-Welcome, welcome, welcome
to "The Tonight Show." You're here. You made it.
Thank you. Welcome. Well, guys, earlier today,
students across the country went back to school. Yeah. Of course, the first day
of school is always emotional. This morning,
my kids were crying when I put them on the bus. And I think that's mostly
because it was a Greyhound. And I --
-[ Laughter ] -They learned a lesson. But I hope everyone had
a nice Labor Day weekend. Mine wasn't great.
We put the cover on the pool without realizing my drunk uncle
was still floating in it. And I think that's... At one point,
we ran out of propane, so my dad grilled the rest
of the burgers on a bug zapper. I didn't know
what was happening. Hey, speaking of food,
in a Netflix Labor Day special, Joey Chestnut beat Kobayashi
in a hot-dog eating contest by eating a record 83 hot dogs
in 10 minutes. [ Cheers and applause ] 83 hot dogs in 10 minutes. That's basically me
at every wedding when they pass around
the pigs in a blanket. I go, "I'll have one more."
Thank you. Just one more. Oh, gimme -- Why don't
you give me the tray and you walk around?" Yeah, he put down
83 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Netflix was like,
"If you like this, you might enjoy 'Bridgerton.'" I go, "What does that mean?
What does that mean?" Why would they --
-Hey! -Why would they --
-Bridget. -Ah. Luckily, they had
a referee to explain the official rules
of the hot-dog contest so nobody would be confused.
Watch this. -The person who eats the most
hot dogs will be the champion! -Oh. [ Laughter ] That -- I want that job.
I want that job. I'm glad he laid out the rules.
Yeah. Switching gears
to some political news, the first debate
between Vice President Harris and former President Trump
is just one week away. Right now
both Harris and Trump are spending hours
each day preparing. Harris is working
on various comebacks... while Trump is up to 80 hot dogs
in 10 minutes. [as Trump]
"She can't do 80. There's no way
she could do 80 hot dogs! I can!" [ Cheers and applause ] But apparently,
in her debate prep, Harris is focusing on ways
to rattle Trump. Yep, she wants to rattle Trump. Right now she's deciding
whether to wear a jacket that says "IRS" or "FBI." [ Laughter ] Some more election news --
a new poll found that Harris has widened her lead
among women to 13 points. Trump -- [ Cheers and applause ] 13. Trump heard the news
and was like... "Was it everything I said?" [ Laughter ] "Forever." Today Trump's aides
were like, "You need to
reach out to women." Then a few seconds later,
they're like, "No, never mind! Just forget what we said and
go back to eating the hot dogs." You guys hear about this?
Two NASA astronauts are stuck on the
International Space Station, and one of them reported
a strange noise coming from Boeing's Starliner aircraft. It's space. Basically, any sound
you hear outside is a bad sound. It's scary. Right now
the astronauts are walking around space
with a baseball bat. "Hello?! Hello?!" Well, some sports news. The US Open is in full swing
right now and -- [ Cheers and applause ] Yeah, the tennis --
the tennis is amazing. Everyone's also talking
about the $10 million in sales of a drink
called the Honey Deuce. It's been around
for a while, but it's more popular than ever. Here with more is "Tonight Show" correspondent
Carl Page. Carl, what's all the fuss
about, bud? [ Cheers and applause ] -[ Singing indistinctly ] ♪ Me and Honey Deuce
got a history ♪ ♪ Oh, my, good Lord ♪ -Carl! Carl!
Are you listening? Carl. Can you tell us what all
the Honey Deuce fuss is about? It's Jimmy. -[Slurring]
Oh, Jimmy, let me tell you. The Honey Deuce
isn't just a drink. It's a "phenomenenemon." I love you, Honey Deuce!
