Janam Din ki badhai!(I'm told that means happy birthday in Hindi) and best wishes go out to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. Now of course, it's not REALLY Apu's birthday, but it is Hank Azaria's who turns 42 today and is the Emmy Award Winning voice of Apu. He has provided the voices for over 160 characters on the show including those of Moe Szyslak, Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Cletus, Professor Frink and Snake.
Azaria's most famous character, however, is the beloved Apu. He is the proprietor of the Kwik-E-Mart (a subsidiary of Nordyne Defense Dynamics), the local convenience store. Apu has more episodes revolving around him than any other minor Simpsons character. Apu is married to his wife Manjula, who bore octuplets:(with assumed stage names) [their names when Springfield changed its name to Liberty-ville]:
* Poonam (Dazzle) [Apple Pie]
* Sashi (the rest)[Pepsi]
* Pria (the rest) [Manifest Destiny]
* Uma (the rest) [Condoleezza]
* Anoop (Animal) [Superman]
* Sandeep (Punchline) [Lincoln]
* Nabendu (the rest) [Coke]
* Gheet (The Baron) [Freedom]
In contrast to the generally buffoon-like idiots that inhabit Springfield, Apu is educated and far more knowledgeable about American history:
Homer: Are you sure you don’t want to come? In a civil war re-enactment we need lots of Indians to shoot.
Apu: I don’t know what part of that sentence to correct first.
Proctor: All right, here’s your last question. What was the cause of the Civil War?
Apu: Actually, there were numerous causes. Aside from the obvious schism between the abolitionists and the anti-abolitionists, there were economic factors, both domestic and inter–
Proctor: Wait, wait… just say slavery.
Apu: Slavery it is, sir.
Happy Birthday Hank! And in the immortal words of Apu: "Thank you, come again!"
1 comment:
Ahahaha! Apu rules all!
Great writing here! We have the makings of a future Pulitzer Prize Winner!
Good stuff Shaggy!
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