Betty White and Joan Rivers trade hilarious barbs in catty, resurfaced 1983 Tonight Show clip

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A catty clip of Joan Rivers trading hilarious barbs with Betty White while guest-hosting The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on April 19, 1983 has gone viral since White's death last Friday.The brassy blondes - who were 49 and 61 at the time - appeared to have a blast making fun of each other's magazine covers for People Weekly and Kennel Review at the time.'And if you dare say, "Who's that other bi*** on the cover?" I will never speak to you again for as long as I live,' Betty joked.

TV icons: A catty clip of Joan Rivers (R) trading hilarious barbs with Betty White (L) while guest-hosting The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on April 19, 1983 has gone viral since White's death last Friday'I am the one in the pink jacket.'Joan then shaded White over her cover not being for 'a major publication.' 'Not a major publication?

If you have dogs I tell you that's a very major publication,' the eight-time Emmy winner replied.Rivers (born Molinsky) quipped: 'For your career, though, that's a good start.' Cover girls!

The brassy blondes - who were 49 and 61 at the time - appeared to have a blast making fun of each other's magazine covers for People Weekly and Kennel Review at the time Betty joked:'And if you dare say, "Who's that other bi*** on the cover?" I will never speak to you again for as long as I live!I am the one in the pink jacket' Joan then shaded White over her cover not being for 'a major publication'The Daytime Emmy winner joked that the People Weekly editors wanted the cover to be 'topless' but she said no.'Weren't you?' Betty sarcastically asked.