The Jerry Lewis Show 1984 episode 3

With co-host Charlie Callas, and guests Mel Torme and Dabney Coleman. 7/13/84

[@candidoj]

Awesome musicians too !

[@jubalcalif9100]

Gotta admit....the show did indeed have a very talented band !

[@gildahope2344]

Jerry really seemed to enjoy doing this, he was very good at it ... I never knew about it, til now almost 40 years later ... ❤

[@Ozzy_Bitez]

This wouldn't cut it even on one of Lewis' dreadful Labor Day weekend telethons !

[@jubalcalif9100]

That's for sure ! A little of Lewis' outdated schtick goes a long way.

[@poorringo]

For those wondering how Jerry ended up hosting a talk show ----Alan Thicke created his own late night talk show to compete against NBC's highly rated The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The series, entitled Thicke of the Night, was syndicated and only ran for one season before being crushed by Carson and cancelled in June 1984. Needing a replacement program, series distributor Metromedia gave Lewis an on-air tryout in Thicke's former slot. During the week of June 11, 1984, Lewis hosted The Jerry Lewis Show, with Charlie Callas as Lewis' announcer/sidekick. Metromedia decided not to go forward with the project after a one-week trial run.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Thanks for the background info. I had never heard of this short lived syndicated series til now.

[@AntoninaRivituso]

they dont make them like these anymore!

[@MrMenefrego1]

AMEN!

[@vincentdefeo5917]

Lewis claims that Sinatra never did a talk show,but he is WRONG frank did the tonite show with Johnny Carson in 76,and also hosted the tonite show as well. I forgot the year

[@Ben_Hattie]

frank also appeared on the tonight show in the 60's when joey bishop hosted.

[@vincentdefeo5917]

@@Ben_Hattie 1965 with.dean Martin and juliet prowse

[@haveabarryniceday238]

So hilarious I miss Jerry ❤️

[@deelb9462]

I love him. He could do anything, he was so talented!

[@GymMusic-xq4nu]

No. I don't see what you see here.

[@marym5037]

I freaking love you Jer wherever you are I Love you!!! You were an amazing human being!

[@Okie-00-Spool]

Love these shows! Does anyone know who the orchestra drummer is?

[@lillianmonge737]

Love him always no matter what people say, a professional actor ,one of the best, and marvelous human being ,,👍♥️🥰💋

[@karlsonkab51]

better than today's hosts !

[@vanessagriggs8721]

I miss you my friend

[@evanwolf6618]

I❤JERRY

[@thewkovacs316]

interesting how so many posts here about how much they love lewis, but this show got zero ratings

[@candidoj]

Charlie Callas is very funny too !

[@jubalcalif9100]

He was incredibly talented. Especially as an impressionist ! Very active voice over artist in his day.

[@ertertwert1]

so funny

[@jamesklatt]

Well better to be a king for a night than to be a schnook for a lifetime - The King of Comedy (1982) Jerry Lewis starred ss a late night talk show host.

[@israelmorales3708]

8:58 Mel tor(e) that up!!! Bad ass moment...

[@Landrew120880]

Funny intro with Charlie

[@Vamosdeshopping]

Yay, guapooooo Jer333

[@beeftheheat]

I'm really liking this show. Also thought the C Chase show was underrated.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

JERRY LEWIS 16 DE MARZO DE 1926 20 DE AGOSTO DE 2017 91 AÑOS

[@markhuff9027]

Surprised this show lasted as long as it did…Jerry Lewis was a legend. But this format was not his forte. Even the greats strike out on occasion.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Well said and well put. As I do when I take off my hat, you make a good point.

[@GodfatherXXI]

Why was this cancelled?

[@givethechanceakid]

It was never actually picked up. There were five pilot episodes.

[@ratso69ful81]

Did you watch the video, it's "self explanatory Green Saturday, smh...

[@GodfatherXXI]

@@ratso69ful81 fiddlesticks- this show had endless possibilities.

[@grindle1857]

this show went from bad to worse...would not last much longer

[@jubalcalif9100]

I heartily concur.

[@mifolfree6683]

Frank Sinatra was about to bail.

[@MrMenefrego1]

Frank who? He wasn't even on this show.

[@zaqvoir608]

of all the successful things jerry lewis did … being a talk show host was not one of them ...

[@Landrew120880]

I remember how happy I was to see Jerry do a talk show in 1984. He’s always been an easy guy to talk to.

[@redinhodaflauta1269]

An exception, though, must be made for fiction: The movie "The King Of Comedy" where he plays a chat show host to perfection. Oscar worthy.

[@artmatthes3559]

I think he did a good job no matter what he did. He was a hell of a showman.

[@jubalcalif9100]

You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe. This was definitely not Jerry's forte.

[@tomhatl4690]

He was a manijak .

[@MrKTVM]

0:52

[@9dominion]

Yeehaa

[@martinharrison7536]

My god how can someone watch this and think it’s funny ? This is very clearly people trying to do comedy that worked in the 50s in the 80s , but 30 years older.

[@givethechanceakid]

Different people have different senses of humor. I know many younger people that enjoy Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis at any stage of their careers. I'm 32.

[@jubalcalif9100]

So true. Jerry is doing the same old schtick that he started out with in the 50s. That's why his film comedies in the late 60s were flops. He couldn't or wouldn't update his style. He came on too strong & was too bombastic. A little of him went a long way.