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"'''Homer and Apu'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[season 5]]. It originally aired on February 10, [[1994]]. The episode was written by [[Greg Daniels]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. [[James Woods]] guest starred as {{Ch|James Woods|himself}}.
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"'''Homer and Apu'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[season 5]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the ninety-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on February 10, [[1994]]. The episode was written by [[Greg Daniels]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[James Woods]] as {{Ch|James Woods|himself}}.
  
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
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[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] loses his job at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] after he sells [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] tainted meat. Homer feels bad and lets Apu live at the Simpson's home while he is unemployed. In an attempt to get his job back, Apu and Homer travel to [[India]] to talk with the head of the Kwik-E-Mart corporation. Back in [[Springfield]], {{Ch|James Woods}} fills in Apu's position.
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{{Desc|[[Apu]] loses his job at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] after he sells [[Homer]] tainted meat. Homer feels bad and lets Apu live at the Simpson's home while he is unemployed. In an attempt to get his job back, Apu and Homer travel to [[India]] to talk with the head of the Kwik-E-Mart corporation. Meanwhile, {{Ch|James Woods}} fills in Apu's position.}}
  
 
== Plot ==
 
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[[Homer]] buys some spoiled meat from [[Apu]] in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]], eats it and gets extremely sick. After getting better, Homer angrily goes to Kwik-E-Mart to complain about the spoiled meat, for which Apu gives Homer spoiled shrimp. Once again Homer eats the shrimp and becomes terribly sick. This time however, [[Kent Brockman]] (who fronts the investigative news program ''[[Bite Back]] with Kent Brockman'') gives Homer a giant novelty hat containing a spy camera to expose Apu for selling spoiled food. Caught in the act, Apu is immediately fired from Kwik-E-Mart. He protests that he did not violate company policy, the company executives agree but explain that its also company policy to make a scapegoat in these situations. Apu's replacement is actor [[James Woods (character)|James Woods]] who is researching for his next movie.
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[[File:Whoneedsthekwikemart.png|thumb|left|The family singing and dancing along.]]
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[[Homer]] visits the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] where he buys some cheap, expired meat and eats it. After getting ill from it, Homer goes to [[Springfield General Hospital|hospital]] where he is told he has food poisoning. Homer then goes back to the Kwik-E-Mart to confront [[Apu]], but is bribed by two buckets of shrimp, which give Homer food poisoning again. At home watching TV, Homer watches ''[[Bite Back]]'' where [[Kent Brockman]] gives a phone number to call if you have a consumer complaint. Homer calls the number and gets on the show.
  
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After being fired, Apu does chores for Homer because he thinks that he is in debt to Homer for selling him spoiled food, and helping him would pay off his debt of karma. As time goes by, the family begins to love Apu and his traditions. However Apu begins to miss his job at Kwik-E-Mart so Homer decides to help him by traveling together to the Kwik-E-Mart head office in [[India]]. The world's first convenience store happens to be inconveniently located on top of the Himalayas. Once they arrive they meet up with the [[Kwik-E-Mart President|head of Kwik-E-Mart]], a man in a white building drinking a Squishee labeled as "The Master Knows All (except combination to safe)." Unfortunately, due to Homer's incompetence, the head of Kwik-E-Mart does not help Apu with his problems and Apu and Homer are forced to return home disappointed.
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Homer is sent into the Kwik-E-Mart with an oversized hat with a camera in. When Apu points out that Homer's hat is buzzing, and suggests that it might be a bee, Homer throws the hat on the floor, stomps on it then runs out. Apu then goes to restock the hot dogs, dropping one on the floor, but he then puts it back with the others. This was the evidence Brockman was looking for, resulting in Apu getting fired by the [[Kwik-E-Mart manager|manager]]. After being fired, Apu attempts to take his own life by eating a hot dog but was stopped by the manager.
  
