Grampa Marsh

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*South Park* character
"Grampa" Marvin Marsh
Image:Marvmarsh.jpg
Gender:	Male
Hair:	Grey
Age:	102 since Death
Job:	Retired
Religion:	Unknown, presumably Roman Catholic like rest of family
First Appearance:	"Death"
Voiced By:	Trey Parker

Grampa Marvin Marsh is a fictional character in the animated series South Park. He is Stan Marsh's grandfather who wants to die and is voiced by Trey Parker, who also provides the voices for both his presumed son and his grandson. Grampa is 102, as stated in the episode Death, which means that would have been quite old to have conceived Randy. This massive age difference has yet to be explained.

However, he has also been referred to as Stan's maternal grandfather as well. If this is not a continuity error, then both Stan and Shelley are inbred.

In the episode Grey Dawn, Marvin Marsh revealed that he worked 55 years in a steel mill. In World War II he served in one of the Eagle Squadrons, flying Spitfire over Germany.

[edit] Death

In his first appearance Grampa Marsh desperately wants to die because he is bored with life. After his own failed attempt at suicide, he turns to Stan (whom he refers to as "Billy") to do the job for him. Stan approaches various people for advice on the matter but all are unwilling to answer. When Grampa Marsh eventually does convince Stan to kill him, Death's sudden appearance foils the plan (although Death was actually looking for Kenny). Death points into the light where Grampa Marsh's own grandfather, whom he had killed when he was a boy, convinces him to wait for natural causes.

[edit] Grey Dawn

In the season seven episode "Grey Dawn", South Park's elderly residents are angered when their driving licenses are taken away after their bad driving killed a group of people. He started a movement to let the elderly keep their licenses, but it ultimately failed. He was later caught driving without his license (which had been taken away) and he was arrested. However, he was soon rescued by a group of elderly people, whom he teams up with to start randomly killing anyone in sight. After a brief period of complete control of South Park, and plans to overtake the entire country, his group is thwarted when the four main South Park boys lock them out of the Country Kitchen Buffet (their only source of food). The group eventually surrenders, and life returns to normal.

[edit] Episodes in which he is prominent

Death- Wants to die badly and gets Stan to help him.

The Red Badge of Gayness- Leader of the North during the Civil War reenactment; leads the group in its attempt to stop the Southern reenactors from taking over the country. Also says "You bastards!" when Kenny dies, instead of Kyle.

Quintuplets 2000- Complains that Stan and the others shouldn't be taken to a French circus to learn about the arts; has sex with the quintuplets' grandmother, during which she dies.