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[[Image:JerryLewis.jpg|thumb|300px|Jerry Lewis with Johnny and Sal]] |
[[Image:JerryLewis.jpg|thumb|300px|Jerry Lewis with Johnny and Sal]] |
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[[Image:BearMDA.jpg|thumb|300px|Bear and Jerry's kids]] |
[[Image:BearMDA.jpg|thumb|300px|Bear and Jerry's kids]] |
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| + | [[Image:Rizzopepelaborday1.jpg|thumb|300px|Rizzo and Pepe sing "Wake Up Little Pledgers".]] |
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[[Image:CalvinRay.jpg|thumb|300px|Calvin Ray Johnson and the Muppets]] |
[[Image:CalvinRay.jpg|thumb|300px|Calvin Ray Johnson and the Muppets]] |
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+ | Every year since 1955, '''''The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon''''' has 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 air the program annually, called the "Love Network", which features entertainment from performers. The [http://www.mda.org/telethon/media/pdfs/helpfulinfo/Celebrity%20Appearances.pdf 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. |
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. |
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| − | The Telethon website [http://www.mdausa.org/telethon/Telethon_%20Celebrity_%20Appearances.pdf lists the Muppets] as only one entity, so it is currently unknown to this wiki if there were any appearances, before 2002. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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===[[2002]]=== |
===[[2002]]=== |
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* Kermit sings "[[Mahna Mahna (song)|Mahna Mahna]]" with the [[Snowths]]. |
* Kermit sings "[[Mahna Mahna (song)|Mahna Mahna]]" with the [[Snowths]]. |
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===[[2003]]=== |
===[[2003]]=== |
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| − | * [[Johnny Fiama]] and [[Sal]] host. |
+ | * [[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]]." |
* [[Bear]] performs "[[It's Great to Be a Bear]]", "[[The Any Way You Wanna Conga]]," and "[[The Goodbye Song]]." |
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===[[2007]]=== |
===[[2007]]=== |
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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". |
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| − | :"The Muppets" are currently scheduled to co-host a block of the 2007 telethon. Additionally, [[Bear]] (from ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'') is listed as a performer for the telethon. The 2007 MDA telethon is scheduled to air on September 2-3, 2007. <ref>James, Greg. [http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2007/08/muppets-and-bear-on-2007-mda-telethon.html Muppets and Bear on 2007 MDA Telethon]. [[The Muppet Newsflash]]. August 25, 2007.</ref> |
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| + | * 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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[[Category:TV Appearances|Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, The]] |
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Revision as of 19:20, 15 March 2012
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
Every year since 1955, The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon has 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 air 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
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.