Calvin the Camel
Calvin the Camel, credited as Calvin T. Camel in MediEvil's credits, was SCE Cambridge Studio's toy camel. He was brought into the office by James Busby who got him by trading in a Cadbury chocolate bar's competition tokens.Template:Ref[1][2] Busby considered Calvin to be "sort of the MediEvil mascot."[1]
| Calvin the Camel | ||
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| [[Image:|250px]] James Busby (left) and Calvin (right) | ||
| Credits | ||
| MediEvil (1998) | Development Support Team | |
The camel's tail was cut off and sown back on at a Christmas party.[2][3] Calvin was well-travelled, as team members would take him on holidays with them to places such as Portugal, Greece, America and South Africa.[1][2][4]
Notes
[a] Calvin Sawdust, also known as Calvin the Camel, was a marketing character created by the Bartle Bogle Hegarty advertising company to promote Cadbury's Picnic brand in 1991. Calvin starred in a commercial where he sang a parody of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky."[5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Sorcerers - James Busby: CAMEL on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sorcerers - Paul Donovan: CHIMPS, part 2 on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
- ↑ Sorcerers - Jason Riley: CAMEL NIGHTS, part 1 on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
- ↑ Sorcerers - Jason Riley: CAMEL NIGHTS, part 2 on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
- ↑ Richmond, Susannah, "Singing camel to give Picnic a boost" in Campaign. Published April 5, 1991.
- ↑ Cadbury's Picnic Commercial: Goo C'Chew on History of Advertising Trust. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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