Mahna Mahna is a purple Muppet with wild, orange hair and a furry, green tunic who is most famous for performing the nonsense song " Mah Na Mah Na " with the Snowths. His vocabulary is essentially limited to saying his own name and scatting. In a later appearance on the variety show, he played a drummer filling in for a violinist in a string quartet performing Beethoven's " Minuet in G Major. After reprising "Mah Na Mah Na" on several other variety shows, Mahna Mahna was featured in the very first episode of The Muppet Show , performing his signature song as opening number, dancing with Wanda in At the Dance , and popping up between Statler and Waldorf in their box.
Also, in the pilot version of the episode, he made an additional appearance, surprising guest star Juliet Prowse after her conversation with Kermit backstage. Although he was also featured prominently in episode , appearing again in At the Dance and " Sax and Violence ", most of Mahna Mahna's future appearances on the show would be in the background or in the audience of The Muppet Theatre. In episode , he is the last spectator leaving the room when the entire audience goes away during Fozzie's comedy act.
The song is hugely popular on its own, but it also references other popular songs. Meanwhile the "scat" portion of the Muppets version includes a melody from George Shearing's Lullaby of Birdland , made famous by jazz legends including Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Of course when a few generations grow up with the same song, especially one as earworm-ish as Mahna Mahna , it's bound to pop up in other corners of pop culture.
Some notable renditions include a live cover by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis at the Lincoln Center, a cover by the band Cake, and an appearance in an episode of the UK version of The Office. In a episode of Muppets Tonight , Sandra Bullock stars as a psychiatrist who welcomes Kermit the Frog as a patient. Kermit's problem, it seems, is that the Snowths appear every time the famous frog says the word "phenomena. Got Mahna Mahna stuck in your head? Check out this article about how to get rid of an earworm.
Until then, here's one more version featuring some famous faces — including a Canadian. Jennifer Van Evra is a Vancouver-based journalist and digital producer. The Muppets sang the song in the Muppets Ahoy! New video footage of Mahna Mahna around the Disney Wonder cruise ship was taped and shown on a video monitor as well.
Clips of contributor-recorded segments are edited into new footage of Mahna Mahna and the Snowths to create an ongoing volley of the nonsense lyrics from the song. When Miss Piggy says "phenomena" the two Snowths appear to sing their trademark "do doo do do doo. Mahna Mahna and the Snowths perform the song. After the first verse, the Snowths drop out and are replaced by Kermit and Piggy, Gonzo and Camilla then all of them. A montage of celebrities performing the song with the Snowths, set to the Muppet Show recording, plays over the credits.
Scooter comments on how catchy the number is. Mahna Mahna and the Snowths perform the song live at the Hollywood Bowl. Performed by Bret McKenzie and the Snowths. Mahna Mahna and the Snowths begin the song, but Mahna Mahna eventually leaves and never returns. Scooter pulls a celebrity from the audience to fill in; Friday's show featuring Kylie Minogue , the Saturday matinee featuring Steps and Saturday evening featuring Bobby Moynihan. Keep abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world.
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