From YT: Michael Landon Pulls Funny Prank on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, ~2.6 minutes
BTW, "fricassee" is French. There's an area of Italy that's big on cat meat dishes.
OTOH, French markets sell rabbit with the head still on to help the consumer make sure it's really rabbit, and not a kitty cat.
And in China, one province holds an annual dog meat fest around the Summer Solstice.
Good one. Carson had a great sense of humor and didn’t mind having the joke played on him!