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"The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" is the seventh episode of The Simpsons' ninth season, that originally aired on November 16, 1997. It was written by Richard Appel and directed by Steven Dean Moore. The episode sees Apu marry Manjula, and incorporates several aspects of Hindu wedding ceremonies.
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"'''The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons'''" is the seventh episode of [[Season 9|broadcast season 9]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred eighty-fifth episode overall. It originally aired on November 16, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[Richard Appel]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Jan Hooks]] as [[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon]] and [[Andrea Martin]] as [[Apu's mother]].
  
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At a bachelor auction to raise money for the Springfield fire brigade, the available bachelors on display are deemed undesirable, and the auction makes no money at all. [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] then nominates [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]], who is deemed a success by the women at the auction and is sold for $926. He goes out on dates with [[Luann Van Houten]], Miss Hoover, [[Selma Bouvier]], [[Ruth Powers]] and another unknown woman, and begins to enjoy his bachelor lifestyle. One day, he receives a letter from his mother in India, reminding him of his arranged marriage to [[List of recurring characters from The Simpsons#Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon|Manjula]], the daughter of a family friend. Not wanting to get married, Apu asks [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] for advice. Homer suggests Apu tell his mother that he is already married. Days later, Apu thinks that he has escaped the marriage until he sees his mother walking towards the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]. To cover him, Homer tells Apu to pretend that Marge is his wife.
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{{Synopsis|Just as he begins to enjoy his popularity as a swinging bachelor, [[Apu]] receives an unwelcome reminder of his pending arranged marriage. Desperate to escape the agreement, Apu claims to have already married [[Marge Simpson]].}}
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== Plot ==
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At a bachelor auction to raise money for the Springfield fire brigade, the available bachelors on display are deemed undesirable, and the auction makes no money at all. [[Marge]] then nominates [[Apu]], who is deemed a success by the women at the auction and is sold for $926. He goes out on dates with [[Luann Van Houten]], Miss Hoover, [[Selma Bouvier]], [[Ruth Powers]] and [[Lois Pennycandy]] and begins to enjoy his bachelor lifestyle. One day, he receives a letter from his mother in India, reminding him of his arranged marriage to [[Manjula]], the daughter of a family friend. Not wanting to get married, Apu asks [[Homer]] for advice. Homer suggests Apu tell his mother that he is already married. Days later, Apu thinks that he has escaped the marriage until he sees his mother walking towards the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]. To cover him, Homer tells Apu to pretend that Marge is his wife.
  
 
At the Simpson residence, Marge disapproves of the plan, but decides to do it for Apu's sake. Apu's mother is displeased with his choice of bride, and shocked to learn that she has grandchildren. While the plan is under way Homer decides to stay in the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] with his [[Abraham Simpson|father]], posing as resident Cornelius Talmidge. That is, until the real Cornelius returns, at which point he flees. He returns home and gets into bed with Marge. Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilon enters to say goodbye, but is shocked to see Marge in bed with another man, and Apu on the floor. Tired of the whole charade, Marge forces Apu to tell his mother the truth, who declares that the arranged marriage will proceed as planned.
 
At the Simpson residence, Marge disapproves of the plan, but decides to do it for Apu's sake. Apu's mother is displeased with his choice of bride, and shocked to learn that she has grandchildren. While the plan is under way Homer decides to stay in the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]] with his [[Abraham Simpson|father]], posing as resident Cornelius Talmidge. That is, until the real Cornelius returns, at which point he flees. He returns home and gets into bed with Marge. Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilon enters to say goodbye, but is shocked to see Marge in bed with another man, and Apu on the floor. Tired of the whole charade, Marge forces Apu to tell his mother the truth, who declares that the arranged marriage will proceed as planned.
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The wedding is held in the Simpson's back garden, but Apu still has second thoughts about it. However, when he sees Manjula for the first time in years, he realizes how beautiful she really is and feels a little less reluctant. Apu asks about her favorite food, book and movie; the answer to all three questions is ''Fried Green Tomatoes''. The pair decide that perhaps the marriage can work after all. Homer, poorly disguised as Ganesha, tries to stop the wedding, but is chased away by one of the guests, and Apu and Manjula marry.
 
The wedding is held in the Simpson's back garden, but Apu still has second thoughts about it. However, when he sees Manjula for the first time in years, he realizes how beautiful she really is and feels a little less reluctant. Apu asks about her favorite food, book and movie; the answer to all three questions is ''Fried Green Tomatoes''. The pair decide that perhaps the marriage can work after all. Homer, poorly disguised as Ganesha, tries to stop the wedding, but is chased away by one of the guests, and Apu and Manjula marry.
  
