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Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is a recurring character in the American animated television series The Simpsons. He is an Indian immigrant proprietor who runs the Kwik-E-Mart , a popular convenience store in Springfield , and is known for his catchphrase, "Thank you, come again". [ 1 ]
Apu and Manjula are soon exhausted, raising eight children at once. The owner of Springfield Zoo, Larry Kidkill, offers to help if the parents sign a contract permitting him to display the children. They reluctantly agree, but discover that he is going to use their children in a show called "Octopia" several times a day.
The Problem with Apu is a 2017 American documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu and produced and directed by Michael Melamedoff. It focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom The Simpsons who, for a period, was the only figure of Indian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television.
The animated sitcom had been criticised for years for white actor Hank Azaria’s portrayal of Indian-American convenience store owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a controversy explored in the ...
In addition to Apu, Azaria played nuclear power plant employee Carl Carlson and police officer Lou, while Harry Shearer portrayed doctor Julius Hibbert. On Family Guy, Henry, 54, had voiced ...
Jamshed "Jay" Nahasapeemapetilon (voiced by Nancy Cartwright as a child, Utkarsh Ambudkar as a young adult) is Apu's nephew and Sanjay's son. His first appearance is in " Homer the Heretic ", when he is left in charge of the Kwik-E-Mart alone, he pulls out a gun, scaring Jimbo, Kearney and Dolph.
On Sunday night's episode, "The Simpsons" addressed criticism that its character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon was a racist stereotype. 'The Simpsons' responds to Apu stereotype criticism Skip to main ...
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon: Hank Azaria [2] Operator of the Kwik-E-Mart. "The Telltale Head" 1990-02-25 Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon: Jan Hooks (1997–2002), Tress MacNeille (2002-present) [38] Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's wife. "Much Apu About Nothing" 1997-11-16 Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon: Harry Shearer [7] Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's older brother.