The Jerry Lewis show '84 episode 1

With co-host Charlie Callas, and guests Frank Sinatra and Suzanne Somers.

[@rickyrydell]

There were only 5 episodes of this version of The Jerry Lewis Show taped. It was a trial run that never got picked up. Personally, I loved it!

[@madnero5508]

Honestly, compared to current slate of late night talk shows it’s top tier lol 😅

[@SueProv]

Frank Sinatra said he was never on a talk show before 1984? He was on Johnny Carson in November 1976. Beyond that he actually hosted the Tonight Show a year later on November 14, 1977. A Monday night.

[@AccurateCrabLegs]

These shows are a treasure that must be preserved for the comedians and comedy lovers of the future. Thank you!

[@jimwatson412]

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[@nightowl5475]

I don’t remember Jerry Lewis doing a show back in the 80’s. It was nice to see Sinatra on a talk show but he really didn’t say much. I would like to hear him talk about his performances and talk about his movies that he made. The role he took in The Man with the Golden Arm was fantastic. There was one scene in that movie where Sinatra was going through withdraws from being a junkie. It was so spot-on in acting, one would actually think he was a drug addict or just a great actor. I remember Sinatra said one time, he studied for that role by going into a rehab facility and he studied the addicts going through withdraws. If you want to see a great Sinatra performance in film, check out, The man with the Golden Arm. He should of gotten an Oscar for that performance.

[@artdingo]

I remember seeing this show and wanted it to last longer on television. Also in hope that Dean Martin would turn up one night. After seeing Frank Sinatra with Jerry Lewis. Charlie was great. Then the show was gone. What a drag. With me being from Australia. I thought it was magic. Thanx for posting.

[@josephconsoli4128]

It feels like yesterday anticipating this show. My brother and I loved it, being fans of entertainments golden-age, but knew times had changed and it likely wouldn't last long.

[@michaeljasinski1906]

Priceless Comedy..Legendary !!! This Must be shown in every classroom of Amaerican History !

[@feggyduss6463]

I remember rushing home (as a teenager) to watch this week of shows which was tested via then Metromedia's (now FOX) group of Television Stations. The audience looked as though it was comprised of network executives. LOL. Mr. Sinatra appeared and guest hosted Mr. Carson's, "Tonight Show." Lou Brown and His Orchestra were simply terrific!

[@farpointgamingdirect]

We got Metromedia 5 WTTG out of DC, but I still dont remember this...

[@djithm]

This show was an on-air tryout. During the week of June 11, 1984, Lewis hosted , with Charlie Callas as Lewis' announcer/sidekick. Metromedia decided not to go forward with the project after a one-week trial run.

[@JoseMiguelPujol]

Amazing timing and charisma, even knowing he wouldn't match Dean in this night show matter, quite challenging, interesting to watch and learn

[@Engelhafen]

Thanks for the info I never even knew the show existed

[@g3everex]

Jerry says he was marvelous!

[@user-ju6ir1ot6l]

To say that Frank Sinatra never did talk shows was inaccurate. I've seen him on the Tonight Show with Johnny and even once when Joey Bishop was guest hosting.

[@martind6115]

I agree ( I think he meant Day Time!,,,?

[@mattbravo5920]

He even hosted for an entire week when Carson had a heart attack.

[@kevincorcoran6493]

@@mattbravo5920 I recall him guest hosting one night and all of the guests wore tuxedos.

[@guydavidknollcomedy]

Sinatras iconic talk show appearance with Rickles was 1976

[@shanebluett5560]

I think he was referring to having his own talk show, like "The Frank Sinatra show"

[@anneroselli161]

Many people loved jerry Lewis I am one of them

[@debbutcher9087]

If he would of had Dean come on his show as a guest then this show would of had one of the highest ratings in history. Sadly it never happened.

[@oobrocks]

I don’t recall ever seeing the host giving his guest a standing ovation

[@eclecticx]

Sammy Davis Jr, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, so many other legends. All from the same generation. Incredible. Re Frank, I'm grateful for his music, but what I'm most grateful for is him helping Dean and Jerry take the first step toward reconciling.

[@franksantore2810]

This is a GREAT show!

[@catmccabe400]

Absolutely awesome 🥰🥰🥰

[@Avidcomp]

His timing is a sensation.

[@ginorisbaber7084]

Wow, he was at his prime. Love Loved him ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ClaudiaBramnfsette]

Nunca vi estos programas pero....amooo y amaré a el gran y único Jerry

[@scottmoore1614]

Wow, he got Frank for the first episode!

[@DBEdwards]

This talk show had five episodes produced for a one-week test run as a replacement for Thicke of the Night (1983).

[@jubalcalif9100]

Appreciate the background info. I faintly recall Alan Thicke's syndicated talk show but not Jerry's. Having only lasted five episodes, that's perfectly understandable.

