She (covering Charlie's mouth) orders him to go away.Eddie and Dustin Henderson are at their trailer trying to lure the Demobats away. But Lewis successfully stops him (by putting her hand over his mouth). He then tries to get to sing the song again. Finally, at the end of the song, Charlie Horse returns. The song eventually fades even before beginning a 6th verse. The ending theme song is "The Song That Doesn't End", as sung by the children and puppets while Lewis frantically attempts to stop them. Two versions of the opening song with different lyrics have been used one involves bouncing, the other strength.
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Other songs were written by Square One TV songwriter, John Rodby. The rights to the show are currently owned by Universal Television on behalf of DreamWorks Classics.īoth the opening and closing songs were written by Broadway composer Norman Martin. WTTW jointly distributed it with Paragon Entertainment Corporation to PBS stations across the country.
The Horse of a Different Color (2 acts).What's Your Name? (Shari Tells the Story of Tikki Tikki Tembo).Charlie Horse For Class President (4 acts).Too Sick to Go to the Circus (5 acts).Gord Robertson - Buster the Bus, featured puppeteer.Shari Lewis - Herself/Lamb Chop/Charlie Horse/Hush Puppy.Lamb Chop is an anthropomorphic sheep other characters are puppets of other farm animals, including Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy.Īt the end of each show, Charlie Horse would try to sing The Song That Doesn't End, much to the annoyance of Shari. She said, "I don't care if you tack a prosocial message at the end of the show. She explained that if children are challenged, they will be productive members of society. Lewis testified that making smart content for children was not that hard to produce and should be done with increasing frequency. Parents think (their children) are interested, but what they really are is ". She said in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer: "I know that when children watch TV, they go into a stupor.
She wanted to "attack the shorter attention span of today's children with a fast-paced show using colorful electronic effects". She said: "our goal is, don't just sit there - come play with me". Shari Lewis explained her goal for the audience is "participation, not passive observance".
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The series honored Lewis' father, college professor Abraham Hurwitz - "the official magician of New York City".Įllensburg Daily Record says: "each half hour is filled with jokes, games, songs, and tricks". Lamb Chop's Play-Along was shot in Canada, first in Burnaby, British Columbia and then at the CBC Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia. This marked Lewis' return to television after about 15 years (following the BBC version of The Shari Lewis Show in 1975). PBS commissioned the show from Shari Lewis in May 1991, and the show premiered in January 1992. Lamb Chop's Play-Along! was followed by the short-lived spin-off series, The Charlie Horse Music Pizza. It was created and hosted by puppeteer Shari Lewis, and featured her puppet characters Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy. Lamb Chop's Play-Along! is a Canadian-American half-hour preschool children's television series that was shown on PBS in the United States from Januuntil September 22, 1995, with reruns airing on PBS until January 4, 1998, and on Qubo until 2009.
Reruns had been aired on Qubo from 2007 to 2009, PBJ from 2011 to 2016 and KTV from 2012 to 2019. Lamb Chop's Play-Along! is a children's television series in which puppeteer Shari Lewis have fun at a farm with her characters Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, and Hush Puppy.
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