The Muppets
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| - | "'''Mah Nà Mah Nà'''" is a well-known [[pop music]] song, written by [[Piero Umiliani]]. It was a hit in many countries in 1968–1969. "Mah Nà Mah Nà" debuted as part of Umiliani's soundtrack for the Italian [[softcore pornography]] movie ''[[Svezia, inferno e paradiso]]'' (''Sweden, Heaven and Hell'') (1968), a pseudo-[[documentary film]] about wild sexual activity and other behavior in [[Sweden]] ("Mah Nà Mah Nà" accompanied a scene set in a [[sauna]]). A soundtrack album, "Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso" was released in 1968. The movie was also released under the English title ''Sweden Heaven and Hell''. | ||
| - | In 1969, [[Henri Salvador]] recorded a variation titled "Mais Non, Mais Non" ("But No, But No" or "Of Course Not, Of Course Not"), with lyrics he had written in French to Umiliani's tune. | + | '''The Muppets''' are a group of [[puppet]] characters created by [[Jim Henson]]. Individually, a Muppet is one of the puppets made by Jim Henson or his [[The Jim Henson Company|company's workshop]]. Although the term is often used erroneously to refer to any [[puppet]] that resembles the distinctive style of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' the term is both an informal name and legal [[trademark]] linked to the characters created by Henson. |
| - | The song became familiar to many from its renditions by [[the Muppets]] on national [[television]]. | + | The word "Muppet" itself was said by Henson to have been created by combining the words "Marionette" and "puppet"; however, Henson was also known to have stated that it was just something he liked the sound of, and he made up the "marionette/puppet" story while talking to a journalist because it sounded plausible. |
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The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Individually, a Muppet is one of the puppets made by Jim Henson or his company's workshop. Although the term is often used erroneously to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show the term is both an informal name and legal trademark linked to the characters created by Henson.
The word "Muppet" itself was said by Henson to have been created by combining the words "Marionette" and "puppet"; however, Henson was also known to have stated that it was just something he liked the sound of, and he made up the "marionette/puppet" story while talking to a journalist because it sounded plausible.
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