"[16], AskMen.com ranked "Homer and Apu" as number six on its list of the top ten The Simpsons episodes. he was murdered by his friend and stage partner, dies at the end from drinking tainted juice. [1] The song later appeared on the soundtrack album Songs in the Key of Springfield, which was released on March 18, 1997, and compiled many musical numbers from the show. After getting food poisoning from eating Kwik-E-Mart food, Homer gets Apu fired, and Apu comes to stay with the Simpsons. [2] In his Kwik-E-Mart job interview, the interviewer asks Woods why he would want to work at the Kwik-E-Mart, to which he replies: "To be honest, in my upcoming movie I'm going to be playing this tightly-wound convenience store clerk and, I kind of like to research my roles and really get into it. He was raised on the Simpson farm by his parents until they were forced to move out due to Homer scaring the cows by jumping out of a bale of hay and scaring them into giving sour milk, causing the bank to foreclose it. [11] The song "Who Needs The Kwik-E-Mart?" Bart overhears some of the restaurateurs discussing the murder plot, and he, Marge and Lisa attempt to find Homer and warn him. Homer contracts food poisoning after eating the expired ham. Once in a while, it will be seemingly Ripped from the Headlines (the All in the Family example came not long after a botulism scare on the east coast). Often Played for Laughs, although it can be Played for Drama if the outbreak ends up killing people. [2] In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Mirkin stated that when he took over the show, he wanted to "bring it back" to character and story; unlike the previous season, which got "so fast-moving and so full of cutaway gags". He saved the bomb, which he promptly trips and thus throws into Squidward's face, producing a nuclear blast. The vegetables make the whole family sick, so Lisa started her singing career. In another Simpsons everyone thinks Homer has eaten poison sushi and only has 24 hours to live. Homer is the oafish unhealthy beer loving father, Marge is the hardworking homemaker wife, Bart is the ten year old underachiever (and proud of it), Lisa is the unappreciated eight year old genius, and Maggie is the cute, pacifier loving silent infant. [...] It's in the little details that make this episode the year's best, and solidifies The Simpsons as the funniest sitcom of all time. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. [2] Mirkin said that when most guest stars come in to record their lines for the show, they are a little nervous because they have never done voice-over before. Fox) becoming a police officer in the 1991 film The Hard Way, which Woods also starred in (this is a reversal of roles: Woods played the cop that Lang was saddled with in the film). Also inverted by The Simpsons when everyone except Lisa gets food poisoning … Someone eats bad food and doesn't know it. A French chef volunteers to do the deed by feeding Homer a poisonous éclair, La Bombe, at an upcoming food festival. Jacobson went on to say: "Also count James Woods as one of the all-time best guest stars, which is likely why he gets many more lines than the average cameo voice. Soon thereafter, he assigned Daniels to write the script because he knew that Daniels would "step up" and "throw himself into it". When Homer wastes the questions on inane banter, the man refuses to help Apu. And then, the film Chaplin I had a little cameo in that. I actually traveled back in time, back to the twenties, where... Well, I've said too much," referencing the 1989 film True Believer and the 1992 film Chaplin. Selma starts to feel broody, but after taking Bart and Lisa to Duff Gardens, she changes her mind. Homer, fleeing from the police, … ", the Loud family enjoy some egg salad sandwiches that Leni made, only for them to all get sick because Leni made the sandwiches. This time an enraged Apu chokes Homer before they return home disappointed. Homer panics and discards the hat after Apu mistakes its electronic buzzing sound for a bee, but the camera catches Apu dropping a hot dog on the floor and returning it to the roller grill. In another episode, Kramer downs a carton of milk, which Jerry notices is past the expiration date. Squidward, responsible for bringing a pie-shaped bomb to Spongebob, feels guilty enough to spend the rest of the day doing anything SpongeBob wants. Homer was born on May 12, 1956. Lisa suggests asking the show's producers to investigate the Kwik-E-Mart. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 10, 1994. In the episode, Homer participates in a hidden-camera investigation of spoiled food being sold at the Kwik-E-Mart.The chain's corporate office fires Apu and replaces him with actor James Woods, who is doing research for an … Michael Caine was originally supposed to be the actor in the episode who takes over Apu's job at the Kwik-E-Mart, but he rejected the role. Story : The Simpsons is an animated sitcom about the antics of a dysfunctional family called the Simpsons (surprise surprise). … Kirkland said that Anderson assisted him on the episode and did "fine animation throughout". [5] Woods was one of animation director David Silverman's favorite guest stars. [1] The Simpsons writers Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who were show runners during the previous two seasons, came up with the idea for the episode. All the adults except Hermes and Ms Selby eat some bad oysters in the "Follow The Leader" episode of. It was the first full episode of the show that Daniels wrote. Apu hopes to work off his karmic debt for selling Homer expired food by performing work for the Simpsons. Homer eats it and gets sick. At the Kwik-E-Mart, Apu is selling items to angry customers at outrageous prices, like normal. This results in her bolting to the bathroom in a hurry (and Lisa, desiring to finish her poop studies, deliberately walking in on her to get samples). "Homer and Apu" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' fifth season. At the food festival, Homer goes about his reviewing duties. (They even acknowledged that it made no sense that Lisa got ill but they just Hand Waved it.) 1 of 1 found this interesting Interesting? Apu marks down some expired ham. Upon Homer's complaint, Apu offers him ten pounds of "frozen" shrimp. Dando & Mitch present their review of The Simpsons Homer and Apu from Season 5! APU That's a dollar-eighty-five. The song was written by all of the show's writers in the writer's room, and it was composed by Alf Clausen. Homer and Apu (#1F10) 10 Feb 1994 After getting food poisoning from eating the Kwik-E-Mart food, Homer gets Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart employee, fired. Woods becoming a convenience store clerk to prepare for a film is similar to Nick Lang (Michael J. This is a reference to a line in the 1991 film JFK. NOTES: Former Simpsons writer/producer, Conan O'Brien guest stars. ACT ONE. Donuts . May lead to a Vomit Chain Reaction, as with the 6teen example. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Barclay wins, but quickly dies of "beef poisoning", making it the first time Barclay will miss a shipment. There they meet with the head of the Kwik-E-Mart corporation, who grants them only three questions. James Woods made a guest appearance as himself. The chain's corporate office fires Apu and replaces him with actor James Woods, who is doing research for an upcoming film role. Cue Kramer vomiting up on George's girlfriend Susan. When the Simpsons' plans for a nice family outing at the Frying Dutchman turn into a dining disaster due to an uncooperative octopus armed with knives, the family tries to salvage the night by telling three nautically themed stories.. Mayflower Madman. When Apu returns to the Kwik-E-Mart to "face his demons", a robber bursts into the store with a gun. Homer gets Hugo's weekly bucket of fishheads out of the fridge (also in there: a turkey & a bunch of purple grapes); Hugo later eats fishheads with a glass of milk; Simpson dinner consists of turkey, peas, mashed potatoes, and Hugo's napkin; Lisa's science project tests if cola can dissolve a tooth (science has already proven the dangers of alcohol & Chinese food); Marge promises … Homer rises from his wheelchair and suffers being crushed by a vending machine in order to eat a chocolate bar in "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show," Season 4. Homer becomes a victim of this trope again in ". [8], The episode features cultural references to many American and British films. 1 Synopsis 2 Full Story 3 Behind the Laughter 3.1 Broadcasting Information 4 Citations Marge buys a tandem bicycle because she thinks Homer … [17], Bill Gibron of DVD Talk gave the episode a score of 5 out of 5. [21], Tasleem Shakur and Karen D'Souza write in their book Picturing South Asian culture in English that "Homer and Apu" typifies the key articulation of the character of Apu juxtaposed to Homer, "something like his alter-ego", where Homer is the all American, Duff drinking, rather lazy nuclear plant worker, and Apu is the immigrant, clean living, hard working, small businessman. The father later has a relapse of the food poisoning and dies from the same symptoms; worse yet, he's inadvertently passed the incurable infection to Julio's brother. It has been observed that The Simpsons use it to shift the Character Focus of the episode by eliminating not needed characters. James Woods guest stars. was nominated for an Emmy Award in the "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics" category.[12]. When he recovers, Homer complains to Apu, who gives him two five-pound buckets of expired shrimp to placate him. After getting food poisoning from the Kwik-E-Mart, Homer teams up with Kent Brockman to report Apu and gets him fired. Incorrectly regarded as goofs . The episode was written by Greg Daniels and directed by Mark Kirkland. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 28, 1999. [10], In its original American broadcast, "Homer and Apu" finished twenty-sixth in the ratings for the week of February 7–13, 1994, with a Nielsen rating of 13.3. Beard said, "Here the show presents its own instance of the global culture of consumer capitalism, transplanted intact and indistinguishably unaltered from the suburbs of America to a mountain top in some indefinable region of the post-partitioned Commonwealth nation of India, purely for the purpose of parodically criticizing the banality of quick-stop stores. In the episode, Homer challenges trucker Red Barclay to a meat eating contest, which Barclay is the long-standing champion of. Sexual Inadequacy," Season 6. song number; James Woods filling in for Apu at the store; or Homer's wise line 'I've learned that life is one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead' — but the entire affair is inspired. At some point in his childhood, Homer began drinking alcohol, and accidentally caused a traffic jam in his Playschool car. [9] When Kent asks Homer if he is willing to go undercover to "nail" Apu, Homer replies: "No way, man, get yourself another patsy!" Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy (#1F12) 17 Feb 1994 After objecting to the voice disk … They left the idea with David Mirkin, who took over the job as show runner during this season. The Simpsons - Homer has food poisoning - The Simpsons - Homer has food poisoning Video Rating: / 5 The original series ran from 1990 to 2000. nothing happens to Marshall, and it turns out it wasn't the soup that made Lily sick; she was pregnant. The episode was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week. 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