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Episode – 5F04\\
Original airdate – November 16, 1997



-->'''Homer:''' You know what you could do, Apu?
-->'''Apu:''' Shut up.
-->'''Homer:''' You could fake your own death.
-->'''Apu:''' Oh, would you shut up?
-->'''Homer:''' All you need is a car bomb and-
-->'''Apu:''' I can't believe you don't SHUT UP!!
* {{Bowdlerization}}: The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future). Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives. Justified, as the UK has an Indian population and they did it so as not to get complaints about it.

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-->'''Homer:''' You know what you could do, Apu?
-->'''Apu:'''
Apu?\\
'''Apu:'''
Shut up.
-->'''Homer:'''
up.\\
'''Homer:'''
You could fake your own death.
-->'''Apu:'''
death.\\
'''Apu:'''
Oh, would you shut up?
-->'''Homer:'''
up?\\
'''Homer:'''
All you need is a car bomb and-
-->'''Apu:'''
and-\\
'''Apu:'''
I can't believe you don't SHUT UP!!
* {{Bowdlerization}}: The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) Creator/ChannelFour (in the UK) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future). Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives. Justified, as the UK has an Indian population and they did it so as not to get complaints about it.



** When Bart see Apu pass by on an elephant, he says he'd like one, to which Lisa reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E17BartGetsAnElephant Stampy.]]
** At the wedding, an Indian band plays "Close to You", [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas the same song that played when Homer and Marge first met]], as they're dancing together.

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** When Bart see Apu pass by on an elephant, he says he'd like one, to which Lisa reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E17BartGetsAnElephant Stampy.]]
Stampy]].
** At the wedding, an Indian band plays [[Music/{{Carpenters}} "Close to You", You"]], [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas the same song that played when Homer and Marge first met]], as they're dancing together.



* EveryoneHasStandards: During a FreezeFrameBonus, Ned Flanders, in contrast to his future portrayals, is shocked to see Homer's cultural insensitivity as he pretends to be Ganesh.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: During a FreezeFrameBonus, Ned Flanders, in contrast to his future portrayals, is shocked to see Homer's cultural insensitivity as he pretends to be Ganesh.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: During a FreezeFrameBonus, Ned Flanders, in contrast to his future portrayals, is shocked to see Homer's cultural insensitivity as he pretends to be Ganesh.
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* CouchGag: Bart runs in and spray-paints the family onto the couch, tagging it with an "El Barto" signature before running off.
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* LiteralAssKicking: Bart kicks Moe in the pants when he bends over to wear a flower necklace, citing "Tradition".

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* ArrangedMarriage: Apu is reminded that he has to marry a girl who was betrothed to him when they were children. He doesn't like the very idea of it.
* BachelorAuction: Despite not being a contestant, Apu wins, being the most desirable man of the bunch. He quite enjoys it, too, dating several women.

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* ArrangedMarriage: Apu attempts to dodge an arranged marriage by [[TheBeard claiming to already be married]]. After sufficient hilarity ensues, the ruse is reminded that he has discovered and the wedding goes forward over Apu's objections. However, his bride Manjula turns out to marry be a girl who was betrothed to him when good match for him, and they were children. He doesn't like the very idea of it.
remained {{happily married}}... until they had ''octuplets''. Their marriage pretty much derailed from there.
* BachelorAuction: Despite not being {{Parodied}} when a contestant, charity auction to buy the fire department a new engine flops because all the bachelors sans Apu wins, being are creepy and/or unattractive[[note]]Moe in particular walks straight to the most desirable man of "Rejects" section ''without stopping'' because he knows he doesn't stand a chance[[/note]]. Before Apu steps up, Lisa wonders if there are any ''good'' bachelors in Springfield, and the bunch. He quite "camera" pans over to show the firemen, all handsome hunks.
-->'''Fireman:''' Aww, we're never gonna get that Fire Engine.
** Apu, meanwhile, turns out to be so attractive (he owns his own business and
enjoys it, too, dating several women.interior decorating) that four women fight over him, then pool their money so that they can ''all'' go out with him.
-->'''Krusty''': SOLD! To the five desperate chicks!" (for $700)



* FiremenAreHot: PlayedStraight and {{subverted}}. The auction is to raise money for a new fire engine, but all the town's bachelors are deeply unappealing. Lisa comments "Aren't there any good bachelors in this town?", at which point we see the firefighters who are, of course, all muscular hunks.



* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: It turns out the girl who was promised to him grew up into a lovely woman. Manjula didn't feel any more inclined to marry Apu than he did, and did say if it didn't work out she was willing to get a divorce, but they ended up falling in love with each other.

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* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: It turns Apu spends the entirety of the episode trying to get out of his arranged marriage, but when he meets the girl who was promised woman (Manjula) at the wedding he's instantly charmed. (And, she points out, if it doesn't work they can always divorce).
* ShesAllGrownUp: Prior
to him grew up into a lovely woman. the wedding, Apu and Manjula didn't feel any more inclined to marry Apu than he did, and did say if it didn't work out she was willing to get a divorce, but haven't seen each other since they ended up falling in love with each other.were children. Naturally, he's quite taken by how beautiful she's become.

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* {{Bowdlerization}}:
** The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future). Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives. Justified, as the UK has an Indian population and they did it so as not to get complaints about it.

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* {{Bowdlerization}}:
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{{Bowdlerization}}: The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future). Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives. Justified, as the UK has an Indian population and they did it so as not to get complaints about it.



* ElephantsAreScaredOfMice: Subverted when a mouse crosses the path of the elephant Apu's riding on, which raises its foot... before bringing it down and squishing the mouse.

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* ElephantsAreScaredOfMice: Subverted when a mouse crosses the path of the elephant Apu's riding on, which raises its foot... before bringing it down and squishing the mouse.



* OutOfCharacterMoment: Lisa somehow shows an ignorance of Hindu culture, such as not knowing what a bindi is.



** Moe walking onstage at the bachelor audition, and immediately heading to the "Rejects" section was a parody of an incident involving Redd Foxx at Las Vegas. He was planning on doing stand-up, but when he realized there were very few people in the audience, he walked straight off. This was also parodied in "Trash of the Titans" this same season.

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** Moe walking onstage at the bachelor audition, and immediately heading to the "Rejects" section was a parody of an incident involving Redd Foxx Creator/ReddFoxx at Las Vegas. He was planning on doing stand-up, but when he realized there were very few people in the audience, he walked straight off. This was also parodied in "Trash "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E22TrashOfTheTitans Trash of the Titans" Titans]]" this same season.
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** At the wedding, an Indian band plays "Close to You", [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas the same song that played when Homer and Marge first met]] (when Homer and Marge were in detention: Homer, for smoking in the bathroom, and Marge for burning a bra on school grounds), as they're dancing together.

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** At the wedding, an Indian band plays "Close to You", [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas the same song that played when Homer and Marge first met]] (when Homer and Marge were in detention: Homer, for smoking in the bathroom, and Marge for burning a bra on school grounds), met]], as they're dancing together.
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** The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future). Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives.

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** The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future). Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives. Justified, as the UK has an Indian population and they did it so as not to get complaints about it.



** At the wedding, an Indian band plays "Close to You", [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas the same song that played when Homer and Marge first met]], as they're dancing together.

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** At the wedding, an Indian band plays "Close to You", [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas the same song that played when Homer and Marge first met]], met]] (when Homer and Marge were in detention: Homer, for smoking in the bathroom, and Marge for burning a bra on school grounds), as they're dancing together.
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When Apu's mother from India comes to visit him to remind him of the arranged marriage that was planned for him since he was a child (which was referenced before on "Much Apu About Nothing"), Apu decides to pose as Marge's husband while Homer is sent to live in the Springfield Retirement Castle.

