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{{Short description|American ventriloquist and puppeteer (1933–1998)}}
{{about||the Canadian television personality and film director|Sharon Lewis|another actress|Sharon Pierre-Louis}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Shari Lewis
| image              = Sharis Lewis.jpg
| caption            = Lewis with [[Lamb Chop (puppet)|Lamb Chop]] in November 1993
| birth_name         = Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1933|01|17}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1998|08|02|1933|01|17}}
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Ventriloquist|puppeteer|author|children's television show host|singer}}
| years_active       = 1952–1998
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Stan Lewis|1953|1957|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Jeremy Tarcher]]|1958}}
}}
| children           = [[Mallory Lewis|Mallory Tarcher]]
}}
'''Shari Lewis''' (born '''Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz''';{{Citation needed |date=August 2024}} January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was a [[Peabody awards|Peabody-winning]] American [[Ventriloquism|ventriloquist]], [[puppeteer]], children's entertainer, television show host, dancer, singer, actress, author, and symphony conductor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-shari-lewis-show/|access-date=25 August 2022|title=The Shari Lewis Show }}</ref> She famously created and performed the [[sock puppet]] [[Lamb Chop (puppet)|Lamb Chop]] for ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' in March 1956.

==Early life==
Lewis was born to Jewish parents, Ann (née Ritz) and Abraham Hurwitz, an education professor at [[Yeshiva University]] originally from [[Vilnius, Lithuania]]. She had one sister, Barbara. Her father was named New York City's "official magician" by Mayor [[Fiorello La Guardia|Fiorello H. La Guardia]] during the [[Great Depression]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/01/obituaries/abraham-hurwitz-dead-at-76-new-york-s-official-magician.html|title=Abraham Hurwitz Dead at 76; New York's Official Magician|date=October 1, 1981|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=12|access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref> Hurwitz taught his daughter to perform specialized magic acts by the time she was 13. Lewis also received instruction in acrobatics, baton twirling, juggling, ice skating, piano, and violin.<ref name="Albin Grand Times">{{cite web|last=Albin|first=Kira|date=1997|title=Shari Lewis in the Lamb Light|url=http://www.grandtimes.com/lambchop.html|access-date=December 26, 2014|work=Grand Times}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1952, Lewis and her puppetry won first prize on the [[CBS]] television series ''[[Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts]]''. She hosted several New York children's series through the decade. On July 5, 1953, Lewis made her television hosting debut on ''Facts N'Fun'' on [[NBC]]-owned [[WRCA-TV]]. The program was a variety show in which she engaged her viewers and studio audience members in games, hobbies, craft making, songs, stories, informational segments, interviews with guest performers and personalities. She also performed witty comedy skits with two [[Ventriloquist's dummy|ventriloquist's dummies]], Samson and Taffy Twinkle. The one-hour show remained on the air until September 26, 1953.<ref name=IMDB/>

She moved to [[WPIX]] in 1953 to replace [[Ted Steele (bandleader)|Ted Steele]] as host of ''Kartoon Klub'', which featured a [[Variety show|variety format]] with a [[live studio audience]]. Lewis performed with Randy Rocket and Taffy Twinkle, and the program also featured reruns of ''[[Crusader Rabbit]]'' cartoons. ''Kartoon Klub'' later changed its title to ''Shari & Her Friends'' on September 23, 1956, and then to ''Shariland'' a month later. Lewis won New York-area [[Emmy Award]]s for her work on ''Shariland'' and a succeeding series on WRCA-TV, ''Hi Mom'' (1957–1959), which introduced Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy, and Wing Ding. Lamb Chop, also appearing, had previously been introduced during Lewis's guest appearance on ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' in March 1956.<ref name=IMDB/>
[[File:Shari lewis 1960.JPG|left|thumb|Lewis with her puppets, Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse, 1960]]
NBC gave Lewis her first network program, ''[[The Shari Lewis Show]]'', which debuted on October 1, 1960, replacing ''[[Howdy Doody|The Howdy Doody Show]]''. The show ran until September 28, 1963, and featured such characters as Hush Puppy, Charlie Horse, Lamb Chop, and Wing Ding, a black crow. Lamb Chop, which was little more than a sock with eyes, served as a sassy alter-ego for Lewis. Hush Puppy had a [[Southern American English phonology|Southern accent]] with a reserved, shy and goofy personality, while Charlie Horse was a snarky, sarcastic character.

