The Jerry Lewis Show
Season 1
Jerry Lewis hosted the variety show that primarily consisted of skits often featuring characters he made known in his movies. Occasionally guests like the Osmond Brothers worked musical numbers into the show's stories.
Where to Watch Season 1
19 Episodes
- Lynn Redgrave / Sonny & Cher / Harold SakataE1
Lynn Redgrave / Sonny & Cher / Harold SakataMusic: --Jerry Lewis - ""I Like You"" --Cher - ""You Better Sit Down, Kids"" --Sonny & Cher - ""What Now, My Love?"" --The Baja Marimba Band with Jerry Lewis - ""Comin' in the Back Door"" & ""What Now, My Love?"" - Al Hirt / Nanette FabrayE3
Al Hirt / Nanette FabrayComedy Sketch: Jerry, as a poor soul character, gets a job as a hotel doorman. Jerry and Nanette play a husband and wife; he's a kleptomanic, she's a policewoman. Musical Highlights: Nanette sings "Stout Hearted Men" and joins Jerry in a madcap medley. Al Hirt is featured in two trumpet solos. - Barbara Feldon / The Doodletown PipersE5
Barbara Feldon / The Doodletown PipersComedy Sketch: Jerry portrays the timid son of a lumber tycoon forced to fire a ferocious foreman, and a delivery boy who tangles with a girl rebounding from a ruined romance. In "A Man from Chicken Yum Yum" sketch, Jerry portrays a chicken delivery boy who meets Miss Feldon and must contend with her ravenous appetite - for a husband! - Connie Stevens / Dick ShawnE13
Connie Stevens / Dick ShawnComedy Sketch: Jerry is an American tourist in France; a wallflower at a high school dance. An old-time medicine show with Shawn playing the barker, Connie his assistant and Jerry a stage struck sheriff who arrives to run the elixir peddlers out of town, but joins them when they offer to launch him in a show business career. - Anne Baxter / Jack JonesE15
Anne Baxter / Jack JonesMusical Highlights: Anne sings, "Horses" and "All I Do Is Dream of You". Jack sings, "Live for Life" and "Free Again". Comedy Sketch: Anne plays a socialite race horse owner at the track with her trainer (Jerry), and a seductive Honky-tonk girl with evil designs on Jerry's football hero (Jack). In vignettes, Jerry auditions to be a radio announcer, and explains the difference between sound and noise. - Ricardo Montalban / The Osmond BrothersE17
Ricardo Montalban / The Osmond BrothersComedy Sketches: The Osmonds play Boy Scouts who are learning survival skills from their troup leader, the Nutty Professor. A New Wave director (Ricardo Montalban) thinks he's found the perfect model for a hair spray commercial. His discovery is delivery boy Sidney (aka "The Man from Yum-Yum"). Musical Highlights: The Osmonds sing "Then I'll Be Happy." Ricardo Montalban sings "I Don't Think I'm in Love." The entire cast joins in on "A Banda" and "Before the Parade Passes By." - Zsa Zsa Gabor / Peter LawfordE19
Zsa Zsa Gabor / Peter LawfordComedy Sketches: Zsa Zsa plays a spy who tries to seduce two World World I pilots. In the Garden of Eden, the Nutty Professor lectures Adam and Eve (Zsa Zsa and Peter Lawford) on marriage. Jerry does a pantomime as Sidney, the operator of a rundown newsstand who faces competition by a superstand that employs beautiful women. Musical Highlights: Zsa Zsa and the Dancers perform "Oo La La." Peter Lawford sings "Music to Watch Girls By." - Tony Randall / Nancy AmesE20
Tony Randall / Nancy AmesComedy Sketches: Tony hosts a TV game show that turns loving couples into greedy, bitter enemies. The Nutty Professor (Jerry) gives a speech on the history of dancing. Jerry works at a store where "The Salesman is Always Wrong." Musical Highlights: Nancy sings "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" and "See the Friendship There." Tony sings "They're Wearing Them Higher in Hawaii." Nancy & Jerry duet on "Meditation." - Bobby Darin / Jane PowellE21
Bobby Darin / Jane PowellComedy Sketches: Jerry plays a hapless handyman working at a senior citizens' center. In a parody of variety shows, Powell, Darin and Lewis play unusual musical instruments, attempt celebrity impressions and do an acrobatic routine. Also, Bobby Darin and Jerry Lewis play violinists whose duet turns into a duel. Musical Highlights: Bobby sings "Talk to the Animals" and "Sixteen Tons." Jane Powell sings "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Jane Powell, Bobby Darin and Jerry Lewis perform "Epicurean Delight." - Don Rickles / Michele LeeE22
Don Rickles / Michele LeeComedy Sketches: Don plays an abrasive talk show host whose guests are a fashion designer and a guru (both played by Jerry). Michele Lee and Don Rickles do a parody of daytime soap operas. An Adam and Eve sketch with Michele Lee and Jerry Lewis. Musical Highlights: Michele Lee sings "Yesterday" and "L. David Sloane." Jerry Lewis - "If You Could See Her Now." The George Wyle Singers and The Nick Castle Dancers join together in a "Time" production number. - Barbara Eden / Merv GriffinE23
Barbara Eden / Merv GriffinComedy Sketch: Jerry Lewis plays a hillbilly named Jethro, and Barbara Eden plays his girlfriend Minnie, with Merv Griffin playing a wealthy city man. Musical Highlights: Barbara Eden sings the song "Beautiful Things". Jerry Lewis sings the song "Smile", his theme song for The Jerry Lewis Show. - Nanette Fabray / Sergio FranchiE25
Nanette Fabray / Sergio FranchiComedy Sketches: A recently divorced man-about-town (Torme) hires Hari Kari (Jerry) to be his houseboy. At the urging of his wife (Nanette), a has-been safecracker attempts a comeback. But instead of safes, the husband resorts to robbing parking meters. Musical Highlights: Mel Torme - "We've Got a World That Swings" and "A Man and a Woman." Nanette Fabray - "House of Fire" (production number with dancers). - Count Basie / Mel TormeE26
Count Basie / Mel TormeComedy Sketches: In a parody of Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts, Jerry "explains" the music of Count Basie's Orchestra. Musical Highlights: Mel Torme sings "Blusette" Mel Torme and Jerry Lewis sing "Bring Back the Bands" Count Basie and orchestra - "Splanky" Jerry Lewis - "Singing in the Rain" Jerry Lewis and the Count Basie Orchestra - "Nose Cone"