Sesame Street Trumpet Afternoon (Season 16, Episode 111)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Sesame Street

Trumpet Afternoon (Season 16, Episode 111)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Oscar the Grouch meets Dizzy Gillespie while playing his trumpet. Meanwhile, the other Sesame Street characters are getting their rock and roll on with Kermit the Frog singing "Do-Op Hop" and Nick Normal sings about the letter N.

Head writer

Norman Stiles

Director

Jon Stone

Writers

Norman Stiles | Mark Saltzman | Gary Belkin | Judy Freudberg & 10 more

Producer

Lisa Simon

Composer

Joe Raposo

Production Designer

Victor DiNapoli

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 15, 1985

Release date

Apr 15, 1985 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 241 wins & 345 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Pam Arciero Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Ivy Austin Moo Wave Vocals (voice) Moo Wave Vocals (voice) See fewer	Grease 2 (1982)
Linda Bove Linda Linda See fewer	Follow That Bird (1985)
Fran Brill Nora Nicks (voice) Nora Nicks (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Northern Calloway David David See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Kevin Clash Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Dizzy Gillespie Self Self See fewer	The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Ellen Greene Actress Actress See fewer	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Cheryl Hardwick Moo Wave Vocals (voice) Moo Wave Vocals (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Jim Henson Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Richard Hunt Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Loretta Long Susan Susan See fewer	Follow That Bird (1985)
Noel MacNeal Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Bear in the Big Blue House (1997)
Sonia Manzano Maria Maria See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Bob McGrath Bob Bob See fewer	Follow That Bird (1985)
Anne Meara Narrator Narrator See fewer	Heavyweights (1995)
Jerry Nelson Nick Normal (voice) Nick Normal (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Frank Oz Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Karen Prell Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Fraggle Songs (1983)
Tish Rabe Moo Wave Vocals (voice) Moo Wave Vocals (voice) See fewer	3-2-1 Contact (1980)
Alaina Reed-Hall Olivia (as Alaina Reed) Olivia (as Alaina Reed) See fewer	227 (1985)
Martin P. Robinson Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Caroll Spinney Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)