Joy Behar Jokes Whoopi Goldberg Has Been on 'The View' for So Many Years She 'Used to Be White'

Joy Behar didn't miss a beat when The View returned on Tuesday, September 8, after a summer hiatus.

The 30th season of the talk show kicked off by Whoopi Goldberg noting that Behar "has now officially hosted more seasons of an American talk show than any other woman."

Behar, 83, joked she's been co-hosting the series since it was "in black-and-white."

"I said to [the show's late creator] Barbara [Walters], ‘We’re going to get old on this show.’ She said, ‘You’re going to get old anyway!’" the comedian recalled. "I’m here longer than the Jolly Green Giant. It’s ridiculous."

The actress then gave a shout-out to Goldberg, 70, noting she's been on The View for 20 years.

After the EGOT winner expressed shock at her tenure, Behar quipped of her pal, "She used to be white. I mean, things change here!"

Their costar Sunny Hostin, 57, took a moment to honor her colleagues in a more serious light.

"It’s been lovely, because when I first came on, you said this is a game of volleyball. You get the ball, and you hit it; don’t keep it too long," she shared. "Whoopi would always say, don’t look at the comments on social media, don’t do that to yourself. Don’t read the press, just be honest with yourself and who you are, and you’re our fearless leaders."

The trio of stars were joined by co-hosts Sara Haines, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin.

The Season 30 premiere didn't feature any guest hosts — instead, they used one segment to look back on some of their most unforgettable moments on the series.

Behar joked about her age once more when Griffin, 37, introduced the game, which was called the "The ReView."

"It's hard to process that I was 8 years old when The View first premiered back in 1997..." the new mom said as Behar interjected with a laugh, "Me too!"

As OK! reported, while all six co-hosts from last season are back, an insider claimed no one received a pay raise.

"Nobody took a pay cut, but nobody got a raise," the source recently spilled to Rob Shuter's Naughty But Nice Substack. "The message was simple: We love you, we want you back, but the check isn’t getting bigger."

Another source revealed the daytime TV landscape has changed.

"Once upon a time, a hit show reaching Season 30 meant every agent walked in demanding another million. Those days are over," the source explained. "In today’s TV business, keeping your job and your salary is the win."