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gptkbp:instanceOf
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telethon
annual television event
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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Labor Day weekend
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gptkbp:benefit
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gptkb:Muscular_Dystrophy_Association
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gptkbp:broadcastOn
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gptkb:ABC
gptkb:CBS
gptkb:NBC
gptkb:WGN_America
syndication
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:duration
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up to 21.5 hours
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gptkbp:firstAired
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1966
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Jerry Lewis Telethon
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:lastAired
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2014
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Hollywood
gptkb:Las_Vegas
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis reunion in 1976
Jerry Lewis' departure in 2011
final telethon aired in 2014
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gptkbp:notableFor
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live performances
celebrity guests
fundraising appeals
tote board
local cut-ins
marathon broadcast
raising over $2 billion for MDA
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gptkbp:notableHost
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gptkb:Ed_McMahon
gptkb:Norm_Crosby
gptkb:Tony_Orlando
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gptkbp:notablePerformer
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gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:John_Lennon
gptkb:Lucille_Ball
gptkb:Michael_Jackson
gptkb:Paul_McCartney
gptkb:Ray_Charles
gptkb:Robin_Williams
gptkb:Sammy_Davis_Jr.
gptkb:Stevie_Wonder
gptkb:Tom_Jones
gptkb:Whitney_Houston
gptkb:Whoopi_Goldberg
gptkb:Dean_Martin
gptkb:Elton_John
gptkb:Jerry_Lewis
gptkb:Billy_Crystal
gptkb:Don_Rickles
gptkb:Milton_Berle
gptkb:Barbra_Streisand
gptkb:Celine_Dion
gptkb:Cher
gptkb:Diana_Ross
gptkb:Jerry_Seinfeld
gptkb:Tony_Bennett
gptkb:Martin_Short
gptkb:Liza_Minnelli
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:MDA_Labor_Day_Telethon
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gptkbp:presenter
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gptkb:Jerry_Lewis
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gptkbp:purpose
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raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy Association
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:MDA_Show_of_Strength
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jerry_Lewis_MDA_Labor_Day_Telethon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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