Starvin' Marvin (South Park character)

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

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.

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.

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.

He later appears in episode 311, "Starvin' Marvin in Space," along with the Marklar race.

Starvin' Marvin's last name is "Click Click Dirk" (In episode 311, CIA agent Connley says, "Let's go through this one more time, Mr. and Mrs. Click Click Dirk! Your son Marvin has a ship that we want! How can we get it from him?!")