Much Apu About Something

Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jamshed "Jay" Nahasapeemapetilon

"Much Apu About Something" is the twelfth episode of the twenty-seventh season of the animated television series The Simpsons, and the 586th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on January 17, 2016.

Springfield is having a parade in homage to the city's founder Jebediah Springfield. During the parade, Bart activates a fire engine's water cannon, soaking Chief Wiggum. As a result, the Springfield Police Department got into a battle against the volunteer fire department which ended with a SWAT tank losing control and destroying the Kwik-E-Mart, injuring Apu and Sanjay. At the hospital, Sanjay reveals that he wants to retire from his job at the Kwik-E-Mart and gave his share of the store to his son Jamshed Nahasapeemapetilon.

Seeing Bart's prank consequences, Homer decides that Bart has gone too far and makes him promise to never prank again. Milhouse tries to bring the old Bart back, but he resisted dropping a beehive on Superintendent Chalmers' crotch and releasing the handbrake on Principal Skinner's cherry-picker. But his new personality came with benefits, as now he's getting better grades. As a result, Bart's having a closer bond with his younger sister Lisa as now he understands her point of view for not having any recognition at all for her achievements.

Six weeks after the incident, Apu goes see what they've done with the Kwik-E-Mart only to find at its place the Quick & Fresh, a store that sells natural products run by Jamshed (who is now called Jay). At the store's restroom, Jay explains that Apu has an addiction to scratching lottery tickets. Because of that, he's the owner of 80% of the store. Later, Moe and Apu are talking about what happened to his store. Jay, who's already angry at his uncle for being a stereotype, fires Apu from his job. Apu is so depressed that he goes to Moe's Tavern where Moe convinces Homer to turn Bart into a prankster again for him to pull a prank on Jay so Apu can have his store back.

Bart, who comes back to his old self Clockwork Orange-style, decides that the best prank would be to turn the Quick & Fresh light switch off for thirty seconds. As none of the products have conservants, everything will get rotten. He's interrupted by Lisa, who reminds him that after he stopped pranking, they love each other even more. Bart misinterprets the expression "unconditional love" as a sign he can do anything he wants and still be loved by his sister, so he cuts the store's power for a few seconds.