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| − | * [[Rizzo the Rat]] and [[Pepe the King Prawn]] co-host three hours of the overnight portion of the telethon, with [[Tom Bergeron]] and [[Alison Sweeney]]. The Muppets close their three-hour segment with a version of "[[Wake Up Little Susie]]" -- which they remake as "Wake Up, Little Pledgers |
+ | * [[Rizzo the Rat]] and [[Pepe the King Prawn]] co-host three hours of the overnight portion of the telethon, with [[Tom Bergeron]] and [[Alison Sweeney]]. The Muppets close their three-hour segment with a version of "[[Wake Up Little Susie]]" -- which they remake as "Wake Up, Little Pledgers." |
* Later in the morning, [[Bear]] sang three songs for a group of kids. [[Noel MacNeal]] performed Bear live to interact with the children, and lipsynced to the studio recorded songs. This was Bear's final appearance to date. |
* Later in the morning, [[Bear]] sang three songs for a group of kids. [[Noel MacNeal]] performed Bear live to interact with the children, and lipsynced to the studio recorded songs. This was Bear's final appearance to date. |
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| + | File:The Muppets - Bohemian Rhaspody (2005) - MDA Telethon-0|"Bohemian Rhapsody" in 2005 |
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| + | File:Jerry Lewis & The Muppets (2007) - MDA Telethon|Pepe and Rizzo in 2007 |
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Revision as of 22:01, 14 July 2017
Jerry Lewis with Johnny and Sal
Bear and Jerry's kids
Kermit and Calvin Ray Johnson
Rizzo and Pepe sing "Wake Up Little Pledgers".
Calvin Ray Johnson and the Muppets
Sesame Street Live Bert and Ernie on the 1980 telethon
Between 1955 and 2014, The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon had raised money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Entertainer Jerry Lewis has become well-known for his tireless work supporting "Jerry's kids", as the children he's helped are known. Around 200 stations aired the program annually, called the "Love Network", which features entertainment from performers. The list of appearances includes hundreds of celebrities. The show has been hosted 38 times by Ed McMahon.
In 1998, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon made history as the first telethon seen around the world via Internet simulcast, hosted by RealNetworks on MDA's Web site.
Appearances
1980
- Near the end of the telethon, Roller Skating Rink Operators Association vice president Marvin Fascher presents a check to Jerry Lewis, with the help of Ernie and Bert walk-arounds from Sesame Street Live. Lewis asks them to get him a cookie.
2001
- Kermit sings "Bein' Green" with Calvin Ray Johnson (YouTube)
2002
- Kermit sings "Mahna Mahna" with the Snowths.
2003
- Johnny Fiama and Sal Minella host.
- Bear performs "It's Great to Be a Bear", "The Any Way You Wanna Conga," and "The Goodbye Song."
2005
- Johnny and Sal host with Tom Bergeron and perform their own rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
- Statler and Waldorf appear a few times in inserts.
2007
- Rizzo the Rat and Pepe the King Prawn co-host three hours of the overnight portion of the telethon, with Tom Bergeron and Alison Sweeney. The Muppets close their three-hour segment with a version of "Wake Up Little Susie" -- which they remake as "Wake Up, Little Pledgers."
- Later in the morning, Bear sang three songs for a group of kids. Noel MacNeal performed Bear live to interact with the children, and lipsynced to the studio recorded songs. This was Bear's final appearance to date.
