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{{character|image=Trumpet Girl (on trumpet).jpg|performer=various|debut=1976}}
[[File:Character.trumpetlady.jpg|frame|Trumpet Girl on trombone]]
 
[[File:Trumpet_Girl_(on_trumpet).png|thumb|300px|Original Trumpet Girl]]
 
'''Trumpet Girl''' is the female trumpet player in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[The Muppet Orchestra|orchestra]]. She played the trumpet in the orchestra from the first through the fourth seasons. In the show's fifth season, because of the addition of trumpeter [[Lips]] to [[The Electric Mayhem|the band]], Trumpet Girl permanently took up the trombone, which she first played in [[Episode 415: Anne Murray|episode 415]]. In season five, her eyes were shown open for the first time. She had a brief line in [[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard|episode 123]], where she was performed by [[Eren Ozker]].
 
   
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'''Trumpet Girl''' is the description used in scripts of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' for the female trumpet player in [[the Muppet Orchestra]].<ref>[[Karen Falk|Falk, Karen]] [[Ask Henson.com]] question 76</ref> She was named for the first time on the set of ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'' by actress [[Rashida Jones]] who puppeteered the character in group shots, "I named her '''Dolores'''. They were cool with that."<ref>Philbrick, Jami. "[http://www.movieweb.com/news/exclusive-rashida-jones-talks-the-muppets EXCLUSIVE: Rashida Jones Talks The Muppets]", Movieweb.com. March 15, 2011</ref>
The [[Whatnot]] puppet was also used in utility functions, often seen as a chorus girl and as an unnamed dancer in "[[At the Dance]]" sketches during the first season. She made a rare appearance with open eyelids in [[Episode 105: Rita Moreno|episode 105]]. In the latter, she was played by [[Frank Oz]] and [[Louise Gold]].
 
   
 
On ''The Muppet Show'', she played the trumpet in the orchestra from the first through the fourth seasons. In the show's fifth season, because of the addition of trumpeter [[Lips]] to [[The Electric Mayhem|the band]], she took up the trombone, which she first played in [[Episode 415: Anne Murray|episode 415]]. In season five, her eyes were shown open for the first time. She had a brief line in [[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard|episode 123]], where she was performed by [[Eren Ozker]].
The character had no other name; the ''Muppet Show'' scripts referred to her simply as "Trumpet Girl." <ref>[[Karen Falk|Falk, Karen]] [[Ask Henson.com]] question 76</ref>
 
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The [[Whatnot]] puppet was also used in utility functions, often seen as a chorus girl and as an unnamed dancer in "[[At the Dance]]" sketches during the first season. She appears in episodes [[Episode 105: Rita Moreno|105]], [[Episode 117: Ben Vereen|117]], and [[Episode 222: Teresa Brewer|222]] played by [[Frank Oz]] and [[Louise Gold]].
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In ''The Muppets'', she returned to the orchestra for the first time since ''The Muppet Show''. She's primarily seen in the band's uniform purple tuxedo until the "[[Life's a Happy Song]]" finale, where she's wearing a houndstooth coat.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery widths=209 spacing=small orientation=landscape>
 
Image:Character.trumpetlady.jpg|Trumpet Girl on trombone
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Image:TrumpetGirlChorusGirl.jpg|The Trumpet Girl as chorus member
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Image:Trumpet_Girl_with_Brewster.png|At the dance with [[Brewster]]
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Image:Animal's Dancing Partner.JPG|At the dance, with open eyes
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TrumpetGirlClosing.jpg|Performing with the orchestra
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File:Electric_Mayhem_Alexander's_Ragtime_Band.jpg|Performing with the Electric Mayhem during the Roaring '20s Sketch
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TrumpetGirlTiPiTin.jpg|Performing behind [[Rowlf]] in the "Ti-Pi-Tin" number
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ObscureMuppetMovie.jpg|Rebuilt for ''The Muppets''
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</gallery>
   
