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Revision as of 22:19, 5 May 2011
From the Rita Moreno-hosted episode (9 Oct. 1976) of The Muppet Show. Voiced by Frank Oz with an Italian accent, this artiste "plays" "Lady of Spain" by hitting the tribble-shaped muppets (some named Lucy, Bernard, Marvin) with mallets as they go "ow" in key (noises of pain by Jim Henson & Jerry Nelson). Payback's a bitch, though, as a giant hammer slugs Suggs at the finale. You can find the song on The Muppet Show Album (1977) & CD Muppet Hits (1993).
The Muppahone gag is awfully similar to Arthur Ewing and His Musical Mice, from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Marvin Suggs also shows up again in the Steve Martin-hosted episode (31 Oct. 1977) with a new act as Marvin Suggs and his All-Food Glee Club, which sings "Yes, We Have No Bananas."
