How the Life of Shari Lewis Gave Lamb Chop to the World

5. How Mallory Kept Her Sister Alive

Raised around Lamb Chop for so many years, Mallory can’t see Lamb Chop as anything but a sister. Shari Lewis’ investment in the character of Lamb Chop was so profound, the things she would make Lamb Chop say became the voice of another person in the Lewis home. There was no way Mallory could let both of them go. “It sounds ridiculous, but when you have a sibling, you simply know them,” Mallory told AZCentral. “That’s the way I know Lamb Chop. You know what your sister would say in certain situations… To me, I don’t ‘do’ Lamb Chop. She simply speaks through me. I don’t have to think about it.”



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