mchale was clearly trying to patch things up with kathie lee and hoda lee.ulous. >> we don't trust you saying that. because we know -- >> frankly, i don't know why the kathie lee and hoda haters are so riled up about. i've seen nothing on the fourth hour of the "today" show that's even remotely unusual. >> come here. >> by the way, joel mchale isn't the only person at nbc who's gone after my kathie lee. yeah, i'm looking at you, kristen wiig. >> 2:30 in the morning i hear this commotion. i don't know what it is. it's frank. >> so pipe down, haters, and let kathie lee and hoda do what they do best, deliver an hour of wine-soaked tv heaven. you know you love it right down to the last drop. >> i did not know there were any haters. i am disappointed to hear this news. >> well, johnny cash told john anderson one time -- this is a really obscure story. they were hunting wild hogs. >> of course they were. >> somewhere. in florida or somewhere. they were out in the woods and johnny cash says to john anderson, he said, he said, "john, you got, you know, all these peo

kathie lee gifford!hie lee gifford is our champion. >> age and experience, people. >> a gift box from the playboy club. items we couldn't give away. we're glad you'll take them for us. wow. wow. wow. >> finally, something i want. thank you. >> thank you, everybody. >> bye! >> i want to point out that -- >> bobbie. i was wondering who that was. >> oh, jerry. taking turns with jerry. >> by the way, after -- we should point out after that game show bit this totally surprised jerry, jerry kept going, thanks, kath. thanks, kathie. in the car, leaving. thanks, kathie. i'm, like, she's gone now. >> we taped it for a long time. i felt like things weren't moving along. but thank you, jerry. you're a great sport. all right. here's the thing. a lot of us have children of college age. so in the column "the sunday style" -- it's -- >> social cues column. >> tell us about it. >> a woman was wondering what to do because when her daughter comes home the boyfriend comes with. they were saying where should the boyfriend s

as always, kathie lee is next door.t the questions right. and to those who don't, lucky them, they get a copy of kathie lee's cd. here to help me out is ryan, the host of ireland's "the late late late show" and the author of "jfk in ireland: four days that changed a president." the longest-running talk show in the world. >> in the world, ever. the planet earth. >> i love it. >> yes. nice to be here. >> you, too. >> this lovely lady is from newtown, connecticut. how many pints of guiness are consumed internationally on st. patrick's day? 10 million? 12 million? 13 million? or 15 million? >> oh, gosh. i'll say 15. >> oh, no, i'm so glad you got that wrong! >> oh, yes, the kathie lee cd. the correct answer, ryan, is actually? >> 13 million which is generally how many i'd have on a saturday night, but on st. patrick's week, we change that. i'm sorry she got the wrong answer. guinness is very popular. they say in ireland there's both eating and drinking it. >> a meal. >> we consider it a meal. look at me. i'm well nourished.

to those who don't they get kathie lee's cd.clopedia britannica, ted pappas, is here. so you're all online now >> fully digital and happy to be here. >> beautiful mom and her daughter, olivia, from oregon. i hope they don't get this. i want to give them a cd. what is the highest grossing film series in history? "harry potter," "star wars," "james bond" or "twilight"? >> "star wars." >> that was good! >> she looks happy. the correct answer here, ted, "harry potter." >> the number one series. coming in third is the "star wars" series. but interestingly, coming in second, 22 films featuring that suave and debonair agent -- >> james bond. cute is he, every single one. >> a lot of oregonians here with us today. true or false, the funny bone is really a bone. >> true. >> oh. that's the best kathie lee cd reaction ever. all right. so the correct answer, the funny bone is actually not a physical bone. >> that's right. the funny bone exists. it's actually the ulnar nerve which runs up and down our arm on our elbow. when we bump it around

if it doesn't ring be a bell to you, it does to kathie lee.he is the one -- >> she alleges -- not me because i'm not wearing one today. because i'm mad at her. >> she is the inventor of spanx. she's a billionaire at age 41. as you might remember, someone else at this table, not me, said they invented spanx. >> first of all, i'm happy for her. i think anytime you take an idea like that and you run with it, good for you. i'm the idiot because i had the idea and didn't run with it. >> what was the idea? when did you have it? >> years and years ago with regis. used to wear those body smoothers. they were tight and held you in. but i didn't want to wear nylons on the bottoms of my legs. i would cut them off at the knees. and that that's what it is. here's what i'm doing. i'm calling her today. she owes me a little something. throw me a bone. i'll ask her to invest in my musical. the least she can do. >> ready for fun? get ready. >> this is not going to be fun. >> if you want to dance, i'm telling you right now, you'll want to put your dancing shoes

