"roller skating Stone Wall Jackson, and a giant robotic spider made by Professor Frink). After the battle, Homer brings the empty, dented keg back to Apu at the Kwik-E-Mart in an attempt to get the deposit. There, he hears a giggle coming from a closet and finds Apu making love with the woman who delivers Squishees to Kwik-E-Mart. He then walks backwards in shock all the way home to his bed and then relives the encounter in his dreams when he falls asleep. Marge figures out what Homer saw from the movements of his pupil. They decide not to tell"
"Apu (magazine) Apu (Finnish for ""help"") is a Finnish family magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. The magazine is known for its columns, an anecdote column called ""Nitrodisko"", its crosswords, and the weekly ""Missä Jallu luuraa?"" (Where is Jallu hiding?). ""Apu"" was founded in 1933 by Finnish publisher A-lehdet. It was the first magazine of Finnish publisher A-lehdet, now a large publishing group with a portfolio of 18 magazines. It was founded during a recession to help the unemployed persons, who were its exclusive resellers, hence its name meaning ""help"" in Finnish. The founder and first editor-in-chief was Yrjö Lyytikäinen. The"
"have included: Apu (magazine) Apu (Finnish for ""help"") is a Finnish family magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. The magazine is known for its columns, an anecdote column called ""Nitrodisko"", its crosswords, and the weekly ""Missä Jallu luuraa?"" (Where is Jallu hiding?). ""Apu"" was founded in 1933 by Finnish publisher A-lehdet. It was the first magazine of Finnish publisher A-lehdet, now a large publishing group with a portfolio of 18 magazines. It was founded during a recession to help the unemployed persons, who were its exclusive resellers, hence its name meaning ""help"" in Finnish. The founder and first editor-in-chief was Yrjö"
"Apu is a caricature that plays on too many negative stereotypes. Despite this, 7-Eleven reported that many of its Indian employees have reacted positively to the idea, although it was noted that it was ""not a 100 percent endorsement."" On October 17, 2007, a gift shop that was modeled after a Kwik-E-Mart was opened at Universal Studios Florida. One also opened at Universal Studios Hollywood at a later time. They replaced the old ""Back to the Future"" gift shop and supplement The Simpsons Ride, which opened in Spring 2008. The stores sell ""Simpsons""-related merchandise like Flaming Moe's Energy Drinks and"
"mentioned in ""The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons"", where Apu was shown on a chart as the oldest of three. Apu also has a cousin living in India named Kavi, also voiced by Hank Azaria, who helped Homer while he was in India. Kavi works for several American companies taking service calls using General American, cowboy, and Jamaican accents. Apu is a playable character in """" video game. His quest in the game is to redeem himself for unknowingly selling the tainted Buzz Cola that has made the residents of Springfield insane. Apu also makes an appearance in """" as a passenger"
"Apu (1899 icebreaker) Apu was a Finnish state-owned steam-powered icebreaker built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Germany, in 1899. Initially owned by a private shipping company founded by shipowners from the Finnish city of Turku and known as Avance, she was later purchased by the Finnish Board of Navigation and her name was translated into Finnish. ""Apu"" remained in service until 1959, when she was replaced by the new diesel-electric ""Murtaja"". When the winter navigation committee appointed by the Senate of Finland in 1895 decided that the state-owned icebreakers would assist merchant ships only to the port of Hanko during the"
"The Sweetest Apu ""The Sweetest Apu"" is the nineteenth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> thirteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 5, 2002. In the episode, Homer and his wife Marge discover that convenience store owner Apu is having an affair with the Squishee delivery lady working in his store. It is up to Marge, Homer and Apu to try to keep his wife Manjula from learning his secret. ""The Sweetest Apu"" was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Matthew Nastuk. It features ""Inside the Actors Studio"" host James Lipton as himself."
