The Sweetest Apu

"The Sweetest Apu"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 13
Episode 19
Directed byMatthew Nastuk
Written byJohn Swartzwelder
Production codeDABF14
Original air dateMay 5, 2002 (2002-05-05)
Guest appearance
James Lipton as himself
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"I will never lie about being cancelled again"
Couch gagThe Simpsons come in just as two repo men take the couch away.
CommentaryAl Jean
Ian Maxtone-Graham
Matt Selman
Tim Long
Dan Castellaneta
James Lipton
Matt Warburton
Episode chronology
List of episodes

"The Sweetest Apu" is the nineteenth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 5, 2002. In the episode, Homer and Marge discover that convenience store owner Apu is having an affair with the Squishee delivery lady working in his store.

"The Sweetest Apu" was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Matthew Nastuk. It features Inside the Actors Studio host James Lipton as himself. It also features references to The New Yorker, photographer Richard Avedon and the film Wild Wild West. In its original broadcast, the episode was seen by approximately 7.1 million viewers and finished in 37th place in the ratings the week it aired.

Following its home video release on August 24, 2010, the episode received mixed reviews from critics.


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