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Marching Band Plaza Takeover
TV Flash files “Marching Band Plaza Takeover” as hour 2028 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2025, episode 236, aired 2025-11-26, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2025E236: listed hour 2028 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 236 of 261 in season 2025. It aired 2025-11-26 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Holiday Cooking Safety” (S2025E235). Next is “Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Preparations” (S2025E237). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Marching Band Plaza Takeover. TODAY's Holiday Consumer: Gift Card Scams Alert! What Consumers Need to Look Out for and How Retailers are Making Changes to Prevent Theft. John O'Huley and David Frei on "The National Dog Show." An American Thanksgiving with The Vatican: Vatican Hosts First Thanksgiving Since American Pope Leo was Elected. Steals & Deals: Something for Everyone Day 1. TODAY Food: Last minute Thanksgiving Ideas, Tips & Tricks with Bill Nolan.
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Where does Marching Band Plaza Takeover sit in the Today guide?
S2025E236 is listed hour 2028 of 2220 — hour 236 of 261 in season 2025, season 2025 episode 236.
When did Today S2025E236 air?
Marching Band Plaza Takeover aired 2025-11-26 and is listed at 120 minutes.
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Start with Garroway's street-facing studio mix: news, weather, chatter. J. Fred Muggs is the 1950s mascot lore, not a side quest.
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Why this series still plays
Today invented waking up with television: Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee co-host, and the mix of news, weather, and chatter still fighting every weekday morning. A 2026 reader watches the original American morning-show contract — coffee, headlines, and the idea that a network should greet you before work.
The look is coffee, headlines, and a chimpanzee in the contract. NBC's *Today* premiered January 14, 1952: Dave Garroway from a street-facing New York studio, Pat Weaver's concept of morning television as a daily utility, Jack Lescoulie and Frank Blair rounding the original company, J. Fred Muggs as 1950s mascot sensation and, in the lore, a ratings assist. Mix of news, interviews, and light features. Peak decade energy in a window that still fights every weekday. The timeline can stan a co-host war. The…
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- Dave Garroway as Host
Dave Garroway invented waking up with television on Today — a chimpanzee co-host, coffee, headlines, the mix of news, weather, and chatter still fighting every weekday morning. 1950s network contract: a host who made dawn feel like a…
- Jack Lescoulie as Announcer / co-host
Jack Lescoulie co-hosted and announced Today — coffee, headlines, and the 1950s invention of waking up with television. Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee in the mix, chatter fighting the clock every weekday morning. TV Flash files him as the…
- Frank Blair as Newsreader
Frank Blair read the news on Today — Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee co-host, the original American morning-show contract of coffee, headlines, and the idea a network should wake you. TV Flash files him as 1950s dawn craft: the voice that…
- J. Fred Muggs as Mascot
J. Fred Muggs was Today's chimpanzee co-host — Dave Garroway, news, weather, and chatter, the original American morning-show contract. Coffee, headlines, the idea that a network should wake up with you. TV Flash files him as 1950s mascot…