"prices, including the always popular Squishee. The backstory is that the Kwik-E-Mart chain was started somewhere in the Himalayas. In The Simpsons the Kwik-E-Mart is operated by an Indian American character named Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who mans the store with his brother Sanjay and is a caricature of the stereotypical ""foreign born"" convenience store clerk. Apu proudly gouges customers and sells tainted merchandise, such as rotten meat or expired milk. The Kwik-E-Mart is quite often the target of robbers, leading to Apu having been shot on several occasions. In July 2007, convenience store chain 7-Eleven converted 11 of its stores in"
"""Apu Trilogy"". Hank Azaria based his voice characterization of Apu on a clerk who worked at a 7-Eleven near his home in Los Angeles as well as on Peter Sellers' character Hrundi V. Bakshi, an Indian actor, from the film The Party. In a 2015 interview Azaria acknowledged the character's impact as fodder for widespread racially motivated bullying that targets children with South Asian heritage. Kondabolu reached out to Azaria to be interviewed for the film, but Azaria declined for fear that his words would be manipulated by the film's editing process. He agreed to have a discussion facilitated either"
"A Bathing Ape The company previously operated (Busy Work Shop), Bape Cuts hair salon, Bape Café, BABY MILO and The cay Soldier. Nigo also founded the secondary lines AAPE (by A Bathing Ape) and BAPY (Busy Working Lady). In 2011, the company was sold to Hong Kong fashion conglomerate I.T Group. Nigo left the brand in 2013. Nigo, founder and owner, cites his mother and father, who were a nurse and a billboard maker respectively, as major influences in the development of his character, though because they both worked, he spent a lot of time alone with toys. He also"
"the writers asked him to create a stereotypical Indian accent for the character. Azaria has said that he based Apu's voice on Indian convenience store workers in Los Angeles with whom he had interacted when he first moved to the area. He also loosely based it on Peter Sellers' character Hrundi V. Bakshi from the film ""The Party"", whom Azaria thinks has a similar personality to Apu. Apu's first name is an homage to the main character in ""The Apu Trilogy"" directed by Satyajit Ray. His surname is Nahasapeemapetilon, and it was first used in the episode ""A Streetcar Named"
"time BAPE has directly partnered with Disney. A Bathing Ape The company previously operated (Busy Work Shop), Bape Cuts hair salon, Bape Café, BABY MILO and The cay Soldier. Nigo also founded the secondary lines AAPE (by A Bathing Ape) and BAPY (Busy Working Lady). In 2011, the company was sold to Hong Kong fashion conglomerate I.T Group. Nigo left the brand in 2013. Nigo, founder and owner, cites his mother and father, who were a nurse and a billboard maker respectively, as major influences in the development of his character, though because they both worked, he spent a lot"
"front windows, in the same blue color as is used for signs for Highland Avenue in Los Angeles. Likewise, three buildings are visible that are similar to some of those that might be seen on that street: two low buildings with bars over the windows, and a third, also with barred windows, which has a mission-style roof and a sign reading ""Smog Center."" The episode ""Homer and Apu"" suggests that Apu is an employee of the Kwik-E-Mart and after losing his job there had to travel to India, where the Kwik-E-Mart head office is located, in the Himalayas. However, Apu"
"– going on to earn his doctorate at the Springfield Heights Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.). Apu began working at the Kwik-E-Mart during graduate school to pay off his student loan, but he stayed afterward as he enjoyed his job and the friends he had made. He remained an illegal immigrant until Mayor Quimby proposed a municipal law to expel all undocumented aliens. Apu responded by purchasing a forged birth certificate from the Springfield Mafia that listed his parents as American citizens Herb and Judy Nahasapeemapetilon from Green Bay, Wisconsin, but when he realized he was forsaking his origins, he abandoned"
"for similar stores. Alepa Alepa is a grocery shop chain in the Greater Helsinki region of Finland. It is currently owned by HOK-Elanto, a part of the nationwide cooperative S Group. Alepa was founded in 1918, when Edvard Pajunen and his wife founded a shop in Sörnäinen, Helsinki. The original name of Alepa was Alennushalli Pajunen (Pajunen's Discount Hall), named after the founder. The Pajunen family sold the chain to HOK in 1987. As of May 2017, the chain includes 112 stores in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Hyvinkää, Kerava, Klaukkala, Järvenpää and Tuusula. Outside of this region, the S Group uses"
"Alepa Alepa is a grocery shop chain in the Greater Helsinki region of Finland. It is currently owned by HOK-Elanto, a part of the nationwide cooperative S Group. Alepa was founded in 1918, when Edvard Pajunen and his wife founded a shop in Sörnäinen, Helsinki. The original name of Alepa was Alennushalli Pajunen (Pajunen's Discount Hall), named after the founder. The Pajunen family sold the chain to HOK in 1987. As of May 2017, the chain includes 112 stores in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Hyvinkää, Kerava, Klaukkala, Järvenpää and Tuusula. Outside of this region, the S Group uses the brand ""Sale"""
