Jerry Lewis did wonderful things for muscular dystrophy. He should be commended on every level. I don’t see anyone like him around anymore with the love and dedication he had for those kids. Thank you Jerry.
@@sickoftheleftwingscum Jerry did the Telethon for Jerry's career. It was like hosting a full season of a variety show with huge ratings in one day. Brilliant!
@@stevekay1925 Jerry continued directing films and one more television show with Metromedia that aired for a week. He was awarded the highest civilan award by France.
Jerry Lewis and Muhammad Ali are very similar. Here's why: They gave 1000% of themselves completely, without asking for anything in return. Both had an incredible passion to inspire and light up the world with charity, love and laughter. They are the Greatest in so many ways.
Jerry Lewis was the greatest Humanitarian and all around Entertainer in the industry, he should be remembered for all his aspects in entertainment, Period, he was a brilliant and decent man !!!!!
For those who don't remember this, I watched this live and Phill received a lot of fan mail flak over this in the way he treated Jerry and invited him back on to a more congenial atmosphere.
Jerry Lewis was flawed, to be sure, but the work he did for MDA was genuine and helped a lot of people. He used his celebrity wisely. And good for him for the Eva Braun remark!
Great Interview,Surprised and Happy th know how Intelligent and Empathic Jerry Lewis is, BRAVO to him and his staff of Nurses,Doctors and Volunteers!!! L
45:21 I remember watching this episode when it originally aired. I was 15 and I've never forgotten Jerry's shocking Eva Braun comment. Crazy to watch it again 44 years later. Thanks for posting!
Jerry Lewis I love you very much i am glad you care about kids that have sickle cell disease thank-you you are a true humanitarian god bless you I love you you are saving my niece@ nephew thank-you@ God bless you I love you
I think it is arrogant to say where Jerry should send money to. He can have his donations go where he wants. He has done so very much. Yippee for Jerry Lewis.
The Monies raised for Muscular Dystrophy have gone to treatments and Cures for other Diseases.. Bless All People who Have Donated and hope we all live to see Cures for these Horrific Diseases!!!!
I WAS A FEDERAL WORKER, I GAVE ZERO MONIES TO UNITED WAY BECAUSE MANY OF THE GROUPS THEY INCLUDE, I DID NOT AGREE WITH SO I GAVE LOTS OF MONEY DIRECTLY TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS
Mr. Jerry Lewis had his demons and wasn't perfect as we all have and are... he WAS the archetypical workaholic. In his comedy performances, his career and of course the Telethons that he presided over, year in and year out... DECADE after DECADE. God Bless 🙌 Jerry Lewis for the entertainment and laughs he provided and the lives that he undoubtedly had a direct hand in making better.
He's really just a freaking big clown and I am so glad that somebody knocked him on his ass before he died and I would tell him that to his face if he was still alive
Thank you Jerry. Others can do the same for other health problems. Jerry has done his part. Let someone else step up to the plate. Stop picking on Jerry for all the good he has done.
In 1984, he had 4 guests on with different disabilities, including the actress with Cerebral Palsy that was on The Facts of Life. That's a good one too. They thought Jerry Lewis was unfavorable and they kept saying we are as good as anyone.
I always wonder why Jerry never asks Phil why he doesn't become a spokesperson for one of the other charities, if he is so concerned about it. It surprises me that he gets away with some of the crap he spews considering he married the daughter of one of the main spokespersons and founder of/for St Jude' Children's Hospital, who does what? They are a pediatric cancer research center. Families with who cannot afford medical care get free care there. Kind of the same thing Jerry did. What a hypocrite! This only goes to show that the hypocrite moniker suits Phil very well. He married Marlo Thomas in 1980. She is the Daughter of Danny Thomas, who founded St Judes. So at the time of this broadcast his father-in-law was doing the very same thing Jerry was doing. I doubt very much he ridiculed Danny at family get togethers.
Ron Weiner was a pioneering director whose technical direction was ground-breaking and set tthe tone for other shows that later followed. A great talent and a true gentleman.
