This animated half-hour Saturday morning kiddie’s show from Filmation depicted painfully shy and fumbling comedian Jerry Lewis working as a Temp for the Odd Job Employment Agency.
He took various different jobs in each episode, from a valet to a spy, and always with disastrous consequences.
Many of the comic movie characters created by and made famous by Lewis were featured in the ABC series.
The comedian was asked to do the voices for his character but demurred. “I can’t do those characters anymore,” he told the animators. “I’m 44, and my voice has dropped three octaves in four years”.
And so the voice of Jerry and all his characters was provided by David L Lander.
Rhonda (voiced by June Foray) was Jerry’s girlfriend, Mr Blunderpuss (Howard Morris) was his boss, and Geraldine (June Foray) was his sister. Spot was Geraldine’s pet frog.
Jerry Lewis
David L. Lander Geraldine Lewis
June Foray Rhonda
June Foray Mr Blunderpuss
Howard Morris
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He took various different jobs in each episode, from a valet to a spy, and always with disastrous consequences.
Rhonda (voiced by June Foray) was Jerry’s girlfriend, Mr Blunderpuss (Howard Morris) was his boss, and Geraldine (June Foray) was his sister. Spot was Geraldine’s pet frog.
