don't forget hoda. okay? here we go. kathie lee, hoda. >> kathie lee, hoda. look at what hoda is doing. use each hand. kathie lee is going and hoda is taking a turn. kathie lee, watch this. right hand, left hand. >> what? >> kathie lee, hoda. you're still using kathie lee again. put hoda first. >> why do i want to put hoda first. first? >> she doesn't like this. >> hoda, kathie lee, and you'll be successful. try it. >> last time. >> she did it, yes! >> thank you, sweetie. >> if i only chewed some gum before i tried it. thanks, lou. >> wow. >> thanks very much. >> sure. thank you. >> i'm not sure why we had that segment but he's a nice guy. >> all righty. you know what it's time for? >> lou is available for any event. check out loujuggler.com. is that true, lou? thank you. >> let's bring on bobbie thomas. hey, girl. >> so, it might be fun at work day but this is kind of the most depressing time of the year. it's been proven so i have some happies. really interesting company based in brooklyn called bummer baskets. after a bunch of their friends had a run of ba

>> camera. >> hoda? >> what are the other two? >> tv or small appliance. >> small appliance. >> this one goes to hoda. it's a small appliance. >> imagine that. >> show me that toaster, jerry. >> hodi won a toaster. >> back to school time. people think they will go back to their breakfast routine. since 1878 this item has gone on sale every january. what is it? winter clothes, vacuums or linens. >> i don't think vacuums were there then. winter clothes. >> you are wrong again. >> linens. >> it's linens. i'm sorry. >> for 100 years they've been going on sale. >> hoda became far less prideful over the holidays. look at jerry over there drinking the wine. >> next we have a true or false. academy awards is such a big tv event retailers offer sales leading up to it. >> false. i finally got one. >> it's the super bowl in february that inspires major tv discounts. >> but they have moved up the academy awards -- they were in march and they moved them to the february sweeps time. >> in 2012, there are three things you can get a great deal on

it regulates your temperature. >> hoda. hoda. >> what, what, what? >> you did it, kathie.ou did it. [ applause ] >> come here. wait, we have to let bobbie finish. >> this is so much more entertaining. >> go, bobster. >> these are all items that are online if you do want to take a look. >> okay, good. we'll be right back. >> wait! >> how gorgeous she is. >> a, gorgeous, b, she'll be joining us every tuesday for "tuesday's trends." we're excited. >> i'm very excited. these are just some fun items. hoda, i thought you would love these. bed songs. they're sleep phones. headphones so you can sleep and a bed fan to keep you cool. >> i love it. we got to go, bye. >> we love you, sorry. i had to hula hoop it away. for every geriatric woman out there. >> we'll look back at 60 years of our history. two women who made the show terrific, florence henderson and deborah norville are in the house. >> i want to see florence do that. >>> yes, we are still celebrating "today of 60." six decades greeting viewers to a new day. >> believe it or not, the fun on the "today" show didn't start wit

, hoda lee or hoda woman? whose are my option? so she picked hoda woman. >> but there in egypt women keep their last names because they see it as an insult to their father to switch your last name. >> i like that. >> so the women have the name of the father and the children have the name of the dad. >> the healthiest cities for men and women according to "men's health." for the top five for women, number five in terms of health, this is in terms of weight and all those kind of things, three is madison, wisconsin. two, san jose, california. and the healthiest city is raleigh, north carolina. >> beautiful city. isn't that where our megan is from? >> yeah. >> top five for men, boise, idaho. san jose, california is four. plano, texas. i dated a guy from plano one time. yes, i did. his name was bubba. i'm telling the truth. number two is madison, wisconsin, for men and women. and burlington, vermont. >> a very healthy place. >> now, the worst -- also shares a couple, i think. worst for women is toledo, ohio. philad

hoda wins. to the ends. >> that is because the ends really need it more and your hair can get greasy if you apply it at the roots. shampoo you should do the opposite, only at roots, not at the end. >> how about if you're really, really happy with your hair, can you just keep doing it the way you do? >> your hair looks amazing. >> we also have -- >> you guys are blessed with good hair. >> yeah. thank you very much. thanks. >>> up next, how to make the birthday party different from all the rest. ♪ happy birthday to you >>> this portion of "today" is brought to you by bounty -- the clean picker-upper. >> time for "today's" moms, some new birthday party ideas. >> if your kids' birthday has you stressed out, we have a couple solutions whether you've got daughters or sons. >> hi, kathy. >> welcome. how are you? >> i'm fantastic. if you like cooking shows, this first party is for you. it's our birthday version of "iron chef." >> kids love cooking shows, by the way. >> i love cooking shows, too. so tip