I've said some things in the past about Jerry not being a good dad to his kids. This man is not a perfect person, none of us are. But I will say one thing in his favor, to sit through Donahue ripping him about his corporate sponsors and their greed, Jerry's holding his own and I gotta admit, he's a tough no nonsense Jew. I give him credit for having the cojones to battle back and state his case. I don't think Donahue should of taken that approach and ripped the guy for doing the telethon. In a perfect world, everything and everyone would do their share. But, we don't live in a perfect world and to knock these corporations for not just giving the money up front, well, many of them do besides giving to muscular dystrophy, they give to many other charities. Sometimes they need that nudge. That's where Jerry comes in, and he knows what buttons to push and is successful at it.
Yes,the major Corporations gave to Various Charities and the wrote their Donations "Off Their Taxes, "hope they still do donate to such Worthy Causes ,Thanks to Trumps tax cuts for them, they no longer need to write off Money .Hope the charities aren't losing out!!
Phill Donahue was a I think the best talk show on T.V. He covered a A to Z in conversations & topics! It was unfortunate what happened to him in his opposition against our governments foreign policies. Mr. Donahue set the bar high that many talk show hosts should strive for,but many never had the integrity & conviction to strive for it.
Don't forget the other 3 before him that were superb: Merv Griffin , Mike Douglas and Dinah Shore! And let's not forget two others that were great like Dick Cavet and David Frost!!!!!
I worked in Hollywood and have never said an unkind about anyone in the film business - except for this man who was one of the most genuinely evil people you can imagine. That's not just my opinion. It's the way it is and the experiences with him are known throughout the industry. Sorry. Yes, he's raised a lot of money for a good cause, but he's paid handsomely.
These two had the exact same discussion when Lewis appeared on this show 4 years before. Why is Phil asking the exact same things about "why don't we have a celebrity speaking for cystic fibrosis" and other catastrophic illnesses.
In fact, Phil is being kind of a dick here. I'm surprised Jerry doesn't remind him that they had this EXACT conversation four years ago. I can't watch. **FAIL**
I think he was being too reverential in the interview in '77. I think after Donahue's book came out, it was made very clear to the public how he feels charities can undermine progress. Thus almost automatically making this more confrontational. And WOW does he expose Jerry Lewis 😳 not his Telethon necessarily but his savior mentality/ego. It puts Jerry out of his comfort zone and then Phil wins the debate when Jerry loses his cool with the woman in the audience by insinuating she's a fan of Nazi's. Knowing the fragile and colossal ego of Jerry Lewis, he likely never appeared on Donahue again.
The reason is simple. Phil has his own agenda. He could care less about why the other charities do not get airtime because if he did, he would ave become a spokesperson for one of them just as Jerry has. No, honestly I believe he invited Jerry back for the ratings. He knew Jerry would be a big draw and if he made it controversial more people might tune in. That's was his draw for having the show.
At 42:33, I think the Channel 13 staff may have goofed. We see a station identification spot, followed by “more Donahue following station identification”. Then we see 3 commercials, a litter problem announcement, then a quick noon news promo, followed by the “more Donahue” continuing.
I rarely watch movies and that kind of stuff, but I ran across some old Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin movies last night and I kind of got on a bit of a Jerry Lewis kick. I started watching some old Jerry Lewis interviews and was thinking how much better American culture was back then. I was hoping to see something about Jerry's charity with with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and I found this. And it reminded me that even back then we had Marxist meatheads like Phil Donahue. American culture wasn't as great as I remembered it back then, but still it was much better back then than it is now!
Phil really got into this debate! Good listen… when he mention bottom line companies he nailed it…. Today it’s still about bottom line companies greedy lawyers and I dare say greedy doctors…. Never seen this when this first aired but today’s shows can’t compare 👍
In 1992, William Aramony, CEO of the national organization for over 20 years, retired amid allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement, of which he was subsequently convicted. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison and fined $300,000.
I can't believe Doinahue is being such a bully...geez...this is a show AFTER he married Marlow thomas and her Father's St. Jude's hospital was also soliciting money for kids with cancer and other diseases. What the heck is wrong with those audience members...resenting raising money for handicaopped or ill children for God's sake.
Jerry is Describing his own Parents,was obvious how personal that remark was... Dean Martins parents instilled love for the Family and Dean demonstrated that with his Parents and own children..... Jerry Lewis always stated that on other Interviews.
