History Series / CharlieHorseMusicPizza

* CanadaEh: Even though the exact location of the Music Pizza is never mentioned, the series was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, and many of the show's exterior footage was shot on location on the beach. Canadian puppeteer, Gordon Robertson (Series/{{Zoboomafoo}}) also played Fingers, the large purple raccoon.

* NiceHat: Junior's backwards red ball cap, Cookie's bright yellow chef's hat, and Lamb Chop's little collection of various different beach and summer hats.

* CutShort: The series' fate after Shari Lewis [[AuthorExistenceFailure lost her battle with cancer]].

* CloseOnTitle: The closing sequence begins with a shot of the words "Charlie Horse Music Pizza" written out in sand on the beach. It's video footage, run backwards so it looks like the words were washed onto the sand by a wave.

The series abruptly ended after just 23 episodes. The show had only taped three episodes of the second season before Shari Lewis was diagnosed with cancer in June 1998 and started chemotherapy. Sadly, she passed away on August 2, 1998, after which the show was officially cancelled. In announcing the cancellation, Laurel Lambert, a spokeswoman for KCET at the time, stated that, "There is no way to continue the show, because Shari was everything".

The series abruptly ended after just 23 episodes. The show had only taped three episodes of the second season before Shari Lewis was diagnosed with cancer in June 1998 and started chemotherapy. Sadly, she passed away on August 2, 1998, after which the show was officially cancelled.

* LimitedWardrobe: Shari and Lamb Chop are the only ones who subvert this. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with Takeout and Cookie, whose respective signature outfits are essentially their work clothes.

''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' is a [[ShortRunner short-lived]] spinoff of ''Series/LambChopsPlayalong'' that ran on PBS from January 5, 1998 to January 17, 1999, with infrequent subsequent reruns until late 2000. It was a co-production between Golden Books Family Entertainment and KCET Los Angeles.

Like the former ''Series/LambChopsPlayalong'', creator/puppeteer/ventriloquist, Creator/ShariLewis, served as the show's anchor, and also featured her puppet creations Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. In this series, Shari is the owner/operator of a beachside pizzeria, named after Charlie Horse, and also employs an ensemble including Junior - a teenager who does a few odd jobs for the Music Pizza, Takeout - an anthropomorphic orangatan who makes deliveries, and Cookie - the Music Pizza's resident cook. The show's main educational goal was music, and each episode would focus on one or more themes of music education, whether related to vocals or instruments.

Like the former ''Series/LambChopsPlayalong'', creator/puppeteer/ventriloquist, Shari Lewis, served as the show's anchor, and also featured her puppet creations Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. In this series, Shari is the owner/operator of a beachside pizzeria, named after Charlie Horse, and also employs an ensemble including Junior - a teenager who does a few odd jobs for the Music Pizza, Takeout - an anthropomorphic orangatan who makes deliveries, and Cookie - the Music Pizza's resident cook. The show's main educational goal was music, and each episode would focus on one or more themes of music education, whether related to vocals or instruments.

''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' is a [[ShortRunner short-lived]] spinoff of ''Series/LambChopsPlayalong'' that ran on PBS from January 5, 1998 to January 17, 1999, with infrequent subsequent reruns until late 2000.