Lamb Chop's Play-Along
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| Lamb Chop's Play-Along | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Written by | Lan O'Kun Bernard Rothman |
| Directed by | Michael Watt |
| Presented by | Shari Lewis |
| Opening theme | "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" |
| Ending theme | "The Song That Doesn't End" |
| Composer(s) | Bob Golden John Rodby |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 85 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Paragon Entertainment Corporation WTTW Chicago |
| Distributor | A&M Video |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | PBS (USA) YTV (Canada) |
| Original run | September 10, 1992 – August 31, 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Charlie Horse Music Pizza |
Lamb Chop's Play-Along is an American children's television series that was shown on PBS in the United States from 1992 until 1997, as well as on YTV in Canada. It was created and hosted by puppeteer Shari Lewis, and featured her puppet character Lamb Chop.
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Synopsis [edit]
Appropriately, Lamb Chop is a sheep; other characters are puppets of other farm animals, including Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy.
Cast [edit]
- Shari Lewis - Host/Lamb Chop/Hush Puppy/Charlie Horse
- Pat Brymer - Head Puppeteer
- Norma McKnight - Featured Puppeteer
- Gord Robertson - BUSter the Bus
- Bonnie Martin - Big Lamb Chop
- Mark Gamez - Big Charlie Horse
- Lamb Chop's Playmates
- Brian Ito
- Amanda McAdam
- Sabrina Sánchez
- Emma Pollard
- Annick Obonsawin
- John Creery
- Bryan Robinson
- Ramon Choyce
- Phillip Boutte
- Jade Schwartz
- Talia Gilboa
- Darran Doran
- Jason Guadalajara
- Zack McLemore
- Katie Orm
- Toni White
- Kevin Yee
- Rachel Sandor-Gough
- Zack Moses
- Emily Harrison
- Andrew Francis
Episodes [edit]
Season 1 [edit]
- Charlie's Basketball Shoes (4 acts)
- Stop Biting Your Nails (4 acts)
- Too Sick to Go to The Circus (5 acts)
- Hush Puppy and the Bully (4 acts)
- Lamb Chop's Hiccups (3 acts)
- Charlie's Magic Kit (2 acts)
- Lamb Chop Works Out (4 acts)
- The Charlie Newspaper (4 acts)
- Robin Hoof (3 acts)
- Charlie's Toothache (4 acts)
- Hush Puppy Practices Baseball (3 acts)
- Hush Puppy's Trip to Yzarc (4 acts)
- Lamb Chop's Imaginary Friend (3 acts)
- Charlie Horse Directs a Movie (4 acts)
- Lamb Chop Runs Away (5 acts)
- Charlie's Lemonade Stand (4 acts)
- Lolly Crushing on Hush Puppy (4 acts)
- Rings and Cookies (4 acts)
- Happy Birthday Charlie Horse (4 acts)
- Shari and Lamb Chop Switch Places (4 acts)
- Charlie Horse for Class President (4 acts)
- Shari's Obedience School (4 acts)
- Lamb Chop and the Necklace (4 acts)
- Shari Tells the Story of the Musicians of Bremen
- Lamb Chop's Allowance (4 acts)
- Lamb Chop Practices for a Talent Show (3 acts)
- Hush Puppy and the Ice Show (3 acts)
- Lamb Chop Wants to be Big (2 acts)
- The Lamb Chop Show
Season 2 [edit]
- So Long Freddy (3 acts)
- Shari Makes a Beanstalk
- School Daze (3 acts)
- The Circus (1 act)
- I'm Back! (2 acts)
- Shari Tells the story of Tikki Tikki Tembo
- Farnsworth (3 acts)
- A Cat By Any Other Name (3 acts)
- Born To Dance (3 acts)
- Super Angelo (3 acts)
- I Write The Songs (1 act)
- United We Stand (3 acts)
- Lucky Puppy (3 acts)
- The Wallet (3 acts)
- Trading Bases (4 acts)
- When You Grow Up (3 acts)
- Lamb Chop's Cold
- Musical Chopsticks (3 acts)
- Principal Swanson (3 acts)
- Gold Diggers (3 acts)
- The Story of How Baby Lamb Chop Learned to Walk
- Peer Pressure (3 acts)
- Toulouse La Chop (3 acts)
- Anchor Desk (3 acts)
Season 3 [edit]
- Horse of a Different Color (2 acts)
- Monopoly (3 acts)
- TATTLETALE! (3 acts)
- Sooo Mad! (3 acts)
- Lamb Chop's Pet (3 acts)
- Togetherness (3 acts)
- What A Mess (3 acts)
- BUSter and Butch the bully
- Busted-up BUSter (3 acts)
- Lamb Chop practicing violin
Season 4 [edit]
Actors Andrew Francis and Emily Harrison guest star in these episodes, and clips from "The Shari Lewis Show" are shown.
- Charlie Horse tells a lie (3 acts)
- Shari's Favorite? (3 acts)
- Lamb Chop's Art embarresses Charlie Horse (3 acts)
- A Yo-Yo for Hush Puppy (3 acts)
- Lamb Chop's Glasses (3 acts)
- Counting on Your Knuckles
Segments [edit]
Introduced in Season 1 [edit]
- At Home with Lamb Chop
- Comedy Barn
- Knock Knock
- A Baby Lamb Chop Story
- Betcha
- Riddles
- Funny Little Poem
- Animals from the San Diego Zoo
- Tongue Twisters
- Story Time
- Sing a Little Sing-Along Song
- Playtime With Emma
- More Playtime With Emma
Introduced in Season 2 [edit]
- BUSter the Bus
- Alphatoons
- Something Unusual
- A Baby Shari Lewis Story
- A Teddy Bear Tale
- A Baby Hush Puppy Story
Production notes [edit]
WTTW jointly distributed it with Paragon Entertainment Corporation to PBS stations across the country. The rights to the show are currently owned by Boomerang Media through its control of Classic Media.
Theme song [edit]
The opening theme song was written by veteran Hollywood composer Bob Golden. Other songs were written by Square One TV songwriter, John Rodby. Two different arrangements of that song have been used; one involves bouncing, the other strength. The ending theme song features the children and puppets singing "The Song That Doesn't End", while Lewis frantically attempts to stop them.
An instrumental version of the show's theme song was used for a most recent show of Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop.
Syndication [edit]
Reruns of the first 26 episodes were broadcast on qubo's digital channel, which is partially owned by Classic Media. In 2012 Kids & Teens TV started airing the series. The show can be seen as a skit in the Fairness segment of Kids for Character.
