Product Details

• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: S'more Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: October 14, 2008
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001CIOCPI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,524 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 10/14/2008

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talented and charming . . . . ., December 15, 2008

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Robert Huggins (Suburban Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Shari Lewis Christmas (DVD)

. . . . . are the best descriptions that come to mind after viewing "A Shari Lewis Christmas" on DVD. This single disc collects three half-hour Christmas themed shows from "The Shari Lewis Show" from 1960, 1961 and 1962. Ms. Lewis and her sock puppets, Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse are a delight to watch and Shari's talent as a ventriloquist comes to the forefront when she sings "duets" with her puppets . . . . it's pretty remarkable to watch the seemingly effortless interaction between her and her puppets. But Shari also dances and tells stories, and her multi-talents are nicely showcased in this DVD release.

The releasing company for "A Shari Lewis Christmas," S'more Entertainment, also includes a bonus episode of a locally produced NBC show in New York titled "Hi Mom" from the late 1950s, which has segments devoted to both children and their mothers. In addition to the expected story-telling and songs from Shari and her puppets, there are segments on healthcare and cooking (Mmmnn, delicious rice pudding!) for Mom. It's interesting to note that none other than Roone Arledge was the producer for "Hi Mom." Arledge would go on to greater fame as the head of ABC's sports division and, later, the network's news division. The disc is rounded out by a color promotional film featuring Shari and Lamb Chop that was shown in theaters and served as a lead-in for the promotion of local businesses.

The three episodes from "The Shari Lewis Show" come from UCLA's Film & Television Archive while "Hi Mom" is from the Peabody Awards collection at the University of Georgia. All four of the black & white episodes are in reasonably good shape considering that they were live shows recorded using the kinescope process; however, the end credits for the 1961 and 1962 episodes are missing.

Outside of some episodes from Ms. Lewis' mid-1970s "The Shari Show," it's been decades since I've had the chance to see Ms. Lewis demonstrate her considerable talents as a ventriloquist. Not only does this DVD reaffirm her as one of America's great ventriloquists, it also demonstrates that she was one of the greatest talents of children's television programming. Recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shari Lewis Christmas, November 8, 2008

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M. F. Lane "mflane6" (Hockessin, DE United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Shari Lewis Christmas (DVD)

This is classic Shari Lewis. The quality could be better but all in all it's a good collection. How sad the children of today do not have people like this to look up too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars content great, quality not so good, November 29, 2010

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sbcrumb - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Shari Lewis Christmas (DVD)

I bought this video for my 5 year old daughters. They loved the puppets and the singing but it was kind of hard to hear at times. The sound quality is just not good. Also, younger children prefer color on the tv so they lost interest fairly quickly. It would be great the see this remastered and maybe colorized. It is very cute and sentimental to watch but not as attractive as it could be to new audiences.