- Ricky Schroder: [on visiting the White House] It was great; it was really nice.
- Johnny Carson: Yeah? Did he show you the, uh - did he show you the phones? The hot line, and all that? Did you see the red telephone?
- Ricky Schroder: [reaching into pocket and eating something] Yeah; yeah.
- Johnny Carson: What've you got there?
- Ricky Schroder: Jelly beans.
- [audience laughter]
- Ricky Schroder: Want one?
- Johnny Carson: Did you - did you, uh...
- Ed McMahon: [taking jelly bean] Thank you.
- Johnny Carson: Did you just sneak a handful, or did he give you some?
- Ricky Schroder: No - he gave me a whole jar.
- Johnny Carson: Now, are these official?
- Ricky Schroder: Yeah.
- Johnny Carson: From the White House?
- Ricky Schroder: No, these aren't the ones right from the White House.
- Johnny Carson: Oh.
- Ricky Schroder: Got 'em in a jar.
- Johnny Carson: Can I try this?
- Ricky Schroder: Sure.
- Ed McMahon: [eating one] Good.
- Johnny Carson: ...A little sticky, aren't they?
- Ricky Schroder: Yeah.
- Johnny Carson: Did he - did he give you some jelly beans?
- Ricky Schroder: Yeah. Well, you know, I really like jelly beans much more than peanuts. You know that?
- [audience starts laughing and clapping]
- Johnny Carson: Oh, you do?
- Ricky Schroder: Yeah.
- Johnny Carson: ...So tomorrow, this is equal time, right? Hm?... Getting politically oriented already.
- Johnny Carson: Today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission suspended the operating license of the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactor. However you feel about that, Governor Brown has mixed feelings. They opened the reactor room, and found a 600-pound fertile medfly.