The Voice Trumpets are supporting characters in Teletubbies.
Description[]
The Voice Trumpets can be found throughout Teletubbyland. They resemble speakers and have both male and female adult voices. At the beginning of every episode, they rise to let the Teletubbies know it's time for their show ("Time for Teletubbies!"). They rise out of the ground and entertain the Teletubbies through such activities as making animal sounds, singing nursery rhymes and lullabies, and even giving instructions. At the end of every episode, a Voice Trumpet rises to let the Teletubbies know that it is time to say goodbye. They (and the Narrator) are the only characters who speak in complete sentences and act similarly to supervisors for the Teletubbies. There were two times that the narrator called the Voice Trumpets by name. It was in Teletubbies Come to Play! Bubble Interactive, and in the Teletubbies Let's Go episode, Big Hugs. The only times the Teletubbies said the voice trumpets' names were also in Teletubbies Let's Go. The episodes the Teletubbies called by their name were Big Hugs, and the Teletubbies called the Voice Trumpets, "Trumpet." was in Noo-Noo's Day Off.
Appearance[]
The Voice Trumpets are mostly silver with golden brown speakers. They are all nearly identical and made of metal. There appear to be five different models for the Voice Trumpets, with the main difference between these five models being the size of their heads and the patterns of dimples in the faceplates (all of them contain the same faceplate but with more or fewer dimples). The five models are all shown in the intro, even appearing together in some episodes. However, a rarer sixth model was seen in Naughty Cloud and Numbers - 7.
Episode appearances[]
Original Series[]
- The Grand Old Duke of York
- Naughty Sock
- Numbers - 1
- Making Flowers
- Emily and Jester
- Humpty Dumpty
- Building a Barbecue
- Jumping
- Rockpool
- Washing the Bus
- Emily and the Trap
- The Beach
- Numbers - 2 (version 1)
- Yellow Cow
- Tweet Tweet
- Mark and Zoe Cooking
- Arthur Robot Story
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- Naughty Cloud
- Sarah, Fraser and the Ducks
- Throwing
- Lighthouse
- Numbers – 5 (version 1)
- Naughty Snake
- Numbers - 4 (version 1)
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Numbers - 6 (version 1)
- Emily Washing the Pony
- Sandcastles
- Walking the Dog
- Herding Sheep
- Going to School By Boat
- Numbers - 1 (version 2)
- Stop and Go
- Little Baby
- Colours - Blue
- Christmas Tree
- Crackers
- Snowy Story
- Irish Dancing
- Numbers - 2 (version 2)
- Flamenco Dancing
- The Gingerbread Boy
- My Dad's a Tram Driver
- Dentist
- Colours - Green
- Kittens
- My Violin
- Hovercraft
- Colours - Purple
- Ballet - Jack in the Box
- Spiders
- Numbers – 5 (version 3)
- Clogs
- Tropical Fish
- My Piano
- Twirlers
- The Very Proud Crown
- Peacocks
- Basketball
- Dad's Portrait
- Colours - Orange
- Water
- Double Bass
- Numbers - 7
- Oranges and Lemons
- Ten Little Men Finger Play
- Colours - Yellow
- Sing a Song of Sixpence
- Guess Who I Am
- Handshapes - Turkey
- Carousel
- Yoga
- Fox Cubs
- Colours - Brown
- Making a Den
- Getting Up in the Morning
- Colours - Red
- Going Up and Going Down
- Ducks
- Gold and Silver
- This is Our Park
- Grasshoppers
- My Mum's Breakfast
- Dog Kennel
- Firefighter
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Barrel Organ
- Stretching Words
- Animal Plates
Reboot Series[]
- Up and Down
- Babies
- Bubbles
- Musical Box
- Wake Up Time!
- Windy Day
- Roundy Round
- Messy Fun
- Silly Sausages
- Red
- Reflections
- Snowball
- Number 4
- Party!
- Rolling
- Waving
- Purple
- Ballet
- Taking a Ride
- Knock Knock
- Breakfast
- Keep Fit
- Party Invitation
- Taking Turns
- Horses
- Running Race
- Being Quiet
- Music
- Rainbow
- Twinkle Twinkle
- Inside Outside
- Close the Gate
- Trailer
- Not Enough Room
- Tickly
- Spinning
- Bouncing
- Teddy Bear
- Greens
- Blow
- Backwards and Forwards
- Sleepybyes
- Fast Slow, Fast Slow
- Musical Statues
- I Spy
- Lullaby
- Listen
- Swap Places!
- Feeling Better
- Washing
- Flamenco
- Songtime
- Three
Teletubbies Let's Go![]
- TICKLE TICKLE! Giant Feather (First Appearance Of The Voice Trumpet)
- Magic Colourful Cloud Race
- Snow Day (First Time We See The Voice Trumpet Rise)
- Santa Po!
- Fireworks Light Show
- BIG HUGS (Second Time The Narrator Calls The Voice Trumpets By Name And The Teletubbies First Time Calling The Voice Trumpets By Name And There Are 4 Voice Trumpets)
- Laa Laa's Ball is Stuck!
- Custard Train Adventure (There Are 3 Voice Trumpets In This Episode)
- Peekaboo! (First Time The Voice Trumpet Scares The Teletubbies)
- Dancing Day! (The Voice Trumpet Appears 5 Times)
- Noo Noo Blows Bubbles and gets STUCK! (Not Rising)
- A BIG TUBBY CUSTARD MESS! Noo Noo's Needs a Day Off (Second Time The Teletubbies Called The Voice Trumpets By Name But They Call Them "Trumpet"
- DIPSY SCORES A GOAL! The Big Soccer Game (There Are 4 Voice Trumpets, And This Is The Last Episode From Now Where The Voice Trumpets Appear In A US Narrator Episode)
- Time for Tubby Bye Bye! Teletubbies Say Goodbye (Last Time The Voice Trumpet Appears For Now And The First Time That The Voice Trumpet Appears Inside The Home Hill)
- Time For Tubby School! (First Time The Voice Trumpet Appears After 2 Months Of Absents, First Time The Voice Trumpet Appears In A Song, First Time The Voice Trumpet Appears Throughout The Entire Episode, First Time The Voice Trumpet Appears In A US Narrator Episode, And The Second Time That The Voice Trumpet Appears Inside The Home Hill And It's Revealed That There Are No Holes In The Home Hill For The Voice Trumpets To Pop Up From The Ground)