Phillip John Donahue (21 de diciembre de 1935, Cleveland, Ohio) es un presentador de televisión y productor estadounidense, principalmente reconocido por haber creado y conducido el programa televisivo The Phil Donahue Show, también conocido simplemente como Donahue, el primer programa de variedades televisivo con entrevistas e invitados. El programa estuvo 26 años en antena en todo Estados Unidos, y fue precedido por tres años en la televisión local de Dayton, Ohio, antes de su desaparición en 1996.
I used to enjoy the Phil Donahue show until just today watching the episode in September 2024, F,U, Donahue for you attacking a caring and loving man such as Mr. Jerry Lewis.
The gentleman from United way was well spoken. What he said was progressive. It took all these years for “let the community decide” belief to become accepted.
Something happened cuz they never explained why Mr. Lewis stopped doing the MDA telethon. He never got a finale, a big sendoff, or tribute. Something happened between the MDA and Mr. Lewis. We’ll never know. Sounds shady to me. I don’t care where Mr. Lewis’s head was, i just loved that he made me laugh as a child.
Basically Jerry Lewis was a very talented comic when it came to being ON SCREEN. However, when he was OFF SCREEN his personality was terrible. There is a network tv program called "Inside Edition" that sent reporters out and actually interviewed his REAL daughter who is living on the streets and she is homeless. Please Look it up everyone, her name is Susan Lewis and the tv program was called "Inside Edition" He treated her like shit and allowed her to live on the streets. Look it up everyone, her name is Susan Lewis. Also, his sons say he mentally abused them.
If you feel that way then don't Donate!!! If some people resent donate to Charities ,they should read their Bible , there for the Grace of God, that could be me ,in need of Help. !!!!!
Phil makes Jerry look good, which isn't easy. Obviously, there's never been a more obvious case of a person having such a gargantuan ego and 'need to be worshiped' than Jerry, which is why he did the telethon. If the charity made some money, that was ok too.
"One dollar from every purchase will go to the ____________ charity." This is EXACTLY the same as giving a portion of total profits. Phil doesn't get it.
Jerry Lewis not a "pleasant" person. I was in the film industry and I can say that from years of experience. However, I respect so much what he's saying here and I think 'Donahue is a jackass. God love the charities and the thousands of volunteers who donate time and effort and expertise year after year.
Now both of these people are dead, and the telethon doesn’t go on anymore. There’s a couple generations now who never heard of Jerry Lewis or MD. Instead of awareness and contributions now no one gives a crap.
Jerry Lewis loses the audience about 46 minutes in. If Donahue was trying to expose the mean-streak in Lewis, he set that up brilliantly. Basically this was the exchange... Woman in audience: *sheepishly* Eh I really dislike telethons, they make me cringe, so I don't watch them. Jerry Lewis: *bitingly sarcastic* You must like Nazis. Audience: shocked silence/then rather loud groaning at Lewis
@14:22 "and I never liked you or your show." I never liked Phil Donahue either. He was such an instigator. Did Marlo Thomas put him up to do this interview/critique? Dinah Shore was a much better host in her shows. 😁
Jerry was CLEVER!!! He is basically full proof! He covered all his tracks so that nobody can criticize him. It always falls back on him being a “saint!” If you criticize him, then you are criticizing the helping of crippled children. He has a green light to be narcissistic on his telethons. Say what you want about him, but he definitely has a God complex! How can you criticize a host that is such a “do-gooder?!” Also, is it truly altruistic if he presents HIMSELF in front of the television cameras as the ONE who is making all this goodness possible? It wasn’t called the muscular dystrophy telethon, it wasn’t called Labor Day Telethon… It was called the Jerry Lewis Telethon
@@Winterstick549 nah, just fascinating! He is one of the great enigmas of all time! Incidentally, his biological daughter is also homeless and penniless
@@TiltBrooknobody is perfect Jerry had his demons like we all do. But he did alot of good and helped and inspired so many. A perfectionist in his work and yes a bit egomaniac narcissist but most successful people are
I would like to know how much did Jerry spend on operating costs for the telethons? Space rental; lighting; staff etc....It does take "professionals" to run charities. Jerry was a real saddist creep when it came to women in the bedroom.
Let's not forget Phil being a huge hypocrite. He criticizes Jerry here, but he was married to Marlo Thomas, who's father, Danny Thomas was the founder of St Jude's Childrens Cancer Research Hospital. He was constantly on TV as a spokesperson for them. Where is Phil's problem with his father-in-law helping helping children. Any family that cannot afford care for their child who has cancer, can go there, free of charge. Jerry was doing basically the same thing. I see nothing wrong with it.