>> hoda.l her coda. >> because her last name is kotb. >> that's how it should. koda kotb. where the hell is she? >> she's at jury duty. she was a bad girl and didn't open her mail and threw it out figuring someone was trying to sell her something. >> they're going to nail her. >> you want to come back to work? because the seat might be available. if they keep her to make an example of her for a long time -- we have to get to the book. you dedicate it to jack paar, tell us why. >> i didn't know, because all my life people have asked on my way up, like, these tough old critics, what's your talent? and, you know, steve allen was suing the tonight show and steve could play the piano and say anything. >> wrote songs. >> wrote song, wrote books. brilliant guy and very funny. i was an nbc page. >> i know. >> the second balcony holding people out until steve and louie nye and tom and bill dale were all there. steve lawrence and eydie gorme were the singers. it was a great team. >> you were in awe. >>

i have a great story for you, hoda. missed jury duty so many times -- >> what happened? >> that i went to the courthouse because i was going to go do this movie "a lincoln lawyer" and i said can i do my jury duty now? they said absolutely not. you'll do it when we tell you. you don't do it, we arrest you. literally a week after i finished "the lincoln lawyer" i showed up for jury duty and got chosen. i go down. be prepared to be chosen for this reason -- i go down and immediately the defendants recognize me. i went to the judge and said obviously this is, you know, a good reason to not be on the jury. they said, no, because there's so many people now during jury duty in new york city who are recognizable or known to some extent that we can't dismiss people for that reason. i was on a jury and it was the most fascinating experience of my whole life. >> was it? >> i did the tv show because of that. >> you're kidding. >> absolutely. >> wow. because tom said to us last night he would love -- >> no he didn't. he's never been

. >> hoda, people can send in -- >> i like the cats. then this one. >> ancient egyptians, cats were divine. >> yeah. sara's going to give you more of the info we need, but we'd like to have the rest of your fan pictures, not that we've already chosen, because we haven't -- >> because we don't have all the entries. >> speaking of cute pictures, look at this one. >> this is adorable. >> you've heard of tebowing, and i guess the youngest tebower we've seen. >> oh. that's later. just a facebook fan. they'll contact us i'm sure. isn't that cute? >> either that or the child is constipated. was he actually trying to tebow or was he, you know, dealing with a gas issue? >> the mom's ashley. >> the mom's ashley. >> adorable. there's a fan that hoda -- >> stephanie and some of her pals outside. if you see us on the streets anywhere, you -- we'll be happy to get with you. fun to see that group of girls. thank you for including me in your picture. >>> big news in the family, jay-z and his beautiful wife, beyonce. he has written apparently a brand-ne

and suddenly -- >> this is you, hoda. >> what do you mean?you said that. >> this gets right here on your face. >> right. the key to preventing this problem is prepping the eye lid. apply something that is going to soak up the oils. believe it or not, even your eye lids have glands. apply a primer. this dissolves it so it becomes clear and a powder. the powder will absorb the oils. >> you wear that at night? >> no. this is the morning. this is when you apply your mascara. >> everything had it. you cleaned your face, fall asleep on your white pillow case. you wake up and your pillow case is covered with mascara or whatever. >> sometimes the traditional cleansers doesn't cut it. look for an oil-based cleanser. something like this bobbi brown one. this will help emulsify the makeup on your skin. you can see it's a little greasy, but it's great because it's hydrating. you rinse it off. if you're acne prone -- >> you don't put on moisturizer after? >> yeah. although this is hydrating. >> if you break out, you don't want to use that. >> you can use

i'll work on hoda over here. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. i'm so happy.o happy. >> feet out more. there you go. if you're doing spinning, if you're kick boxing, if you're running, this is a great one. sara, you're really good at it. >> this is "today" on nbc. >> thank you, gwen. this is my favorite segment ever. >> i love this frog thing. >>> all right. >> listen to miss sara haines. >> we have fans posting on our wall. one person said, what? white wine with cheese? call the wine police. i've never had white wine with cheese. although i don't eat cheese anymore. thank you very much. we also have cute dogs. dogs are coming in. >> are people flooding the web page with dogs? >> yes. >> send your dog. you might get your mug up. >> we also have a lexi. that looks like your -- no, no it doesn't. >> a little like lola. >> remember, guys, send your dog pictures in. we need them. your cat pictures, too. >> if they don't get picked, don't take it out on us when you meet us on the street, okay? >> we didn't do it. >> tomorrow -- >> we'll tell you how to change your

hoda and i wish you a very happy january 6, 2012. what is this, try day? what are we going to try today? >> how about this. this is what we're trying. >> in honor of the fact elvis would have turned 77 this weekend, this is, we'll call it an elvis mojito. speaking of that -- >> it's a big day for other reasons. we are celebrating other things today. today is significant because on this very day 15 years ago, matt lauer sat down on the "today" show and started his reign. unbelievable. today on this very day. >> that is great. >> here he is back in the day. >> live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> some things never change. oh, my gosh. that's his before look. >> katie's changed a lot, too. >> oh, my gosh, look how cute. >> adorable. >> katie couric and matt lauer and matt lauer. >> very cute. look at matt before as you see him here. and let's look at him today. >> i think he is like a fine wine. he has fermented beautifully. >> i think he looks sexier and more handsome now. >> he grew into the smile. >> he sure did. >> we love him around here. >> we a

