs, cut a couple out and slide them th lfon. ey because >> w. >> cute. >> it is cute. >>if too. this one is just usingittle utic theme using some rope, using some reclaimed wood.

so it lks somethinghang it on t. >> that looks beautiful. >> you need a place for your wine glasses, right? es going to go on this reclaimed cabinet door. just some bolts. doesn't it look great? so simp. combine the two. >> something like out of restoration hardware. >> you took the words out of my mouth. >> what's next, frankie? >> frankie. light switches, boring, right? a way to kick it up a notch, you go to your door store, right, you find these old ames. you spray paint them in your theme or color. takee adhere it to the lig switch plate lf setng like that. isn't tt >> it'sotrom drab to >> finally. ou know imforting. >> you can do so many great

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wow!>> that'sunbelievle m gosh, jason. >> congratulations. >> that's crazy. >> we're going to have to fight over it, hoda, but i'm going to give to you to go in your new apartment. >> right. >> i'm glad you like it. >> wow. >> spooky, huh? judge very spoo. >> jason, that's amazing. >> thanks for the wine. >> oh, you're welcome, jaysen. >> how did he get expressions with skittles. it makes no sense how he did >> do youse fulll'kiles >> i use ful skittles or sometimes half if i want a shap >> you're amazingly talented. >> it's 5,000 skittles. >> wow. thank you. that's a huge -- >> you guys are the little jacko lanterns. >> they're so cute. >> we loobetter skittles okay orot okay to real body selfies?

it. >> you're certainly welcome to take any kind of picture you want but don't be surprised if people react in a way you weren't expecting. >> good point. i say yes it's okay. it's the opposite of photo shop. let's hear it for being real #flaws rock. >> i liky, hodie. >> okay. >> i like-y what i see. tomorrow, guess who's coming down "the price is right" host drew

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