Mervin Monroe

"Get in the chair."

- Mervin Monroe

Mervin Monroe is the proprietor of the The Happy Sailor Tattoo Parlor in the Springfield Mall.

Biography
He is Marvin Monroe's younger brother. He was the test subject for Dr. Monroe's early experiments. Marvin tried to cure him from his bed-wetting problems by sending 2000 volts though his blanket, causing him to run away from home forever.

He learned his tattooing art whilst participating in a failed CIA plot to discredit Fidel Castro by tattooing a smiley face on his forehead. He had his heart broken by Tattoo Annie, who then had his heart tattooed on her butt.

History
Bart decides to get a tattoo and is able to trick the Tattoo Parlor Guy into believing he is old enough to get a tattoo. He was able to almost complete the tattoo before Marge pulled Bart away. He got a heart and the word "MOTH" on Bart's arm all he need to complete it was the letters "ER".

He gave Kent Brockman a tattoo.

He is seen (with a tan) at a parenting class.

He took part in the world's tallest human pyramid record attempt.

He is later seen visiting his son in juvie.

Non-canon
He is seen (with a pair of scissors in his eye) on the cover for the game Grand Theft Scratchy.

Trivia

 * His beard is actually a tattoo.
 * He holds the world record for most misspellings by a tattoo artist with 3,784.