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When Apu's mother from India comes to visit him to remind him of the arranged marriage [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E23MuchApuAboutNothing that was planned for him since he was a child (which was referenced before on "Much Apu About Nothing"), child]], Apu decides to pose as Marge's husband while Homer is sent to live in the Springfield Retirement Castle.



** Homer once again disrespects the Hindu god Ganesha: on season four's "Homer the Heretic," he offers Ganesha a peanut and tells Apu, "No offense, but when they were handing out gods, you must have been out taking a whiz." On this episode, Homer dresses up as Ganesha to stop the wedding and one of Apu's relatives attacks him for his offensive stunt.

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** Homer [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E3HomerTheHeretic once again again]] disrespects the Hindu god Ganesha: on season four's "Homer the Heretic," he offers Ganesha a peanut and tells Apu, "No offense, but when they were handing out gods, you must have been out taking a whiz." On Ganesha, this episode, Homer dresses time by dressing up as Ganesha and telling everybody to stop the wedding and one wedding, or else. One of Apu's relatives attacks him for his offensive stunt.
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* BigShutUp: After Apu confesses to that he went along Homer's plan, to lie that he was married to Marge because he wasn't ready to marry a woman he's never met, his mother forgives him and tells him to get some rest because he's getting married the next day, which prompts this exchange:
-->'''Homer:''' You know what you could do, Apu?
-->'''Apu:''' Shut up.
-->'''Homer:''' You could fake your own death.
-->'''Apu:''' Oh, would you shut up?
-->'''Homer:''' All you need is a car bomb and-
-->'''Apu:''' I can't believe you don't SHUT UP!!

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* DeathGlare: Moe gets an audience worth of these at the BachelorAuction, after Krusty's introduction presented him as someone who likes ''"women who take their clothes off for money"''
** Homer also gets plenty from the Hindu attendees at Apu's wedding during his hilariously blasphemous attempt to derail the wedding by pretending to be Ganesh.
* EekAMouse: When a mouse crosses the path of the elephant Apu's riding on, it raises its hoof...[[SubvertedTrope before bringing it down and squishing the mouse]].

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* DeathGlare: DeathGlare:
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Moe gets an audience audience's worth of these at the BachelorAuction, after Krusty's introduction presented presents him as someone who likes ''"women who take their clothes off for money"''
money"''.
** Homer also gets plenty from the Hindu attendees at Apu's wedding during his hilariously blasphemous attempt to derail the wedding by pretending to be Ganesh.
* EekAMouse: When ElephantsAreScaredOfMice: Subverted when a mouse crosses the path of the elephant Apu's riding on, it which raises its hoof...[[SubvertedTrope foot... before bringing it down and squishing the mouse]].mouse.
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**Homer once again disrespects the Hindu god Ganesha: on season four's "Homer the Heretic," he offers Ganesha a peanut and tells Apu, "No offense, but when they were handing out gods, you must have been out taking a whiz." On this episode, Homer dresses up as Ganesha to stop the wedding and one of Apu's relatives attacks him for his offensive stunt.

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** The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future).
** Originally, the book Bart used as kindling for the sacred fire was a Bible. When Mike Scully (the showrunner at the time) realized how tasteless the joke was, the scene was re-animated so that way the Bible was redrawn as a hymnal.[[note]]The 'bible' version was NEVER broadcast, despite some people insisting otherwise - the change was made during production.[[/note]]
** Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives.

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** The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future).
** Originally, the book Bart used as kindling for the sacred fire was a Bible. When Mike Scully (the showrunner at the time) realized how tasteless the joke was, the scene was re-animated so that way the Bible was redrawn as a hymnal.[[note]]The 'bible' version was NEVER broadcast, despite some people insisting otherwise - the change was made during production.[[/note]]
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future). Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives.
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* IsItSomethingYouEat: Marge assumes that a Castrati[[note]]Basically, a eunuch singer[[/note]] must be spicy.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Moe walks onstage at the bachelor auction, catches all the women [[DeathGlare glaring at him]], then walks straight to the rejects section.
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* TheBusCameBack: Manjula (from a flashback in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E23MuchApuAboutNothing Much Apu About Nothing]]").

