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"'''I'm with Cupid'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[season 10]]. It originally aired on February 14, 1999. The episode was written by [[Dan Greaney]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. [[Elton John]] guest stars as himself and [[Jan Hooks]] reprises her role as [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon]].
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"'''I'm with Cupid'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[season 10]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the two-hundred and seventeenth episode overall. It originally aired on February 14, [[1999]]. The episode was written by [[Dan Greaney]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Jan Hooks]] as [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon]] and [[Elton John]] as {{Ch|Elton John|himself}}.
  
==Synopsis==
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== Synopsis ==
As [[Kwik-E-Mart]] convenience store proprietor [[Apu]] showers his wife with glowing, outrageous Valentine's Day gifts, the other husbands of [[Springfield]] are made to look bad in his shadow. But as his gifts grow increasingly grand, the men attempt to foil his efforts, instigating a Valentine's massacre.
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{{Desc|As [[Kwik-E-Mart]] convenience store proprietor [[Apu]] showers his wife with glowing, outrageous Valentine's Day gifts, the other husbands of [[Springfield]] are made to look bad in his shadow. But as his gifts grow increasingly grand, the men attempt to foil his efforts, instigating a Valentine's massacre.}}
  
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[[Apu]] and [[Manjula]], invite the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] to their house for dinner. However, Apu and Manjula get in a fight, after [[Marge]] mentions to Manjula that Apu does not really need to be as much of a workaholic. There is a week before Valentine's Day, and Apu tells Homer that he is disappointed that Manjula does not love him, until Homer assures him that Manjula will not leave him before Valentine's Day, and Apu agrees. Apu decides to shower Manjula with many romantic surprises to regain her love. However, although many of Apu's surprises succeed in fixing his marriage, they ruin other people's relationships. The rest of Springfield's women become disenchanted from their envy towards all the attention Manjula is receiving, and they find their men to be nothing more than cheapskates. At [[Moe's Tavern]], several men in [[Springfield]] try to find ways to avoid having Apu and Manjula reconcile to save their own relationships and marriages.
 
[[Apu]] and [[Manjula]], invite the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] to their house for dinner. However, Apu and Manjula get in a fight, after [[Marge]] mentions to Manjula that Apu does not really need to be as much of a workaholic. There is a week before Valentine's Day, and Apu tells Homer that he is disappointed that Manjula does not love him, until Homer assures him that Manjula will not leave him before Valentine's Day, and Apu agrees. Apu decides to shower Manjula with many romantic surprises to regain her love. However, although many of Apu's surprises succeed in fixing his marriage, they ruin other people's relationships. The rest of Springfield's women become disenchanted from their envy towards all the attention Manjula is receiving, and they find their men to be nothing more than cheapskates. At [[Moe's Tavern]], several men in [[Springfield]] try to find ways to avoid having Apu and Manjula reconcile to save their own relationships and marriages.
  
During Valentine's Day, [[Homer]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]], [[Moe]], and [[Ned Flanders]] (who is later thrown out of the group for suggesting they should use their time to be more romantic to their wives rather than trying to sabotage Apu) investigate what Apu is doing so they can stop it. They go around town following him to the [[Springfield International Airport|airport]]. But when they see [[Elton John]] at the airport, they think that he supposedly came to Springfield to perform a concert for Apu and Manjula at his insistence (in reality, he had to make an emergency landing because the chandelier on his plane was malfunctioning). However, Apu's actual plan is that he arranged for a skywriter to write "I ♥ U MANJULA". During the trouble that ensues, Homer jumps on the plane during takeoff to try to stop the skywriter from spraying the message. When Homer destroys the plane's canister in mid-air it only sprayed part of the message, which the other women think is for them. While Homer and the pilot fight, Marge remains unconvinced until the plane flies by and Homer drops out of it covered with roses after the plane flew out of control through a thorny rose patch, apparently giving Homer a collapsed lung. Nonetheless, [[Elton John (character)|Elton John]] is able to perform a concert for Apu and Manjula, and their marriage is saved.
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During Valentine's Day, [[Homer]], [[Chief Wiggum]], [[Dr. Hibbert]], [[Moe]], and [[Ned Flanders]] (who is later thrown out of the group for suggesting they should use their time to be more romantic to their wives rather than trying to sabotage Apu) investigate what Apu is doing so they can stop it. They go around town following him to the [[Springfield International Airport|airport]]. But when they see [[Elton John]] at the airport, they think that he supposedly came to Springfield to perform a concert for Apu and Manjula at his insistence (in reality, he had to make an emergency landing because the chandelier on his plane was malfunctioning). However, Apu's actual plan is that he arranged for a skywriter to write "I ♥ U MANJULA". During the trouble that ensues, Homer jumps on the plane during takeoff to try to stop the skywriter from spraying the message. When Homer destroys the plane's canister in mid-air it only sprayed part of the message, which the other women think is for them. While Homer and the pilot fight, Marge remains unconvinced until the plane flies by and Homer drops out of it covered with roses after the plane flew out of control through a thorny rose patch, apparently giving Homer a collapsed lung. Nonetheless, {{Ch|Elton John}} is able to perform a concert for Apu and Manjula, and their marriage is saved.
  
