{"id":17,"age":47,"birthdate":null,"description":"Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Jr., also known as Apu Du Beaumarchais, Slime Q. Slimedog and Steve Barnes, is the operator of the Kwik-E-Mart. He is a recurring character in The Simpsons. He is an immigrant from India, and as such, speaks with a strong Indian accent. Accounts disagree as to whether he is a college dropout or if he has a PhD.","first_appearance_ep_id":8,"first_appearance_sh_id":null,"gender":"Male","name":"Apu Nahasapeemapetilon","occupation":"Owner of the Kwik-E-Mart","phrases":["Thank you! Come again.","That is a great dishonor to my ancestors and my God, but okay.","Okay, whatever.","Alright.","I cant believe you dont shut up!","(Referring to Homer) He slept, he stole, he was rude to the customers. Still, there goes the best-damned employee a convenience store ever had."],"portrait_path":"/character/17.webp","status":"Alive","first_appearance_ep":{"id":8,"airdate":"","description":"The Telltale Head is the eighth episode of Season 1. It was planned to be the seventh episode of the season. This is the first episode of the series in which Sideshow Bob, Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Dolph Starbeam, Ms. Albright, and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon appear for the first time. This was also the first appearance of Krusty the Clown (if not counting the Ullman short The Krusty the Clown Show).","episode_number":8,"image_path":"/episode/8.webp","name":"The Telltale Head","season":1,"synopsis":"While cornered by the entire town, Bart tells the story of how he cut off the head of the Jebediah Springfield statue to impress local thugs, Dolph, Jimbo Jones, and Kearney."},"first_appearance_sh":null}