SHARI & LAMB CHOP (DVD)

Before Fred Rogers and Jim Henson, there was Shari Lewis, a childrens 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 ofTV success to the crush of her shows cancellation to her 1990s comeback in her 60s, Lisa DApolitos heartfelt doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of the spunky perfectionist whose talent and perseverance stand as a testament to womens power and forever changed the landscape of childrens entertainment. Featuring interviews with ventriloquists inspired by Lewis alongside nost