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| PERFORMER | Loretta Tupper |
| DEBUT | 1983 |
Miss Trump was a recurring neighbor on Sesame Street from Season 15 to 19.
She was a lively older woman who managed to keep up with the younger or hip residents, such as Piri (breakdancing with him in Episode 2060) and Ferlinghetti Donizetti. She played the piano, first demonstrated in Episode 2126 when she plays boogie woogie on a piano which Oscar had hoped would cause problems. She tickled the ivories on other occasions, including with the Sesame Street Band (conducted by Bob) in episodes 2229, 2348, and 2424.
Miss Trump was close friends with Uncle Wally, as they played cards and went to baseball games together, and they sang a portion of "My Best Friend" to extol their relationship. Proving you're never too old to play, she led the kids and Snuffy in hide-and-seek in Episode 2294.
In Episode 2316, while she doesn't appear, she sends Telly Monster an invitation to a party at her apartment.
Name[]
She's unnamed in her first appearances, such as Episode 1840 where she's helped across the street by Big Bird (but, as Big Bird is not himself a grown-up, needs her help to cross back).
When she appears as a Hooper's Store customer who falls into the same rhyming habit as Ferlinghetti Donizetti in Episode 2003, the script lists the character as "Mrs. Tupper" (reflecting the name and title used by the actress).
She is first called Miss Trump in Episode 2018, and then Mrs. Trump in Episode 2126. The usage was often dependent on the writer and remained inconsistent. For example, Bob calls her Loretta as a member of his band in Episode 2229, and the name reverted again to "Mrs. Tupper" in Episode 2258 when it appeared on a computer list of Fix-It Shop customers.
In "My Best Friend," Uncle Wally addresses her as Mae (and credits for the home video Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game, which includes the song, use Mrs. Trump).
Appearances[]
- Episode 1840
- Episode 1869 (cameo)
- Episode 2003
- Episode 2018
- Episode 2060
- Episode 2126
- Episode 2149
- Episode 2229
- Episode 2294
- Episode 2335
- Episode 2348
- Episode 2358 (mentioned only)
- Episode 2424 (called Mrs. Trump by Bob)
- Episode 2474 (street scene and "My Best Friend")