Movie connections for
"Today" (1952) More at IMDb Pro »

Followed by

"Weekend Today" (1987)

Edited into

The N Word (2004)

Spin off

"Early Today" (1999)
"Later Today" (1999)

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf (#3.15)" (1978)
 -  Mentioned during the cold opening
"Saturday Night Live: Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton (#4.13)" (1979)
 -  Mentioned by Fred Silverman
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982) (TV)
Say Goodnight, Gracie (1983) (TV)
Captain Ron (1992)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993)
 -  Mike: (as an old lady) Willard Scott's gonna read my name on TV.
Reality Bites (1994)
Quiz Show (1994)
Jupiter's Wife (1995)
 -  The narrator talks about trying to find a clip of the Today Show from 1969 when the title character of "Jupiter's Wife" was interviewed by Hugh Downs.
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)
"The Nanny: The Nose Knows (#4.15)" (1997)
 -  Fran and Niles watch Bryant Gumbel's last episode of The Today Show and discuss his and Deborah Norville's leaving.
"The Nanny: Fair Weather Fran (#5.8)" (1997)
 -  Fran auditions for the show for Bryant Gumbel.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (#11.6)" (1999)
 -  "You Kidnapped Gene Shalit"
"The West Wing: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics (#1.21)" (2000)
 -  Bartlet mentions the show in a conversation with C.J.
"The West Wing: In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part 2 (#2.2)" (2000)
 -  Carol tells C.J. to phone Debbie about the show.
"The West Wing: Ellie (#2.15)" (2001)
 -  C.J. tells Josh that the show will lead with the surgeon general's statement.
Someone Like You... (2001)
"Family Guy: Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 (#3.21)" (2002)
 -  Peter turns into Today movie critic Gene Shalit
Undercover Brother (2002)
 -  Al Roker's "Here's what's happening in your neck of the woods" line is mentioned.
Phone Booth (2002)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
"South Park: Quest for Ratings (#8.11)" (2004)
 -  Token, as the meteorologist, is the only black person in the news crew (like Al Roker on "The Today Show"), he is told to speak "more white"
Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) (V)
 -  Stewie references the time Peter got on the Today Show.
"Howard Stern on Demand: P. Diddy and Jenna Jameson" (2006)
 -  Diddy mentions he going on the show
Kathy Griffin: Strong Black Woman (2006) (TV)
Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
 -  mentioned that Al Roker said it would snow today
World of Compulsive Hoarders (2007) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It (2007) (TV)
 -  Mentions her appearance on the show.
"30 Rock: SeinfeldVision (#2.1)" (2007)
 -  Jack mentions this show by name
"30 Rock: Rosemary's Baby (#2.4)" (2007)
 -  Rosemary asks if everyone still does blow in Joe Garagiola's office
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-05-07)" (2008)
 -  This show is referenced during the Barbara Walters interview.

Featured in

Poltergeist (1982)
 -  On TV during breakfast
Mermaids (1990)
The Panama Deception (1992)
 -  A clip is shown.
The Dark Half (1993)
Spin (1995)
 -  Various clips are shown throughout the film.
Magnolia (1999)
Annie Goes to Hollywood (2001) (TV)
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV)
Word Wars (2004)
 -  The winner of the Scrabble championship is seen in clips from "The Today Show."
101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004) (TV)
 -  Deborah Norville replaces Jane Pauley on The Today Show
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
 -  clip
"I Love the '90s" (2004)
 -  Footage from this daily news show was edited into this mini-series.
The Real Da Vinci Code (2005) (TV)
 -  features footage from 1982 episode, interview with Henry Lincoln
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006)
 -  clips
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)
 -  excerpt
"30 Rock: Cleveland (#1.20)" (2007)
 -  Anchor Lester Holt speaks to Tracy through the TV.
Brando (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
World of Compulsive Hoarders (2007) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
"30 Rock: Greenzo (#2.5)" (2007)
 -  Greenzo is booked on and appears on this show
I Am Legend (2007)
 -  A replay is seen in Will Smiths apartment
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)
 -  Brief clip of steroid discussion
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-03)" (2008)
 -  Clips of the 2/14/2008 show are featured with guests Jane Fonda and Eve Ensler.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-16)" (2008)
 -  Clips from the 4/16/2008 show featuring women of a polygamist sect were featured.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-24)" (2008)
 -  Clips of the 4/21/2008 show were featured with Willard Scott and a polygamist sect.

Spoofed in

"Beavis and Butt-Head: Dream On (#5.22)" (1995)
 -  The two moronic metalheads watch lame banter between Matt Lauer, Katie Couric and Al Roker
"Saturday Night Live: David Duchovny/Puff Daddy/Jimmy Page (#23.20)" (1998)
 -  Spoofed in Mango skit
Shark Tale (2004)
 -  There's a Katie Couric spoof in Shark Tale.
"Robot Chicken: Toyz in the Hood (#1.5)" (2005)
 -  'bloopers' sketch

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