Mahna Mahna Through the Years

The Evolution of Mahna Mahna (and Bip Bipadotta) (1969-present)

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 * [[Image:Mahnasesame1.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. || 1969 || Mahna Mahna, voiced by Jim Henson, in his initial Anything Muppet incarnation. The beard and wild hair would be a trademark, but the eyes and expression would evolve, and alternate according to which production he was used in. His backing group is initially a pair of Anything Muppet girls, as opposed to the later Snowths.
 * [[Image:Mahnasullivan2.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna as seen on The Ed Sullivan Show || 1969-1971 || Mahna Mahna begins to enter his more familiar form, with the sunglasses-esque eyes. In his first appearance on Ed Sullivan, he has shorter hair and non-blinking eyes. By 1971, however, as shown, his appearance has become more stabilized.
 * [[Image:Mahnasesame2.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. || ca. 1971 || Mahna Mahna, also known as Bip Bipadotta for his Sesame appearances, continues the green-furred torso of his variety show incarnation, but his facial features return to the angrier eyes of his first Sesame appearance, and would maintain in this mold through his Street appearances of the 70s'. His fleshtones are orange.
 * [[Image:Mahnamuppet.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna as seen in The Muppet Movie. || 1976 || Mahna Mahna appears in the premiere episode of The Muppet Show, complete with backing Snowths and blinking eyes. He would make sporadic appearances during the first two seasons.
 * [[Image:Mahnasesame3.jpg|250px]] || Bip Bipadotta on Sesame Street. || ca. early 1980s || Mahna Mahna's Sesame incarnation, Bip Bipadotta, becomes closer to the Muppet Show version, with more feathery hair, purple fleshtones, and a looser attitude, but with a pair of visor-like "hip" sunglasses in place of the blinking eyes.
 * [[Image:Bandanana.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna in the CanTeen Bandanana ad || 2005 || Mahna Mahna, now performed by Bill Barretta to the earlier tracks, experiences a facelift, with a larger nose, down-turned eyes, and a generally softer aesthetic.
 * [[Image:Mahnamuppet.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna as seen in The Muppet Movie. || 1976 || Mahna Mahna appears in the premiere episode of The Muppet Show, complete with backing Snowths and blinking eyes. He would make sporadic appearances during the first two seasons.
 * [[Image:Mahnasesame3.jpg|250px]] || Bip Bipadotta on Sesame Street. || ca. early 1980s || Mahna Mahna's Sesame incarnation, Bip Bipadotta, becomes closer to the Muppet Show version, with more feathery hair, purple fleshtones, and a looser attitude, but with a pair of visor-like "hip" sunglasses in place of the blinking eyes.
 * [[Image:Bandanana.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna in the CanTeen Bandanana ad || 2005 || Mahna Mahna, now performed by Bill Barretta to the earlier tracks, experiences a facelift, with a larger nose, down-turned eyes, and a generally softer aesthetic.
 * [[Image:Mahnasesame3.jpg|250px]] || Bip Bipadotta on Sesame Street. || ca. early 1980s || Mahna Mahna's Sesame incarnation, Bip Bipadotta, becomes closer to the Muppet Show version, with more feathery hair, purple fleshtones, and a looser attitude, but with a pair of visor-like "hip" sunglasses in place of the blinking eyes.
 * [[Image:Bandanana.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna in the CanTeen Bandanana ad || 2005 || Mahna Mahna, now performed by Bill Barretta to the earlier tracks, experiences a facelift, with a larger nose, down-turned eyes, and a generally softer aesthetic.
 * [[Image:Bandanana.jpg|250px]] || Mahna Mahna in the CanTeen Bandanana ad || 2005 || Mahna Mahna, now performed by Bill Barretta to the earlier tracks, experiences a facelift, with a larger nose, down-turned eyes, and a generally softer aesthetic.