[@dianeswartz2525]

Great singer and actor too❤

[@Ckom-Tunes]

Frank, you have to acknowledge the ‘special friends’ you had who kept your career going when you had your spectacular flameouts. Still, love ya’.

[@danielnavarro8650]

this is classic comedy by a Master.

[@step3892]

This is first time I've ever seem Jerry Lewis actually be nice and not caustic and arrogant. He knows his place around Sinatra.

[@anthonyrisola6144]

This was like a SCTV sketch. Obviously Jerry had no idea who"Susan" Somers was.

[@givethechanceakid]

anthony risola Maybe he just mis-pronounced her name. I've heard him mis-pronounce other people's names on occasion, who he had worked with before. Just because he pronounced her name that way, doesn't mean he didn't know who she was. She appeared on his telethon several times during the 80's.

[@exerciserelax8719]

I would love to see a full-length parody talk show with Martin Short doing Jerry Lewis.

[@jubalcalif9100]

@@exerciserelax8719 Capital idea !!

[@g3everex]

Dean Martin could have pulled this off. Jerry does the same stuff for years. Everything is marvelous. He seems fake acting nice. I seen him at my neighbors house. She was the first person to graduate that had MD. On camera he done the laugh,lighter with high flame. Once the camera was off he was so rude. He expected everyone to kiss his butt.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Lewis seemed to grow angrier & more bitter with each passing year. One of the biggest egos in show business.

[@MichaelJ44]

Tbh im not sure if Jerry was suited for a role like this. He needed the spotlight, I can’t imagine he liked to shine it on others for his job

[@jubalcalif9100]

You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe.

[@cjprice1700]

Never saw this episode of the Jerry Langford Show When does Rupert Pupnick kidnap Frank

[@WillScarlet1991]

🤣🤣

[@natas-6747]

Legendary

[@elevenb1933]

He was on Carson in 76. Also hosted. Maybe he misunderstood the question. Who knows.

[@farpointgamingdirect]

How did I miss this? Must not have been shown in our area

[@johnnymfan5065]

His show should have been a hit .Its very good

[@nofaith2544]

This is amazingly wretched. Just wonderfully bad.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Like watching a train wreck. It's sad but one can't turn away....

[@TheRafermom]

Hi, I'm enjoying these videos you're posting very much, especially the ones from the "Jerry Lewis Show". But I'm from Spain and I don't get the last joke in Sinatra's interview. When Jerry's talking about the pictures in his scratchbook, what name does he say, apart from his own, Sinatra's, Al Jolson's and Dean Martin? And then, what does he say about "the singer" and "the band" in his two last interventions? Thanks very much, I love these old time videos, and this interview with Sinatra is amazing.

[@givethechanceakid]

+TheRafermom I'm glad you're enjoying these videos. The singer was Jack Eigan. The joke was about Al Jolson as "that other singer" and how he should've been with a band. Frank Sinatra said that "he never had the training with a band." Of course this was the joke, since Al Jolson was a great singer.

[@TheRafermom]

+givethechanceakid Oh, I see. They were still talking about Al Jolson! Thanks very much! I enjoyed a lot this show. Pity there aren't many more...

[@soulvigilante]

This isn't nearly as bad as it's been made out to be. I found myself genuinely chuckling, not just ironically.

[@ronniedaddario]

Better than The Chevy Chase Show

[@exerciserelax8719]

"Wha'dya expect, Norman Vincent Peale? This is what your gonna get." 😄 Classic Jerry!

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@ronniedaddario A funeral is better than the Chevy Chase show!

[@alexmuenster2102]

Too scripted! Jerry was "corsetted" by the format. And Callas wasn't the right "Second Banana" to Jerry. And inviting luminaries like Sinatra was the wrong decision - the atmosphere was too reverential.

[@BushcraftingBogan]

He’s no Bobby Bittman.

[@domblues2588]

How are ya!!!!

[@matthewhopkins4664]

As a performer, he's marvellous. As a human being, he's absolutely marvellous

[@walterbyrne5888]

He was on Carson all the time!

[@BobBlackiston]

he did Johnny Carson Show......and hosted

[@jgarrison1309]

Wait, we COULD have heard a duet with Frank Sinatra and Suzanne Somers... but we didn't ???? WTH...

[@thebiglittlestore7137]

Brutal

[@jubalcalif9100]

Indubitably !

[@gerryroberts662]

Wow, i didn't know that suzanne sumnmers sang,, that was different,, didnt expect that..

[@MrJoeybabe25]

This totally flew under my radar. I had no idea this show existed. How long did it last?

[@givethechanceakid]

There was only 5 episodes, which were all pilots I believe.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

He is almost unwatchable in this format.