. >> hoda! >> i'm just saying. >> you don't commute like i do. have a heart for all of us that come in from the suburbs. >> a lot of people go to meals and you have your phone with you. and sometimes you can help but take a peek at it, at inappropriate times during a meal. you were talking about that commercial. >> there's a new commercial with at&t where a couple is trying to have a romantic dinner. the woman catches him using his phone. he denies it, of course. >> so nice to spend time just you and me. >> i know. this is great. >> i feel like -- did you just check the game on your phone? >> what? no. what am i like some kind of a summoner that i can summon footage to his phone? >> i guess i'm just a little -- overly sensitive. >> yes. >> it's just you and i -- >> that's just so clever. perfect timing. here's a game that everybody is talking about now. they are saying when you go to dinner with a bunch of friends, if you would all agree to put your phones in the middle of the table, okay, face down so you can't see them blinking. >> no vibrating

>> why don't we, hoda. >> now, normally they're watching tv.ight? but why not have a doggie-themed movie like "101 dalmatians" would be a great film. when we go to the movies, we want what? >> popcorn and candy. >> they get doggie toy, and these treats are fantastic. they're by old mother hubbard. the reason they're perfect is because they're bite sized. you don't ever want to have a doggie treat -- >> we just have ten seconds. >> the doggie loo. got to do your business. how cute is this? >> oh, my gosh. adorable. >> i love it. >> my dogs are going to have so much fun. >> up next, the manicure of the moment. ♪ i want to love you pyt pretty young thing ♪ >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist crystal egger with a look at your weather over the next seven days. there's not a lot of winter weather. you have to go pretty far to the north to find snow showers, sleet and freezes rain. we'll expect more of that in new england today. rain starting to move up from houston all the way up from western illinois, the rain spreading across the gulf coast as we s

best actor nominees are -- >> go ahead, hoda. >> i'm waiting to see them. demian bichi, "a better life," george clooney, "the descendants," jean dujardin, "the artist," gary oldman, "tinker tailor soldier spy" story, and brad pitt for "moneyball." >> yeah. best actress is glenn close in "albert nobbs." haven't seen that yet. viola davis and "the help." rooney mara, "the girl with the dragon tattoo." i think the mara family is having an excellent week. >> i would have to say you're right. >> except for mrs. mara, who fell the other day and hurt her shoulder. our prayers for her. meryl streep, "the iron lady," which you've seen several times, hoda woman. michelle williams, i'm dying to see this, "my week with marilyn." >> i've seen most of those movies. meryl streep as margaret thatcher, i don't know how anyone can even touch her because, one, you look at her and -- look. >> i know. >> she is margaret thatcher in this movie. this is i think the only nomination for that movie, but -- >> all it needed. >> yeah. she is great. >> best supporting actor, kenneth br

hoda doesn't care.to joke, but if you can do exercise outside and in the sunshine, particularly morning sunshine, it amplifies the effects of that exercise. >> thanks, diane. happy new year. and happy birthday to "prevention" magazine. one year older than we are. >> 61. >> our big sister. >> i was distracted because they kept doing the wave back there. did you notice? the fans outside. it was, like, hey. >> trying to avoid the snow drops. >>> up next, the perfect baby's room on a budget. talking to you, beyonce. >>> "today's moms" is brought to you by vicks' nature fusion powered with real honey. ♪ baby, baby >> a hardy crowd still outside. experiencing the wave. right outside of our window. they're wisishing us a happy 60 birthday. time for "today's moms atted and how to design your dream nursery on a budget. >> frank fontana is here to show us how. you have a new addition. >> this little guy. >> my little boy. this is luca. >> he's beautiful. >> first of all, happy 60 to you guys. >> thank you. two mo

and to be able to do the thing with the nose shows -- but that's all i can do, hoda. the only reason i can is i have enormous hips. you don't have any hoops. >> i can't hula hoop. let's talk about what's annoying you before we get started. >> besides jon stewart? >> we're paging through "glamour" magazine as we tend to do. >> i think a lot of jon stewart. >> very smart. anyway, this is -- it's about men and the title is "31% of men do at work." it ain't work. the answer is brace yourself for what you might think. >> it is what you think. >> they go through and ask questions of men and actually say that the majority of men have actually measured their you know what with a ruler. >> what am i supposed to say? >> i don't know what you think about it. 77% of men have taken a ruler out and measured it. >> i think it's pathetic and they have too much time on their hands. get over your hot dog, guys. and what are they saying, they lie about that too? >> have you ever measured it and they say yes, a lot of men do. if you could pick two qualities for your girlfriend, pick amon