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The Sweetest Apu
Little Girl in the Big Ten


Oh, Squishee Lady, you've had less than eight kids, haven't you?
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The Sweetest Apu” is the nineteenth episode of Season 13.

Synopsis[]

Homer stumbles upon an illicit affair between Apu and his Squishee delivery girl, and when Manjula finds out too, Apu is made to go on a "12 Labors of Hercules"-style journey to forgiveness.

Full Story[]

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Homer eager for Squishees

Manjula brings the octuplets over to the Kwik-E-Mart to visit Apu, but unfortunately he becomes upset after the kids completely trash the store. Apu fusses at his wife and begs her to take their kids and leave, while Homer and Bart enter the store and buy beer keg for the American Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Springfield. After selling the keg, Apu confronts Homer and confesses that he is unable to handle his unloving wife and tiring kids. That moment, Annette, the Squishy lady, enters the store and begins to refill the Squishy machine. Homer watches Apu and Annette have a little conversation, then hints at Apu that she may like him. At the reenactment, Principal Skinner watches as Springfielders disobey him and hold a rather inaccurate battle, especially after the World War II veterans charge in with their tanks (Groundskeeper Willie pretends that they are Southern reinforcements). After the battle, Homer brings the empty, dented keg back to Apu in an attempt to get the deposit back. There, he hears a giggle coming from a closet and finds Apu making love with Annette. He then walks backwards in shock all the way home to his bed (and promptly relives the experience in his brain).

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Annette seduces Apu

Homer then proceeds to dream that Apu was at a harem, where Annette was one of the harem women. The dream ends where he tells Homer (who is a eunuch) to avert his eyes before he makes love with Annette. Homer wakes up in a shock (although he also consults the dictionary as to what a "eunuch" is, screaming in horror upon learning the definition). Marge then figures out what Homer saw judging from the rapid movements in one of his eyes. They both decide not to tell Manjula, especially because of the pain it would cause them, but while they are playing badminton, Homer and Marge act awkwardly around Manjula and Apu, trying not to give out hints of Apu's adultery. Later, Homer and Marge confront Apu at Moe's and force him to try to break up with Annette. However, he cannot help it, as he is obsessed about her sexy behavior. That night, Manjula begins to suspect something when she notices Apu is not pressuring her for sex. She then watches the surveillance footage of the Kwik-E-Mart and finds out Apu's secret. She then kicks him out of the house, where he is forced to stay at the same apartment complex as Kirk Van Houten. To help get them back together, Homer and Marge invite them both to dinner, without telling either of them that the other one is coming. Their plan becomes unsuccessful, however, when Manjula demands a divorce.

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Manjula's list of requests for Apu

While Manjula discusses her divorce with her lawyer, she realizes she still has feelings for Apu. She decides to cancel the divorce, when she comes home to see Marge teaching the octuplets their first words, which put together, say, “Mommy, will you let daddy come back...cookie!”. Manjula is still having trouble forgiving him, when Marge suggests that she write down a list of things Apu can do to make it up to her and make him do them. Manjula agrees, so she and Marge go to Apu’s apartment and arrive in time to prevent him from committing suicide. Apu is then subjected to Manjula's list of tasks she provided in order to win her back. Apu is then forced to break up with Annette (Apu remarks that "that's a no-brainer"), lose weight, get a cartoon published in The New Yorker, change his name to Slime Q. Slimedog, wear a nametag that says said name, eat a lightbulb, and perform a Broadway show with all-octupulet cast. In bed, Manjula, finally satisfied after Apu completed all of the tasks, kisses him while Homer watches from the window on a ladder. The couple continues and Homer, traumatized, hops backwards on the ladder all the way home without falling, mimicking what he did earlier.

Broadcast History[]

United States[]

Broadcast date(s) Channel aired
  • May 5, 2002
  • August 13, 2002
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  • December 28, 2020
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Reception[]

As of August 24, 2010, the episode received mostly negative reviews from critics.

Citations[]

Season 12 Season 13 Episodes Season 14
Treehouse of Horror XIIThe Parent RapHomer the MoeA Hunka Hunka Burns in LoveThe Blunder YearsShe of Little FaithBrawl in the FamilySweets and Sour MargeJaws Wired ShutHalf-Decent ProposalThe Bart Wants What it WantsThe Lastest Gun in the WestThe Old Man and the KeyTales from the Public DomainBlame it on LisaWeekend at Burnsie'sGump RoastI Am Furious (Yellow)The Sweetest ApuLittle Girl in the Big TenThe Frying GamePoppa's Got a Brand New Badge
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