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Jerry Lewis did wonderful things for muscular dystrophy. He should be commended on every level. I don’t see anyone like him around anymore with the love and dedication he had for those kids. Thank you Jerry.
Long after his stardom as an entertainer had died this charity was the only thing that kept him on TV ! 😏
@@sickoftheleftwingscum Jerry did the Telethon for Jerry's career. It was like hosting a full season of a variety show with huge ratings in one day. Brilliant!
Yeah it’s not like he did movies in the 80s and performed in Damn Yankees in the 90s….
@@stevekay1925 Jerry continued directing films and one more television show with Metromedia that aired for a week. He was awarded the highest civilan award by France.
Shame about his sexual assaults tho and his ego temper arrogance and all round general nastiness
Jerry Lewis and Muhammad Ali are very similar. Here's why: They gave 1000% of themselves completely, without asking for anything in return. Both had an incredible passion to inspire and light up the world with charity, love and laughter. They are the Greatest in so many ways.
Yeah, and Jerry left all of his sons out of his will.
Jerry Lewis is really talented. He can even debate so well.
Jerry Lewis was the greatest Humanitarian and all around Entertainer in the industry, he should be remembered for all his aspects in entertainment, Period, he was a brilliant and decent man !!!!!
For those who don't remember this, I watched this live and Phill received a lot of fan mail flak over this in the way he treated Jerry and invited him back on to a more congenial atmosphere.
During this Era of Daytime Television, Phil produced his show LIVE five days per week from Chicago. He was worn out. LOL
@@johnsjohnson448 I would’ve thought so but as popular as Oprah was she’ll still orchestrated show topics better.
@@Johnnyboy792 This "Donahue" show was produced in 1981, three years before Oprah.
@@johnsjohnson448 I’m aware that Johns I was just making a comparison to them both.
@@Johnnyboy792 She was young and fresh, just like her red snapper.
Jerry Lewis was flawed, to be sure, but the work he did for MDA was genuine and helped a lot of people. He used his celebrity wisely. And good for him for the Eva Braun remark!
Jerry mopped the floor with Donahue.
hhhhaaaa ha ha ha HAAAAA
As he should
He ripped him a new tail feather!!!
Jerry Lewis was brilliant and very serious about what he says and believes in, you can bet on it, WoW!!!!!
Jerry was smart as well, he invented the video assist for making movies, and all movies from that point on used the video assist.
Great Interview,Surprised and Happy th know how Intelligent and Empathic Jerry Lewis is, BRAVO to him and his staff of Nurses,Doctors and Volunteers!!! L
What Phil really wanted to say was "and how much of that 400 million do You keep"
@@deerheart87 Keep Jerry's hair black (c) Chris Rock
He kept 399 million...
45:21 I remember watching this episode when it originally aired. I was 15 and I've never forgotten Jerry's shocking Eva Braun comment. Crazy to watch it again 44 years later. Thanks for posting!
Jerry Lewis I love you very much i am glad you care about kids that have sickle cell disease thank-you you are a true humanitarian god bless you I love you you are saving my niece@ nephew thank-you@ God bless you I love you
jerry lewis god love him for speaking up for this
I like the old commercials! Thank you. I do thank God that Jerry did this. Besides all his other escapades🙏
In the 7-11 spot, Jerry looks pilled up and as if he has been drinking wine beforehand. The aisle has wine.
You thank "God" Jerry did this? Um, don't you want to thank Jerry?
I think it is arrogant to say where Jerry should send money to. He can have his donations go where he wants. He has done so very much. Yippee for Jerry Lewis.
Agreed, he was a great man and brilliant entertainer and Humanitarian, PERIOD!!!!!
The Monies raised for Muscular Dystrophy have gone to treatments and Cures for other Diseases.. Bless All People who Have Donated and hope we all live to see Cures for these Horrific Diseases!!!!
