History Series / CharlieHorseMusicPizza

* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Played with with the above mentioned [[BadassGrandpa cool grandfather]], as Charlie Horse has difficulty practicing his harmonica, but then receives an extra little pep-lesson from the grandfather via thought bubble. The grandfather in the thought bubble even corrects him whenever he makes a mistake.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did it Have to Be Ants?]]: Cookie [[BerserkButton goes berserk over bugs]], especially ants. In fact, in "Charlie's Ants", the kitchen suddenly has an ant infestation (so bad that ants are crawling all over the sweet pie Cookie baked for his father's visit), and the blame falls on Charlie Horse, because of his new antfarm, though he insists they're not his ants in the kitchen.

* TeamMom: Shari is Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse's mother (she even refers to them as her kids), though she also pretty much serves as the general mother figure of the show.
* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Given that this is a musical series, this trope is pretty much utilized (often multiple times) every episode.

* 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.

* LocalHangout: The Music Pizza, naturally, is this for Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse.

* WellDoneSonGuy: In "Charlie's Ants", Cookie's father is coming to visit, which intimidates him, because his father was always overbearing and tough on him (and it's even suggested that he was the UnFavorite to his brother, Sal). Cookie also mentions to Shari that his father always told him he was never ready to go out on his own and become a chef. During the visit, Cookie learns that the real reason his father kept discouraging him from going out on his own was because he actually was the favorite and he didn't want him to leave home.

* CulturedBadass: Cookie, even though he's hardly a badass, though he ''is'' rather cultured, and has a deep appreciation for classical music, opera, and the performing arts in general.

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 aspect of musical education, whether it was related to vocals or instruments.

* EducationalSong: Half of the songs in each episode would cover whatever the lesson of the story was. For example, in one episode, Shari teaches Lamb Chop how to play Chopin's ''Prelude in E Major'', making up lyrics to the melody about using repeats to help you remember a song's rhythm.

* [[SavingTheOrphanage Saving the Music Pizza]]: In "Whistle While You Work", the gang learns that Shari plans on selling the Music Pizza to the owner of a chain of t-shirt shops, and that it's mainly because she feels her kids are too young to accept the responsiblities to help her run the restaurant.

* CanadaEh: Although it's never mentioned just where, exactly, the Music Pizza is located, 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.
* CrossDressingVoices: Not just Shari providing the voices for Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse, but in-universe, Lamb Chop discovers she has a talent of perfectly immitating other people, including Charlie Horse, and uses this talent to put on a one-sheep show of Little Red Riding Hood, in which she plays all of the characters, using different voices for each (specifically using Charlie Horse's voice for the Big Bad Wolf).

* EndOnTitle: 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.
* GratuitousItalian: Cookie, and not just because of Dom [=DeLuise=], but Cookie's father actually came to America from Italy.

* MysteriousPast: The former owner of the restaurant (he sold pies) returns out of the clear blue, and even says that he and Junior go way back, though Junior clearly holds contempt for the man, though he never says or explains why. It is implied, however, that Junior worked for him before Shari bought the restaurant and turned it into the Music Pizza.

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'''''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.

* DumpsterDive: Not just diving, but Fingers actually ''lives'' in the dumpster behind the Music Pizza, and lives off the discarded food and left overs that are thrown out.

* EdutainmentShow:

* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Played with with the above mentioned [[CoolGrandparents cool grandfather]], as Charlie Horse has difficulty practicing his harmonica, but then receives an extra little pep-lesson from the grandfather via thought bubble. The grandfather in the thought bubble even corrects him whenever he makes a mistake.

* GratuitousItalian: Cookie, and not just because of Dom [=DeLuise=], but his father actually came to America from Italy.

* AnAesop: along with the typical SliceOfLife stuff geared toward older children, the show has a contact focus on music. It was developed at a time when it was common for funding for instruction in the arts to be cut from school budgets.

* [[SavingTheOrphanage Saving the Music Pizza]]: In "Whistle While You Work", the gang learns that Shari plans on selling the Music Pizza to the owner of a chain of t-shirt shops, and that it's mainly because she feels they're too young to accept the responsiblities to help her run the restaurant.

* CrossDressingVoices: Not just Shari providing the voices for Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse, but in-universe, Lamb Chop discovers she has a talent of perfectly immitating other people, including Charlie Horse, and uses this talent to put on a one-sheep show of Little Red Riding Hood, in which she plays all of the character, using different voices for each (specifically using Charlie Horse's voice for the Big Bad Wolf).

