Changes: Sopwith the Camel

PERFORMER	Jerry Nelson
DEBUT	1978

Revision as of 16:00, 15 November 2015

Sopwith the Camel was a seven-foot tall Muppet Bactrian Camel who, together with Helen Reddy, sang and danced to "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" for the closing number on episode 313 of The Muppet Show.

He also appeared in the finale of episode 413 and later in episode 518 where he (she) was referred to as "Loretta."

Sopwith appears in a deleted scene from The Muppet Movie, ridden by Statler and Waldorf. He then later appeared in "The Rainbow Connection" Finale.

In The Muppets Go to the Movies, Sopwith has a small background role during Rowlf's silent movie presentation.

Muppet builder Caroly Wilcox took two weeks to build the Sopwith puppet. It was performed by two dancers, standing up in the costume with their legs acting as the camel's. The front dancer used his arms to control the head.

The name is a reference to a WWI aircraft, the Sopwith Camel.

Since 2015, the Spopwith puppet is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts as part of their permanent Worlds of Puppetry exhibit.

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+{{character|image=sopwith413.jpg|performer=[[Jerry Nelson]]|debut=1978}}
-[[Image:313 sopwith.jpg|thumb|300px|Helen Reddy and Sopwith]]
-'''Sopwith the Camel''' was a seven-foot tall Muppet camel who, together with [[Helen Reddy]], sang and danced to "[[We'll Sing in the Sunshine]]" for the closing number on [[Episode 313: Helen Reddy|episode 313]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
+'''Sopwith the Camel''' was a seven-foot tall Muppet Bactrian Camel who, together with [[Helen Reddy]], sang and danced to "[[We'll Sing in the Sunshine]]" for the closing number on [[Episode 313: Helen Reddy|episode 313]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
 He also appeared in the finale of [[Episode 413: Dizzy Gillespie|episode 413]] and later in [[Episode 518: Marty Feldman|episode 518]] where he (she) was referred to as "Loretta."
-Sopwith appears in a deleted scene from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', ridden by [[Statler and Waldorf]].
+Sopwith appears in a [[The Muppet Movie deleted scenes|deleted scene]] from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', ridden by [[Statler and Waldorf]]. He then later appeared in [[The Rainbow Connection|&quot;The Rainbow Connection&quot; Finale]].
+In ''[[The Muppets Go to the Movies]]'', Sopwith has a small background role during [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf's]] silent movie presentation.
-Muppet builder [[Caroly Wilcox]] took two weeks to build the Sopwith puppet.
-It was performed by two dancers, standing up in the costume with their legs acting as the camel's. The front dancer used his arms to control the head.
+Muppet builder [[Caroly Wilcox]] took two weeks to build the Sopwith puppet. It was performed by two dancers, standing up in the costume with their legs acting as the camel's. The front dancer used his arms to control the head.
 The name is a reference to a WWI aircraft, the [[wikipedia:Sopwith Camel|Sopwith Camel]].
+Since 2015, the Spopwith puppet is on display at the [[Center for Puppetry Arts]] as part of their permanent [[Center for Puppetry Arts#Worlds of Puppetry|Worlds of Puppetry]] exhibit.
-<br clear="all" \>
-<gallery>
+<gallery widths=200 spacing=small position=center captionalign=center orientation=landscape>
-Image:Sopwith BTS3 copy.JPG|Sopwith on set
-Image:Sopwith BTS copy.JPG|Steve Whitmire performing Sopwith
+Image:Sopwith_BTS3_copy.JPG|Sopwith on set
-Image:Sopwith BTS2 copy.JPG|Caroly Wilcox building Sopwith
+Image:Sopwith_BTS_copy.JPG|Steve Whitmire performing Sopwith
+Image:Sopwith_BTS2_copy.JPG|Caroly Wilcox building Sopwith
+</gallery>
+<gallery widths=200 spacing=small position=center captionalign=center>
 Image:Helenreddy.jpg|Helen Reddy and Sopwith
-Image:The Muppet Movie Deleted Scene.jpg|Behind the scenes of ''The Muppet Movie''
+Image:Deleted-muppetmovie.jpg|[[The Muppet Movie deleted scenes|Deleted scene]] from<br>''The Muppet Movie''
-Image:Deleted-muppetmovie.jpg|Deleted scene from ''The Muppet Movie''
+Image:The_Muppet_Movie_Deleted_Scene.jpg|Behind the scenes<br>on ''The Muppet Movie''
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]