[@jasoncinema]

Joe Postove It only lasted a week. “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 18, 1984, Lewis hosted The Jerry Lewis Show, with Charlie Callas as Lewis' announcer/sidekick.The show failed to attract audiences, and even with guests like Frank Sinatra, it still was not enough to keep viewers watching beyond its one-week trial run and ended after its June 22 episode.” en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jerry_Lewis_Show

[@ricknibert6417]

From the Tampa Tribune: the pilot crashed before it ever got off the ground. Worst show of 1984. Then again, Sally Jessy Raphael came in fourth place.

[@jubalcalif9100]

@@MrJoeybabe25 For sure ! Sheer torture to watch....

[@virginiacurtis4930]

I wish Jerry Lewis would do perfessior kelp

[@jakeschindler7800]

I am dieing of laughter Charlie callasee is halurus

[@jubalcalif9100]

To me, Charlie Calla was a lot funnier than Jerry on this five-episode series.

[@longstreet2740]

I remember the show. The 1st week in my new high rise apartment outside of DC on WTTG 5 . It replaced the Merv Griffin show than came on a that time

[@TAM94114]

just stumbled over these. Between the shows logo, the way Lewis is dressed - so much makes me think Scorese got alot of Jerry Langford from this.

[@robhigh5991]

This was a year after King Of Comedy so more likely Jerry decided to actually become "Jerry"

[@TAM94114]

@@robhigh5991 ah thanks, I had my timelines reversed. Stupid out of whack tardis

[@BBQFanNo1]

Prophetic like words from Sinatra about the state of present music. No longevity which I notice even a lot more in the 21st century than back in the 1980s when he commented on present music.

Dear friend, do you have that 1982 interview of Jerry on David Letterman? It was once on KZbin, but was removed :(

[@givethechanceakid]

João Antonio Franz I am uploading this video that you asked for right now. :)

WOOOOOW! Great! Thank you very much! You're the best! :)))))

[@deacongrooves]

He was always nice to me… -Gilbert

[@robertclark6349]

Suzanne Somers in her prime.

[@pammy-bateman1327]

Jer can mispronounce my name any day 😉

[@alexmuenster2102]

Callas "channeling" W.C. Fields at 30:00 .

[@troydevolld9793]

Charlie actually does a pretty good Cary Grant.

[@rickacton7540]

lol mocking people with tourettes and dystonias seems to have worked for him too....sounds like robin williams lifted mork from this routine

[@jubalcalif9100]

I found Charlie the BEST part of this five-episode series. What a great talent !

[@wackyworldnews]

wow

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

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

[@jesssands5349]

I know the French love Jerry, did he spend a lot of time there too?

[@givethechanceakid]

Yes he did, and made two films there as well. He gave lectures there just like he did in American film schools.

[@user-lw4jx9di5y]

When did this series air? Was this available in all markets? I lived in midwest, never saw this Later jerry lewis show? How many episodes? Please help

[@sharpwildone]

Noted elsewhere in the comments, but bizarrely not in the video description ... this was a 5-episode try-out which aired only on WNEW-TV in New York City for a production company seeking a replacement for Alan Thicke's syndicated late night talk show Thicke Of The Night, which disastrously attempted to compete against The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Thicke's show was cancelled in June 1984 after one season. Based on Lewis' "try-out" his show was not picked up for production and it's glaringly obvious why. He was terrible!

[@mariacardenas4665]

Miss ol blue Eyes

[@Evster64]

Martin and Lewis were wonderful. Jerry on his own had some great moments. But at some point in time, the funny man had a difficult time masking his anger and was no longer funny. And the less relevant he became, the more angry he got. ... Anger is very seldom funny and by the 1980s, neither was Jerry Lewis. ... I loved him as a kid, but I didn't feel obligated to hang on to that love as an adult.

[@givethechanceakid]

Besides a couple of filmed interviews where he was rightly angry, I don't know exactly what you are referring to. Comedians are allowed to have human emotions, geez. Are you telling me that you don't get angry?

[@chocolatcats]

I wish Charlie wouldn't have died 2011. What a magical comic..and I love Jerry.

[@davidmccurtain6443]

He had no choice ,age related.

[@purefoldnz3070]

10:42 Is this a joke? Sinatra went on the Tonight Show many times.

[@baldwincooke5316]

What are Jerry and Frank talking about? Sinatra appeared on talk shows before this -- just search youtube for his appearances on the Tonight Show with Carson. He even guest-hosted for Carson.

[@givethechanceakid]

He rarely appeared, that doesn't mean he never appeared.

[@baldwincooke5316]

@@givethechanceakid I didn't say he never appeared. He DID appear -- that was my point.

[@baldwincooke5316]

@@givethechanceakid I'm still confused about ur point -- they both clearly say "never", which is a flat-out lie. Neither anticipated that the Internet and KZbin would prove them wrong.

