It used to be that with Labor Day came Jerry Lewis’s MDA Telethon. Sammy believed in the cause and was a regular on the program for many years. In 1989, Sammy returned once more, but what no one knew was that it would be his final live television performance. The song he chose was “I Dreamed a Dream” from the Broadway show Les Misérables. His final goodbye to Jerry gets us every time. #sammydavisjr #sammydavis #sammydavisjunior #sammycentennial #sdj #music #onthisday #history #ratpack #theratpac

A brilliant Sophisticated Ladies performance on the 1981 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. Video credit: youtube.com, MDA Telethon channel | Phyllis Hyman

Jerry Lewis and "The Announcer's Test" as performed on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | An Appreciation of Joey Heatherton and more

This was the Jerry Lewis Telethon 1981! Right after we wrapped King Of Comedy in Vegas my parents came they met Jerry my dad is also Jerry same generation I went on at 3 in the morning! That was some crazy good fun! Thank you @sandrabernhardfan for curating this clip | Sandra Bernhard

Robert Goulet - Impossible Dream