it is not kathie lee singing, it is country star john rich.e's here to help me out while kathie lee enjoys some time off. look at you, cowboy. >> look at you! >> you came with your hat on. >> i dressed up for you. >> you did. that song we just played put you in the best mood. it looked like shooting the video was a blast. >> it was. we shot that in my house in nashville. pretty crazy. ted nugent and sebastian bach and cowboy troy and all the crazies up in my house all at the same time. it was fun. >> i love it. a lot of people when they look at you, they know you john rich as part of a duo, big and rich. there's one song that everybody thinks of, too. >> which one is that? >> i think it's "save a horse." ♪ save a horse ride a cowboy you got to say sit-tay. we redefined the word city. new york sit-tay. >> we remember you from kicking it around on "celebrity apprentice." you ended up winning the whole thing last year. >> i know. i got to tell you, it was one of the craziest things i ever did. really tough. at the end of the day we raised $1.4 mi

kathie lee. >> splurge. >> correct.nes or antibiotics. that's going to be good especially for children. let's move on. free-range chicken, save or splurge. kathie lee. >> splurge. >> i don't think she's going to say -- >> nope. that's wrong. you want to save. >> wait. wait a second. save. >> right. by default, you are correct. >> thank you. >> because free-range just means the chicken coop is open. it doesn't mean they're out scratching in the yard. you'll pay double the price for this. greek yogurt, save or splurge. >> splurge. >> that's correct. because it's concentrated, the water is out. you can use it in a million ways. >> having so much fun. i hope i lose every time. >> moving on to grass-fed beef. save or splurge? >> save. >> please listen. save. >> grass-fed beef. you said save? you would be wrong. you want to splurge because these cows are fed what nature intended, fed grass, their fat profile is good, healthy, pricier, but the flavor and the texture and the health benefits are great. >> i'm sure it's all very

i fell in love with it and kathie lee started boo hooing to it. >> that's not news, is it?> no. ♪ do your best and don't outsmart your common sense ♪ >> beautiful. that is a beautiful song. beautiful song. that was on the top of the charts for a long time. >> 57 weeks, which people go congratulations for having the longest song on the charts ever. i'm like, thanks, kinda. it took a lot of work and effort on everybody's part. but it was a long time up there. >> that was a long time. you have your guitar. would you mind playing a little bit of that one? >> okay. here we go. ♪ they called me crazy when i started out ♪ ♪ said 17 is too young to know what love is about ♪ ♪ they've been together 58 years now ♪ ♪ that's crazy >> keep going a little bit longer. ♪ just ask him how he did it, he'll say pull up a seat ♪ ♪ it will take you only a minute to tell you everything ♪ ♪ tell the truth and over the years, i love you ♪ ♪ go to work, do your best and don't outsmart your common sense ♪ >> here it comes. ♪ never let your praying knees get lazy ♪ ♪ and love like crazy >> come on! >

kathie lee, i think i gave you too much.ndard regimen. >> this is the table everyone cares about. >> for those of us approaching 60 -- >> so here we want to deal with just preserving what we have. we need to hydrate our faces. the 50s and beyond are all about hydration, preserving what we have and maybe a little bit of other things. >> can you spell fraxel? >> the olay is a great stand-by. this is a wonderful product. works very, very well. the neutrogena age defying is wonderful. >> the same cast of characters keep showing up. the good, solid companies with great products. >> then exercise, eating right, watching what you eat, decreasing your sugary food intake. >> what does sugar do to your skin? >> it's really cool. i'm going to pitch it to your producer soon so we can do an episode on it. it's bad for your skin. it ages your skin. >> imagine that. so sad. >>> up next -- romance is in the air. best-selling author and one of our favorite people in the world, adriana trigiani is here. >> but first these messages. >>> it's a

i brought over kathie lee's picture and said too bad she couldn't be here. she'll be here in about an hour. too bad. they go, oh, it is too bad. >> very cute. all right. so the weekend -- >> good weekend for you. >> you know what? it was jay's birthday this weekend. i was racking my brain of something to do because he always does such creative and wonderful -- >> you can't beat him on that. >> never, ever. really hard. i decided it would be nice if he had a nice home cooked meal. >> because that's something he never gets from you. >> right. and i don't cook, nor do i have many pans. so i decided to call up a guy named -- >> a few dishes. >> a couple. jesse schenker. and he's from this great restaurant. anyway, he came to my house with -- >> look at. >> everything was prepared. i said i don't have many pans or anything. >> or utensils. >> he didn't need anything. he came with the stuff. that's jesse and his wife, lindsey. he set the table. it was delicious. it was halibut with lemon and thyme. he cooked it in foil, put it in the oven. that's jay with his daug

hoda and kathie lee are next.

