Mahna Mahna made his debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969 where he sang "Mahna Mahna" for the first time. In a later appearance on the variety show he played a drummer filling in for a violinist in a a string quartet performing Beethoven's "Minuet in G Major". The scripts for that appearance refer to him as "Harry". Palisades Toys released a mini figure of Mahna Mahna, and also had plans for an action figure.