Quotable Matty
"Bryant and I had a reason to spend a day at Disney World in preparation for a recent
series of shows.  Once there, we were given a guided tour of the park, and rode Back to
  the Future for what turned out to be Bryant's first time.  When the ride was over, we
  looked like two kids, who had just met "MICKEY" for the first time!  We laughed so
hard that I thought Disney Security would have to remove us from the ride!  So much for
                       the jaded newsmen theory."
"Honeymoon sleepwear?  How much further are we gonna delve into their personal lives?"  ~Matt asking about items left to be voted on by Today's audience for Peter and Melanie's on-air wedding.
"Feeling the pressure, Matt?"  "I like when Strom (Thurmond) takes the pressure off me, that's very nice." ~Katie egging Matt into an awkward situation after learning that men may have a biological clock, and that after twenty-four, a man's chances of getting a woman pregnant diminishes every year.
"You will NOT be modeling!"  ~Matt after Lance Bass said Katie was hot, and around the subject of sleepwear.
"I'll be the judge of that!"  ~Matt as to whether or not Al can change the wet weather.
"That guy does not come with the sleepwear."  "Before and after?  Forget it!"  "Boxers or briefs, by the way?"
"Boxers."  "Okay, just wanted to know."  "Very pretty."  "We'll see you next Monday and find out what you're gonna be wearing on your honeymoon."  ~Matt commenting on one of the choices of sleepwear being modeled, the atmospere and clothing approach that should be used on one's honeymoon, asking the will-be-Groom, Peter, his preference, offering his opinion of Choice number three for Melanie's sleepwear, and ending the light-hearted segment on bedroom apparrel for "Today Ties the Knot".
"No, no, the burberries do not come with the male model inside."  ~Matt in response to Katie's question regarding her potential sleepwear selection.
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"...that he'll wear for at least a few minutes during the honeymoon..."  ~Matt referring to the bedroom apparel yet to be chosen for Peter.
"And...uh...I'm here with Ann Curry..."~Matt at a loss for words and momentarily staring as a woman opened her jacket and revealed her unclothed chest on camera.  (I don't believe the camera man meant to catch that!)
"We'll be readin' about that one, next week..." "Oh yeah, I'm sure we'll be engaged by then!" ~Matt and Katie having fun talking about Katie's interest in the Burberry sleepwear model.
"You're kidding me!...Now I don't wanna be sarcastic here, but does that thing work as well for poop as it does for marshmallows?"  ~Matt reacting to an automatic cat litter-changing device.

"As the saying goes, 'Politics makes for strange bedfellows.'"  ~Matt previewing the story of the couple who married prior to the start of the Democratic National Convention.
"You're gonna miss our 'Today Ties the Knot' segment."  *Gets a fake horrified expression on his face and draws invisible tears down his face with his fingers.*  "Alright.  Say hi to Petey and Melanie for me."  "I saw that, Matt!"  ~Matt and Katie teasing one another via a "split show" before going to commercial break.
"Yeah, have a huge breakfast alone, because no one else is up out here!  Will any of you have breakfast with me?  Good, the consensus is here, then."  ~Matty referring to his early-morning duties from the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
"Let me give you another reinactment, Katie, a bit of a flashback to yesterday...!"  "We're happy to report that everyone is on their best behavior, today, and fully clothed.  I think she's had enough coverage."  "Or so to speak..."
~Matt and Katie discussing the flashing incident. 
"Hey, Katie?  It's kind of weird that she introduced her travel buddy before her daughter.  Got some priority problems, there."  ~Matt referring to the teacher who spoke of her stuffed, green, clothed, classroom creature before mentioning the daughter beside her, in the crowd.
"I'm sure they're looking forward to that---the question---not the honeymoon!"  ~Matt after Ann Curry's reminder that Peter and Melanie's honeymoon destination is still to be chosen.
"Matt Lauer voted the most sexy by 60% of the people in this September's issue of In Style Magazine." "It was a very slow month..."  "No, it's a very big month, Matt, it's the September issue."  "Well, thank you...*Pauses*...I was gonna say how sexy that pink--whatever that is--is.  Is that real?"  "Let's not go there..."  "Yeah, we don't need the controversy..."  ~Matt being embarrassed, and trying to divert attention, about his accomplishment of being voted sexiest, in the current issue of In Style Magazine, while talking with Entertainment Correspondent, Jill Rappaport.
"But there's no plans or anything I don't know about...?"  "Of course...!"  "(I figured) you'd probably want to share that with me first...!"  ~Matt interviewing Jennifer Lopez for her movie, The Cell.
"Sue needs to take a SERIOUS chill pill.  First time I saw her there; I'm not really impressed."  "Anybody who goes to fill up her gas tank..."  "Don't rip her off!"  ~Matt and Al Roker discussing the harsh remarks made by Sue, a Survivor castaway, to one of the finalists, Kelly Wiglesworth.
"I gotta tell you something, wipe those smiles off your faces, this is supposed to be a workout!...Oh, sure, now you're rockin', a minute ago you were panting!"  ~Matt to Ann Curry after trying an aerobic apparatus invented by J. B. Berns.
"Annette, thank you, this is all your doing..."  ~Matt thanking his wife for the suggestion that he dress up as Jennifer Lopez for Halloween, 2000.
