Marvin Suggs and the Muppaphone first appear in The Muppet Show episode 105, playing "Lady of Spain." The names of several of the creatures are revealed in this episode; one is named Marvin. Although Marvin Suggs appears without the Muppaphone in episode 208, he returns to the instrument in episode 304, singing "Witch Doctor." The Muppaphone creatures in this episode have been redesigned since Season One and no longer have eyelids. They now look more alert and frightened instead of resigned and sad.