In 1961, she played title character Dulie Hudson in ''[[David Westheimer|Watching Out for Dulie]]'', a ''[[The United States Steel Hour|United States Steel Hour]]'' production. She occasionally guest-starred in TV shows such as ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]'', ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', and ''[[Love, American Style]]''.<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507741/?ref_=sr_1|title=Shari Lewis|work=IMDb|access-date=December 26, 2014}}</ref>{{RS|date=July 2024}}

From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, she appeared in a number of British shows, such as [[Val Doonican|the ''Val Doonican Show'']] and the ''[[Royal Variety Performance]]''.<ref name=IMDB/>{{RS|date=July 2024}} In 1975, Lewis briefly hosted another, [[Syndicated (broadcast)|syndicated]] puppet show called ''The Shari Show''. In 1992, her show ''[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along]]'' began a five-year run on [[PBS]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yant|first=Monica|date=1993-07-27|title=Still a Handsome Couple : Shari Lewis and Sidekick Lamb Chop Teach Kids to 'Play-Along'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-27-ca-17399-story.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> created as an audience participation "anti-couch potato" show.<ref>{{Cite web|last=King|first=Susan|date=1992-01-12|title=Playing Along With Shari : Puppeteer Lewis is Back with a PBS series for kids and their parents|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-12-tv-36-story.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

When ''Lamb Chop's Play-Along'' ended, Lewis and her husband Jeremy Tarcher created ''[[The Charlie Horse Music Pizza]].''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Seaman|first=Debbie|date=1998-05-03|title=SIGNOFF; Shari Lewis's Jazzy New Pals|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/03/tv/signoff-shari-lewis-s-jazzy-new-pals.html|access-date=2021-05-08|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> A third of elementary schools were skipping music classes from their curriculum at the time, and Lewis and Tarcher felt they could introduce children to music through the show.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levy|first=Claudia|date=1998-08-04|title=Shari Lewis, Television Puppeteer, Dies at 65|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/08/04/shari-lewis-television-puppeteer-dies-at-65/9c7b9c6d-aded-412f-8170-5afeb8c1ffc8/|access-date=2021-05-08|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

The faith-based video ''Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah'' was released in 1996 and received the [[Parents' Choice Award]] of the year. Lewis and Lamb Chop both appeared in a commercial for [[PrimeStar]] in 1997.<ref name=IMDB/>{{RS|date=July 2024}} When Lewis appeared before Congress in 1993 to testify in favor of protections for children's television, Lamb Chop gained permission to speak.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=1993-03-11|title=Lewis Throws Voice to Push for Quality TV|url=https://www.deseret.com/1993/3/11/19036574/lewis-throws-voice-to-push-for-quality-tv|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[Deseret News]]|language=en}}</ref> An accomplished musician, Lewis conducted major symphonies in the United States, Japan, and Canada. She wrote many books and produced 17 home videos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheri Lewis – Gold Angel Winner|url=http://www.angelawards.com/sharilewis.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509123425/http://www.angelawards.com/sharilewis.html|archive-date=2008-05-09|access-date=December 26, 2014 |publisher=Angel Awards}}</ref>

Lewis's other work included providing the voice of Princess Nida in the cartoon segment ''[[Arabian Knights]]'', part of the 1968 series ''[[The Banana Splits|The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]]''. Her other voice work in animation includes [[Famous Studios]]' ''Honey Halfwitch'' theatrical cartoon shorts. Lewis voices the title character as well as her Cousin Maggie.

With her husband, Jeremy Tarcher, she co-wrote an episode for the original series of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', "[[The Lights of Zetar]]" (1969). Lewis wrote over 60 books for children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Green|first=David B.|date=2018-04-10|title=1998: A ventriloquist whose sock addressed Congress dies|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1998-woman-whose-sock-addressed-congress-dies-1.5419009|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lewis kept her surname from her first marriage to Stan Lewis (1932–1968). Her second husband was publisher [[Jeremy Tarcher]] (1932–2015), a brother of novelist [[Judith Krantz]]. Lewis met Tarcher on the set of a radio show; they married a year later.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heffley|first=Lynne|date=1996-03-16|title=At 40, Lamb Chop Still Plays Along Successfully|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-16-ca-47589-story.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> They had a daughter, [[Mallory Lewis|Mallory Tarcher]].<ref name=lat/>

