Jerry Lewis & Nancy O'Dell (Hour 2) -- ( 8:01 )
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Chinese Disabled Arts Troupe (Hour 1) -- ( 8:00 )
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Ace Young performance (Hour 5) -- ( 4:34 )
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Menudo performance (Hour 6) -- ( 3:47 )
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Calvin Ray Johnson (Hour 13) -- ( 5:35 )
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Tony Orlando performance (Hour 16) -- ( 3:46 )
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Billy Gilman and Abbey Umali singing
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Jann Carl, Nancy O'Dell and Jerry Lewis
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Jerry Lewis singing "You'll Never Walk Alone"
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Akmakjian family (Hour 3) -- ( 5:54 )
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Elron Davis with Jann Carl (Hour 4) -- ( 7:37 )
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Augie and Lynn Nieto (Hour 18) -- ( 7:57 )
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2008 Telethon Photos |
| Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis comforts “Access Hollywood’s” Nancy O’Dell in the early hours of his 43rrd Annual Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. |
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Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis comforts “Access Hollywood’s” Nancy O’Dell in the early hours of his 43rrd Annual Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. O’Dell, a first-year co-host on the 21 ½ -hour fundraiser, was discussing losing her mother to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in June. Lewis opened the show with an expression of solidarity and support for the people being forced from their homes by Hurricane Gustav. |
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| Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis watches intently as a taped segment airs Sunday night during the early hours of his 43rd Annual Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. |
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Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis watches intently as a taped segment airs Sunday night during the early hours of his 43rd Annual Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Lewis’ goal is to raise one dollar more than the $63.8 million he raised for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in 2007. The Telethon, originating from the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas and broadcast on some 180 stations nationwide, continues through Monday afternoon. |
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| MDA National Chairman and Telethon host Jerry Lewis shares a laugh with co-host Tom Bergeron of “Dancing With the Stars” on Sunday night during the early hours of the 21 1/2 –hour Labor Day fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. |
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MDA National Chairman and Telethon host Jerry Lewis shares a laugh with co-host Tom Bergeron of “Dancing With the Stars” on Sunday night during the early hours of the 21 1/2 –hour Labor Day fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. |
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| Tom Bergeron of “Dancing with the Stars” and Alison Sweeney of “The Biggest Loser” and “Days of Our Lives” take the reigns during the overnight hours of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon this weekend. |
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Tom Bergeron of “Dancing with the Stars” and Alison Sweeney of “The Biggest Loser” and “Days of Our Lives” take the reigns during the overnight hours of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon this weekend. The 43rd annual Telethon originated from the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas from Sunday, Aug. 31 to Monday, Sept. 1. |
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| MDA National Youth Chairman Billy Gilman shares a song with Abbey Umali, 9, of Redlands, Calif., the Muscular Dystrophy Association's national goodwill ambassador. |
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MDA National Youth Chairman Billy Gilman shares a song with Abbey Umali, 9, of Redlands, Calif., the Muscular Dystrophy Association's national goodwill ambassador. The duo sang “What a Wonderful World” during the 21 1/2 hour 43rd annual Labor Day Telethon, originating from the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas. The Telethon, which is broadcast on some 180 stations nationwide, continues through Monday afternoon. |
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| Jerry Lewis sings his signature song, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and collects a record $65 million in pledges and contributions to his 43rd annual MDA Labor Day Telethon. |
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Jerry Lewis sings his signature song, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and collects a record $65 million in pledges and contributions to his 43rd annual MDA Labor Day Telethon. This year’s 21 ½-hour broadcast benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association, originating from the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas, was carried by 180 stations across the country. The 2007 Telethon raised $63.8 million for MDA’s research and services programs. |
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| Jerry Lewis shares a moment in the final hour of his 43rd annual Labor Day Telethon with his co-hosts, Jann Carl of “Entertainment Tonight” and Nancy O’Dell of “Access Hollywood” during the 21 ½-hour broadcast, originating from the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas. |
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Jerry Lewis shares a moment in the final hour of his 43rd annual Labor Day Telethon with his co-hosts, Jann Carl of “Entertainment Tonight” and Nancy O’Dell of “Access Hollywood” during the 21 ½-hour broadcast, originating from the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas. The Telethon, broadcast on some 180 stations nationwide, raised a record $65 million. |
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| The internationally renowned China’s Disabled People’s Performing Arts Troupe entertains during the 43rd Annual Jerry Lewis Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association this weekend. |
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The internationally renowned China’s Disabled People’s Performing Arts Troupe entertains during the 43rd Annual Jerry Lewis Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association this weekend. The 21 ½-hour event raised a record $65 million for MDA’s programs of research, services and education. |
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First
broadcast over Labor Day weekend in 1966
by just one TV station in New York City,
the unique event starring popular comedian
Jerry Lewis quickly caught the public's
attention - and raised more than $1 million.
Now the show will be broadcast on 180 MDA "Love
Network" stations across the country. 
