Much Apu About Nothing

"**Much Apu About Nothing**"
"Much Apu About Nothing"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 7; Episode 23
Directed by	Susie Dietter
Written by	David S. Cohen
Production code	3F20
Original air date	May 5, 1996
Guest appearance
	Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony
Episode features
Couch gag	Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are mounted moose heads on the wall and Homer is a bearskin rug on the floor. A game hunter sits on the couch and smokes a pipe.
Commentary	Matt Groening; Bill Oakley; Josh Weinstein; David S. Cohen; Susie Dietter
Episode chronology
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"Much Apu About Nothing" is the twenty-third episode of the seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 5, 1996. In the episode, a referendum is placed on the ballot that will require all illegal immigrants in Springfield to be deported. After learning that Apu will be deported if the measure passes, Homer helps him prepare for a United States citizenship test so that he can become a legal citizen.

The episode was written by David S. Cohen, and directed by Susie Dietter. Joe Mantegna guest stars in the episode as Fat Tony. The title of the episode is a parody of William Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing.

Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 8.2, and was the fourth highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.

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