Mallory Tarcher wrote for the shows ''Lamb Chop's Play-Along'' and ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza''. She legally changed her last name to Lewis and took over her mother's work with Lamb Chop in 2000.<ref name=lat>{{Cite web|last=Calvo|first=Dana|date=2000-06-04|title=Lamb Chop, the Next Generation|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-04-ca-37229-story.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508031847/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-04-ca-37229-story.html |archive-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> 

Prior to her death, Shari Lewis sold the rights to Lamb Chop to [[Golden Books Family Entertainment]]. When Golden filed for bankruptcy, these rights were transferred to [[Classic Media]], which was later acquired by [[DreamWorks Animation]] (now part of [[NBCUniversal]]). Mallory Lewis still owns the live-performing rights to the Lamb Chop character.<ref>{{cite news |author=Randy Cordova |date=December 30, 2015 |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2015/12/30/shari-lewis-mallory-lewis-lamb-chop-puppet-mesa/77986316/ |title=Shari Lewis' daughter keeps Lamb Chop alive, in Mesa 1/5 |newspaper=The Arizona Republic}}</ref>

On September 20, 2015, 17 years after her death, Lewis's husband, Jeremy Tarcher, died from [[Parkinson's disease]]; he was 83.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Woo|first=Elaine|date=2015-09-24|title=Jeremy Tarcher dies at 83; maverick publisher of New Age bestsellers|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-0925-jeremy-tarcher-20150925-story.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fox|first=Margalit|date=2015-09-23|title=Jeremy P. Tarcher, Publisher of Nonfiction Best Sellers, Dies at 83|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/business/media/jeremy-p-tarcher-publisher-of-nonfiction-best-sellers-dies-at-83.html|access-date=2021-05-08|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Illness and death==
Lewis was treated for [[breast cancer]] in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carter|first=Maria|date=2017-06-30|title='Lamb Chop' Creator Shari Lewis Struggled with Marriage and Motherhood|url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a43737/shari-lewis-marriage/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Country Living|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 1998, she was diagnosed with [[uterine cancer]]. She had a [[hysterectomy]], but her doctors informed her that the cancer was inoperable and she was given six weeks to live.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.cancertodaymag.org/SUmmer2015/Pages/Shari-Lewis-Voice-of-Lamb-Chop-Breast-Uterine-Cancer.aspx?Page=0 The Voice of Lamb Chop], CancerToday; accessed February 4, 2018.{{dead link|date=July 2024}}</ref> After her diagnosis, Lewis insisted on taping a final episode of ''[[The Charlie Horse Music Pizza]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dam|first=Julie K.L.|date=2000-11-06|title=Sheep Shape|url=https://people.com/archive/sheep-shape-vol-54-no-19/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en}}</ref> After recovering from the hysterectomy, she began [[chemotherapy]] at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center|Cedars-Sinai Hospital]].<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/08/04/puppeteer-shari-lewis-65-creator-voice-of-lamb-chop/ Puppeteer Shari Lewis, 64, Creator, Voice Of Lamb Chop], [[Chicago Tribune]], August 4, 1998; accessed February 4, 2018.</ref> While undergoing chemotherapy, she developed [[viral pneumonia]] and died on the evening of August 2, 1998, at the age of 65.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/04/arts/shari-lewis-tv-puppeteer-loved-by-children-dies-at-65.html?mcubz=1 Shari Lewis, TV Puppeteer Loved by Children, Dies at 65], ''The New York Times'', August 4, 1998; accessed February 4, 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lambchop.tv/sharilewis/index.shtml|title=Shari Lewis (1933–1998)|work=Lambchop.tv|access-date=24 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825232822/http://www.lambchop.tv/sharilewis/index.shtml|archive-date=25 August 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/puppeteer-shari-lewis-dies Puppeteer Shari Lewis Dies], [[CBS News]]; accessed February 4, 2018</ref> After her death, ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' was canceled. A private funeral was held, and a public memorial was planned.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=1998-08-04|title=Entertainer Shari Lewis Dies at 65|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-04-me-9986-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508030444/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-04-me-9986-story.html |archive-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> The last episode of ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' aired on January 17, 1999, on what would have been her 66th birthday.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Edelstein|first=Andy|date=1999-01-20|title=Shari Lewis' Farewell / Ch. 13 to broadcast late puppeteer's last|url=https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/shari-lewis-farewell-ch-13-to-broadcast-late-puppeteer-s-last-1.442261|access-date=2021-05-08|website=[[Newsday]]|language=en}}</ref>