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Later on, Apu manages to save James Woods from being shot by a [[Robber (Homer and Apu)|robber]]. The grateful Woods then sees to it that Apu gets his job back at the Kwik-E-Mart, while he goes off to battle aliens on a distant planet. The episode ends with the Simpson family hugging Apu as he recovers in the hospital from a gunshot wound he received during the robbery.
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Apu wonders through [[Springfield]], coming to the [[Simpson house]]. He rings the bell and holds his hands out threateningly to Homer, only to reveal that it was his village's way of apologizing. Apu tells Homer that he wants to make it up to Homer as he wronged him. At first, the Simpsons are skeptical and don't like Apu hanging around but they start to warm to him. Meanwhile, the Kwik-E-Mart starts looking for a replacement for Apu, settling on actor {{Ch|James Woods}}, who wanted to get experience in the role for a film he was working on.
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[[File:Apu takes bullet.png|thumb|right|[[Apu]] takes the bullet for {{Ch|James Woods}}]]
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Apu and [[Marge]] go shopping at [[Monstromart]] because Apu can't bear to go back to the Kwik-E-Mart. Meanwhile, James Woods starts working at the Kwik-E-Mart, asking customers how he was doing. At the Simpsons house again, everyone starts praising Apu and then they all break out in song and dance, which convinces everyone that Apu is over the Kwik-E-Mart. However, after the song, Apu is heard sobbing because he still needs his store. Apu then decides to go to the [[Kwik-E-Mart Central Office]] in [[India]] to get his job back, with Homer going with him since he blames himself for Apu losing his job. They then fly out to India. Meanwhile at the Kwik-E-Mart, James Woods is called by his agent who reveals to Woods that the film has changed and instead of a convenience store clerk, Woods role is now an Eskimo fire fighter.
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Homer and Apu arrive at the Kwik-E-Mart Central Office, which is located on a mountain. After climbing up it, they meet the [[Kwik-E-Mart president]] who offers them three questions. Homer wastes all three questions asking if he is really the president of the Kwik-E-Mart. After this, they are told to leave and "come again". Outside, Apu is mad at Homer and holds his hands out towards Homer threateningly. Thinking Apu was apologizing again, Homer brushes him off but then Apu attacks him and they tumble down the mountain.
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Back in Springfield, Apu decides to go back to the Kwik-E-Mart to face his demons. Here he meets James Woods, who was a fan of Apu, whom he considered a legend around the store, having studied the security tapes. At that moment, a {{ap|robber|Homer and Apu}} comes into the store and holds is up. He fires a shot at James Woods but Apu jumps in the way, stopping the bullet. In the hospital, [[Dr. Hibbert]] reveals that the bullet ricocheted off another bullet lodged in Apu, which saved his life. Woods tells Apu that he got him his job back as a way of saying thanks for saving his life, then leaves to go battle aliens on a faraway planet.
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== Production ==
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[[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]] came up with the idea for the episode and handed it over to [[David Mirkin]]. Mirkin then handed it over to [[Greg Daniels]] to write. When Mirkin took over the show as showrunner, he listed [[James Woods]] as one of the actors he would most like to guest star on the show. Originally, {{W|Michael Caine}} was to have Woods' role in the episode but when he rejected it, Woods was approached. Mirkin said about Woods that he was "so funny, right at the top of his head". He also said that Woods was so excited to provide his voice as he was a fan of the show.<ref>{{Com|Mirkin, David|Homer and Apu|Fifth|(2004).}}</ref> [[David Silverman]] said that Woods would ad-lib his parts and he would also hesitate whilst speaking, which was good for animation.<ref>{{Com|Silverman, David|Homer and Apu|Fifth|(2004).}}</ref>
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== Reception ==
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The song "[[Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?]]" was nominated for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}} in the {{W|46th Primetime Emmy Awards}}. However, it lost to "{{W2|The Song Remembers When|song}}".<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1994/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics – 1994"]</ref>
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As of April 2018, the episode has an 8.3 rating on {{W|IMDb}}<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701112/ IMDb - "Homer and Apu"]</ref> and a 9.0 rating on {{W|TV.com}}.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/homer-and-apu-1379/ TV.com - "Homer and Apu]"</ref>
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"Uh... Apu friend me good."
―Homer
"Homer and Apu"
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Episode Information
Episode number: 94
Season number: S5 E13
Production code: 1F10
Original airdate: February 10, 1994
Chalkboard gag: "I will not go near the kindergarten turtle"
Couch gag: The family's heads pop out of the couch, with Maggie's head popping up last.
Guest star(s): James Woods as himself
Showrunner: David Mirkin
Written by: Greg Daniels
Directed by: Mark Kirkland
DVD features


"Homer and Apu" is the thirteenth episode of season 5 of The Simpsons and the ninety-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on February 10, 1994. The episode was written by Greg Daniels and directed by Mark Kirkland. It guest stars James Woods as himself.

Synopsis[edit]

"Apu loses his job at the Kwik-E-Mart after he sells Homer tainted meat. Homer feels bad and lets Apu live at the Simpson's home while he is unemployed. In an attempt to get his job back, Apu and Homer travel to India to talk with the head of the Kwik-E-Mart corporation. Meanwhile, James Woods fills in Apu's position."


Plot[edit]

The family singing and dancing along.

