Charlie Horse Music Pizza
Encyclopedia
Charlie Horse Music Pizza is a children's television show that was shown on PBS
in the United States from January to May 1998. Re-runs aired until late 1999. It is a spin-off
of the series Lamb Chop's Play Along, and features the original cast from that show, including host Shari Lewis
.
The show takes place around a pizzeria on the beach. Alongside the original cast of Lamb Chop
, Hush Puppy, Charlie Horse, and Shari, Charlie Horse Music Pizza introduced four new characters – Take-Out (a big anthropomorphized orangutan
who makes deliveries on roller skates), Fingers (a giant raccoon that lives in the dumpster behind the pizzeria), Cookie the Cook (played by Dom DeLuise
), and Junior (played by Wezley Morris), a frequent customer to the pizzeria who played a lot of musical instruments.
The series was put on hiatus after the May 30 episode aired due to Lewis' treatment in a local hospital. It was then cancelled when she died on August 2.
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
in the United States from January to May 1998. Re-runs aired until late 1999. It is a spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
of the series Lamb Chop's Play Along, and features the original cast from that show, including host Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, most popular during the 1960s and 1990s...
.
The show takes place around a pizzeria on the beach. Alongside the original cast of Lamb Chop
Lamb Chop (puppet)
Lamb Chop is a sock puppet sheep created by comedian and ventriloquist Shari Lewis. In 1957, Lamb Chop, a ewe, first appeared with Lewis on Hi Mom, a local morning show that aired on WNBC in New York....
, Hush Puppy, Charlie Horse, and Shari, Charlie Horse Music Pizza introduced four new characters – Take-Out (a big anthropomorphized orangutan
Orangutan
Orangutans are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great ape. The largest living arboreal animals, they have proportionally longer arms than the other, more terrestrial, great apes. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping...
who makes deliveries on roller skates), Fingers (a giant raccoon that lives in the dumpster behind the pizzeria), Cookie the Cook (played by Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise
Dominick "Dom" DeLuise was an American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author. He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur from 1965 until his death and the father of: actor, director, pianist, and writer Peter DeLuise; actor David DeLuise; and actor Michael DeLuise...
), and Junior (played by Wezley Morris), a frequent customer to the pizzeria who played a lot of musical instruments.
The series was put on hiatus after the May 30 episode aired due to Lewis' treatment in a local hospital. It was then cancelled when she died on August 2.
Funding
- IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
(January 5, 1998-May 30, 1998) - Carnegie Corporation of New YorkCarnegie Corporation of New YorkCarnegie Corporation of New York, which was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding," is one of the oldest, largest and most influential of American foundations...
(January 5, 1998-May 30, 1998) - RemoRemoRemo is a male given name of Latin origin - see Romulus and Remus.Remo may also refer to:* Remo, an American drum skin company* Remo , another name for the German wine grape Riesling* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
(January 5, 1998-May 30, 1998) - Corporation for Public BroadcastingCorporation for Public BroadcastingThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting...
(January 5, 1998-May 30, 1998) - Viewers Like You (January 5, 1998-May 30, 1998)
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere Season premiere In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:... |
Season finale Season finale A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program... |
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| 1 | 20 | |||
| 2 | 40 | |||