Retired firefighter Herman Whittaker agrees with the decision to remove Jerry Lewis from the MDA telethon. "It was Jerry Lewis that caused me to thirst for comedy featuring people with their knees knocking together." Mavis Leonard called in and agreed with Hermans suggestion they hire a black host. "I vote for Johnny Depp," she said.
Vernon Dozier and Father James McQuarters called the show to talk about the upcoming high school football season. Coach Dozier talked about mental toughness and Father McQuarters discussed praying for a player on the opposing team to suffer paralysis. By the end of the segment Father McQuarters was begging Coach Dozier for a drink.
