Camilla the Chicken



Camilla the Chicken is the love of Gonzo's life. She made her debut on The Muppet Show in episode 318, and was first mentioned in episode 309.

Gonzo loves Camilla, but sometimes he chases after other chickens, because he's not always sure which chicken is which. After all, "they all look the same." Camilla can usually be differentiated from other chickens by her blue eyelids.

The Muppet Movie marked Camilla's big screen debut, introduced as Gonzo's companion in his plumbing business. In The Muppets Take Manhattan, she's briefly taken hostage by Martin Price, an incident that requires Gonzo to giver her mouth-to-beak resuscitation. Performing in The Muppet Telethon in The Muppets, Camilla leads a group of chickens in singing "Forget You".

Camilla lives alone in a gazebo-like house called "Camilla's Place", where she sits on a nest in the middle of an otherwise empty floor.

On Muppet Babies, Camilla is a rag doll that sometimes comes to life in Baby Gonzo's imagination.

An action figure of Camilla was made; in series 5 of Palisades Toys' line of Muppet Show action figures she was packed with Gonzo.

Casting History
Main Performers
 * Jerry Nelson - The Muppet Show (1978) to Muppets Party Cruise video game (2003)
 * Matt Vogel - Classical Chicken (2008) to present

Alternate Performers
 * Steve Whitmire - Gonzo and the Giant Chicken audio edition
 * Richard Hunt - Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
 * Alice Dinnean-Vernon - The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)

Filmography

 * The Muppet Show
 * Episode 318: Leslie Uggams
 * Episode 411: Lola Falana ("I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair")
 * Episode 506: Brooke Shields (as the Dormouse)
 * Episode 511: Paul Simon
 * The Muppet Movie
 * I Love Liberty
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan
 * Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
 * A Muppet Family Christmas
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * Episode 108: Musicians
 * The Muppets at Walt Disney World
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * Muppets Tonight
 * Episode 106: Tony Bennett
 * Episode 206: Paula Abdul
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
 * The Muppets
 * Good Morning America
 * Saturday Night Live
 * Kermit's Party
 * The Case of the Stolen Show
 * Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular
 * Toyota
 * Muppets Most Wanted

Book appearances

 * The Muppets Go Camping (1981)
 * Gonzo and the Giant Chicken  (1981)
 * Fozzie's Funnies (1993)
 * Muppet Time (1996)
 * Muppet Peter Pan (2009)
 * Green and Bear It (2012)
 * Kermit's Costume Caper (2012)
 * Easter Eggstravaganza! (2013)