The Muppet Orchestra

From the orchestra pit of the Muppet Theatre, The Muppet Orchestra provided the music for each episode of The Muppet Show. They are usually seen during the opening and closing credits. Occasionally, they are featured in musical numbers as well.

Musicians

 * Nigel the Conductor as the band leader
 * Floyd Pepper on bass
 * Animal on drums
 * Zoot on saxophone
 * Rowlf on piano
 * Crazy Harry on triangle (season 1)
 * Trumpet Lady on trumpet (seasons 1 to 4)
 * Lips on trumpet (season 5)
 * A trombone player (season 5)

Guest Musicians

 * Janice on banjo or guitar (seasons 4 and 5)
 * Assorted trumpetists
 * A flute player (episode 303)
 * Tiny the Tuba Player (never seen, but his tuba was mentioned)

Trivia

 * The musicians' order from the left to the right: Brass section (Lips, Trumpet Lady, Trombone Lady, other trumpet players), Floyd, Crazy Harry (season 1), Animal, Zoot, Rowlf. Janice either sat next to Lips or next to Zoot.


 * During the first season, Zoot sat on the left of the orchestra pit; during the next seasons, he had his place next to Rowlf.


 * Two episodes feature an instrumental UK spot as performed by the orchestra in the pit: episode 504 and episode 524.


 * In two episodes, the Orchestra Pit was seen empty except for Rowlf on his piano. These are episode 123 and episode 204.


 * In episode 321, the musicians had caught "Cluckitis" and turned to chickens.


 * In episode 514, clones of Beaker took over the orchestra pit.