Savannah Guthrie Shocked When Al Roker Gets Her Name Wrong (VIDEO)

Al Roker had a quick but noticeable slip-up on Wednesday's "The Today Show," when Savannah Guthrie tossed to Roker, presumably after she finished reporting from the news desk. Later in the show, Guthrie confronted Roker and had producers roll tape of the infamous moment.

"Al, how long have we known each other?" Savannah asked.

"Oh years!" Roker said.

"Explain this," Savannah said, pointing to the camera. The shot showed to Guthrie standing at the news desk listening to Roker thanking her for her just-concluded report. The only problem: he didn't thank Savannah. He thanked, "Samantha!" Guthrie looked visibly shocked but took the slip-up in good humor telling Roker, "I knew you would do it one of these days!"

Guthrie joined 'Today" following the departure of host Meredith Vieira in June 2011. While Guthrie is the newest member of the on-air team, Guthrie said that Roker jokingly "always teas[es] [her] about [her] name." Roker implied that he meant to bring the friendly banter on-air and said, "I was gonna go with Sesquahanna!"

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Comments

[nofriendofrepublicans]

01:56 PM on 10/22/2011

What is this, highschool?

[benskelly]

01:29 AM on 10/22/2011

That woman is sex on a stick. Mmmm...

[shrn]

11:29 PM on 10/21/2011

What's the big deal abut this girl? She talks like a valley girl. Then there's Ann Curry with her low down purr. I think the Today Show needs to keep looking.

[Vantunow]

08:54 PM on 10/21/2011

Anyone or anything that gets Savannah Guthrie excited.......I am all for it.

First time ever in his life, Al Roker contributes to human cause.

[Steve Cardi]

03:48 PM on 10/21/2011

Damn, she's hot

[kkdkdkdkdk]

02:03 PM on 10/21/2011

she is a cutie pututie.

[Jehosafats]

06:21 AM on 10/21/2011

Oh, Savannah, my beloved. How I love thee. Let me count the ways...

[Badger33]

11:23 PM on 10/20/2011

and the dumbing-down continues.

[Christian Moore]

10:42 PM on 10/20/2011

Gaaah-leeee, she is so fine!

[bratcat]

09:51 PM on 10/20/2011

I'd give that round mouth a square meal.

[Badger33]

11:25 PM on 10/20/2011

That's not a mouth; it's a canyon.

[repugnicansfearme]

09:48 PM on 10/20/2011

Meanwhile, in a nearby studio, Hoda and Kathie Lee were doing jello shots and chasing the teengage pages up and down the hallways.

[saileyboy]

07:07 PM on 10/20/2011

luv that mouth.

[Mel Rook]

05:31 PM on 10/20/2011

I clicked on this hoping to see something embarrassing or interesting or shocking but it was cute. Just cute. Savannah is cute. Al's a teddy bear himself. The whole name thing... cute. But now I must go look at pictures of Gaddafi's bloody corpse to rinse all this cute out of my mind.

[RationalRadioJack]

12:56 PM on 10/20/2011

Just as important....

I had no milk for my coffee this morning and will need to pick us some before the day is over.

I freaked out.

[Marvin Hadley Jr]

12:53 PM on 10/20/2011

another really big news story, from people who are not journalists, and one of whom is a bad comedian. why would anyone watch this drivel??