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Charlie Horse is a hand puppet character created and performed by American ventriloquist and puppeteer Shari Lewis. He is characterized as a slow-witted but boisterous horse puppet who frequently bantered with Lewis's more famous puppet, Lamb Chop, and their companion Hush Puppy. The character was a recurring fixture across several of Lewis's television programs, including "The Shari Lewis Show" and "Lamb Chop's Play-Along," often engaging in educational and comedic segments. Charlie Horse remains an iconic figure of mid-century and late-20th-century American children's television.
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Who performed Charlie Horse?
Charlie Horse was created and performed by American ventriloquist and puppeteer Shari Lewis. He appeared alongside Lewis’s better-known puppet Lamb Chop and the companion character Hush Puppy.
What kind of character is Charlie Horse?
Charlie Horse is portrayed as a slow-witted but boisterous horse puppet. His comedy often comes from energetic banter with Shari Lewis and the other puppets.
How is Charlie Horse related to Lamb Chop?
Charlie Horse is one of the recurring puppet characters associated with Shari Lewis’s performances, alongside Lamb Chop. The characters interacted as a small ensemble rather than as separate stage acts.
Is Charlie Horse a hand puppet or a ventriloquist dummy?
Charlie Horse is generally described as a hand puppet character performed by Shari Lewis. That makes him different from a rigid wooden ventriloquist figure such as Jimmy Nelson’s Danny O’Day.
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