Celebrities perform and appeal for funds to fight Muscular Dystrophy on Jerry Lewis' 10th Labor Day Telethon.
Scheduled for 20 hours with segment cutaways by local Indiana NBC affiliate station Channel 14, originally recorded but deleted from this master tape.
The broadcasts opens introducing the show coming from The Americana Hotel in New York and from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. The show opens with Jerry Lewis welcoming all for this important fund raising marathon TV broadcast. Guests include Mike Douglas who converses with Jerry and sings, "This Could Be the Start of Something Big."
Johnny Carson appears and works with Jerry showing his prowess as a magician which he states he began at the age of 12. Johnny Cash does a long stint singing a melody of his hits as well as the entire Carter Family including June Carter.
Other stars perform including Yvonne De Carlo who sings a song from her Broadway starring role in "Follies." Jack Palance (on film) provides a moving soliloquy reflecting the affliction of MD, called "I Hate People Especially Children."
Cast of Godspell perform. David Hartman joins Jerry. Joey Heatherton performs "When There's a Shine on Your Shoes."
Also on the telethon is stand-up comedian Jerry Villa, and The 5th Dimension perform. Maria Callas appears and praises Jerry. Henry M. Watts Jr. National President of MDA speaks highly of the great work that Jerry Lewis has done for Muscular Dystrophy.
Bonnie Franklin sings "Applause."
Van Johnson chats with Jerry. Connie Francis sings two songs including "Walk a Mile in My Shoes."
A film is shown taken in Paris praising Jerry Lewis. Buddy Rich and his orchestra perform. Jerry calls Dr. Michael DeBakey his "brother" with great respect. They talk. Sarah Vaughn sings "Tonight."
Jerry signs off with his theme song "You'll Never Walk Alone."
NOTE: Not complete.
October 21st, 1974- 1980.
Ninety-minute talk show in most markets hosted by Dinah Shore. The show was seen during the daytime in most cities. In 1979 the show was retitled "Dinah and Friends" and had a co-host.
June 5, 1976-July 31, 1976. This summer replacement for "The Carol Burnett Show" starred Dinah Shore and a group of young professionals: Diana Canova, Bruce Kimmel, Gary Mule Deer, Mike Neun, Leland Palmer, Michael Preminger, Avelio Falana, and Dee Dee Rescher.
July 3, 1974-July 24, 1974; December 4, 1974-December 28, 1976. Tony Orlando and Dawn hosted a four-week summer replacement for "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour"; the series resurfaced later that year. During the 1975-1976 season regulars included Alice Nunn, Lonnie Schorr, and Lynn Stuart. In the fall of 1976 the show was retitled "Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour"; the regulars included George Carlin, Susan Lanier, Bob Holt, Edie McClurg, Adam Wade, and Nancy Steen.
Betty White is roasted by her husband Allen Ludden, Georgia Engel and John Hillerman (costars of her 1977 TV series), host Dean Martin, Phyllis Diller, Milton Berle, Peter Marshall, Bonnie Franklin, Dan Haggerty, Orson Welles, Jimmie Walker, LaWanda Page and Abe Vigoda.
Christmas revelry with Angie Dickinson, Kathryn Crosby, Bonnie Franklin and Adam Rich. A scheduled sketch casts Hope as Santa Claus under interrogation by a policewoman (Angie). Bob and Kathryn sing "Silver Bells" and Bonnie sings "My Ship."
Duplicate of #5130. Excerpt only.
Christmas revelry with Angie Dickinson, Kathryn Crosby, Bonnie Franklin and Adam Rich. A scheduled sketch casts Hope as Santa Claus under interrogation by a policewoman (Angie). Bob and Kathryn sing "Silver Bells" and Bonnie sings "My Ship."
Special: Hit numbers from the Great White Way are restaged in a follow-up to a program telecast in 1979. Once again, librettist Sylvia Fine (Mrs. Danny Kaye) sets up the plots and social contexts of four musicals: "Finian's Rainbow (1947); "South Pacific" (1949), which is also remembered by its director, Joshua Logan; "Sweet Charity" (1966); and the rarely revived "Lady in the Dark" (1941).
Bonnie writes her autobiography in song and dance, with a little help from Michele Lee, Joe Namath and Broadway hoofers Lee Roy Reams and Gene Castle. Bonnie's youth is recalled in a tap sequence; her audition jitters are recollected in song; and, in a seriocomic piece, her romances (with Joe Namath playing different Mr. Rights) are remembered. Bonnie sings "Me and My Baby."
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