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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]
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 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 of American convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven and Cumberland Farms, and depicts many of the stereotypes about them.
Hank Azaria has issued an apology for voicing Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu on “The Simpsons,” a controversial role he played for 30 years despite Apu being Indian. “I apologize for my part in ...
An Indian version of The Carpenters' song "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is sung at the wedding; [1] an Indian vocal group was hired to sing, while Alf Clausen wrote the instrumental part. [ 4 ] During Apu's bachelor binge, he gets a haircut at the barbershop "Hairy Shearers", a reference to cast member Harry Shearer .
The Indian-American character, who famously runs the Kwik-E-Mart convenience store in Springfield, had been voiced by a white actor, Hank Azaria, since 1990. ... The Simpsons and Family Guy plan ...
In The Simpsons Super Spectacular #13, published by Bongo Comics, it is revealed that in the '60s, Jasper was part of a group called 'the League of Superheroes', under the name Super Jasper. He fought crime alongside the Komedian ( Krusty the Clown ), Betty Firecrocker ( Jacqueline Bouvier ), and the original Pie Man ( Abraham Simpson ).
Some of the many recurring and regular characters in The Simpsons. Along with the Simpson family, The Simpsons includes a large array of characters: co-workers, teachers, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities. The creators originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokesters or for fulfilling needed ...