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Robert Canning gave the episode a 8.8 saying it was "great" and "But aside from this, the episode is very smart and very funny. It ends with Homer fighting the skywriter in the air to prevent the message from being written. The result was a note in the sky that the women of Springfield all interpreted as being for them from their significant other. And Homer stumbles into a heartwarming romantic gesture as his fight with the pilot results in him falling from the sky throwing roses at Marge's feet. In this tightly written Valentine's episode, everybody gets a happy ending.". Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie guide said "Didn’t we already see that Flanders makes everyone else look like a jerk on Valentine’s Day? Doesn’t that theme mean that “Cupid” is somewhat redundant? Not that the show lacks any spark, as it throws out a reasonable number of laughs. Still, it seems a little stale and not one of the year’s better programs.".
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Latest revision as of 13:10, March 28, 2024

Season 10 Episode
216 "Homer to the Max"
217
"I'm with Cupid"
"Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"" 218
"I'm with Cupid"
I'm With Cupid.jpg
Apu and Manjula with Elton John
Episode Information
Episode number: 217
Season number: S10 E14
Production code: AABF11
Original airdate: February 14, 1999
Chalkboard gag: "Hillbillies are people too"
Couch gag: The Simpsons sit on the couch; hair dryer helmets land on every family members' heads. When the helmets come off, every family member has each other's hairstyles. Maggie falls off the couch because Marge's bouffant is too heavy to support her.
Guest star(s): Jan Hooks as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon
Elton John as himself
Showrunner: Mike Scully
Written by: Dan Greaney
Directed by: Bob Anderson
DVD features


"I'm with Cupid" is the fourteenth episode of season 10 of The Simpsons and the two-hundred and seventeenth episode overall. It originally aired on February 14, 1999. The episode was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Bob Anderson. It guest stars Jan Hooks as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon and Elton John as himself.

Synopsis[edit]

"As Kwik-E-Mart convenience store proprietor Apu showers his wife with glowing, outrageous Valentine's Day gifts, the other husbands of Springfield are made to look bad in his shadow. But as his gifts grow increasingly grand, the men attempt to foil his efforts, instigating a Valentine's massacre."


Plot[edit]

Apu and Manjula, invite the Simpsons to their house for dinner. However, Apu and Manjula get in a fight, after Marge mentions to Manjula that Apu does not really need to be as much of a workaholic. There is a week before Valentine's Day, and Apu tells Homer that he is disappointed that Manjula does not love him, until Homer assures him that Manjula will not leave him before Valentine's Day, and Apu agrees. Apu decides to shower Manjula with many romantic surprises to regain her love. However, although many of Apu's surprises succeed in fixing his marriage, they ruin other people's relationships. The rest of Springfield's women become disenchanted from their envy towards all the attention Manjula is receiving, and they find their men to be nothing more than cheapskates. At Moe's Tavern, several men in Springfield try to find ways to avoid having Apu and Manjula reconcile to save their own relationships and marriages.

During Valentine's Day, Homer, Chief Wiggum, Dr. Hibbert, Moe, and Ned Flanders (who is later thrown out of the group for suggesting they should use their time to be more romantic to their wives rather than trying to sabotage Apu) investigate what Apu is doing so they can stop it. They go around town following him to the airport. But when they see Elton John at the airport, they think that he supposedly came to Springfield to perform a concert for Apu and Manjula at his insistence (in reality, he had to make an emergency landing because the chandelier on his plane was malfunctioning). However, Apu's actual plan is that he arranged for a skywriter to write "I ♥ U MANJULA". During the trouble that ensues, Homer jumps on the plane during takeoff to try to stop the skywriter from spraying the message. When Homer destroys the plane's canister in mid-air it only sprayed part of the message, which the other women think is for them. While Homer and the pilot fight, Marge remains unconvinced until the plane flies by and Homer drops out of it covered with roses after the plane flew out of control through a thorny rose patch, apparently giving Homer a collapsed lung. Nonetheless, Elton John is able to perform a concert for Apu and Manjula, and their marriage is saved.


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