Play of the Day: Ted Cruz Channels Ronald Reagan

The Texan has an advertisement that looks and sounds a lot like the Gipper's iconic 1980s bear ad.

The late-night television shows tape before Wednesday's debate ended, but that didn't mean hosts couldn't joke about the debate Wednesday night. Conan O'Brien compared the gender breakdown to an episode of the Bachelorette, while The Late Show's Stephen Colbert looked at the debate's location.

In talking about Ronald Reagan, Colbert also examined a new -- and confusing -- Ted Cruz ad about a scorpion. In referencing Reagan's famous "bear in the woods" ad, Colbert wondered who or what the scorpion in Cruz's new ad represents and why Cruz doesn't specify it in the ad. Millennials might like the Harry Potter reference at 2:45.