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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Pascal Ladalle” is a common card of the Memes FR pack, number 1036 of the collection, and the 898th best-known meme of its 977 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.
What does the “Pascal Ladalle” meme mean?
The name is a shared reference among French speakers who discovered South Park dubbed. People quote it to evoke a dub that invents rather than translates, to point at a pun carried all the way into a proper noun, or simply as a memory of a landmark episode. It also works as a textbook case: it shows that a comic name has to be rebuilt in the target language, because a literal copy would make nobody laugh. It is a card about dubbing as much as about a character.
Where does the “Pascal Ladalle” meme come from?
The character appears in the episode “Starvin’ Marvin”, broadcast in 1997 during South Park’s first season: Cartman receives an Ethiopian child through a charity programme, named Starvin’ Marvin in the original, a pun on starving. The French dub could not keep the wordplay and rebuilt it as Pascal Ladalle, from “avoir la dalle”, colloquial French for being hungry. The character returns in later episodes of the series, which fixed the French name in viewers’ memories. It is documented by the French-language wiki devoted to the series and by the episode’s page on the French Wikipedia. Among French-speaking viewers the dubbed name is now better known than the pun it replaced.
- 1997Broadcast of the episode “Starvin’ Marvin” in South Park’s first season.
How to use the “Pascal Ladalle” meme
- Evoke a French dub that recreates a pun instead of translating it.
- Point at wordplay pushed all the way into a proper noun.
- Refer back to the South Park episode among people who watched it dubbed.
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The “Pascal Ladalle” card in MyMemeCards
| Number | No. 1036 |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Common |
| Collection | Memes FR pack |
| Fame | 34/100 · #898 of 977 |
| Recycle value | 5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny) |
| Suggested by | @olivier794 |
How to get the “Pascal Ladalle” card
Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Pascal Ladalle comes out of the Memes FR pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.
Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.
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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art 0.8%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details
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Frequently asked questions
Who is pascal ladalle?
The French name of South Park’s Ethiopian child, called Starvin’ Marvin in the original version.
Which episode does he appear in?
“Starvin’ Marvin”, South Park season one, 1997; the character returns later in the series.
Why that name in french?
Because the English pun on starving cannot be translated: the dub rebuilt it on the colloquial expression “avoir la dalle”.
How do I get the Pascal Ladalle meme card?
Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Pascal Ladalle” is a common card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.
How rare is the Pascal Ladalle card?
It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.
Sources: Pascal la dalle — wiki South Park francophone · Le Petit Ethernopien — Wikipédia · checked on October 5, 2026.
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