"playing badminton. While the scene was conceived in order to provide exposition, the sport was included because badminton is ""very popular"" in India, according to ""Simpsons"" writer Ian Maxtone-Graham. The episode also mentions the 1961 film ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"". In a scene, Apu, carrying a shopping bag, exits the jewellery and silverware store Tiffany & Co. Meanwhile, Homer, along with Chief Wiggum, Moe, Flanders and Dr Hibbert are watching Apu, assuming he bought jewellery for Manjula. It is soon revealed that Apu bought a croissant in the store, to which Wiggum says ""Oh, that's right, they have breakfast at Tiffany's"
"is operated by PT. Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk. which also managed Sogo department store in Indonesia. The department store has its own in-house tailors in addition to an exclusive lounge made available to its premium shoppers. It also house Planet Sports, Kidz Station, Marks and Spencer, Books Kinokuniya, Starbucks Coffee, and Genki Sushi. In addition, its lower ground level is fitted with The Foodhall, whilst the upper floor is occupied by Alun-Alun Indonesia, Indonesian local department store, specialized in local brands and traditional products. In 1962, Seibu opened a branch at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles. It"
"first, Homer is reluctant to accept his help, but as time goes by, the family begins to appreciate Apu and his dutiful behavior (especially after he helps Marge buy products in another market and cooks an exotic Indian dinner for the family). However, Apu starts to miss his job at the Kwik-E-Mart, so Homer decides to help him by accompanying him to the Kwik-E-Mart head office in India. There they meet with the head of the Kwik-E-Mart corporation, who says they can ask him three questions, but Homer wastes them and the head does not help Apu with his problems."
"the portrayal of this character is a racist caricature. During the aforementioned 7-Eleven promotion in 2007, some members of the Indian-American community voiced concerns that Apu is a caricature that plays on too many negative stereotypes. Despite this, 7-Eleven reported that many of its Indian employees reacted positively to the idea, but noted that it was ""not a 100 percent endorsement"".. According to comedian Hari Kondabolu, in a ""Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell"" web exclusive segment, there is a negative reaction to Apu in the Indian American community, as well as the greater South Asian diaspora community. Pakistani-American comedian"
"this plan and instead successfully managed to pass his citizenship test with help from Lisa and Homer Simpson. Thus, he refers to himself as a ""semi-legal alien"". During 1985, Apu was a member of the barbershop quartet ""The Be Sharps"", along with Homer Simpson, Barney Gumble, and Principal Seymour Skinner. Upon the advice of the band manager Nigel, Apu took the stage name ""Apu de Beaumarchais"" (a reference to Beaumarchais, author of ""The Barber of Seville""). Apu is a vegan, as revealed in the season 7 episode ""Lisa the Vegetarian"". In the episode ""The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons"", Apu enjoys a"
"SupaDupa SupaDupa is an online store builder which sets out to enable anyone to start selling online, originally targeting the creative sector. It was initially launched in 2012, developed by what was originally a web development agency with 15 years of experience in the field of eCommerce websites. The company is based in Notting Hill, London. The company’s founders include Guy Schragger and Adeyemi Adeleye whom had the intention of democratising e-commerce making it possible for anyone to build a professional looking and powerful store without needing any technical knowledge. The team has since expanded to 8 employees and now"
"SEPU Sociedad Española de Precios Únicos, S.A. (SEPU) was Spain's first department store. SEPU was founded in Barcelona 9 January 1934, by Swiss citizens of Jewish origins, Henry Reisembach and Edouard Worms; it later opened branches in Madrid and Zaragoza. Their slogan was ""Quien calcula compra en SEPU"" (""Who calculates buys at SEPU""). During the Second Spanish Republic, SEPU was attacked by the Falangist newspaper ""Arriba"", and its premises were physically attacked by Falangists and their sympathizers. SEPU was purchased in 2000 by Australian retailer Rodd Partridge; it was a failing company at the time. The company closed in 2002"
"the store's restroom, Jay explains that Apu has an addiction to scratching lottery tickets. Because of that, he's the owner of 80% of the store. Later, Moe and Apu are talking about what happened to his store. Jay, who's already angry at his uncle for being a stereotype, fires Apu from his job. Apu is so depressed that he goes to Moe's Tavern where Moe convinces Homer to turn Bart into a prankster again for him to pull a prank on Jay so Apu can have his store back. Bart, who reluctantly comes back to his old self ""Clockwork Orange""-style,"
