Much Apu About Nothing
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"Much Apu About Nothing" is an episode of the animated television series The Simpsons that satirizes anti-immigrant sentiment and political scapegoating in Springfield.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| airedDuring | The Simpsons season 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Film Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnTitleFrom | Much Ado About Nothing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Susie Dietter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 23 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
NERFINISHED
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Bart Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Chief Wiggum NERFINISHED ⓘ Cletus Spuckler NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Nick Riviera NERFINISHED ⓘ Grampa Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jasper Beardly NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Quimby NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Marge Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayor Quimby NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | Proposition 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Kwik-E-Mart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVoiceActor |
Dan Castellaneta
NERFINISHED
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Hank Azaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Shearer NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Kavner NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Cartwright NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeardley Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLaw | Proposition 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Apu's immigration status ⓘ |
| genre |
animated comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunOn | Much Ado About Nothing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1996-05-05 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies |
anti-immigration politics
ⓘ
populist political campaigns ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A bear sighting in Springfield leads to a tax increase and a ballot initiative to deport undocumented immigrants, threatening Apu's residency status. ⓘ |
| productionCode | 3F20 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 22 minutes ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | Matt Groening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showrunner |
Bill Oakley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Josh Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-immigrant sentiment
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immigration policy ⓘ political scapegoating ⓘ |
| writer | David S. Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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