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Jerry Lewis Telethon Blog: Hour 19

September 1st, 2008 by Scott Marks

A clip of Cornell Gunter! WOW! Found dead from a gunshot in his car. Not marvelous!

We did good stuff in Australia.

Ron Lucas, a marvelous man!

Is it my imagination or is the Telethon the only venue around that still employs ventriloquists?

The marvelous family of people at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa. They had me at the bowling center.

Jerry couldn’t get his tongue around “Vivaldi.”

Don’t let the tote music step on Joshua’s gorgeous performance.

Fatty Arbuckle meets Max Alexander. Johnny delivers funny Asian dialect humor, too. This guy makes Max Alexander look like Rabalais. How will I get the image of this guy in drag as Edna Turnblad out of my mind?

At last he calls for a “Timpani!”

“Thank God for MDA and Jerry Lewis!” God is indeed good!

Kind of prophetic hearing Ed say, “We’re coming up on the final hour.”

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Jerry Lewis Telethon Blog: Hour 18

September 1st, 2008 by Scott Marks

Jerry and those commie peasant dancers gave me wet eyes!

“STARSHIP! OH MY GOD!” Without missing a beat, Jerry turns his back on the band and begins thumbing through his leather-bound script looking for the next act.

Referring to a pack of stagehands as “300 Polish dentists???”

The purple, pink and green design of this MDA promo piece is a marvelous homage to The Nutty Professor.

I’m really getting off on Ed introducing corporate videos.Watch him turn his head aimlessly after he delivers his line.

Watch how Jerry always looks at the corporate sponsor’s check to make sure they are signed and that the amount matches the verbal pledge.

“A Jew goes to India…”

I don’t like that picture of Augie with Arnold and Doggie Daddy, old man Bush.

A device that translates brain waves into spoken words. Your research dollars at work. Amazing!

For those of you playing along at home, last year’s final tote was $63.8 million.

This is the kid who’ll play the lead in the Broadway version of The Nutty Professor? I like the suit! Why doesn’t he sing We’ve Got a World That Swings?

I need to put together a reel of Ed McMahon cutaways.

So Jerry met both Presidential candidates. I didn’t know where the hell he was going. I was sweating that there wouldn’t be a McCain endorsement. Ambassador Jerry straddled a somewhat pointless line. McCain or Obamam, Jerry will hit the winner up for help. That’s a shock.

What’s that leeching on Ace Young’s ear? Is he auditioning for the Bogart role in the remake of The African Queen?

Moving the Telethon to Australia? Say it ain’t so!

Jerry on reality TV: “I wouldn’t watch that crap.”

Can’t Luke throw in a “Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck?”

Harold Schaitberger putting out a fire in the audience. Hahahahaha!

Even Jerry hates the canned tote board music. It’s crappier than reality TV.

I had to go back and study the credits:

“Special Written Material

Jerry Lewis”

“Security Director for Mr. Lewis

Brian Dellow”

“Assistant to Jerry Lewis

Chris Lewis, Anthony Lewis, Scott Lewis, Dani Lewis, Penny Rice, etc.”

“Credential Coordinator

Jennifer Lopez”

“Production Staff to Jerry  Lewis

Sam Lewis, Danielle Sara Lewis, Wendi Tolkin-San George, Debi Weldon”

“Milwaukee Harley Davidson Remote Segment Producer

Spike Jones, Jr.”

“MDA expresses profound gratitude to the management and staffs of the public spirited television and radio stations which comprise the 2008 ‘LOVE NETWORK.’”

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