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The Kwik-E-Mart (spelled "Quick-E-Mart" in "Bart the General") is a convenience store in the animated television series The Simpsons.It is a parody depicting many of the stereotypes of American convenience stores such as 7-Eleven, Circle K, and all the lesser known convenience stores which are the cornerstone, or rather the Corner Store, of the American Experience.
Artist Shepard Fairey, a fan of The Simpsons, starred in the episode as himself. "Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart" was written by Marc Wilmore and directed by Steven Dean Moore as part of the twenty-third season of The Simpsons (2011–12). [2] It spoofs the debated status of street art as a true form of art. [3]
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] He was voiced by Hank Azaria and first appeared in the episode "The ...
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" 1989-12-17 Waylon Smithers: Harry Shearer [4] Mr. Burns's personal assistant. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" 1989-12-17 Snake Jailbird: Hank Azaria [2] Recidivist. "The War of the Simpsons" 1991-05-02 Snowball II: Frank Welker, Dan Castellaneta: The Simpson family's pet cats. "Simpsons Roasting on an ...
At first, Homer is reluctant to accept Apu's help, but soon the family appreciates his dutiful behavior. After a few weeks, Apu declares he does not need the Kwik-E-Mart anymore; however, the family discovers Apu still deeply misses his old job. Homer, feeling guilty, accompanies Apu to the Kwik-E-Mart's head office in India. There, they meet ...
The Kwik-E-Mart first appeared in the first-season episode "The Telltale Head" (although mentioned in "Bart the General" as the "Quick-e-Mart"). In " Stark Raving Dad ", a street sign reading "Highland" is seen outside one of the front windows, in the same blue color as is used for signs for Highland Avenue in Los Angeles .
List of World of Springfield figures and playsets is a compilation of action figures and other items related to the animated sitcom The Simpsons and provided in the World of Springfield play toy line released by Playmates Toys in December 1999. After the last of the toy line was released in December 2004, the fictional toy world eventually ...
Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A−, saying that episode, "About Apu’s nephew Jamshed (or Jay, as he prefers) turning the Kwik-E-Mart into a health food store, might reference a beloved episode about Apu’s dignity in the face of Springfield’s hairtrigger xenophobia, but it’s equally a referendum on the character of ...