Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 15, 1978

Transcript:

Voice from television: Okay! Only one dollar more will put us over the top of two million dollars! Hello! This is Jerry Lewis! Yes, I'd like to donate fifty cents. Jerry Lewis: And as of this minute, you wonderful people have given over $2,678,320 to my kids! Voices: Yeaaa!! Clap! Clap! Clap! Lewis: Okay, I'm going to take another call personally. Hello! This is Jerry Lewis! Voice: Yes, I'd like to help in the fight against muscular dystrophy... Lewis: Wonderful! Voice: I have two children of my own who have suffered from the disease. So I know how heartbreaking it is... Lewis: So you'd like to give something to help my kids, ma'am? Voice: "My" kids? What's this "my" kids stuff? I'm the one with the sick kids. Lewis: Well, yes, I know, but... Voice: How self-righteous can you get? Danny Thomas doesn't say "my" kids! Neither does Bruce Jenner! Who do you think you are, the patron saint of childhood disease? Well forget it! *click!* Lewis: Okay! Let's take another call... Voice: Hello, Jerry? Do your kids accept old clothes? Are they deductable?