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Actress Laura Dern didn't have a scheduled segment on TODAY this morning, but she wiggled her way to the front of the plaza crowd with a homemade sign. She got the attention of Al Roker, who brought her inside Studio 1A for an impromptu chat about the new season of her HBO show, "Enlightened." (TODAY)

After the five finalists chosen from hundreds of viewer submissions show off their dance moves on Rockefeller Plaza, actress and choreographer Debbie Allen, singer Ciara, and Christina Black of the NBA Brooklynettes dance team select a winner. (TODAY)

During halftime of a football game at her Dallas, Tex., high school last week, 16-year-old Miranda Ferguson flipped 35 times across the school's football field, breaking the Guinness world record of 32. She reveals how she prepared for the challenge and shows off a few of her record-setting flips. (TODAY)

Weekend TODAY decides to pay homage to the great era of disco, with Soledad O'Brien sporting a huge afro and David Bloom wearing a vintage leisure suit. (TODAY)

TODAY's Al Roker pulls a prank on viewers by standing completely still while his co-anchors Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie continue talking. (TODAY)

TODAY's Lester Holt and Natalie Morales talk to U.S. medalists from track and field, tae kwon do, and rowing. (TODAY)

Tim Morehouse, of the U.S. Olympic fencing team, talks about his journey to the Summer Games in London and shows TODAY's Matt Lauer and Al Roker some moves. (TODAY)

Two BBQ pit masters, Myron Mixon and Pat Martin, face off on Rockefeller Plaza with their mouthwatering recipes for barbecue brisket. (TODAY)

TODAY's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb talk about the man who danced on Rockefeller plaza yesterday, visible directly behind yesterday's guest who was discussing infertility. (TODAY)

Decked out in hospital gowns, TODAY's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb create chaos when they join the TODAY team to chat about their plastic surgery extravaganza. (TODAY)