Starvin' Marvin

This article is about the South Park character. For the gas station chain, see Starvin' Marvin's.

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South Park - Gas station - Starvin' Marvin's

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Starvin' Marvin is a fictional character in the South Park animated cartoon television series. The name is probably inspired by the Starvin' Marvin's gas station chain.

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Fictional character - South Park - Animated cartoon - Television series - Starvin' Marvin's - Gas station

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Starvin' Marvin originally appeared in Episode 109. He was sent to Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny after they donated 5 dollars to an Ethiopian fund for starving children (led by Sally Struthers) in order to earn a TAKO sports watch. They are accidentally sent a small Ethiopian boy they call Starvin' Marvin. When two agents appear to return Starvin' Marvin back to his home country, they accidentally take Cartman instead.

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Episode 109 - Dollar - Ethiopia - Sally Struthers - Cartman

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Though the episode is set in East African Ethiopia, Starvin' Marvin speaks a language with click consonants, which are more often found in Khoisan languages such as those of the Xhosa people of South Africa.

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East Africa - Click consonant - Khoisan language - Xhosa - South Africa

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He later appears in episode 311 along with the Marklar race.

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