The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 20
The 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, with infrequent airings throughout 2000. It is a spin-off of the series Lamb Chop's Play-Along and was hosted by Shari Lewis, whose strong belief in the benefits of music education for children led to the creation of the series. The sho...
Episodes(20)
1. Back Story
Charlie Horse, Lamb Chop, Shari, and Fingers clash stories on how The Music Pizza was founded. MUSICAL TIE-IN: Shari introduces musical notes and beats.
Air Date : 1998-01-05
2. My Dog Has Fleas
A dog has wandered off the beach to the Music Pizza, and both Lamb Chop and Hush Puppy coax Shari to keep him—at least until his owner shows up. MUSICAL TIE-IN: Shari discusses how to tune a ukulele or any other stringed instrument with the tune My Dog Has Fleas.
Air Date : 1998-01-06
3. Musicians of Bremen
Lamb Chop is banging away on anything remotely like a drum. It's up to Junior to quell her by telling the story of the Bremen Town Musicians. MUSICAL TIT-INS: Anything cam be a drum; the families of musical instruments.
Air Date : 1998-01-07
4. Blow Hard
Charlie Horse is at first upset when his best friend attend to his grandfather. But the old hand shows Charlie the tricks of the harmonica. MUSICAL TIE-INS: Blowing and drawing notes on a harmonica; practice for success.
Air Date : 1998-01-08
5. Follow the Leader
Charlie Horse and the others want to play in the Fourth of July parade, but none is on pace with anybody else. MUSICAL TIE-IN: The conductor.
Air Date : 1998-01-09
6. Spooky Opera Show
With Cookie taking his birthday off work, everyone agrees to stage the perfect gift for him: an opera. Their inspiration comes from a Saturday thunderstorm and a few haunted cleaning items. MUSICAL TIE-IN: Voice and vocal chords.
Air Date : 1998-01-12
7. A Pirate's Life
Hush Puppy discovers what appears to be a treasure map, but does it make any sense? The only clues are the opening stanzas to Rock-a-Bye Baby and other songs. MUSICAL TIE-IN: The musical staff acts as a map.
Air Date : 1998-01-13
8. The Audition
Lamb Chop is ready to go to any length to land a role in the school production of Little Red Riding Hood. It comes to an extreme when she wants Shari to teach Charlie Horse ventriloquism.
Air Date : 1998-01-14
9. Group Soup
Charlie Horse doesn't want to study for his American History test with his friend Chris. At the same time, Chris's mother is preparing for her citizenship test. In the process, she prepares her albondigas soup. MUSICAL TIE-IN: The waltz.
Air Date : 1998-01-15
10. Rapunzel
It's Lamb Chop's birthday, and Shari gets her a tape recorder as a present. At Lamb Chop's request, the tape recorder becomes a plot point in Shari's retelling of Rapunzel.
Air Date : 1998-01-16
11. Toy Exchange
Junior comes down with the flu, putting a huge crimp on the toy exchange Charlie Horse is trying to stage. MUSICAL TIE-IN: Any sound can make music provided it creates a pattern.
Air Date : 1998-01-19
12. Charlie on the Run
Charlie Horse has been taking ice cream from just about everybody. He has to get a job to try and pay the ice cream man (and Shari) back.
Air Date : 1998-01-20
13. Wise Queen
Shari has to show Lamb Chop that a variety of music is better than one kind. She tells a story of a land that has to end a quarrel of musical tastes.
Air Date : 1998-01-21
14. Star-Spangled Charlie
Why has Charlie Horse bailed out of the scouts? Perhaps it's the requirements for one of those badges. Sensing he needs encouragement, Shari teaches Charlie Horse the meaning of The Star-Spangled Banner. MUSICAL TIE-IN: Singing harmony.
Air Date : 1998-01-22
15. Charlie's Ant
Shari wants no part of Charlie Horse's ant farm, even though it is his school project. The ants must go before Cookie's father visits. MUSICAL TIE-IN: How a tuba works.
Air Date : 1998-01-23
16. Whistle While You Work
Shari is prepared to sell the Music Pizza, provided she can clean it up for the prospective buyer. The real problem is trying to evict a skunk. MUSICAL TIE-IN: Music that repeats rhythm; tempo.
Air Date : 1998-01-26
17. Jazzy
Shari wants to help a friend get a dog for the deaf. It's the inspiration for the Music Pizza's concert. MUSICAL TIE-IN: Scat singing.
Air Date : 1998-01-27
18. Hush Puppy the Hero
Charlie Horse makes up a story about a sea monster, moving Hush Puppy to an extreme. Cookie offers driving lessons to Junior. MUSICAL TIE-INS: Pianistic technique; names of the keys.
Air Date : 1998-01-28
19. Can I Sing You My Song?
Junior books a birthday party at the Music Pizza, and then has to scramble to deliver the goods. Maybe Charlie Horse will help with a song he made up. MUSICAL TIE-IN: Public domain.
Air Date : 1998-01-29
20. Drum Show
Shari is tired of everybody using the phone constantly using the phone. Maybe things will change when a Haida nation drummer visits the Music Pizza. MUSICAL TIE-INS: Various drums; the heartbeat is a natural human rhythm.
Air Date : 1998-01-30
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