A posthumous documentary film on Lewis' life and career, ''[[Shari & Lamb Chop]],'' directed by Lisa D'Apolito, was released theatrically and on home video in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Matthew |date=2025-06-04 |title=Sock's Appeal! Lisa D'Apolito's 'Shari & Lamb Chop' Doc Acquired By Kino Lorber |url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/shari-lamb-chop-kino-lorber-acquisition-1236422850/ |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
Lewis was the recipient of numerous awards during her lifetime, including:
* 12 [[Emmy Award]]s
* [[Peabody Award]] (1960)
* Monte Carlo Prize for the World's Best Television Variety Show (1963)
* [[Kennedy Center Honors|John F. Kennedy Center Award]] for Excellence and Creativity (1983)
* 7 [[Parents' Choice Award]]s
* [[Action for Children's Television]] Award
* 1995 American Academy of Children's Entertainment award for Entertainer of the Year
* [[Dor le Dor|Dor L'Dor]] award of the [[B'nai B'rith]] (1996)
* 3 [[Houston Film Festival]] awards
* Silver Circle Award of the [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] (1996)
* [[Film Advisory Board]] Award of Excellence (1996)
* 2 Charleston Film Festival Gold Awards (1995)
* Houston World Festival silver and bronze awards (1995)
* New York Film and Video Festival Silver Award (1995)
* In 1979, the [[Supersisters]] [[trading card]] set was produced and distributed; one of the cards featured Lewis's name and picture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wulf|first=Steve|url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/12535055/original-roster|title=Supersisters: Original Roster|publisher=Espn.go.com|date=2015-03-23|access-date=2015-06-04}}</ref>
* In 1993, Lewis received an [[honorary degree]] from [[Hofstra University]], in [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Andrew |date=May 17, 1993 |title=LI Grads Schooled In Ways of World |work=[[Newsday]] |pages=18 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Lou Ann |date=April 24, 1994 |title=Why They Still Love Lamb Chop |work=[[Newsday]] |pages=Sm16 }}</ref>
* In 1998, she was posthumously awarded the [[Women in Film Los Angeles|Women in Film]] [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE LUCY AWARD|Lucy Award]] in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works which have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.<ref name="wif">{{cite web|title=Past Recipients-Lucy Award| url=http://wif.org/past-recipients|publisher=Women in Film|access-date=2011-06-08| url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830035734/http://www.wif.org/past-recipients|archive-date=2011-08-30}}</ref>

==Television shows==
* ''Shariland'' (1956–1958)
* ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]'' (1956)
* ''Hi Mom'' (1957–1959)
* ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]'' – two episodes (1962 and 1967)
* ''[[The Shari Lewis Show]]'' (([[NBC]]) 1960–1963 and ([[BBC]]) 1969<ref>{{Cite news|date=1969-04-10|title=The Shari Lewis Show|language=en-GB|pages=11|work=The Radio Times|issue=2370|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c1cd570b8f384d6d9eebed526f4d6d6e|access-date=2021-05-08|issn=0033-8060}}</ref>–1976<ref>{{Cite news|date=1976-08-26|title=The Shari Lewis Show|language=en-GB|pages=15|work=The Radio Times|issue=2755|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f30830ec73b74b4cb1929a039d0c8b4e|access-date=2021-05-08|issn=0033-8060}}</ref>)
* ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]'' – Puncher & Judy (1963)
* ''[[The Danny Kaye Show]]'' – two episodes (1964)
* ''[[The Dean Martin Show]]'' – two episodes (1965–1966)
* ''[[Arabian Knights]]'' – voice of Princess Nida of El-Rabaul (1968–1969)
* ''[[Playboy After Dark]]'' - (1/20/69)
* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' – writer, "[[The Lights of Zetar]]" (1969)
* ''Shari's Show'' – TV mini-series (1970)
* ''[[What's My Line?]]'' – Mystery Guest w/Neville the Devil (1975) 
* ''The Shari Show'' (syndicated) (1975–1976)
* ''[[Dinah!]]'' – two episodes (1975–1976)
* ''[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along]]'' (1992–1997)
* ''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]'' – Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop (1994)
* ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' –  The Hot Ice Heist (1994)
* ''[[The Nanny]]'' – Lamb Chop's On the Menu (1995)
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' – herself (1996)
* ''[[The Charlie Horse Music Pizza]]'' (1998–1999)

==Feature films==
* ''You Can Do It!'' – 1984
* ''Have I Got a Story for You'' – 1984
* ''Kooky Classics'' – 1984

Footage of Lewis is featured in the 2023 documentary ''[[Shari & Lamb Chop]]''.