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* {{Bowdlerization}}: The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future).

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* {{Bowdlerization}}: {{Bowdlerization}}:
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The UK version of this episode (Channel 4 showings only) edits out Bart and Lisa's InnocentlyInsensitive questions about the bindi on Apu's mother's head (particularly Bart and Lisa asking if it changes color based on mood and if it's a third eye that can see into the future).



* EekAMouse: When a mouse crosses the path of the elephant Apu's riding on, it raises it's hoof...[[SubvertedTrope before bringing it down and squishing the mouse]].

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* EekAMouse: When a mouse crosses the path of the elephant Apu's riding on, it raises it's its hoof...[[SubvertedTrope before bringing it down and squishing the mouse]].
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** When Apu is talking on the phone with his mother, at first it looks like Homer has a suggestion of a excuse for Apu, writing something down on a piece of paper, but it turns out he just wrote "Where are the sticky buns?"
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** Channel 4 also cuts out the scene where Homer tries to stop the wedding dressed as Ganesha and gets chased by one of Apu's burly relatives.
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** When Bart see Apu pass by on an elephant, he says he'd like one, to which Lisa reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E17BartsGetsAnElephant Stampy.]]

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** When Bart see Apu pass by on an elephant, he says he'd like one, to which Lisa reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E17BartsGetsAnElephant [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E17BartGetsAnElephant Stampy.]]
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* NoodleIncident: For some reason, Homer hates Lotus flowers. He attempts to explain why but is interrupted by Apu.
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Apu's mother decides to have Apu married at the Simpson house, and the Simpsons help out with various aspects of the process. They even get Reverend Lovejoy to officiate the ceremony -- as opposed to finding an actual Hindu priest.
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** When a mouse appears in front of elephant, the elephant looks like it'll act on the elephant stereotype of being afraid of mice...but then it squashes the mouse.

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** When a mouse appears in front of an elephant, the elephant looks like it'll act on the elephant stereotype of being afraid of mice...but then it squashes the mouse.

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* ContinuityNod: When Bart see Apu pass by on an elephant, he says he'd like one, to which Lisa reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E17BartsGetsAnElephant Stampy.]]

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When Bart see Apu pass by on an elephant, he says he'd like one, to which Lisa reminded him of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E17BartsGetsAnElephant Stampy.]]]]
** At the wedding, an Indian band plays "Close to You", [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E12TheWayWeWas the same song that played when Homer and Marge first met]], as they're dancing together.
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** Homer also gets plenty from the Hindu attendees at Apu's wedding during his hilariously blasphemous attempt to derail the wedding by pretending to be Ganesh.
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* DeathGlare: Moe gets an audience worth of these at the BachelorAuction, after Krusty's introduction presented him as someone who likes ''"women who take their clothes off for money"''
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* EpicFail: Homer's attempt to derail the wedding by pretending to be Ganesh. One of the guests inevitably takes offence and chases Homer around the garden. It ends with him stuck up a tree, being pelted with rocks and sticks while plaintively whimpering "All will die!"


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-->'''Homer''': Stop chasing Ganesh! You're just gonna get more wrath!
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Homer's first suggestion is for Apulia to simply tell his mother the truth that he's not ready to get married. It's only after Apu squashes the idea that he suggested the marriage scam.

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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Homer's first suggestion is for Apulia Apu to simply tell his mother the truth that he's not ready to get married. It's only after Apu squashes the idea that he suggested the marriage scam.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Homer's first suggestion is for Apulia to simply tell his mother the truth that he's not ready to get married. It's only after Apu squashes the idea that he suggested the marriage scam.

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