Jerry Lewis

thumb|300px|Bear shares a dance with Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis (1926-2017) was a famed comedian and director of film and television, known primarily for his often slapsticky films, and his broadly goofy persona, which developed a following in France. Lewis was also the sponsor and (usually) host of The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. The latter had played host to Muppet characters on various occasions.
Lewis was also parodied in the Dinosaurs episode "Getting to Know You." Henri and Simone Poupon attempt to convince Charlene Sinclair of the genius of a rather Jerry Lewis-like dinosaur character on TV.
In his book Dean and Me, Lewis refered to a gossip columnist named Louella Parsons, stating that she "spoke like a Muppet without a hand up her back."Dean and Me, p. 70
==Comics==
From 1952 to 1971, DC Comics published The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (retitled simply The Adventures of Jerry Lewis with issue #41). The comic book version of Jerry Lewis would sometimes cross over with other DC characters such as Superman and Batman. The comic was among several DC titles to for Sesame Street in 1969.
===References===
* The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #121 can be seen on the door of Hooper's Store in some episodes from Sesame Street season 3 (including Episode 0359).
==Sources==
==External links==
* IMDb
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