Sept. 1, 2025

Jerry Lewis and the Labor Day Telethon

Jerry Lewis and the Labor Day Telethon
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Celebrating Labor Day with trivia about Jerry Lewis's decades-long charity telethon tradition and his entertainment career partnerships.

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Calarogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and

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on this Labor Day, we're remembering the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon,

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a Labor Day weekend tradition that raised millions for charity.

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Question one, for how many years did Jerry Lewis host

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the annual MDA telethon? Question two? What does MDA stand

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for in the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon? Question three? What

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was the name of Jerry Lewis's famous comedy partner before

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he became known for the telethon? Question four? What famous

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song did Jerry Lewis perform at the end of nearly

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every telethon? Question five? Approximately how much money did the

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Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon raise over its entire run. We'll

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be right back with these telethon answers after this break.

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Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one,

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how many years did Jerry Lewis host the MDA Telethon?

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Answer forty four years. Jerry Lewis hosted the telethon from

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nineteen sixty six to twenty ten, making it one of

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the longest running fundraising events in television history. Question two,

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what does MDA stand for? Answer Muscular Dystrophy Association. The

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telethon raised funds to support research and provide services for

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people affected by muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular diseases. Question three,

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What was Jerry Lewis's famous comedy partner's name? Answer Dean Martin.

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The duo Martin and Lewis was one of the most

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popular comedy teams in entertainment history, performing together from nineteen

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forty six to nineteen fifty six before their well publicized split.

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In a surprise moment during the nineteen seventy six Telethon,

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Frank Sinatra brought Dean Martin on stage for an emotional

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reunion with Jerry Lewis, marking their first public appearance together

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in twenty years. Question four, what song did Jerry Lewis

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perform at the end? Answer You'll Never Walk Alone. This

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Rogers and Hammerstein classic became Lewis's signature closing number, often

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moving audiences to tears as he delivered it with genuine emotion.

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Question five how much money did the telethon raise? Total?

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Answer over two point four five billion dollars During its

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forty five year run, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon became

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one of the most successful fundraising efforts in television history,

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helping fund research and support services. That's today's tribute to

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Jerry Lewis and his incredible charitable legacy. On five Daily

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Trivia Questions, I'm Mark Ellison and this podcast was crafted

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with the help of AI technology. Have a great labor Day,

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hmm hm