Recommended music: The Muppet Show Episode 318: Gonzo’s Song
Checking in this #SomethingElseSunday, we’re still celebrating 70 years of the Muppets! From the Palisades Toys Muppets line, it’s Camilla!
While chickens and other unnamed background animals had already been a staple of Muppet productions for years, Camilla the Chicken officially made her debut when name-checked during The Muppet Show episode 305 in 1978. Later in the season, it was revealed that Gonzo had declared Camilla as the love of his life, yet would often mistake her for other similar-looking chickens.
While the specific chicken, Camilla, only appeared in eight episodes of the Muppet Show, she soon began appearing the Muppet films and dozens of other Muppet productions over the years.
Camilla was included twice in the Palisades Muppet toy line, first arriving in wave 5, appropriately packed in with a tuxedoed Gonzo. The figure has minimal articulation for her neck and legs, but I’m not sure what else you would want there. Also, Camilla was the only pack-in to receive a “Mega Muppet” release from Palisades, which reuses the same sculpt, but done as a “2-up” or double the original figures size.
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Additional music: Mister Chicken – Por ti volaré
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