 
==Filmography==
 
==Filmography==
 
*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
 
*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
 
**[[The Muppet Show Theme|opening and closing]]
 
**[[The Muppet Show Theme|opening and closing]]
**[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]]("[[At the Dance]]")
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**[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]] ("[[At the Dance]]")
**[[Episode 102: Connie Stevens]]
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**[[Episode 102: Connie Stevens]] ("At the Dance")
**[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]]&nbsp;("[[Razzle Dazzle]]")
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**[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]] ("[[Razzle Dazzle]]")
**[[Episode 105: Rita Moreno]]&nbsp;("At the Dance")
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**[[Episode 105: Rita Moreno]] ("At the Dance")
**[[Episode 117: Ben Vereen]]&nbsp;("[[Mr. Cellophane]]", "At the Dance")
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**[[Episode 117: Ben Vereen]] ("[[Mr. Cellophane]]", "At the Dance")
**[[Episode 118: Phyllis Diller]]("[[The Entertainer]]")
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**[[Episode 118: Phyllis Diller]] ("[[The Entertainer]]")
**[[Episode 122: Ethel Merman]]&nbsp;("[[There's No Business Like Show Business]]")
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**[[Episode 122: Ethel Merman]] ("[[There's No Business Like Show Business]]")
 
**[[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard]]
 
**[[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard]]
 
**[[Episode 208: Steve Martin]] ("Ramblin Guy" Act)
 
**[[Episode 208: Steve Martin]] ("Ramblin Guy" Act)
**[[Episode 222: Teresa Brewer]]
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**[[Episode 222: Teresa Brewer]] ("[[Cotton Fields]]")
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**[[Episode 409: Beverly Sills]] ("[[Take Ten Terrific Girls]]")
 
**[[Episode 415: Anne Murray]] ("[[Everything Old Is New Again]]")
 
**[[Episode 415: Anne Murray]] ("[[Everything Old Is New Again]]")
 
**[[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey]] ("[[After You've Gone]]")
 
**[[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey]] ("[[After You've Gone]]")
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**[[Episode 520: Wally Boag]] ("Swawnee River")
 
**[[Episode 520: Wally Boag]] ("Swawnee River")
 
**[[Episode 524: Roger Moore]] ("[[How High the Moon?]]")
 
**[[Episode 524: Roger Moore]] ("[[How High the Moon?]]")
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*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
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*''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''
   
 
==Book appearances==
 
==Book appearances==
*[[The Muppet Show Book]] (identified as "Trumpet Lady")
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*''[[The Muppet Show Book]]'' (identified as "Trumpet Lady", and mis-colored brown)
   
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Revision as of 04:19, 9 March 2016

Trumpet Girl (on trumpet)
PERFORMER various
DEBUT 1976

Trumpet Girl is the description used in scripts of The Muppet Show for the female trumpet player in the Muppet Orchestra.[1] She was named for the first time on the set of The Muppets by actress Rashida Jones who puppeteered the character in group shots, "I named her Dolores. They were cool with that."[2]

On The Muppet Show, she played the trumpet in the orchestra from the first through the fourth seasons. In the show's fifth season, because of the addition of trumpeter Lips to the band, she took up the trombone, which she first played in episode 415. In season five, her eyes were shown open for the first time. She had a brief line in episode 123, where she was performed by Eren Ozker.

The Whatnot puppet was also used in utility functions, often seen as a chorus girl and as an unnamed dancer in "At the Dance" sketches during the first season. She appears in episodes 105, 117, and 222 played by Frank Oz and Louise Gold.

In The Muppets, she returned to the orchestra for the first time since The Muppet Show. She's primarily seen in the band's uniform purple tuxedo until the "Life's a Happy Song" finale, where she's wearing a houndstooth coat.

Gallery

Filmography

Book appearances

Sources

  1. Falk, Karen Ask Henson.com question 76
  2. Philbrick, Jami. "EXCLUSIVE: Rashida Jones Talks The Muppets", Movieweb.com. March 15, 2011