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Shari & Lamb Chop [videorecording] / directed by Lisa D'Apolito.

D'Apolito, Lisa, (film director.). Lewis, Shari, (on-screen participant.). Kino Lorber, Inc., (publisher.). Shari Lewis. (Cast).

Summary:

Before Fred Rogers and Jim Henson, there was Shari Lewis, a children's television pioneer whose whimsical characters and ebullient spirit have guided generations of children as they came of age. Raised in the Bronx by a proud feminist mother and a professor father who moonlighted as Peter Pan the Magic Man, Shari became a multitalented dancer, singer, and magician. But when an injury sidelined her dance aspirations, she channeled her creativity into a passion for ventriloquism, creating the now beloved sock puppet characters Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop. From her early years of TV success to the crush of her show's cancellation to her 1990s comeback in her 60s, Lisa D'Apolito's heartfelt doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of the spunky perfectionist whose talent and perseverance stand as a testament to women's power and forever changed the landscape of children's entertainment. Featuring interviews with ventriloquists inspired by Lewis alongside nostalgia-rich clips and home movies, this vibrant portrait brims with the same warmth, wit, and magic that defined her, celebrating the power of imagination and the inner child within.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (92 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: New York : Kino Lorber, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a documentary film in 2025.
Participant or Performer Note:
Shari Lewis.
Target Audience Note:
E.
System Details Note:
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Audio track in English, captions in English, accessible audio track in English.
Subject: Lewis, Shari.
Puppeteers > United States > Biography.
Lamb Chop (Fictitious character)
Women puppeteers > United States > Biography.
Television actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Children's television programs > Production and direction > History.
Genre: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch DVD 791.45028092 Lewis-S 31681010447274 NFDVD Available -


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