[@josephdykes1820]

Info commercial audience

[@ghanasoul]

I have a theory. I think Mr. Lewis was cashing in on the attention he got from playing a talk show host in “The King of Comedy”. He’s NOT a talk show host. He’s a comedic genius who belongs in the movies.

[@coronaweeks4577]

I don’t know the jokes seemed passé even for 1984

[@jubalcalif9100]

Jerry is trying too hard. Too bombastic & using the same ol' schtick.

[@PIXPromosMore]

Didn't this show last only a week in syndication?

[@givethechanceakid]

Yes 5 shows.

[@teresapflaumer5717]

Yes, it was a week tryout, and Metromedia did not like the show and terminated the show.

[@jubalcalif9100]

@@teresapflaumer5717 Smart decision on Metromedia's part. This show was terrible.

[@jimlaforte1755]

Charlie Calas was terrific...for about the first show...LOL. He was too obnoxious for my taste. LMAO. Other than that, I loved this Show and rushed home to watch it for the one week test run.

[@desklamp1175]

I can see why they canceled this debacle. Lewis should have given them their money back.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Ha! I have a notion to second THAT emotion ! At least they had the good sense not to pick up it up as a regular series.

[@hankkingsley2976]

God that sucks from the outset.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Pretty bad stuff.

[@akrenwinkle]

Jerry ate pretty good in 1984. I've never heard of or seen this series, which seems a low-budget, syndicated affair. How long did it last?

[@givethechanceakid]

+A Krenwinkle Most of these were pilots. There were only 5 episodes. I'm not sure if all of them aired.

[@greg6363]

+A Krenwinkle This show was produced by Metromedia which was purchased by Fox in 1986 to launch their network. After Alan Thicke's talk show (Thicke of the Night) was cancelled, they gave Lewis a one week test run during the summer of 1984 but the ratings were awful.

[@akrenwinkle]

+greg6363 Thanks for info. Sidenote: I never noticed Jerry's nose before; I found it quite normal. Dean was the one who needed, and got, a nose job. But to be honest, when Jerry came out, I thought he was wearing a comedy nose for some bit. I've heard Sinatra's water joke so often over the years. The thought of going half an hour without booze. Hardee-har-har. Still, he was a real friend, participating in this mess.

[@blackhawkwxfan]

+greg6363 If his test run had been in the winter(when people tend to be home more), he's still be one...

[@MrKTVM]

0:57

[@moonriver3552]

Besides Gutfeld, this beats the pants off of anything on late night TV now.

[@chocolatcats]

See, this is entertainment.....I miss this fun. what happened to TV...David Letterman never gave his guests TIME TO SAY IT ALL.........why?

[@Paul-vc8on]

The peanut brittle gag, which you see coming a mile off....it's all just so sad.

[@georgeshepherd6431]

Lewis sucks all the energy out of the room. He has to be a smartass and he has to wear his ego on his sleeve (and what was Charlie Callas doing that he thought was so funny?). I heard Lewis say that he had a contract to do A show for 5 years for $40 million. And he said, in a rare moment of humility, that he knew it was a terrible idea. But when the show didn't end up going forward, he still got his $40 million. I don't know whether he was referring to THIS show or ANOTHER Jerry Lewis show, an earlier variety series, which was truly, truly, embarrassingly awful.

[@jllee9189]

I can see why this show didn’t make it. This show is so lame, his side kick was even worst (thank god for FF).

[@matthewhopkins4664]

Jerry thought he could wing it. Turns out he doesn't actually have any charisma. For such a seasoned performer he seems utterly lost

[@jubalcalif9100]

Jerry was best in his scripted movies, playing a character. Talk show host was NOT his strong suit but a long shot.

[@dianeswartz2525]

I just wanted to say how good looking frank Sinatra is compared to how he started out. It's true how some people get better with age. Prime example. Frank sinatra!

[@shaneberg8D]

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[@WingsOfDay]

That is the worst set I've ever seen, that table jutting out like that is terrible.

[@davidmccurtain6443]

Im surprised this wasnt taken up for a season , maybe he didnt want to do it after trying it for a week?

[@marbury2403]

Terrible man.

[@gmoney8585]

Sure enough he was diagnosed with diabetes

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Aside from Sinatra appearing on this, it was a train wreck. There’s big talent in house here with Tony and Jerry and it wasn’t their fault either. It just seemed forced and disingenuous and it was a disappointing period in the transition of entertainment. The older mantra of entertainers was starting to see their hey day fade away from the main stream of entertainment even though they were still very much alive and loved and excellent at what they did. What was funny 5 or 10 years earlier just wasn’t funny or working anymore. It’s kinda hard to watch these types of things really.

[@disneyforthewin]

I love Jerry.....but this was a fail. What star of 50 + years had none......nobody

[@arthursteven5601]

I never found callas funny