In the 1950's, Shari Lewis, a Peabody-winning American ventriloquist ... and symphony conductor appeared with a sock puppet ...

Lamb Chop, the plush white sheep with ... the dog toy — modeled after the sock puppet who became a national celebrity thanks to Shari Lewis and appeared on shows between 1960 and 1999 ...

Mallory Lewis has been performing with Lamb Chop since Shari Lewis passed away in 1998 ... "America’s hottest dog toy"), and the iconic puppet has also garnered more than a million likes ...

as well as on YTV in Canada. It was created and hosted by puppeteer Shari Lewis, and featured her puppet character Lamb Chop.