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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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After twice getting food poisoning from expired food sold at the Kwik-E-Mart, Homer teams up with Kent Brockman to report Apu. Apu is fired from his job and comes to stay with the Simpsons, and he is replaced by actor James Woods. Homer resolves to help Apu get his old job back, and the two travel to India to talk to the owner of the Kwik-E ...
They offer Bart his own art show. At the show, Bart is arrested because the artists were working undercover to identify Bart. He is punished by being put back in the rabbit cage. Meanwhile, Apu's Kwik-E-Mart is in danger of shutting down when it faces competition from a health-food supermarket.
Unable to shop at the Kwik-E-Mart because it is being robbed, Lisa suggests the family have a vegetarian meal, which they enjoy until Bart, Homer, Marge, and Maggie get sick and begin vomiting., Lisa is immune to the nutrients because she is a vegetarian while the rest of them only eat processed foods.