"Lisa Fernandez struck me out pretty bad, should I be ashamed of that?...Sara, bat off the old shoulder, okay, Babe?...Be careful with her, we need her...Gimme the ball, Darin, gimme the ball.  I make no promises, (Al) I've never done this before.  That was my sinker!..."  "You're STINKER!"  "...What you didn't see just now was Ann Curry just made contact with one from Darin.  Two for two!  Did ya see that?!  Ann Curry, ladies and gentlemen!...You did pretty well, though.  And Al hit some off of mine..."  ~Matt during the segment about Soft Pitch Softball.  First, having little luck up at the plate, then giving Sara James some advice and cautioning the pitcher to go easy on her, trying his hand at the skill of pitching, and warning Al Roker of the results.  Matt, Al, and co-anchors enjoying themselves with good-natured fun.
"Very little pride there."  ~Matt after viewing the blurred out image of completely naked Richard Hatch, the first millionaire from the game and T. V. show, Survivor, on Late Night with David Letterman.
"That little person doesn't know WHERE he is, this holiday..."  ~Matt, as the crowd is panned and the camera stops on a bundled, sleeping baby in someone's arms.
"And the Ohio University band is going to be there, the OU-110, that's because there used to be only 110 members, but since then it's grown larger than that, I'm really thrilled about that.  That's a big honor for that band...And Ann's gonna hold down the fort for us here, right?  Happy Thanksgiving."  ~Matt, after Katie mentions that she, Al, and he will be live at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, tomorrow; he acknowledges the annual "TODAY" tradion of having a high school marching band live---in this case, from Gainsville, FL--- just prior to the holiday, mentions that the band from his college alma mater will be there, as well, and that Ann will be anchoring live from Studio 1A in Rockefeller Plaza.
"Except I like to convince myself that all those screams were for me when I stepped out there on that stage.  But I have a feeling all those squeals were for the other four guys!"  ~Matt commenting about the enthusiastic fans who came to see 98 Degrees perform live.  (Webmisstresses' Note:  You'd be suprised, Matt, some of us truly do squeal for you!)
"Speakin' of turkeys, Peter Greenberg is here...and he'll have travel tips for us this holiday weekend..."  "Oh you're so mean!"  ~Matt and Katie jovially getting in the Holiday spirit.
"Florence Tyler has some great Thanksgiving cooking tips.  Florence Tyler?  How'd I do that?  Tyler Florence."  "It's 'cause I said I wanted to call him 'Tyler Florence Henderson'"  "We're a little giddy, here."  ~Katie and Al discussing an upcoming segment with The Food Network's television chef, as Matt smiles, keeps lauging, covers his eyes with his hand, and then removes it, smiling, as they go to break.
"...You're a little late on that 'ooh!', Matt!"  "Sorry, sorry.  When are we gonna eat?  We've been sittin' here gettin' nothin'!  Sorry, just lost it."  ~Al and Tyler Florence with Matt, first off-camera, and then on camera, as Thanksgiving tips are offered to viewers.
"Well some of us have already been nibblin'!  "...Children, I don't want to separate you.  "She's kickin' me under the table!"  *Does not smile*  "Can we eat, now?" 
~Matt, Tyler Florence, and Katie, bickering as they sit at the table, ready to eat the Thanksgiving feast that has been prepared.
"And what about The Lauer Curse?...*Glaring happily at Al*...It's OVER!"  ~Matt and Al enjoying each other's harrassment on Thanksgiving Day, 2000.
"Chris, I've got a tape of the pre-show I'll give ya..."  ~Matt joking around with Chris Isaak, Tracey Ullman and Al about Jennifer Lopez' latest dress at the 73rd Annual Oscars.
"Ladies.  Always nice to be sandwiched between you.  I gotta be careful how I say that."  "We're enjoying it, too."  "Yeah?  Good." 
~Matt, sitting on the couch between Ann Curry and Sara James, Ann and Matt responding, respectively.
"You are just woman obsessed, aren't you?"  ~Matt to Chris Isaak after he comments on the Pepsi commercial starring Britney Spears which aired during the 73rd Annual Oscars.
"I call it toiletries, you call it makeup!"  ~Matt having fun with Steven Cojocaru who mentioned that he'd need one just for his hairspray and other amenities, when referring to the subject of the large suitcases given to Madonna by Louis Vitton.
"Do y'all want Matt to come down?"  "YEAH!"  "Matt, they want you!"  "Yeah, they'll scream at anything Al, I'm sure of that!"  ~Al asking the kids at Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx, if they want Matt to come down for J. Lo's free concert.
"Uh, I'd like to try the one that Nancy made, please.  If ya don't mind..."  ~Matt, as Al tries to give him the sloppy lobster BLT sandwich that he made.
"He looks very good in a kilt I think, too.  Don't you think?" 
"Yeah, well Matt looks pretty good in just about everything, I have to say."  ~Ann talking to Katie about Matt's whirlwind trip to Skibo Castle, Scotland.
"Meredith is a real pro, and I think it speaks volumes that NBC has brought her here to 'Today.' I have been her fan for years and I can't wait to be her partner. She has the perfect background and personality to make a real mark on this show and in morning news in general. I'm thrilled to welcome her aboard." ~ Matt, at the news conference announcing Meredith Vieira as the next 'Today' co-host.
"Also coming up, we'll talk about some tips for procrastinators, but we'll get to that in a while!"  ~Matt, smiling while referring to an upcoming segment on New Year's Eve Day.
"I love that, when you call me Big Boy!"  ~Matt, chuckling as Katie talks about challenging Matt in an upcoming match of badmitton.