Jerry Lewis passes. Long Live The Clown!!

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osnafrank

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R.I.P Jerry. I don't know if this is true but I always thought Professor Frinks' (from the Simpsons) sayings were an homage to Jerry. If not, I am still reminded of Jerry when Frink speaks.

Frink was originally depicted as an evil scientist.
When Hank Azaria looked for a voice for the Character, he did an impression of Jerry Lewis's Julius Kelp character from The Nutty Professor. The Staff liked the voice and therefore changed Frink to be more like Julius Kelp, in appearance and personality – he became more nerdy, and went from evil to just mad. Lewis later guest-starred on the show as Frink's Father.

Bye Jerry and RIP

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do1you9love?

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Grew up with Jerry and Dean.

Anyone here watch the telethons? Back in the day when there were only 3 stations and they signed off at midnight (Unless you watched Midnight Special or Tom Snyder) I would wait eagerly for the telethon because the TV stayed on all night!!! Woo hoo!

I cried when Jerry and Dean reconnected on the telethon.


Picture this.... a summer morning in the early 70s. Mom and Dad are sleeping. Kid (me) tiptoes into the living room to watch cartoons. No cartoons are on, instead it's a telethon. What? There are people who need my money? Sure. So I call the number. Say I'd like to donate $20 dollars. I was maybe 5. I thought that was a lot of money. Operator asks all these questions. I was doing fine until mailing address. Hold on a minute, I'll ask my mom! Mom opens one eye and mumbles mailing address. I go back to the operator. 30 seconds later, Mom appears in the doorway. What are you doing? She now says she was just glad I donated $20, not $2,000.;-D

I honestly don't recall if that was a Jerry Lewis telethon or not, but I do remember them. RIP.
 

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Picture this.... a summer morning in the early 70s. Mom and Dad are sleeping. Kid (me) tiptoes into the living room to watch cartoons. No cartoons are on, instead it's a telethon. What? There are people who need my money? Sure. So I call the number. Say I'd like to donate $20 dollars. I was maybe 5. I thought that was a lot of money. Operator asks all these questions. I was doing fine until mailing address. Hold on a minute, I'll ask my mom! Mom opens one eye and mumbles mailing address. I go back to the operator. 30 seconds later, Mom appears in the doorway. What are you doing? She now says she was just glad I donated $20, not $2,000.;-D

I honestly don't recall if that was a Jerry Lewis telethon or not, but I do remember them. RIP.
I bet it was! Kids can be so sweet and caring if we nurture that. Care about other people no matter what color of skin, religion or physical or mental handicap. Good for you!
 

grin willard

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I could watch the movies he made in the 60's all day. The ones where his hair is already brillcreamed. :) (He did a cameo in a Billy Crystal movie where Crystal says, "I see you still comb your hair with the Exxon Valdez.") My earliest memory of him is the movie with all the rabbits. Was that 'The Geisha Boy'? I have no idea. The (so called) sex comedy 'Boeing, Boeing" with Tony Curtis is wonderful in a 1960's playboy wish-fulfillment kind of way. In a fair world he'd have stayed around 40 yrs of age and cranked this stuff out one after another in perpetuity until the universe imploded. :(

I love the "love/hate" relationship the American public had with Jerry. I remember an episode of the old TV series 'Designing Women' where they were discussing who they'd like to "do". The redhead said, "Jerry Lewis". One of the others said, "But you hate Jerry Lewis." She said, "I know. But I hate him so much it excites me!"

My favorite 'in person' Jerry Lewis is the self-important Jerry, wanting to be taken seriously as a film-maker, and often wearing an ascot.

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But who would still occasionally do this.

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Good journey funnyman!
 

Zone D Dad

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I was a kid when I saw the old movies, so I don't remember much about them. The most recent thing I watched with him was The King of Comedy, which I love. Part of me thinks that his character in the film isn't that far from real life.