"by Apu, driving an armored off-road truck. Apu explains that he was never infected because, as a vegan and a Hindu, he is morally opposed to eating anything that was once an animal, and, as a convenience store clerk, he is ""armed to the teeth"" in case of a store robbery or a zombie apocalypse. The group tries to leave Springfield, but Apu crashes the truck on top of a pile of smashed cars. Apu goes to push the car off the pile, but the Simpsons drive away thinking Apu sacrificed himself, when he actually wanted the Simpsons to wait"
"mentions at a bachelor auction that he runs his own business in ""The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons"". In addition to the sale of food, alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, and other items offered at a typical convenience store, gasoline pumps have been shown in front on two occasions. The Springfield Shopper also sells well there and it is where Principal Seymour Skinner purchases his tabloids. In the episode ""Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"", Apu has just installed 16 new gas pumps to compete with rival convenience store, the Gas 'N Gulp. However, they, along with the Kwik-E-Mart, are destroyed due to Bart accidentally"
"raising eight kids all at once. Apu told Marge that all of his octuplets have colic. Later, Apu is met by the sleazy owner of the Springfield Zoo, a man named Larry Kidkill. Kidkill offers to put Apu's children in a nursery. Although Apu is not open to the idea at first, he caves in and reluctantly accepts. The children are the stars of a show at the zoo named ""Octopia"", but Apu is not impressed and he wants to liberate his children from the zoo's owner, but Kidkill will not let them because they are under contract. Apu talks"
"and unlockable playable character. He also is a character players acquire fairly early on in the open-ended online game """". Apu first appeared in the season one episode ""The Telltale Head"". Various accounts of the character's creation claim that while creating the character, the writers decided they would not make him ethnic, as they felt it would be too offensive and stereotypical and did not want to offend viewers, but that the concept stayed because Hank Azaria's reading of the line ""Hello, Mr. Homer"" received a huge laugh from the writers. Azaria, however, has disputed this account, claiming instead that"
"pretend they’re offended"". The Problem with Apu The Problem with Apu is a 2017 documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu and produced and directed by Michael Melamedoff. The film focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"" who, for a period, was the only figure of South Asian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television. The film explores encounters with negative stereotypes, racial microaggressions and slurs against people of Indian and South Asian heritage disseminated through the character. Kondabolu grew up watching ""The Simpsons"" and cites it as a"
"parodies the opening sequence of the medieval fantasy television series ""Game of Thrones"". As a birthday gift for Marge, Homer buys a blender designed by television chef Paula Paul. He goes to a health food store called Swapper Jack's, where Paula is giving away autographs, to have Paula sign it. Homer is impressed by the store and says he will not be shopping at the Kwik-E-Mart any more. Apu, who is there to spy, overhears Homer and the two engage in a fight until the security guards grab hold of Apu and take him away. At the signing, Homer tells"
"The Problem with Apu The Problem with Apu is a 2017 documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu and produced and directed by Michael Melamedoff. The film focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"" who, for a period, was the only figure of South Asian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television. The film explores encounters with negative stereotypes, racial microaggressions and slurs against people of Indian and South Asian heritage disseminated through the character. Kondabolu grew up watching ""The Simpsons"" and cites it as a major influence on"
"Angeles in 2012, accusing Provide Commerce of selling patent-infringing purse hooks on RedEnvelope.com. As part of the settlement, Provide Commerce began selling Luxe Link exclusively on RedEnvelope. Yap launched her third business – The Waxing Company, a waxing salon in her hometown of Honolulu. Yap is a member of the Entrepreneur’s Organization and was named a Rising Star with the National Women Business Owners Corporation and is a trustee of the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, Calif. Yap has been honored for her entrepreneurial efforts by the Anti-Defamation League. as well as Farmers Insurance In 2011, she was one of"
"Kathmandu (company) Kathmandu Holdings Limited is a transnational chain of retail stores, selling travel and adventure outdoor apparel and equipment. Kathmandu is a leading retailer of clothing and equipment for travel and adventure in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. It has 163 stores as at the end of July 2017; 47 in New Zealand, 115 in Australia and 1 in the United Kingdom. Kathmandu was founded by John Pawson and Jan Cameron in 1987 following their sale of the ALP Sports Clothing label. The company set up its first retail outlets in Australia whilst manufacturing most of its original"