==Specials==
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' – 1975
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' – 1976
* ''Shari Lewis Magic Show'' – 1979
* ''Shari's Christmas Concert'' – 1981
* ''101 Things For Kids To Do'' – 1987
* ''Lamb Chop's Sing-Along, Play-Along'' – 1988
* ''Don't Wake Your Mom!'' – 1989
* ''Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners'' – 1989
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' – 1992
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' – 1993
* ''Lamb Chop in the Land of No Numbers'' – 1993
* ''Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio'' – 1994
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' –1994
* ''[[Daytime Emmy Awards|The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards]]'' – 1994
* ''Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah'' – 1995
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' – 1995
* ''Shari's Passover Surprise'' – 1996
* ''Kids for Character'' – 1996
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' – 1996
* ''[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]'' – 1997

===Episodic TV appearances===
* Lewis was included on the long list of entertainers who appeared on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom]]'', a [[variety show|variety]] series, which aired from 1957 to 1960. She was seen on the November 20 and December 18, 1958, episodes.
* Lewis appeared on April 14, 1960, and again on January 12, 1961, on [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Ford Show|The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford]]''.
* Lewis, Lamb Chop (dressed as Santa), and Charlie Horse sang "Jingle Bells" on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' (Season 15, Episode 15, broadcast Dec 24, 1961)
* Lewis guest-starred in two episodes of the NBC police sitcom ''[[Car 54, Where Are You?]]'', as Melinda Walsh in "How High is Up?" (1962) and as Judy Sanford in "Puncher and Judy" (1963).
* In "The Off-Broadway Affair", a season 3 episode of the NBC spy-adventure series ''[[The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]]'', Lewis guest-starred as a perky, somewhat ditzy [[understudy]]. Originally broadcast November 18, 1966.
* Lewis and Charlie Horse guest-starred in the season 4 episode "The Hot Ice Heist" of ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' in 1994 and gave a clue to the gumshoes.
* Lewis and Lamb Chop guest-starred on Episode 2.20, "Lamb Chop's on the Menu", of the sitcom ''[[The Nanny (TV series)|The Nanny]]'' broadcast on CBS, February 13, 1995.
* Lewis and Lamb Chop guest-starred on the 27th-season finale episode (Episode 3525) of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', broadcast on May 17, 1996.
* Lewis and Lamb Chop guest-starred on Episode 3.14, "Little Bo Peep", of the sitcom ''[[Cybill]]'' broadcast on CBS, January 20, 1997.

==Selected discography==
* ''Hi Kids!'', originally released in 1952 on Golden Records GLP 39 and reissued on CD by Golden Drive
* ''Gotta Have Rain''/''Piccolo Pete'', released in 1958 on [[RCA Victor]] WBY-96 (45 RPM)
* ''Fun in Shariland'', originally released in 1958 on RCA Victor LBY-1006 and reissued on [[RCA Camden]] CAL-1006 in 1960
* ''Shari in Storyland'', originally released in 1962 on RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2463
* ''Jack and the Beanstalk and Other Stories'', originally released in 1964 on RCA Camden CAL/CAS-1052 (CD reissue: CAD1-1052)
* ''Give Your Child a Headstart'', originally released in 1968 on RCA Camden CAL/CAS-1096 (CD reissue: CAD1-1096)
* ''Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners'', released in 1991 on [[A&M Records]] 75021 0422
* ''[[Lamb Chop's Sing-Along, Play-Along]]'', released in 1992 on A&M Records 31454 0007
* ''Don't Wake Your Mom!'', released in 1992 on A&M Records 75021 0426
* ''Lamb Chop's Nutcracker Suite'', released in 1993 on A&M Records 31454 0136

==References==
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