[ Moans ] But look --
this is just vodka and lemonade and a skewer of melon balls. Only 23 bucks! -Only 23? 23 bucks isn't cheap. -Buzzkill. Pbht! -Hey, hey, Carl, aren't --
-Pbht! -Carl, aren't you supposed
to be working right now? How's the tennis? -Tennis? I -- [ Laughing ] I haven't seen
one ounce of tennis, but I've seen about
300 hundid ounces of Honey Deuce! [ Giggles ] [ Cheers and applause ] Jimmy... Jimmy, listen. And if you order now, you can get this lovely
commemorative cup. -♪ Little Deuce cup,
you don't know ♪ ♪ You don't know what I got ♪ -Carl! Carl! First of all, I want to say
the audience behind you -- The crowd has been
very still and quiet while you're doing
this interview. That's kind of amazing. -It's dead over here. Once I drink one of these,
I feel like it gives me powers of, like,
Marvel powers to make everything freeze! -Hey, Carl, uh... Carl, anything else you can tell
us about the Honey Deuce drink? -Hey. You're Jimmy Fallon! Wazzzzup?! Aah!
-That's right. -Wazzzzzaahhh! -Yeah.
-You know, man? Hey! Hey! Hey! Say "wazzzaahhh" back to me! -[ Laughs ] No. -Wazzzzaaahh! -No. -Whazzzzaahhh?! -No. -Whazzah! -Okay. Whazzahhh?! [ Cheers and applause ] -Alright!
That was pretty good. That was pretty good.
It wasn't -- It wasn't great,
but it was alright. -Alright.
-Anyway, look. Get your Honey Deuces. The US Open is only
gonna be going on for, like, another three months. -That's not true. Carl.
Carl Page, everyone. -♪ Honey Deuce,
Honey Deuce, Deuce, Deuce ♪ ♪ Honey Deuce, Honey Deuce,
Honey, Deuce Deuce, Deuce ♪ -What are you doing?
-♪ Honey Deuce ♪ ♪ Honey Deuce, Deuce, Deuce ♪
-Okay. Thank you, Carl. [ Cheers and applause ] Well, everyone, uh... [ Laughs ]
Let's get him out of here. Yeah. I know. I agree with you. Hey, guys, I heard that
a Delta Airlines passenger was removed
from a flight in Florida for wearing a T-shirt that showed Trump
flipping the middle finger and the words "Hawk Tuah." [ Laughter ] Yep, Delta kicked him off, then Spirit said,
"Welcome aboard, Captain. How you doing?
You ready to fly? Let's go." And finally, before we move on,
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is here tonight! [ Cheers and applause ] One of my all-time favorites.
Absolutely love her. Plus, she is one of
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the most decorated U.S. female Olympian
of all time, winning 14 Olympic medals. Her new book about
her life in swimming, "Just Add Water," is out now. Katie Ledecky
is joining us tonight! The legend! [ Cheers and applause ] And we got great music
tonight from Tierra Whack! -Ohh! [ Cheers and applause ] Ooh. Ahh. -Also, hey, guys,
it is September. Fall's around the corner.
There's a little nip in the air. And before you know it,
it's gonna be spooky season. -Ooh!
-Yeah. -[ Cheers and applause ]
-And just in time because I have a brand-new
children's book that officially is out today. "5 More Sleeps 'Til Halloween." Now... this is the seventh novel
from number-one "New York Times" best-selling
author Jimmy Fallon. -Wow. A novel. -It is a heartwarming story
of a little boy and his dog who are so excited for Halloween
that they can't sleep. -Aww! -And I've been working on this
for years. It's over 40 pages long.
-[ Laughter ] -If you count
the front and back cover. -Yeah, yeah.
-It's great for kids. It's great for adults
to read to kids. Adults can read it on their own. I'm almost halfway
through it myself. No spoilers. Anyway, it's available right now wherever fine
children's books are sold. You can get it on Amazon, your
local bookstore, or library. Target, Barnes & Nobles --
Both have special editions. Or use just this QR code
right here and see all the places
you can get it. I'll make it easy for you, yeah. Also, I'll be doing
a book signing at the NBC store on Thursday.
-This Thursday? -Yeah, yeah.
-[ Cheers and applause ] -You could pick it up there. Or I could just
make it much easier. -Yeah.
-I could make it just easier. How about everyone
in the audience tonight is going home
with their very own copy of... [ Cheers and applause ] Yes! That's right!
Do that thing you do! That's exactly what's up!
Yes! That's it! That's crazy! That's what I'm talking about!
Yes! Happy spooky season, everybody! We'll be right back with more
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