[citation needed] In each episode, Lewis encourages the audience to participate or interact in a number of activities through several segments, including those involving crafts, songs and stories.
[citation needed] The shows are wrapped around with a multiple-act segment known as At Home With Lamb Chop, which typically revolves around a situation involving one of the puppet characters.
[3] Ellensburg Daily Record said "each half hour is filled with jokes, games, songs, and tricks".
[citation needed] Shari Lewis explained her goal for the audience is "participation, not passive observance".
[4] She wanted to "attack the shorter attention span of today's children with a fast-paced show using colorful electronic effects".
[5] Lewis testified that making smart content for children was not that hard to produce and should be done with increasing frequency.
[citation needed] Both the opening and closing songs were written by Broadway composer Norman Martin.
[9] Greensboro News & Record said of this show, "she (Lewis) made the sort of mischief that gave a vicarious thrill to millions of children watching at home".