RIP: Jerry Lewis

Thomkal · 08-20-2017, 02:29 PM

http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jer...-91/ar-AAqoFd4

JonInMiddleGA · 08-20-2017, 02:48 PM

Until reading his obit I don't think I ever realized that Gary Lewis (of GL & The Playboys musical fame) was his son.

Rest in peace.

BYU 14 · 08-20-2017, 03:20 PM

Kind of ironic that somebody started a Mandela Effect thread, I seriously thought he had died 3 years ago

RIP

frnk55 · 08-20-2017, 04:39 PM

Hey LADY!!!! Indeed he was a legend. rip

thesloppy · 08-20-2017, 05:25 PM

I never particularly acquired the taste for his style of physical comedy, but that train wreck of a telethon never failed to entertain me or blow my mind.

cuervo72 · 08-20-2017, 06:52 PM

I'm with sloppy; his heyday was a bit before my time and movies like The Nutty Professor just never appealed to me. It's like...I feel like I got that from Jim Carrey already (and tired of it). It's possible the Lewis & Martin routine would resonate better, but I haven't sought it out.

So, it's the telethon. Which...yeah, train wreck.

21C · 08-21-2017, 12:23 AM

He was one of my early comedy favorites. I grew up in the 1970s watching many of his movies on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon - along with the rotation of Abbott & Costello, Red Skelton, Ma and Pa Kettle, Hope & Crosby.

Maybe now they might release The Day the Clown Cried.

Butter · 08-21-2017, 07:11 AM

I kind of obsessively watched the telethon as a pre-teen. I still don't know why, I didn't know most of the people he had on.

Later on, I found out he was pretty much a jerk.

Still doesn't stop me from throwing in the odd glayvin in casual conversation.

molson · 08-21-2017, 08:55 AM

I didn't realize the telethon was gone or that it had such a sad end - 21 hours, to 6, to 2, to gone.

It was definitely a big part of my childhood - I don't remember actually watching it much, but I associate it with the end of summer and the start of school. And I remember the Boston affiliate putting on a ton of it's own telethon programming, with all the big local names, and once, a kid in my neighborhood with MS made an appearance, which was a big deal in the neighborhood.

Otherwise, I didn't know Lewis at all aside from his cameos in his much later years.

cuervo72 · 09-06-2017, 11:38 PM

It took a hurricane to remind me of this.

08-20-2017, 02:48 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Until reading his obit I don't think I ever realized that Gary Lewis (of GL & The Playboys musical fame) was his son. Rest in peace. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

08-20-2017, 05:25 PM	#5
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	I never particularly acquired the taste for his style of physical comedy, but that train wreck of a telethon never failed to entertain me or blow my mind. __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

08-20-2017, 06:52 PM	#6
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I'm with sloppy; his heyday was a bit before my time and movies like The Nutty Professor just never appealed to me. It's like...I feel like I got that from Jim Carrey already (and tired of it). It's possible the Lewis & Martin routine would resonate better, but I haven't sought it out. So, it's the telethon. Which...yeah, train wreck. __________________ null

08-21-2017, 12:23 AM	#7
21C College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newcastle, Australia	He was one of my early comedy favorites. I grew up in the 1970s watching many of his movies on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon - along with the rotation of Abbott & Costello, Red Skelton, Ma and Pa Kettle, Hope & Crosby. Maybe now they might release The Day the Clown Cried. __________________ NFL Stats & Rankings This Week In Football Last edited by 21C : 08-21-2017 at 12:24 AM.

08-21-2017, 07:11 AM	#8
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	I kind of obsessively watched the telethon as a pre-teen. I still don't know why, I didn't know most of the people he had on. Later on, I found out he was pretty much a jerk. Still doesn't stop me from throwing in the odd glayvin in casual conversation. __________________ My listening habits

08-20-2017, 03:20 PM	#3
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Kind of ironic that somebody started a Mandela Effect thread, I seriously thought he had died 3 years ago RIP

08-20-2017, 04:39 PM	#4
frnk55 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2006	Hey LADY!!!! Indeed he was a legend. rip

08-21-2017, 08:55 AM	#9
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I didn't realize the telethon was gone or that it had such a sad end - 21 hours, to 6, to 2, to gone. It was definitely a big part of my childhood - I don't remember actually watching it much, but I associate it with the end of summer and the start of school. And I remember the Boston affiliate putting on a ton of it's own telethon programming, with all the big local names, and once, a kid in my neighborhood with MS made an appearance, which was a big deal in the neighborhood. Otherwise, I didn't know Lewis at all aside from his cameos in his much later years.

09-06-2017, 11:38 PM	#10
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	It took a hurricane to remind me of this. __________________ null

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