I WAS A FEDERAL WORKER, I GAVE ZERO MONIES TO UNITED WAY BECAUSE MANY OF THE GROUPS THEY INCLUDE, I DID NOT AGREE WITH SO I GAVE LOTS OF MONEY DIRECTLY TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS
Mr. Jerry Lewis had his demons and wasn't perfect as we all have and are... he WAS the archetypical workaholic. In his comedy performances, his career and of course the Telethons that he presided over, year in and year out... DECADE after DECADE. God Bless 🙌 Jerry Lewis for the entertainment and laughs he provided and the lives that he undoubtedly had a direct hand in making better.
He's really just a freaking big clown and I am so glad that somebody knocked him on his ass before he died and I would tell him that to his face if he was still alive
What you meant to say is that "Mr. Lewis was a prick." Thank-You. (APPLAUSE!)
@@johnsjohnson448 John would be impressed that his Johnson recognized a like kind prick... said prick... 🤫
Mr. Lewis must have been a horrible parent to his first family. He abused his second wife by making her always sit in the audience. LOL/
Well said!
Thank you Jerry. Others can do the same for other health problems. Jerry has done his part. Let someone else step up to the plate. Stop picking on Jerry for all the good he has done.
Sure he did. It certainly helped his career too.
Agreed, Jerry Lewis was a fantastic and brilliant man and his all around talents in the industry are priceless, PERIOD!!!!!
What a great debate!! Wish they were still around!
In 1984, he had 4 guests on with different disabilities, including the actress with Cerebral Palsy that was on The Facts of Life. That's a good one too. They thought Jerry Lewis was unfavorable and they kept saying we are as good as anyone.
I always wonder why Jerry never asks Phil why he doesn't become a spokesperson for one of the other charities, if he is so concerned about it. It surprises me that he gets away with some of the crap he spews considering he married the daughter of one of the main spokespersons and founder of/for St Jude' Children's Hospital, who does what? They are a pediatric cancer research center. Families with who cannot afford medical care get free care there. Kind of the same thing Jerry did. What a hypocrite! This only goes to show that the hypocrite moniker suits Phil very well. He married Marlo Thomas in 1980. She is the Daughter of Danny Thomas, who founded St Judes. So at the time of this broadcast his father-in-law was doing the very same thing Jerry was doing. I doubt very much he ridiculed Danny at family get togethers.
He has been involved with St. Jude's hospitals which his late father-in-law started.
We need a guy like Jerry Lewis to help our crippled nation . All I really get out of this interview is the Donahue book sucked .
I agree with Jerry. Also, Marlo Thomas (Donohue's wife) does the same type of fundraising for St. Jude Children's Hospital. BTW, I support St. Jude.
A side of Jerry Lewis that eveyone should have seen. Donahue was arrogant during this discussion.
I love the 80's adverts, and I'm not even American.
Ron Weiner was a pioneering director whose technical direction was ground-breaking and set tthe tone for other shows that later followed. A great talent and a true gentleman.
Dang, but I miss this show, and perhaps just as much or more than that ~ this time.
Airdate is 8/18/1981
Exactly 1 month and 2 days before I was born.
I've said some things in the past about Jerry not being a good dad to his kids. This man is not a perfect person, none of us are. But I will say one thing in his favor, to sit through Donahue ripping him about his corporate sponsors and their greed, Jerry's holding his own and I gotta admit, he's a tough no nonsense Jew. I give him credit for having the cojones to battle back and state his case. I don't think Donahue should of taken that approach and ripped the guy for doing the telethon. In a perfect world, everything and everyone would do their share. But, we don't live in a perfect world and to knock these corporations for not just giving the money up front, well, many of them do besides giving to muscular dystrophy, they give to many other charities. Sometimes they need that nudge. That's where Jerry comes in, and he knows what buttons to push and is successful at it.
Yes,the major Corporations gave to Various Charities and the wrote their Donations "Off Their Taxes, "hope they still do donate to such Worthy Causes ,Thanks to Trumps tax cuts for them, they no longer need to write off Money .Hope the charities aren't losing out!!
Gotta love Mr. Lewis!!! The honesty of this man just flows through.
I think Phil was expecting an applause at 10:20. Didn’t get it of course.
Phill Donahue was a I think the best talk show on T.V. He covered a A to Z in conversations & topics! It was unfortunate what happened to him in his opposition against our governments foreign policies. Mr. Donahue set the bar high that many talk show hosts should strive for,but many never had the integrity & conviction to strive for it.
