Underplayed Gems

Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down (1970)

Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down poster
Directed by
Hal Sutherland
Genre
animation
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 18 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

The show features cartoon versions of Jerry Lewis playing multiple characters, each with a different personality and job. It follows their comedic adventures in a style similar to other Saturday morning cartoons from the 1970s.

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What happens

Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down is a 1970 animated showcase for various caricatured Jerry Lewis characters, all based on characters from the 1965 film The Family Jewels, and styled in a fashion similar to Archie's TV Funnies and the Groovie Goolies. The title is a variant of the deciding question on the game show To Tell the Truth: "Will the real __________ please stand up?" Like most 1970s-era Saturday morning cartoon series, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down contained an adult laugh track. Though Jerry Lewis contributed to some of the scripts, he did not voice any of the characters. The central character of Jerry Lewis was voiced by David Lander, who would later be better known for his role of Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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