Video: Meredith Vieira's Most Outrageous 'Today' Show Moments

By Kiki Von Glinow Posted Jun 7th 2011 02:25PM

She may be one of the most candid hosts 'The Today Show' has ever seen -- when Meredith Vieira takes her final co-host bow we won't only be saying goodbye to a beloved news anchor but to an occasionally crude but mostly hilarious morning show staple who's had us laughing for the past five years.

From talking dirty with James Franco to kicking co-host, Matt Lauer in his "peppercorns" to accidentally firing off a joke, while still on air, about a guest who was struck by lightning, it's Vieira's undying and often inappropriate humor that has raked in the viewers and made her the person that millions of Americans choose to wake up with every morning.

Check out our compilation of some of Vieira's most outrageous moments before she bids adieu to her seat behind the 'Today' show desk.

She has technical difficulties:
From joking that a man who survived being struck by lightning has a "slight glow" before she's off air to experiencing the extreme awkwardness of TV delay, Vieira isn't always a total pro, technically speaking.

She gets physical with Matt Lauer:
While rehearsing for a cooking segment with Martha Stewart, as usual, Vieira and Lauer were like two kids on the playground engaging in a friendly push and shove contest until Vieira took it below the belt -- literally. After attempting give Lauer a knock in the shin, Vieira aims a little high and kicks Lauer right in the "peppercorns" as an amused Al Roker pointed out. But Lauer eventually gets his revenge with, naturally, a frosting war.

She likes to talk dirty:
From insisting that her co-host isn't wearing pants to letting her potty mouth run wild while testing out a video game to telling James Franco she would "polish his statue" any day, Vieira is never at a loss for words -- even when her producers would most certainly wish she was.

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Tuesday 07 June

By mem

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Wishing Meridith the best and she's been a blast to watch! Now can we have Katie back?

Wednesday 08 June

By bermanbb

Probably the reason Meredith is out... Katie needs her old job back after loosing the evening news. Way to get around Katie!

By Kathy

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I don't want katie back!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want Merideth to stay!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Kenny

Can we have Katie back? What drug are you on?

Katie "Dids" didn't cut it and she sucked on CBS. Good riddance to the twine !!! Keep jabbin' !!!

Jersey

By stu

meredith could be the new queen of daytime.

Another lost soul. Queen of what - Bloopers?

Jersey

By rcw

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Good Morning America IS the "corrupt lib media"

By Lisa

Oh lighten up. I tell ya, it's always a conservative that has to turn every story into a political one. Go out and have some fun today!

By jaywest71

So agree.

By donna

are you kidding. nbc is number one in corrupt liberal news; abc and cbs tie for second place. they are the worst spin doctors out there and so many dumb americans actually believe what they hear because they trust people like brian williams. morons.

By Bob

Yes, the mainstream corporate media is definitely " liberal." Of course, of course.

By goldengolfball

Love Meridith and will miss her . I probably won't watch the show any more because I just can't stand Ann Curry and she seems to be getting more and more parts, so goodbye Meridith and goodbye Today

By cal gotts

We, stopped watching NBC moring news after we watched Meridith, I think NBC made a big mistake when they had her do the show, they had others already on the show that should had been promoted to that seat. Sorry, but she does not do anything for us.

By bee

Hate Meredith, always have, shes so dumb,cant beleive she had this job to begin with, goodbye! Can't wait for her to be gone, stopped watching years ago, she can do nothing right,can start watching again when she finally gone ,yay :)

By holly

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Wow bee tell us how you really feel? You write like a 12 year old. And yet you call this woman dumb? She who speaks in broken sentences and clearly doesn't know squat about grammar should not throw stones!

By ken

she is the sexiest women on tv

By georgessc

If you think Meredith is sexy, you need to see your opthmologist. Your vision must be 60/60.

By Burt

george you feel it necessary to insult a man's vision just because you don't agree? Sexy is in the eye of the beholder. We won't all agree.

By Mike

Good Riddance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Ben

Ann Curry is a great journalist! This is the reason that you are seeing more of her.

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