Shari Lewis

Shari Lewis was a dancer, singer, and magician but is best known as the ventriloquist behind sock puppets Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop. This lively doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of this spunky perfectionist, who forever changed the face of children’s television.

Trouble brews as Charlie Horse's campaign for class president leads him to invite the whole class to Shari's for Passover... a fact he conveniently forgets to pass on to Shari until the eleventh hour. Meanwhile, everyone else is getting in on the action... Dom Deluise gets an education on the Seder plate and the significance of each item it holds, and neighbor Robert Guillaume delivers a song and dance explanation of the history of Passover.

Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and the gang discover the true meaning of Chanukah in this special holiday program. The story of the special holiday and all its traditions are celebrated with music and song along with Lloyd Bochner, Alan Thicke and Pat Morita.

Shari, Lamb Chop, and the gang visit a studio haunted by a mysterious phantom.

A comical and musical collection of yuletide appearances on the Ed Sullivan show. Timeless appearances by musical guests such as Johnny Mathis, Sergio Franchi and Bing Crosby are included along with comedic performers such as Topo Gigio and the Muppets.

After a frustrating day when an angry Lamb Chop forgets her manners, she decides to move out until the mysterious door to the Land of No Manners appears in her bedroom. It's up to Hush Puppy to rescue her! Follow her and Hush Puppy’s adventure to get back to their own bedroom! Illustrator Mort Gerberg draws and animates segments and teaches the audience to draw.

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

While babysitting a monkey, "Rumplestiltskin," "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Lion and the Mouse," and many others are sung and told by Shari Lewis, along with Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy.

The entertainer is joined by puppets Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy to demonstrate and explain magic tricks for Charlie Horse's birthday.

Shari Lewis with help from Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse explores the world of classical music in a humorous fashion, with information about persons and terms painlessly slipped into the foolishness.