Sopwith the Camel

Sopwith the Camel is a seven-foot tallThe Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter volume 1, number 4 Muppet Bactrian camel who, together with Helen Reddy, danced to "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" for the closing number on episode 313 of The Muppet Show.
It also appeared in the background of episode 410 ("Before we start drilling, where should we park the camels?"), in the "Swing Low Sweet Cadillac" finale of episode 413, and later in episode 518 where she was referred to as "Loretta."
Sopwith appears in a deleted scene from The Muppet Movie, ridden by Statler and Waldorf, and then later in the "Rainbow Connection" finale.
In The Muppets Go to the Movies, Sopwith has a small background role during Rowlf the Dog's silent movie presentation spoofing The Sheik with Kermit the Frog and Mulch.
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.
Sopwith made illustrated appearances in The Muppet Show Board Game of the Stars and The Muppet Show Comic Book: Family Reunion.
The name is a reference to a WWI aircraft, the Sopwith Camel.
Since 2015, the Sopwith puppet is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts as part of their permanent Worlds of Puppetry exhibit.
Sopwith_BTS3_copy.JPG|Sopwith on set
Sopwith_BTS_copy.JPG|Steve Whitmire performing Sopwith
Sopwith_BTS2_copy.JPG|Caroly Wilcox building Sopwith
Helenreddy.jpg|Helen Reddy and Sopwith
Kenny Rogers05.jpg|Kenny Rogers and Sopwith
sopwith balcony.jpg|Deleted scene fromThe Muppet Movie
The_Muppet_Movie_Deleted_Scene.jpg|Behind the sceneson The Muppet Movie
Center for Puppetry Arts - Sopwith.png|On display at the Center for Puppetry Arts
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