When Candice Bergen describes her childhood as weird and eccentric, she isn’t exaggerating. She grew up with a world-famous sibling! He was also a dummy – the kind made of wood. Charlie McCarthy was the creation of her ventriloquist father Edgar Bergen. Candice tells Mo what life was like sharing her father’s love and attention with a puppet. Listen to a new episode of the Mobituaries podcast now. https://cbsn.ws/3FNdvNY | CBS Sunday Morning

This dummy is modeled after the unforgettable Charlie McCarthy! Celebrating the spirit of Edgar Bergen's legendary ventriloquist act, one witty remark at a time. 💬🤵 | Ripley's Believe It or Not!

If regular comedy acts aren’t your style, Edgar Bergen and his famous ventriloquist dummy, Charlie McCarthy, have you covered! Edgar taught himself ventriloquism at just eleven years old, and after years of practice, he commissioned Charlie for thirty-five dollars. Together, they became a hit on the radio, where they took listeners on all kinds of imaginary adventures! In 1938, during Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast, most listeners were actually tuned into Bergen and Charlie’s show! Th