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Back in the day, when we had thirteen channels (okay, eight because three were duplicate networks, one was color bars and another just snow) the Jerry Lewis Telethon was something of an event.
It was a mix of fun (some big names used to show up), kitsch (Charo was a yearly spectacle) and uncomfortable humor (watching hosts stretch for time and people not used to being on TV present checks). Plus, you could find something new and live to watch at two a.m.!
One more memory from “back then”.
Dr. Joel Wallach showed Jerry Lewis his nutritional cure for Muscular Dystrophy, and the MDA decided that actually curing MD was not in their best interests.
90 years old and still going.
Saw him Sunday on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’. He looked good for his age.
Biggest scam out there
Funniest MDA MOMENT EVER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahbWXJVGNVA
You will laugh, you will cry you will Thank Me
My family and I used to try to stay awake for the entire broadcast and every kid i knew tried to raise money for this.Then no Jerry Lewis,and then no telethon.Something good has died.Where are they today? Did they find a cure?
What channel is this on nowadays. I remember seeing usually on one of the local channels but the past few years I have not seen it.
There are a little over 50,000 American affected with the disease.
Each year 500-600 newborns are affected. Jerry collected over $2,000,000,000.00 Where’s the cure?
Interesting.