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Much Apu About Nothing

  • Episode aired May 5, 1996
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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8.1/10
3.3K
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Hank Azaria in The Simpsons (1989)
Adult AnimationHand-Drawn AnimationSatireSitcomAnimationComedy

Anti-immigration fever sweeps Springfield, which threatens to lead to the deportation of Apu, until Homer decides to reject the mob mentality and help him become a legal citizen.Anti-immigration fever sweeps Springfield, which threatens to lead to the deportation of Apu, until Homer decides to reject the mob mentality and help him become a legal citizen.Anti-immigration fever sweeps Springfield, which threatens to lead to the deportation of Apu, until Homer decides to reject the mob mentality and help him become a legal citizen.

  • Director
    • Susie Dietter
  • Writers
    • David X. Cohen
    • Richard Appel
    • Jennifer Crittenden
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Susie Dietter
    • Writers
      • David X. Cohen
      • Richard Appel
      • Jennifer Crittenden
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 3User reviews
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    Nancy Cartwright
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    • Director
      • Susie Dietter
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      • David X. Cohen
      • Richard Appel
      • Jennifer Crittenden
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    • Trivia
      After the creation of the Bear Patrol bear sightings decrease to zero, so Homer concludes that the Bear Patrol must be working. Lisa attempts to demonstrate Homer's logical fallacy by the example of a tiger-repellent rock, but it goes over his head. Scott Anthony of the Harvard Business Review describes this scene as a "classic example" of the informal fallacy of assuming that correlation implies causation. Mike Moffatt also called it "the best all-time discussion of faulty reasoning".
    • Goofs
      When Groundskeeper Willie says to the children, "You want to pick on immigrants? Then pick on Willie," there appears to be two Ralph Wiggums in the crowd of children.
    • Quotes
      • [Homer helps Apu study for his naturalization exam]
      • Homer: [pointing to an American flag] Now, can you identify this object?
      • Apu: It appears to be the flag which disappeared from the library last year.
      • Homer: Correct!
    • Connections
      Featured in Some Jerk with a Camera: The Country Bears (2011)
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      America the Beautiful
      (uncredited)
      Written by Katharine Lee Bates and Samuel A. Ward

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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