As Alastair Norcross has said, “ suppose that Homer is faced with the painful choice between saving Barney from a burning building or saving both Moe and Apu from the building … it is clearly better for Homer to save the larger number, precisely because it is a larger number … Can anyone who really considers the matter seriously honestly claim to believe that it is worse that one person die than that the entire sentient population of the universe be severely mutilated?

In the episode " Much Apu About Nothing ", he is seen taking a citizenship test, implying that prior to this he was not a citizen of the United States ( Although unconfirmed, much evidence supports this-not only is he likely of Latino descent, he is specifically given an Argentine accent in Spanish language dubs ).

In " Much Apu About Nothing " ( 1996 ), Moe is depicted taking his United States citizenship test ; previously, " Bart's Inner Child " ( 1995 ) had depicted Moe's own inner child chastising him for abandoning his native Italian accent.

Dr. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon () is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons.

Apu is the proprietor of the Kwik-E-Mart, a popular convenience store in Springfield, and a friend of Homer Simpson.

Apu is well known for his repeated and characteristic delivery of the catchphrase, " thank you, come again.

Apu is a naturalised U. S. citizen and holds a Ph. D. degree in computer science.

Apu is also a vegan, and is rumored to be a big fan of the Cheap Trick song, " Dream Police " even though he knows the words imperfectly.

Apu tries to wriggle out of the arrangement at first, with Homer making Marge pretend to be his wife until Apu's mother finds her with Homer, but is won over when he meets Manjula face-to-face at the wedding, and the two decide to give the marriage a try ( Manjula notes nonchalantly that they can always get a divorce ).

During the episode " Bart-Mangled Banner ", when the town changes its name to Libertyville to be patriotic after it is claimed Springfield hates America, Apu temporarily changes his children's names to Lincoln, Freedom, Condoleezza, Coke, Pepsi, Manifest Destiny, Apple Pie, and Superman.

His tolerant side is demonstrated when he performs a marriage for Hindus ( though he apparently thinks Hindus are a Christian group, or he could believe that Jesus has commanded his followers to respect all people in his statement " Christ is Christ ", and agreed to marry Apu and Manjula on the basis that he believes all people should take part in matrimony.

* Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon, Apu's wife ( only for the season 13 episode " The Sweetest Apu "; Manjula is usually voiced by Jan Hooks )

Note that Indonesian sources often include wae ( meaning river ) before the river names ; thus Apo is often referred to as Waeapo or Wae Apo, it is also called Apu in some local dialects.

Marge then nominates Apu, who is deemed a success by the women at the auction and is sold for $ 926.

Homer suggests Apu tell his mother that he is already married.

After seeing Apu cheating on Manjula with the squishee girl, an extensive scene in which Homer dramatically backs out of the room, into the Simpson house and into his bed is shown.

However, feeling guilty and embarrassed about taking the fraudulent route and forging documents ( Apu is shown remembering his parents bidding him farewell, telling him to " make us proud, son ," as he set forth his journey to the USA, for his education and eventual Ph. D ), he realizes he has disgraced his parents by turning his back on his Indian heritage, and tears up the fake passport.

In the episode " The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons ", Apu enjoys a brief period as Springfield's leading ladies ' man after being spontaneously drawn into a bachelor auction.

In the episode " Eight Misbehavin '", Manjula receives too many doses of fertility drugs from herself, Apu, and the well-meaning, but unsynchronized, Simpsons, due to difficulties with having a baby.

He also appeared as a fictional version of himself in the episode of The Simpsons entitled " Homer and Apu " and in five episodes of Family Guy entitled " Peter's Got Woods ", " Back to the Woods ", " Brian Griffin's House of Payne, " And Then There Were Fewer ", and " Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream ".

The episode sees Apu Nahasapeemapetilon marry Manjula, and incorporates several aspects of Hindu wedding ceremonies, which the writers researched during the episode's production.

#" Homer & Apu " ( Medley )-from the episode " Homer and Apu "

This is the first episode of the series in which Sideshow Bob, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Krusty the Clown, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Dolphin " Dolph " Starbeam, Ms. Albright, and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon appear.

Mirkin also enjoyed the use of Apu in the episode, because Apu shows Lisa that " the way to get people to change is through tolerance and understanding.

The episode had an alternate ending in which Apu suggests that they sell the failed film to India, since the people of India love violent, action-packed American films.

The episode takes place on Valentine's Day, and the wives of Springfield are jealous of the attention Apu gives to his wife Manjula.

In a scene in the episode, Apu and Manjula are arguing in an Indian language.

In a scene in the episode, John, having just chewed his way out of a dog carrier, meets Apu, who exclaims " Elton John!

At the end of the episode, John performs for Apu and Manjula on the roof of the Kwik-E-Mart.

" However, they also criticized the episode for being " a little tacky ," writing " After all, how nice are these people who want to ruin Apu and Manjula's day just because they're scared of looking bad?

In the episode, after Manjula gives birth to octuplets that were the result of fertility drugs, she and Apu unintentionally allows a zookeeper to exploit their babies in exchange for help after corporate sponsors abandon them for a mom that has given birth to nontuplets.

During his guest appearance in The Simpsons episode Lisa the Vegetarian, McCartney says to Lisa and Apu " If you play Maybe I'm Amazed backwards, you'll find a recipe for a ripping lentil soup ", which can be heard in the background when the song is played during the closing credits to the episode.

" The Sweetest Apu " is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons < nowiki >'</ nowiki > thirteenth season.

In the episode, Homer and his wife Marge discover that convenience store owner Apu is having an affair with the Squishee delivery lady working in his store.

Another scene in the episode shows Apu breaking up with the Squishee lady in front of her house.

Before hauling Snake away, Chief Wiggum helpfully points out that Apu, Moe, and Bart are all witnesses ; Snake vows to kill all of them.

He and his crew, including Apu, Lenny, Moe, Professor Frink and Carl, kill all of Troy's citizens and win.

During Valentine's Day, Homer, Chief Wiggum, Dr. Hibbert, Moe, and Ned Flanders investigate what Apu is doing so they can stop it.

Meanwhile, Homer, along with Chief Wiggum, Moe, Flanders and Dr Hibbert are watching Apu, assuming he bought jewellery for Manjula.

Moe, Barney, and Apu also decide to join him.

They are Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge, Barney, Krusty, Apu, Groundskeeper Willie, Bumblebee Man, Moe, Ned Flanders, Professor Frink, Mr. Burns and Waylon Smithers, Kang and Kodos, Itchy, and Scratchy, some of which must be unlocked.