An awkward moment straight out of The Naked Gun unfolded at Wednesday night's 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates, after the microphones belonging to the first hour's moderators were left on while they were backstage.

As second hour moderator Chuck Todd began to ask a gun control question, former moderators José Díaz-Balart and Savannah Guthrie could be heard having a conversation backstage which included the phrases "I need to go to the restroom" and "someone's got my binder."

A visibly steamed Todd turned to fellow moderator Rachel Maddow and said "We are hearing our colleagues audio. If the control room could turn off the mics of our previous moderators...," making the best of it.

"We prepared for everything. We did not prepare for this," Maddow replied.

NBC can't get the moderators' mics turned off at #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/78QtJokAUt — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 27, 2019

I Blame Russia for the mic problems! #demsdebate — Jimmy Dore (@jimmy_dore) June 27, 2019

The interruption marked an mildly entertaining spectacle as 10 Democrats shouted over each other to make the same exact points, sometimes in Spanish.

First Cory Booker:

Booker responds in Spanish when asked what he would do with immigration on Day 1 as president.



pic.twitter.com/RKT4xZ6sDG — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 27, 2019

Then Beto O'Rourke:

Beto O'Rourke responds to a question about taxing the ultra-rich in Spanish right off the bat. pic.twitter.com/aDRTkgjWKM — CNBC (@CNBC) June 27, 2019

Senator Booker’s reaction when former Congressman O’Rourke begins speaking in Spanish pic.twitter.com/5wmD3ysfb0 — Stephanie Myers (@_StephanieMyers) June 27, 2019

Let's see what happens during Thursday night's debate, which will include Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders among others. Hopefully NBC can better manage their equipment.