Don't forget the other 3 before him that were superb: Merv Griffin , Mike Douglas and Dinah Shore! And let's not forget two others that were great like Dick Cavet and David Frost!!!!!
The best Donahue show, VIVA Jerry
Jerry Lewis chewed Phil up and spat him out.
For sure!!!
I love the 1981 local Toledo, Ohio TV commercials.
I worked in Hollywood and have never said an unkind about anyone in the film business - except for this man who was one of the most genuinely evil people you can imagine. That's not just my opinion. It's the way it is and the experiences with him are known throughout the industry. Sorry. Yes, he's raised a lot of money for a good cause, but he's paid handsomely.
These two had the exact same discussion when Lewis appeared on this show 4 years before. Why is Phil asking the exact same things about "why don't we have a celebrity speaking for cystic fibrosis" and other catastrophic illnesses.
In fact, Phil is being kind of a dick here. I'm surprised Jerry doesn't remind him that they had this EXACT conversation four years ago. I can't watch. **FAIL**
I think he was being too reverential in the interview in '77. I think after Donahue's book came out, it was made very clear to the public how he feels charities can undermine progress. Thus almost automatically making this more confrontational. And WOW does he expose Jerry Lewis 😳 not his Telethon necessarily but his savior mentality/ego. It puts Jerry out of his comfort zone and then Phil wins the debate when Jerry loses his cool with the woman in the audience by insinuating she's a fan of Nazi's. Knowing the fragile and colossal ego of Jerry Lewis, he likely never appeared on Donahue again.
The reason is simple. Phil has his own agenda. He could care less about why the other charities do not get airtime because if he did, he would ave become a spokesperson for one of them just as Jerry has. No, honestly I believe he invited Jerry back for the ratings. He knew Jerry would be a big draw and if he made it controversial more people might tune in. That's was his draw for having the show.
Jerry should have said, I don't know Donahue, why don't you do it since your a celebrity!
Phil was the master who hosted FIVE "LIVE" shows per week up to forty-eight weeks per year for nearly thirty-years. Please, leave Phil the fck alone.
At 42:33, I think the Channel 13 staff may have goofed. We see a station identification spot, followed by “more Donahue following station identification”. Then we see 3 commercials, a litter problem announcement, then a quick noon news promo, followed by the “more Donahue” continuing.
I rarely watch movies and that kind of stuff, but I ran across some old Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin movies last night and I kind of got on a bit of a Jerry Lewis kick. I started watching some old Jerry Lewis interviews and was thinking how much better American culture was back then.
I was hoping to see something about Jerry's charity with with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and I found this. And it reminded me that even back then we had Marxist meatheads like Phil Donahue. American culture wasn't as great as I remembered it back then, but still it was much better back then than it is now!
August or early Sep 1981 as the one sale in the ads end on Labor Day 9/7
"I've got to get you an autographed photograph of Eva Braun I'm sure you'll enjoy!!" Jerry Lewis could be so obnoxious, but always funny!!
Donahue can really talk a lot.
Thank you for sharing.interesting.
Donahue made a fool of himself.
It's par for the course with him
I called United way to help my very needy family and they did not help me nor did they even wanna hear me.
I have heard that about them. I know a lady. Who's sister lost her house to a fire. They wouldn't help her at all.
From 1966 to 2009 MDA telethons raised 2.45 Billion. That's what Jerry Lewis did. ❤
Phil really got into this debate! Good listen… when he mention bottom line companies he nailed it…. Today it’s still about bottom line companies greedy lawyers and I dare say greedy doctors…. Never seen this when this first aired but today’s shows can’t compare 👍
A Smug-Off.....I need a shower after watching tis
Didn't Donahue understand that even the Government and the Wealthy only have so much money?
In 1992, William Aramony, CEO of the national organization for over 20 years, retired amid allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement, of which he was subsequently convicted. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison and fined $300,000.
Well then he was the problem. Not Jerry. Thanks for posting.
Exactly.
@@notmypotato3730
Jerry I feel was a true ambassador of kindness .....a very wonderful man. Phil is not really accurate.
Odd, Saint Jude's Hospital, charity? DonHue offers a pampas attitude and answer.
Why is Donahue wearing a shirt with double pockets with button flaps?
