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Carmen Miranda
Carmen Miranda (born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 1909-1955) was a Portuguese-Brazilian singer famous as "the lady in the tutti-frutti hat." Beginning her career on Broadway, she found stardom on the silver screen. Her signature look was based on costumes she wore in the 1943 film The Gang's All Here.
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- Carol Channing sings a portion of "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi" as part of a medley of songs in episode 423 of The Muppet Show, a song made famous by Carmen Miranda.
- Rita Moreno sings the same song in The Muppets Go Hollywood, backed by the Mutations.
- Upon running into Colleen Barker in the Dog City special, Ace is dumbfounded, repeatedly saying "I...I..." to which Colleen tells him he sounds like Carmen Mirandog's houseboy.
Theresa from Muppets Tonight
Bear in the Big Blue House: Ojo dressed up for "The Grandma Mambo"
Bear in the Big Blue House: Pip and Pop dressed up for "The Grandma Mambo"
Muppet bananas dressed as Miranda sing "One Banana"
Fruta Manzana in animated Sesame Street segments