Like the former ''Series/LambChopsPlayalong'', creator/puppeteer/ventriloquist, Shari Lewis, served as the show's anchor, and also featured her puppet creations Lamp Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. In this series, Shari is the owner/operator of a beachside pizzeria, named after Charlie Horse, and also employees 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 aspect of musical education, whether it was related to vocals or instruments.

* CrossDressingVoices: Not just Shari providing the voices for Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse, but in-universe, Lamp Chop discovers she has a talent of perfectly immitating other people, including Charlie Horse, and uses this talent to put on a one-sheep show of Little Red Riding Hood, in which she plays all of the character, using different voices for each (specifically using Charlie Horse's voice for the Big Bad Wolf).

* LocalHangout: The Music Pizza, naturally, is this for Lamp Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse.

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

* TeamMom: Shari is Lamp Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse's mother (she even refers to them as her kids), though she also pretty much serves as the general mother figure of the show.

* AndStarring: Dom [=DeLuise=] as Cookie.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did it Have to Be Ants?]]: Cookie [[BerserkButton goes berserk over bugs]], especially ants. In fact, in "Charlie's Ants", the kitchen suddenly has an ant infestation (so bad that ants are crawling all over the sweet pie Cookie baked for his father's visit), and the blame falls on Charlie Horse, because of his new antfarm, though he insists they're not his ants in the kitchen.

Like the former ''LambChopsPlayalong'', creator/puppeteer/ventriloquist, Shari Lewis, served as the show's anchor, and also featured her puppet creations Lamp Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. In this series, Shari is the owner/operator of a beachside pizzarea, named after Charlie Horse, and also employees 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 aspect of musical education, whether it was related to vocals or instruments.

* CanadaEh: Although it's never mentioned just where, exactly, the Music Pizza is located, 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 ({{Zoboomafoo}}) also played Fingers, the large purple racoon.

* ShortRunner: One season, 20 episodes.

'''''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza''''' is a [[ShortRunner short-lived]] spinoff of ''Series/LambChopsPlayalong'' that ran on PBS from 1998 to 1999, with infrequent subsequent ReRuns during the early 2000s.

The series abruptedly ended after just 20 episodes, due to the sudden death of Shari Lewis in the summer of 1998.

* HalloweenEpisode: "Spooky Opera Show", in which a recent series of hauntings at the Music Pizza inspire Shari to put on an opera based on ''TheLegendOfSleepyHollow''.

* CoolGrandparents: One episode has Charlie Horse befriending a KidOfTheWeek, however, his new friend is always running off to hang out with his grandfather. At first, Charlie Horse doesn't understand why a kid would want to hang out with an old person, but later learns that the grandfather is a skilled harmonica player, and even teaches him how to play.

'''''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza''''' is a [[ShortRunner short-lived]] spinoff of ''LambChopsPlayalong'' that ran on PBS from 1998 to 1999, with infrequent subsequent ReRuns during the early 2000s.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: While certainly nowhere near as well-known as ''LambChopsPlayalong'', it does have it's own fair share of a small following.

Like the former ''LambChopsPlayalong'', creator/puppeteer/ventriloquist, Shari Lewis, served as the show's anchor, and also featured her puppet creations Lamp Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. In this series, Shari is the owner/operator of a beachside pizzarea, named after Charlie Horse, and also employees an ensemble including Junior - teenager who does a few odd jobs for the Music Pizza, Takeout - an anthropomorphic orangatan who makes delivers, 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 aspect of musical education, whether it was related to vocals or instruments.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: While certainly nowhere near as well-known as ''LampChopsPlayalong'', it does have it's own fair share of a small following.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: While certainly nowhere near as well-known as ''LampChopsPlayAlong'', it does have it's own fair share of a small following.

* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Played with with the above mentioned CoolGrandfather, as Charlie Horse has difficulty practicing his harmonica, but then receives an extra little pep-lesson from the grandfather via thought bubble. The grandfather in the thought bubble even corrects him whenever he makes a mistake.

* [[SaveTheOrphanage Save the Music Pizza]]: In "Whistle While You Work", the gang learns that Shari plans on selling the Music Pizza to the owner of a chain of t-shirt shops, and that it's mainly because she feels they're too young to accept the responsiblities to help her run the restaurant.