I can't believe Doinahue is being such a bully...geez...this is a show AFTER he married Marlow thomas and her Father's St. Jude's hospital was also soliciting money for kids with cancer and other diseases. What the heck is wrong with those audience members...resenting raising money for handicaopped or ill children for God's sake.
Jerry’s comment about the “cold mother and father” around 10:20-10:30 is a dig at Dean’s parents.
It’s the explanation of his behavior and I think it’s fitting and make sense that someone upbringing and a lot of ppl were and still like him.
Jerry is Describing his own Parents,was obvious how personal that remark was... Dean Martins parents instilled love for the Family and Dean demonstrated that with his Parents and own children..... Jerry Lewis always stated that on other Interviews.
I sure do miss Phil and shows like this.
Phillip John Donahue (21 de diciembre de 1935, Cleveland, Ohio) es un presentador de televisión y productor estadounidense, principalmente reconocido por haber creado y conducido el programa televisivo The Phil Donahue Show, también conocido simplemente como Donahue, el primer programa de variedades televisivo con entrevistas e invitados. El programa estuvo 26 años en antena en todo Estados Unidos, y fue precedido por tres años en la televisión local de Dayton, Ohio, antes de su desaparición en 1996.
Phil was magnifico! Fabulos! Terrific!
@felixtheImocevallosm
Michael Phillip Donahue.
I used to enjoy the Phil Donahue show until just today watching the episode in September 2024, F,U, Donahue for you attacking a caring and loving man such as Mr. Jerry Lewis.
The gentleman from United way was well spoken. What he said was progressive. It took all these years for “let the community decide” belief to become accepted.
Still no cure. Maybe in retrospect Phil was right. The telethon and its corporate sponsors raised money in a very inefficient manner.
Dang I missed the sale 😕
God, I hated Phil Donahue. This is a prime reason why.
Something happened cuz they never explained why Mr. Lewis stopped doing the MDA telethon. He never got a finale, a big sendoff, or tribute. Something happened between the MDA and Mr. Lewis. We’ll never know. Sounds shady to me. I don’t care where Mr. Lewis’s head was, i just loved that he made me laugh as a child.
JUST PHIL TRYING TO EXPLOIT JERRY TO FILL HIS OWN POCKET. HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING. IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY AND PHIL HAD PLENTY.
Is that Paul W. Smith @ 56:44 for Westgate, "The center of good shopping?"
Well said Jerry lewis
JERRY LEWIS
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20 DE AGOSTO DE 2017
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Basically Jerry Lewis was a very talented comic when it came to being ON SCREEN.
However, when he was OFF SCREEN his personality was terrible.
There is a network tv program called
"Inside Edition" that sent reporters out and actually interviewed his REAL daughter who is living on the streets and she is homeless.
Please Look it up everyone, her name is
Susan Lewis and the tv program was called
"Inside Edition"
He treated her like shit and allowed her to live on the streets.
Look it up everyone, her name is Susan Lewis.
Also, his sons say he mentally abused them.
Allegedly
When you give people charity. Sometimes you end up resented. That's a fact.
If you feel that way then don't Donate!!! If some people resent donate to Charities ,they should read their Bible , there for the Grace of God, that could be me ,in need of Help. !!!!!
Donahue’s was one of the last smart talk shows.
Even audiences on the show were smart...and well-informed.
Phil makes Jerry look good, which isn't easy. Obviously, there's never been a more obvious case of a person having such a gargantuan ego and 'need to be worshiped' than Jerry, which is why he did the telethon. If the charity made some money, that was ok too.
Negative 🐒 I hope your life improves
@@notmypotato3730 It's pretty good. Sad that I burst your bubble regarding Jerry.
You knew Jerry personally?
@@avalond1193 Yes, quite well.
"One dollar from every purchase will go to the ____________ charity." This is EXACTLY the same as giving a portion of total profits. Phil doesn't get it.
Rip Phil 😢
Simply put for Jerry Lewis… he is an American institution!!
Simply put, he was a monster.
Jerry Lewis not a "pleasant" person. I was in the film industry and I can say that from years of experience. However, I respect so much what he's saying here and I think 'Donahue is a jackass. God love the charities and the thousands of volunteers who donate time and effort and expertise year after year.
Was Phil Donohue born with gray hair ?
