LOL: Drunk Ewoks Ruin Today Show Halloween Segment

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A Today Show Halloween decorating segment was interrupted by a pair of scene stealing Ewoks, who began throwing food, fighting each other, doing the moonwalk, and humping both the floor and the leg of Al Roker, who was dressed as Han Solo. I know it might sound like I’m describing a FunnyOrDie parody or something, but it actually happened on live television.

There have been accusations that the little people in the suits were actually drunk before the segment began. At one point, one of the Ewoks tried to drink one of the alcoholic Halloween-themed beverages, and was scolded by Ann Curry (dressed as a mask-less Darth Vader), ”You’re not allowed to have vodka!” The video is embedded after the jump. The madness begins around the 2 minute mark.

  • Jimmy G.
    The best morning show ever!
  • Re
    you know starwars in dead and buried again when its cool for the today show to dress up in...
  • jj
    amazing
  • Crashlander
    I want a couple of drunk Ewoks to hang out with me at all times.
  • Kyle C.
    That was awesome! Easily the best thing I have ever seen on that stupid 10 hour show. The moon-wock (get it, moonwalk and ewock) was priceless. I gotta show everyone this.
  • Jimmy G.
    Ha, that was good. Moon-wock. Ha!
  • Jim T
    Or should it be "Endorwalk"?
  • Aquigley
    Endor is a moon so your opinion is invalid and my hair is a bird
  • PunkRockMonkey
    Or perhaps, "That's-No-Moon-It's-a-Space-Station-Wallk"?
  • that is awesome! hahahah. When the brown ewok does the moonwalk, I nearly fell out of my chair. Great segment on an otherwise lame show.
  • theAguilar
    The Ewoks didn't ruin the Today Show by any means. They made it infinitely better.
  • Thanks /film! Biggest laugh I've had from the internet in a while.
  • Celli
    LOL.
  • Um, shouldn't Al Roker have dressed up as Lando Calrissian not Han Solo?
  • Toaster27
    Boss Nass.
  • Jimmy G.
    Jabba.
  • c3p2s
    Why, cause he is black? let the man dress as whatever he wants....
  • Scruffmcgruff
    hilarious segment but that screencap above is HORRIFYING
  • I didn't even notice how terrifying it was until I took a second look. I literally lol'd. Good stuff haha. Ewoks, they will drink your vodka then rip your soul into pieces.
  • dagreenman18
    Ruin? i say its a vast improvement over the actual show.
  • Palmer
    Oh man, drunk people are hilarious.
  • Kyle C.
    Drunk dwarfs are even funnier! Do the moon-wock!
  • That had to be planned to some extent, otherwise the clip would've been off Youtube, not MSNBC
  • max
    that was immensely better than episodes I through III
  • The Filmfreak
    Win
  • Vladimus
    Today Show = Fail
    Ewoks = Fail

    Ewoks on Today Show = Win
  • ModernTenshi04
    That image at the top of the article is terrifying.
  • monkeymafia
    Ann Curry is so racist against Ewoks! Ewoks need vodka too!
  • Matt
    Completely fake and intentional.
  • cosgrovewatt
    Doubt it. Didn't you notice how pissed Ann Curry was? Seems like a control freak to me.
  • Jimmy G.
    Yep, Darth Curry was in full effect.
  • Drelo
    LOL
  • Maughtry
    Great stuff. Always knew they couldn't hold their liqour.

    Also I kind of wish a Jawa showed up to repeat the phrase "Boo-tini"
  • mbellerbrock
    Hahaha, "BOOOO-tiniiiiiii!"
  • "I feel so dirty," LMAO. I can not stop laughing!
  • dklap
    Its more embarrassing that everyone on the today show treats "little people" like children or dogs. "Down boy"? They are adults. Granted, drunk ones dressed like ewoks, but they are still adults.
  • tomgfds
    They were referring to them as characters.
  • I think if my life consisted of being a costume accessory, or the butt of normal sized people jokes, I think I'd act out a little too.
    As for the argument that the today show folk were trying to refer to them "in character", I guess they shouldn't have gotten upset when they acted like real ewoks...
  • iola
    I could take the "down boy"/"dog" comments as in character, but I agree that the "children" comments were pretty offensive.

    Where it would be acceptable to call someone acting out a "child" it's a bit different when there's a history of inappropriate terms there.
  • celiagraves
    That is the funniest thing I've seen all week. It definitely made the show better. Good for them!!
  • Antihero
    I was going to defend them not being drunk, and that they were just in character, but then the last 30 seconds hit. The moonwalking was scene stealing and the poor Martha Stewart wannabe was lost in the mix at that point. It was great!
    --- My girlfriend just commented that the Ewoks were the same as in the movie, but now they're senile old men. That could also explain it.
  • BrendonConnelly
    Brilliant brilliant brilliant.
  • Leg humping and moonwalking Ewoks, what could be better? Way to keep it together, Al!
  • will1138
    This has made me extremely happy.
  • JEJ
    Hey!! the dancing ewok is Ushita, a peruvian showman!!

    Well done man! XD
  • will
    Ruin the Today show? They ruined it? Really?
  • how could a drunk person dance like that? Maybe its like Peter Griffin and playing piano
  • Jay
    That is no small person it must have been a child coz the legs are to straight and no small person can moon walk!!!! they just cant do it!
  • shora_f
    OMG... this was soooo awesome!!!
  • shora_f
    God... i cried when he humped Al Roker leg
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