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

1987 Hulk Hogan on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held on (starting the night before and throughout) Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The Muscular Dystrophy Association was founded in 1950 with hopes of gaining the American public's interest. The show was hosted by comedian, actor, singer and filmmaker Jerry Lewis from its 1966 inception until 2010. The telethon was held annually