Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966–2014)
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TV Series | 1,290 min | News

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Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966–2014)

Not Rated

TV Series | 1,290 min | News

The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held on Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), which was founded in 1950 with hopes of gaining the American public's interest.

Seasons

1 | Unknown See all

Directors

Arthur Forrest | Gregg Gelfand | Gerald Auerbach | Gary Halvorson & 3 more

Writers

Jay Cipriani (written by) | Jessica Glassberg (written by) | Philip Ivory | Michael Mabern (New York segments) (New York Segments) (New York Segments) & 2 more

Producers

Lee Miller | George Schlatter

Composer

Glen Roven

Editor

Bill Boyd Jr.

Production Designer

John Shaffner

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Updated Sep 2, 1966

Release date (First episode)

Sep 2, 1966 (United States)

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Jerry Lewis Self - Host / Self Self - Host / Self See fewer	47	The Nutty Professor (1963)
Ed McMahon Self - Co-Host / Self - Host / Self / Self - Announcer / Announcer / Self - Hist Self - Co-Host / Self - Host / Self / Self - Announcer / Announcer / Self - Hist See fewer	41	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Jack Jacobson Self Self See fewer	33	Big 9 Chiller (1962)
Tony Orlando Self / Self - Host / Self - Co-Host Self / Self - Host / Self - Co-Host See fewer	25	That's My Boy (2012)
Norm Crosby Self - Co-Host / Self / Self - Host Self - Co-Host / Self / Self - Host See fewer	24	Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
Charo Self / Self - Performer Self / Self - Performer See fewer	24	Thumbelina (1994)
Maureen McGovern Self / Self - Co-Host / Self - Performer Self / Self - Co-Host / Self - Performer See fewer	22	Airplane! (1980)
Sammy Davis Jr. Self / Self - Host Self / Self - Host See fewer	19	The Cannonball Run (1981)
Jann Carl Self - Co-Host / Self - Host / Self Self - Co-Host / Self - Host / Self See fewer	18	Captain America (1990)
Kate Linder Self Self See fewer	16	Mother's Day (I) (2016)
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Wayne Newton Self Self See fewer	14	Vegas Vacation (1997)
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Jack Jones Self Self See fewer	12	Goodfellas (1990)
Lola Falana Self Self See fewer	11	A Man Called Adam (1966)
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Gary Lewis Self / Performer Self / Performer See fewer	9	Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
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Julie Budd Self Self See fewer	6	Two Lovers (2008)
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