What is Sock puppet?
{{selfref|For the online identities used as a purpose of trickery, see [[Sock puppet (internet)]]. For Wikipedia's policy on sock puppets, see [[Wikipedia:Sock puppetry]].}} [[Image:Carlb-sockpuppet-01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An example of a homemade sock puppet]] [[File:Kukla ollie 1975.JPG|thumb|150px|right|{{center|Sock puppets 'Kukla' and 'Ollie' from the TV program ''Kukla, Fran, and Ollie''}}]] A '''Sock puppet''' is a simple type of [[hand puppet]] made with a [[sock]]. Most sock puppets have some [[fabric]] or [[plastic]] [[Face|facial features]] added to the sock, such as [[eye]]s or a [[mouth]]. Some sock puppets may also have [[Fashion accessory|accessories]] such as a [[hat]] or [[clothing]]. Sock puppets are operated by putting a person's [[hand]] inside the sock. [[Image:SIMI Night.jpg|thumb|100px|right|A sock puppet that looks like a snake]] ==Uses of sock puppets== Sock puppets are often used for entertaining people, especially [[children]]. People often present them on special stages that show sock puppets without showing the [[puppeteer]]s (the people who use sock puppets) themselves. ==Well-known sock puppets== In [[Canada]], Ed the Sock is a sock puppet who has appeared on Canadian [[television]] shows since 1987. Ed the Sock appears in a weekly [[Toronto]] television series called ''Ed's Night Party!''.<ref>Peter Kenter, ''TV North: Everything You Wanted to Know About Canadian Television'' (Vancouver: Whitecap, 2001), p. 115</ref> In the 1950s, [[comedian]] [[Soupy Sales]] made two sock puppets famous; 'White Fang' and 'Black Tooth'.<ref>''American Icons'', eds. Dennis Hall; Susan G. Hall (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006), p. 503</ref> [[Ventriloquist]] and [[puppet]]eer [[Shari Lewis]] delighted children with her lovable sock puppets 'Lamb Chop', 'Charlie Horse' and 'Hush Puppy'.<ref name=Jackman339>Hilda L. Jackman, ''Early Childhood Curriculum: A Child's Connection to the World'', Fourth Edition (Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2009), p. 339</ref> They appeared on TV and in