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The Foreigner song "Hot Blooded" plays over Apu's bachelor binge,<ref name=bbc/> and he dances in a manner similar to ''Riverdance''.<ref name=moore/> Additionally, an accurate Indian translation of the Carpenters' song "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is sung at the wedding,<ref name=bbc/> and Indian vocal group was hired to sing, while [[Alf Clausen]] wrote the instrumental part.<ref name=scully/> The scene where Moe walks on and off the stage without breaking his stride was loosely  based on a moment that occurred during a stand up show of comedian Red Foxx. During a show in Las Vegas, Foxx came on stage to the ''Sanford and Son'' theme song, only to find that there were very few people in the audience. Foxx reacted angrily refusing to do a show with such a small audience and walked off. The house orchestra, puzzled by Foxx's leave simply played him off with the ''Sanford and Son'' theme song again.<ref name=appel/> This incident was also referenced in the later episode "[[Trash of the Titans]]", when Ray Patterson is reinstated, although the reference is more blatant then.<ref>{{cite video | people=Meyer, George; Scully, Mike; Maxtone-Graham, Ian; Groening Matt|year=2006|title=The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "[[Trash of the Titans]]"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
 
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Todd Gilchrist named the episode as one of his favorites of the ninth season in his review of the DVD boxset,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/752/752082p1.html|title=The Simpsons - The Complete Ninth Season|accessdate=2007-11-02|date=[[2006-12-21]]|author=Todd Gilchrist|publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref> and Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'', called it "a good fun episode."<ref name=bbc/> Ian Jones and Steve Williams criticized the episode, calling it "a messy, unfocused lampooning" of arranged Hindu marriages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/comedy/simpsons/decade.htm|title="NOW LET US NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN"|accessdate=2007-11-02|author=Ian Jones, Steve Williams|publisher=Off The Telly}}</ref>
 
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Homer writing "Where are the sticky buns" on a sheet of paper after Apu asks him for advice is one of Mike Scully's favorite jokes.<ref name=scully/>
 
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*In many of the wedding scenes [[Marge]] is wearing white pearls like [[Lisa|Lisa's]] rather than her red ones.
 
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Latest revision as of 18:04, October 15, 2025

Season 9 Episode
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"Lisa the Skeptic" 186 →


"The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons"
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Episode Information
Episode number: 185
Season number: S9 E7
Production code: 5F04
Original airdate: November 16, 1997
Couch gag: Bart spray paints a picture of his family on the couch, leaving his alias signature El Barto.
Guest star(s): Jan Hooks as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon
Andrea Martin as Apu's mother
Showrunner: Mike Scully
Written by: Richard Appel
Directed by: Steven Dean Moore
DVD features

"The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" is the seventh episode of broadcast season 9 of The Simpsons and the one hundred eighty-fifth episode overall. It originally aired on November 16, 1997. The episode was written by Richard Appel and directed by Steven Dean Moore. It guest stars Jan Hooks as Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon and Andrea Martin as Apu's mother.

Synopsis[edit]

Just as he begins to enjoy his popularity as a swinging bachelor, Apu receives an unwelcome reminder of his pending arranged marriage. Desperate to escape the agreement, Apu claims to have already married Marge Simpson.

Plot[edit]

At a bachelor auction to raise money for the Springfield fire brigade, the available bachelors on display are deemed undesirable, and the auction makes no money at all. Marge then nominates Apu, who is deemed a success by the women at the auction and is sold for $926. He goes out on dates with Luann Van Houten, Miss Hoover, Selma Bouvier, Ruth Powers and Lois Pennycandy and begins to enjoy his bachelor lifestyle. One day, he receives a letter from his mother in India, reminding him of his arranged marriage to Manjula, the daughter of a family friend. Not wanting to get married, Apu asks Homer for advice. Homer suggests Apu tell his mother that he is already married. Days later, Apu thinks that he has escaped the marriage until he sees his mother walking towards the Kwik-E-Mart. To cover him, Homer tells Apu to pretend that Marge is his wife.

At the Simpson residence, Marge disapproves of the plan, but decides to do it for Apu's sake. Apu's mother is displeased with his choice of bride, and shocked to learn that she has grandchildren. While the plan is under way Homer decides to stay in the Springfield Retirement Castle with his father, posing as resident Cornelius Talmidge. That is, until the real Cornelius returns, at which point he flees. He returns home and gets into bed with Marge. Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilon enters to say goodbye, but is shocked to see Marge in bed with another man, and Apu on the floor. Tired of the whole charade, Marge forces Apu to tell his mother the truth, who declares that the arranged marriage will proceed as planned.

The wedding is held in the Simpson's back garden, but Apu still has second thoughts about it. However, when he sees Manjula for the first time in years, he realizes how beautiful she really is and feels a little less reluctant. Apu asks about her favorite food, book and movie; the answer to all three questions is Fried Green Tomatoes. The pair decide that perhaps the marriage can work after all. Homer, poorly disguised as Ganesha, tries to stop the wedding, but is chased away by one of the guests, and Apu and Manjula marry.


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The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson • The Principal and the Pauper • Lisa's Sax • Treehouse of Horror VIII • The Cartridge Family • Bart Star • The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons • Lisa the Skeptic • Realty Bites • Miracle on Evergreen Terrace • All Singing, All Dancing • Bart Carny • The Joy of Sect • Das Bus • The Last Temptation of Krust • Dumbbell Indemnity • Lisa the Simpson • This Little Wiggy • Simpson Tide • The Trouble with Trillions • Girly Edition • Trash of the Titans • King of the Hill • Lost Our Lisa • Natural Born Kissers
Production season 5F Episodes
The Cartridge Family • Treehouse of Horror VIII • Bart Star • The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons • Lisa the Skeptic • Realty Bites • Miracle on Evergreen Terrace • Bart Carny • Trash of the Titans • The Last Temptation of Krust • Das Bus • Dumbbell Indemnity • This Little Wiggy • The Trouble with Trillions • Girly Edition • King of the Hill • Lost Our Lisa • Natural Born Kissers • When You Dish Upon a Star • Lard of the Dance • The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace • Bart the Mother • The Joy of Sect • All Singing, All Dancing
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