Mahna Mahna

Mahna Mahna is the name of the character that performed the song "Mahna Mahna" on the Ed Sullivan Show and The Muppet Show. This Muppet was built with eyes that could blink. He was seen occasionally in the background or in the audience and was featured in other Muppet Show sketches, including "Sax and Violence".

His most recent appearance was in a 2005 CanTeen commercial promoting "Bandanana Week."

Bip Bipadotta
The character that performed the song on Sesame Street was a completely different puppet that was made from the Small Purple Anything Muppet with dark brown hair and did not have the blinking eye feature. Later, this character would be reworked to look more like Mahna Mahna. This character was called Bip Bipadotta.

Casting History

 * Jim Henson - from The Ed Sullivan Show (1969) to The Muppet Show (1976)
 * Bill Barretta - from The Muppet Show Live (2001) to Present

Filmography

 * The Ed Sullivan Show
 * The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
 * The Muppet Movie
 * The Muppet Show
 * Episode 101: Juliet Prowse ("Mahna Mahna")
 * Episode 102: Connie Stevens ("Sax and Violence")
 * Episode 119: Vincent Price
 * Episode 122: Ethel Merman
 * Episode 208: Steve Martin
 * Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev
 * Episode 308: Loretta Lynn
 * Episode 317: Spike Milligan


 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
 * The Muppet Show Live
 * CanTeen "Bandanana" commercial