Carson returned to the show the following night and promptly discovered the broken box still sitting on his desk while conversing with bandleader Doc Severinsen (who was sitting in for Ed McMahon). After he was informed that the broken box was Rickles' doing, Carson took a camera crew, walked across the hallway to the adjacent studio where "CPO Sharkey" was being recorded, and interrupted the taping in order to tease Rickles, all to the delight of the studio audiences of both shows. Carson mocked Rickles' comedic style calling him a "big dummy," and also teased actor Harrison Page speaking to him in an exaggerated jive accent. As Carson prepared to exit, Rickles announced Carson to his own audience. Carson then mockingly glared at Rickles, shouted: "They know who I am!" and playfully slapped his face before leaving.