and to those who don't, you get kathie lee's cd free.a is here, the chief historian for the history channel. let's go across to kath. >> lovely lady from buffalo, new york. how many days are in a leap year? >> 366. [ bell ] >> yes. and she would be correct. >> 365. >> yep. well, you know, it takes the earth 365 days and six hours to go around the sun. >> okay. >> those six hours add up. after four years you've got 24 hours, a whole day. so every four days -- every four years we add one extra day. >> got it. back across to kath. >> this lovely lady is from clifton, new jersey, but her brother is here as well. you're 16 and 17. looking good. leap day is the only day that it is socially acceptable for a woman to do what? wear slacks, propose marriage to a man, wear makeup or ride a horse through the city. >> propose to a man. [ bell ] >> you are one wise woman. >> of course she's right. an old british or irish tradition called the ladies privilege that a woman could propose to a man and he better accept. and it takes place -- you know, only

our fans corrected us that -- >> no, corrected you. >> corrected us, hoda and kathie lee and myself,hat photo. when you're waiting for a long order, they put you there. but please remember, i don't go to the burger places very often. >> you ear from iowa. >> that was a gourmet restaurant where i lived. >> all right, sara. >>> up next, the results of our ambush makeovers. yep, they did move to thursdays. >> plus, our famed chef is here. he's got breakfast in bed. >>> it's time for today's plaza ambush makeovers where we pluck two lucky ladies out from a rainy day and give them a brand-new look. "today" contributor and stylist to the stars, louis licari, la, la, la, la. and author of "us weekly" contributor and other things, jill martin is here. >> hi, guys. >> how was it in the rain? >> a little damp and drizzly, perfect day for the makeover. when it's drizzly, everyone is not quite at their best. >> kerry lynn from iowa. she's 33 years old. she has not had any time for herself since her second child was born almost two years ago so, she jumped at the chance to get pampered for a few

. >> i think that kathie lee might be ahead. >> a tiebreaker.are moving into the animal kingdom and looking at clothes on dogs. this is a big trend right now, a huge booming business. people putting sweaters and little footy shoes on their dogs. a glamour do or don't? look at that. >> those don't hurt the dogs. they protect them. that is -- we had this last week. don't do it if the animal does not like it. >> it's a glamour do. >> a do. >> i'm sorry. they're too cute. >> wait, what's the prize? hair products? >> bring it out. >> you're giving kathie lee hair products? wait a minute. i need this brush. you know i need this brush. >> i'm sorry. this has to go. >> i love you so much. >> aren't you so nice to do that. >> by the way, we have another segment coming up on this brand-new show that's starting up, cindy's a part of that, too. but we'll talk to elle macpherson, nicole richie, john about the premiere of their great new nbc show. thank you, lord, we have a hit. not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using

i punched in kathie lee gifford.nd it gives you something called kathie lee gifford radio. >> i had one hit. 30 seconds. >> and anyone who sounds like you. >> okay. barbra streisand and who else? >> here's your song. >> hold on. oh, that's from my "born for you" record. >> okay. >> christopher marleau playing the piano. so long intro. >> who sounds like you? let's go. lady gaga. >> really? >> they pick anyone who has your kind of cadence and your sort of tone, and you know who else is on here? susan boyle. oh, my god, and the irish tenors. this is crazy! anyway, they find people who have your -- >> all three of them? >> all three. anyway. that's mine. pandora. it's free. >> a friend of mine works for pandora. >> it's great. what you got? >> i have two. one is this fantastic -- >> what is that? >> this is by clota wah, which means it has something in there that mommy likes. chic technique. the fabrics are by tracy reese. it's $135 at refinery 29 dotcom. i thought that was adorable for spring. >> i love that. >> your c

yummy. >> so you can have two. >> kathie lee, go for it. >> that is nice. delicious.sh lemon juice. here we've got five essentials. every home in america should have this if you're planning on entertaining. don't wait for when you need to party. stock up when they're having a sale. >> stop yelling at us. >> you have to do this! >> so inexpensive. it will make your table look so expensive. five bucks. lots of places. >> where did you get these? >> you can get them at the christmas -- lots of places. >> big wine glasses. >> stock up on wine glasses and nice white napkins and some flatware. you need a serving tray to serve cocktails. >> why are you so angry? >> show us this beautiful, beautiful table of yours. >> so here what i like about this table is -- >> nothing matches. >> nothing matches. >> but it works. >> it works and i promise you every home in america can do this. this is what i love about it. even on my high-end events, this is what we're doing. >> so don't be afraid of it. embrace it. >> embrace it. mix and match. look at your accessories, your beautiful out

kathie lee always complains my picture looks airbrushed so i picked the worst picture of myself and putat our little faces. look at you. >> flip-flop season is around the corner so everyone can get in on this, even dad for father's day. i know have you tweeted pictures of your blinged-out shoes. this is called bling is the new black. they send you a strip can you attach to the bottom of your shoe so when you are look you have a little flick of bling and don't have to pay hundreds of dollars. then if someone's getting married, like yourself, if you want a little something blue, you can get "i do" on the bottom of your shoes and he can do "me too" or "why me?" or help me. but there's also, last but not least, everyone who does love heels and wants to wear them three times longer more comfortable, this is a shift insert that shifts your weight and helps you be more comfortable. you take that home. >> thanks! >> bobbie thomas! now usually kath does the friday funny. we'd like for you to pinch-hit since you're here and it's friday. you got your jokes? >> are you ready? >> girl, give them to