Bobby Benson



Bobby Benson is the leader of the Baby Band on The Muppet Show. He wears sunglasses, and has a cigarette dangling from his lip.

The Whatnot puppet, with his trademark shades, first appeared as a trumpeter with the Electric Mayhem band in Episode 215 and Episode 218. He also appeared as a banjo player in Episode 302.

Bobby Benson's Baby Band made its first appearance in Episode 319.

Like other recurring but tangential musician characters, including various jugband members, Bobby Benson was made from a Whatnot.