Trumpet Girl

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Trumpet Girl on trumpet

Trumpet Girl is the female trumpet player in The Muppet Show 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 band, Trumpet Girl permanently 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. In the latter, she was played by Frank Oz.

The character had no other name; the Muppet Show scripts referred to her simply as "Trumpet Girl."

Filmography

• The Muppet Show
  • opening and closing
  • Episode 101: Juliet Prowse("At the Dance")
  • Episode 102: Connie Stevens
  • Episode 103: Joel Grey ("Razzle Dazzle")
  • Episode 105: Rita Moreno ("At the Dance")
  • Episode 117: Ben Vereen ("Mr. Cellophane", "At the Dance")
  • Episode 118: Phyllis Diller("The Entertainer")
  • Episode 122: Ethel Merman ("There's No Business Like Show Business")
  • Episode 123: Kaye Ballard
  • Episode 208: Steve Martin ("Ramblin Guy" Act)
  • Episode 222: Teresa Brewer
  • Episode 415: Anne Murray
  • Episode 504: Shirley Bassey ("After You've Gone")
  • Episode 505: James Coburn ("Roarin' '20s" sketch)
  • Episode 513: Tony Randall ("Ti-Pi-Tin")
  • Episode 520: Wally Boag ("Swawnee River")
  • Episode 524: Roger Moore ("How High the Moon?")

Book appearances

• The Muppet Show Book (identified as "Trumpet Lady")