Lamb Chop's Play-Along - Knowledge (XXG)

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Lamb Chop is an anthropomorphic sheep puppet who lives with her guardian Shari Lewis, and her two siblings: Charlie Horse; an anthropomorphic horse puppet and Hush Puppy; an anthropomorphic dog puppet. In each episode, Shari encourages the audience to participate or interact in a number of activities

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Shari Lewis explained her goal for the audience is "participation, not passive observance". She said: "our goal is, don't just sit there - come play with me". She wanted to "attack the shorter attention span of today's children with a fast-paced show using colorful electronic effects". She said in an

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Lewis testified that making smart content for children was not that hard to produce and should be done with increasing frequency. She explained that if children are challenged, they will be productive members of society. She said, "I don't care if you tack a prosocial message at the end of the show.

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The show received a rating of 8.0 based on 128 votes, at TV.com, and a score of 7.8/10 at IMDb based on 407 ratings. Greensboro News & Record said of this show, "she (Lewis) made the sort of mischief that gave a vicarious thrill to millions of children watching at home".

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PBS commissioned the show from Shari Lewis in May 1991, and the show premiered in January 1992. This marked Lewis' return to television after about 15 years (following the BBC version of

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in the United States from January 13, 1992, until September 22, 1995, with reruns airing on PBS until January 4, 1998, and on KTV FAVE - KIDZ 2019. It was created and hosted by the

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songwriter, John Rodby. Two versions of the opening song with different lyrics have been used; one involves bouncing, and the other strength. The ending theme song is "

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through several segments, including those involving crafts, songs and stories. The shows are wrapped around with a multiple-act segment known as

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jointly distributed it with Paragon Entertainment Corporation to PBS stations across the country. The rights to the show are currently owned by

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The series honored Lewis' father, college professor Abraham Hurwitz (who died in 1981) - "the official magician of New York City".

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Both the opening and closing songs were written by Broadway composer Norman Martin. Other songs were written by

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Mallory Tarcher, Shari Lewis, Aubrey Tadman, Ken Steele, Tibby Rothman, Lan O'Kun, Bernard Rothman

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Ellensburg Daily Record says: "each half hour is filled with jokes, games, songs, and tricks".

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Shari Lewis, Aubrey Tadman, Tibby Rothman, Jeremy Tarcher, Michael Lyons, Kimberley Wells

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Shari Lewis, Ken Steele, Bernard Rothman, Mallory Tarcher, Lan O'Kunx, Aubrey Tadman

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An instrumental version of the show's theme song was used for a most recent show of

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Bernard Rothman, Shari Lewis, Mallory Tarcher, Ken Steele, Lan O'Kun, Aubrey Tadman

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is a half-hour preschool children's television series that was shown on

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Mallory Tarcher, Ken Steele, Steve Edelman, Bernard Rothman, Lan O'Kun,

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was shot in Canada, first in Burnaby, British Columbia and then at the

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Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction

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