Homer visits the Kwik-E-Mart where he buys some cheap, expired meat and eats it. After getting ill from it, Homer goes to hospital where he is told he has food poisoning. Homer then goes back to the Kwik-E-Mart to confront Apu, but is bribed by two buckets of shrimp, which give Homer food poisoning again. At home watching TV, Homer watches Bite Back where Kent Brockman gives a phone number to call if you have a consumer complaint. Homer calls the number and gets on the show.

Homer is sent into the Kwik-E-Mart with an oversized hat with a camera in. When Apu points out that Homer's hat is buzzing, and suggests that it might be a bee, Homer throws the hat on the floor, stomps on it then runs out. Apu then goes to restock the hot dogs, dropping one on the floor, but he then puts it back with the others. This was the evidence Brockman was looking for, resulting in Apu getting fired by the manager. After being fired, Apu attempts to take his own life by eating a hot dog but was stopped by the manager.

Apu wonders through Springfield, coming to the Simpson house. He rings the bell and holds his hands out threateningly to Homer, only to reveal that it was his village's way of apologizing. Apu tells Homer that he wants to make it up to Homer as he wronged him. At first, the Simpsons are skeptical and don't like Apu hanging around but they start to warm to him. Meanwhile, the Kwik-E-Mart starts looking for a replacement for Apu, settling on actor James Woods, who wanted to get experience in the role for a film he was working on.

Apu takes the bullet for James Woods

Apu and Marge go shopping at Monstromart because Apu can't bear to go back to the Kwik-E-Mart. Meanwhile, James Woods starts working at the Kwik-E-Mart, asking customers how he was doing. At the Simpsons house again, everyone starts praising Apu and then they all break out in song and dance, which convinces everyone that Apu is over the Kwik-E-Mart. However, after the song, Apu is heard sobbing because he still needs his store. Apu then decides to go to the Kwik-E-Mart Central Office in India to get his job back, with Homer going with him since he blames himself for Apu losing his job. They then fly out to India. Meanwhile at the Kwik-E-Mart, James Woods is called by his agent who reveals to Woods that the film has changed and instead of a convenience store clerk, Woods role is now an Eskimo fire fighter.

Homer and Apu arrive at the Kwik-E-Mart Central Office, which is located on a mountain. After climbing up it, they meet the Kwik-E-Mart president who offers them three questions. Homer wastes all three questions asking if he is really the president of the Kwik-E-Mart. After this, they are told to leave and "come again". Outside, Apu is mad at Homer and holds his hands out towards Homer threateningly. Thinking Apu was apologizing again, Homer brushes him off but then Apu attacks him and they tumble down the mountain.

Back in Springfield, Apu decides to go back to the Kwik-E-Mart to face his demons. Here he meets James Woods, who was a fan of Apu, whom he considered a legend around the store, having studied the security tapes. At that moment, a robber comes into the store and holds is up. He fires a shot at James Woods but Apu jumps in the way, stopping the bullet. In the hospital, Dr. Hibbert reveals that the bullet ricocheted off another bullet lodged in Apu, which saved his life. Woods tells Apu that he got him his job back as a way of saying thanks for saving his life, then leaves to go battle aliens on a faraway planet.

Production[edit]

Al Jean and Mike Reiss came up with the idea for the episode and handed it over to David Mirkin. Mirkin then handed it over to Greg Daniels to write. When Mirkin took over the show as showrunner, he listed James Woods as one of the actors he would most like to guest star on the show. Originally, Michael Caine was to have Woods' role in the episode but when he rejected it, Woods was approached. Mirkin said about Woods that he was "so funny, right at the top of his head". He also said that Woods was so excited to provide his voice as he was a fan of the show.[1] David Silverman said that Woods would ad-lib his parts and he would also hesitate whilst speaking, which was good for animation.[2]

Reception[edit]

The song "Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in the 46th Primetime Emmy Awards. However, it lost to "The Song Remembers When".[3]

As of April 2018, the episode has an 8.3 rating on IMDb[4] and a 9.0 rating on TV.com.[5]

In other languages[edit]

Language Name Translation
Germany.png Deutsch "Apu, der Inder" Apu the Indian
Spain flag.png Español "Homer y Apu" Homer and Apu
Hispanic America.gif Español "Homero y Apu" Homer and Apu
Italy Flag.png Italiano "Homer e Apu" Homer and Apu
Flag of Japan.png 日本語 "アープーとジェームズ・ウッズ" Apu and James Woods

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Mirkin, David (2004). Commentary for "Homer and Apu", in The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season.
  2. ↑ Silverman, David (2004). Commentary for "Homer and Apu", in The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season.
  3. ↑ Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics – 1994"
  4. ↑ IMDb - "Homer and Apu"
  5. ↑ TV.com - "Homer and Apu"


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