Talk:Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

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Maybe we can rename to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, since he is really the central character of main interest to the whole family.--Sonjaaa 22:12, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)

Definitely. ed g2s • talk 08:38, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)

The name "Apu" was inspired by from the character Apu from the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, the most famous filmic work to come out of india. I think the name Apu (as oppossed to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon) should be reserved for that original character.

"one cannot be both Bengali and Pakistani; also, since he is Indian, he cannot be Pakistani" is not completely true. Bengal was once Pakistan and was earlier India.

• On the same note as above, "There are many hidden jokes in the show that play off his hate of Pakistan and Bangladesh, which Apu has been called a 'Jolly Bengali' and, paradoxically, a 'Pakistani'. (one cannot be both Bengali and Pakistani; also, since he is Indian, he cannot be Pakistani)" doesn't seem to make much sense to me - someone who understands it better than I, please rewrite. --Superiority 13:40, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

The joke is probably that Apu is Indian but often other characters refer to him as being Pakistani as well as Bengali to make a joke of their ignorance. It's mabye not written in the clearest way but it does make sense for the most part. It should probably be added back in because I'm pretty sure Apus ethic origin is one of the running jokes in The Simpsons--FlooK 06:08, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

It is however possible to be an Indian and Bengali as West Bengal (the part that did not got o Pakistan and eventuially become Bangladesh) is a state in India today. Calcutta is the state capital - CalTech!! :)) Thanks, Anit

IS Apu vegan or vegetarian? most indians do drink milk, and eat honey.

From the epsiode Lisa the Vegetarian:

Lisa: When will all those fools learn that you can be perfectly healthy simply eating vegetables, fruits, grains and cheese.

Apu: Oh, cheese!

Lisa: You don't eat cheese, Apu?

Apu: No I don't eat any food that comes from an animal.

So I'd say that means he's vegan. Vclaw 02:09, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 voice 2 Surname 3 External link added 4 Apu's first wife? 5 Thank you, come again! 6 Superman 7 Apu de Beaumarchais 8 The Party 9 why does "apu" redirect here? 10 Manjula

[edit] voice

hey who is apu voiced by in the show

Hank Azaria does Apu's voice. rebug (talk) 07:08, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

I don't want to muddy the waters here, but I'm almost sure Apu is actually voiced by Dan Castellaneta. It sounds more like Dan than Hank, although Dan has been known to voice other characters (such as McBain) when the usual actor isn't available. Danny Darko 15:57, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Surname

Guys I think the text about the first names/ surname in the family background section is pehaps incorrect - the surname (Nahasapeemapetilon) is very south Indian sounding, where as the first name (Apu) could be Bengali. Thanks, Anit

I'd like to echo Anit. Apu is a Bengali name, but Nahasapeemapetilon is not. Acsenray 21:22, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Another thing about the surname...In some episodes, for example Treehouse of Horror IX, his name is said "Nahasapasapeemapetilon". Is there any official word on what his last name really is? --CrazySunShine 02:15, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

(Hmm, the official site says it without the "pasa". I guess it's just one of those things that are given multiple names and overlooked, like the address not always being 742 Evergreen Terrace.) --CrazySunShine 10:20, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that the 'Nahasa...pasa...peemapetilon' line was a joke to convey the igno..ramo..rance of the speaker.--Anchoress 04:56, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External link added

I've added a link to an article about Apu. It is a blog entry, but nevertheless it is a very high-quality piece and one of very few on the topic of Apu. However, if folks feel it isn't worthy of remaining on the main page, here's the link: Much Apu About Nothing--Anchoress 10:25, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Beaumarché is also a famous french writter

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In one episode (I think it was the one where Lisa gets a pony) Apu appears to be sleeping with a woman. Is this true, or was I imagining it? ☺ -- The pathetic APclark Be nice not nasty 18:49, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

The followup: After doing five minutes research, I've managed to track down the episode - Lisa's Pony on The Simpsons Archive and it seems that - as well as the fact Apu is sleeping with someone - that someone is Princess Cashmere (or Kashmir) (from Homer's Night Out). This info is going to be put into the article.

The followup [2]: Seems like it already has. Anyway it can go into the other episodes' articles. ☺ -- The pathetic APclark Be nice not nasty 18:58, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Apu's first wife?

If I recalll correctly(from what my brother told me), in the episode "Much Apu About Nothing," Apu was already married to a different woman. In the Fox airing of the episode, Apu saying goodbye to his parents in, as well to a rather small woman in a flashback. There was a line from either Apu or the woman that indiciated that she was his wife. However, this scene is cut out in the syndicated episodes; as some of you know, a few seconds of every episode is cut out when shown as reruns on a different network.

I am wondering if this scene can be seen on the DVD release and if it is accruate, should be add this info on Apu's article since it seems like a rather important trivia --Doomzaber 01:45, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

I own the DVD of seaon 7(where this episode aired). That was indeed Manjula, on the commentary though the writer says that was just a one time joke at the time. TJ Spyke 22:17, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you, come again!

Was changed to 'thank you, please come again', and the original labelled 'not quite vandalism. The thing is, I'm pretty sure 'thank you, come again' is correct. A google search for each returns hundreds for '"thank you come again" apu' and 43 for '"thank you please come again" apu'. And I'm watching the Simpsons right now and he just said 'thank you, come again'.--Anchoress 03:09, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

I reverted that because there was a stray line break in it. He definitely uses both phrases though, so how about something like 'thank you, [please] come again'? -- drrngrvy ^tlk @ 03:39, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

I honestly don't remember him ever saying please, but I'm definitely not going to be rigid about it, if you are certain he says both, go ahead and add it. Sorry to take so long to reply.--Anchoress 23:44, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Superman

I'm removing the line about Superman having nothing to do with America because he was made by a Canadian, as Clark Kent is American and a very American super hero (works directly for the President sometimes). Highlandlord 07:51, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Apu de Beaumarchais

The article currently lists this name as a reference to a French author, but I'm more inclined to believe the explanation that I first read in Homer's_Barbershop_Quartet, that it is a reference to the Kwik-E-Mart (de Beaumarchais -> of the good market)

Caltech was linking to ...err... you know California Institute of Technology which is a travesty, so I removed the link.

I also changed the Tamil reference to South Indian, since South Indians do tend to have long names; Tamils are one race of people from South India, but there are no specific references anywhere to clearly state that he was Tamil.

[edit] The Party

I highly doubt that Apu Nahasapeemapetilon was based on Peter Sellers' character in 'The Party'. I say this because his character in that movie - and basically all of the movies he acted in - was not exactly the most intelligent person on earth, was very foolish, and always did stupid things by accident. Simply put: The character was a clutz. Apu's character is far from being a clutz, however, and besides the accent, I really can't see any other similarity. Perhaps that information should be removed. -- Sandwiches99 23:33, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] why does "apu" redirect here?

This 'apu' character is named after the Apu from India's greatest cinematographic work, (see the "Apu Trilogy" page) the Apu trilogy directed by Satyajit Ray. It seems to me that there should be a little sentence at the top of that page saying "apu" redirects here, for the simpson's character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon click here - not the other way around. 128.252.188.235 14:11, 19 October 2006 (UTC)Vir

Apu simpsons is much more common that the films list here WP:RFD if you feel strongly enough about it (Gnevin 18:14, 19 October 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Manjula

Why does manjula redirects here? Its an indian name and a popular kannada movie star...--IndianCow 17:47, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Manjula is much more common that the films list here WP:RFD if you feel strongly enough about it (Gnevin 18:14, 19 October 2006 (UTC))