Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz (January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998), better known as Shari Lewis, was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer and television show host. She was best known as the original puppeteer of the sock puppet Lamb Chop, first appearing on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956 and then Hi Mom, a local morning television show that aired on WRCA-TV (now WNBC-TV) in New York City.
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, ...
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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... ...
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Kids for Character was a program that was released on VHS in April 23, 1996. It was a charity special about moral character that featured many different children's characters. It was produced by The Character Counts! Coalition and was distributed by Lyrick ...
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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. ...
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Shari, Lamb Chop, and the gang visit a studio haunted by a mysterious phantom. ...
Watch NowA 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. ...
Watch NowAfter 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 ...
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A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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The entertainer is joined by puppets Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy to demonstrate and explain magic tricks for Charlie Horse's birthday. ...
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The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet c ...
Watch NowSteve Allen hosts famous ventriloquists and puppets including Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and The Muppets. ...
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Sir Blur stumbles into a kingdom. A king is having trouble getting someone to marry his daughter because she's, to put it mildly, ugly. Guess who stumbles into the contest? Sir Blur was Famous Studios' answer to Mr. Magoo in that he was another nearsighted ...
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Kids for Character was a program that was released on VHS in April 23, 1996. It was a charity special about moral character that featured many different children's characters. It was produced by The Character Counts! Coalition and was distributed by Lyrick ...
Watch NowAfter 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 ...
Watch NowWhile 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. ...
Watch NowThe entertainer is joined by puppets Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy to demonstrate and explain magic tricks for Charlie Horse's birthday. ...
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