Calvin the Camel

Calvin the Camel, credited as Calvin T. Camel in MediEvil's credits, was SCEE 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.[a][3][4] Busby considered Calvin to be "sort of the MediEvil mascot."[3]

Calvin the Camel
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Calvin on James Busby's shoulder.
Biographical information
Gender Male
Credits
MediEvil (1998) Development Support Team

The camel's tail was cut off and sown back on at a Christmas party.[4][5] Calvin was well-travelled, as team members would take him on holidays with them to places such as Portugal, Greece, America and South Africa.[3][4][6]

See also

Notes

  1. 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."[1][2]

References

  1. Richmond, Susannah, "Singing camel to give Picnic a boost" in Campaign. Published April 5, 1991.
  2. Cadbury's Picnic Commercial: Goo C'Chew on History of Advertising Trust. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2   Sorcerers - James Busby: CAMEL on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2   Sorcerers - Paul Donovan: CHIMPS, part 2 on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
  5.   Sorcerers - Jason Riley: CAMEL NIGHTS, part 1 on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
  6.   Sorcerers - Jason Riley: CAMEL NIGHTS, part 2 on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).

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