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Yes
Now both of these people are dead, and the telethon doesn’t go on anymore. There’s a couple generations now who never heard of Jerry Lewis or MD. Instead of awareness and contributions now no one gives a crap.
Wish Jerry he was more charitable with his own kids! A hypocrite.. Well done Donahue u grilled him
Jerry Lewis was a monster.
Didn’t realize Donahue was such a communist
Phil is totally arrogant. What is Phil doing for those in need?
Rock-a-Bye, ya Babyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!
Was Jerry Lewis paid for the telethon?
5:06 "There are only 10 or 12 situations in the country today that need to be addressed. "
Jerry Lewis loses the audience about 46 minutes in. If Donahue was trying to expose the mean-streak in Lewis, he set that up brilliantly.
Basically this was the exchange...
Woman in audience: *sheepishly* Eh I really dislike telethons, they make me cringe, so I don't watch them.
Jerry Lewis: *bitingly sarcastic* You must like Nazis.
Audience: shocked silence/then rather loud groaning at Lewis
That's too bad, I love Jerry Lewis he was a great man, brilliant and decent and a Humanitarian PERIOD!!!!!
This reminds of how much I hated Phil Donahue.
JERRY LEWIS LOOKS LIKE HE IS SITTING WITH A BUNCH OF FOOL'S
Jerry make Phil look like an ass
@14:22 "and I never liked you or your show." I never liked Phil Donahue either. He was such an instigator. Did Marlo Thomas put him up to do this interview/critique? Dinah Shore was a much better host in her shows. 😁
He was a great entertainer…but a tad of a womanizer. But him without sin. I do believe the Martin Lewis thing is that they both wanted to be the star.
It’s unfortunate Jerry wasn’t kind to his own sons.
Because he didn't leave them his money and expected them to work for themselves like Jerry did?
If they only knew back then how much destruction was coming to America
Donahue was so forward thinking.
LOL, try a card-carrying leftist.
@@brycspain So agree just a bit to the left. He should have been a damn Kennedy. My God Donahue make s all of them look mainline.
Jerry was CLEVER!!! He is basically full proof! He covered all his tracks so that nobody can criticize him. It always falls back on him being a “saint!” If you criticize him, then you are criticizing the helping of crippled children. He has a green light to be narcissistic on his telethons. Say what you want about him, but he definitely has a God complex! How can you criticize a host that is such a “do-gooder?!” Also, is it truly altruistic if he presents HIMSELF in front of the television cameras as the ONE who is making all this goodness possible? It wasn’t called the muscular dystrophy telethon, it wasn’t called Labor Day Telethon… It was called the Jerry Lewis Telethon
You sure get triggered easily.
@@Winterstick549 nah, just fascinating! He is one of the great enigmas of all time! Incidentally, his biological daughter is also homeless and penniless
@@TiltBrook Excellent points
@@TiltBrooknobody is perfect Jerry had his demons like we all do. But he did alot of good and helped and inspired so many. A perfectionist in his work and yes a bit egomaniac narcissist but most successful people are
Phil is very sanctimonious. Not a good look
I would like to know how much did Jerry spend on operating costs for the telethons? Space rental; lighting; staff etc....It does take "professionals" to run charities. Jerry was a real saddist creep when it came to women in the bedroom.
Sim eu soube o que ele fazia para as atrizes
He was? Where's your proof? Do you have facts or hearsay? Or one of those believe all women nonsense?
I had forgotten how smug and snotty Phil Donahue was.
I have to say this: Jerry came off passionately and factually in this, while Phil, as Jerry stated, constantly generaized.
His entire shtick is so contrived. He got worse after he married Lady Nose Bob.
Let's not forget Phil being a huge hypocrite. He criticizes Jerry here, but he was married to Marlo Thomas, who's father, Danny Thomas was the founder of St Jude's Childrens Cancer Research Hospital. He was constantly on TV as a spokesperson for them. Where is Phil's problem with his father-in-law helping helping children. Any family that cannot afford care for their child who has cancer, can go there, free of charge. Jerry was doing basically the same thing. I see nothing wrong with it.
Yes. A typical liberal
That makes both of them then ! 😏
Jerry actually looks kind of like a white-face Farrakhan. Never noticed that before.
45:46
They keep trying to shut the black man down.
Jerry never understood this. He was locked into the pity and condescension approach that became more outdated every year he was on.