10 Great Simpsons Characters You'll Never See Again!
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- In this episode of The Simpsons Theory, we will be looking at some of the lost, retired and BANNED characters from the show. From Apu to Hank Scorpio we will be running down you'll never see again.
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Hello everyone! Here are a couple of corrections:
I say Mel Brooks during the Critic segment, but I meant James L. Brooks. I must have had Space Balls on the mind!
And Phil Hartman started on SNL in the 80's, not the 70's. My mistake ✌️
Yero boi
Honest mistake!
Apu and Mrs K need to make a huge comeback
U could’ve added Maude Flanders and Bleeding Gums Murphy
Oh that makes it more clear thanks
Apu was basically one of the few morally upstanding citizens of Springfield. He worked hard, he tried to fix his mistakes, he tried to help others and the show never used his background to make fun of his heritage in any way.
He had his downs, too, he wanted Marge to go to jail when she "stolen" the brandy or what it was. It was shown she pulled several items from her pocket because her shopping basket was full. He treated Homer badly when Homer worked night shift because he needed money to feed the pony he bought for Lisa.
Not to mention he cheated on his wife ... oh I’m making him look pretty bad please keep apu
I mean he cheated on his wife and sells things he shouldn’t be selling to underaged kids but for Simpsons that’s pretty much as good as it gets
@@Milwaga He thought Marge was stealing, that's why he acted that way. The store is his passion. Come on, Apu took the citizenship test and proved he knew more about American History than the average American! He really liked Homer, if anything that sketchy behavior he learned on the good old US of A, country that he loves.
@@jjonahjameson8934 This is a flaw of his personality, not his heritage. Or are you implying all Indians are cheaters? He later redeemed himself to his wife, as not everyone is perfect like you, my dear.
People who hate apu probably don’t even watch the simpsons.
TNT Apu is agreat character.
Yup
Just about every character on the show is a stereotype. You don't hear of hicks acting offended over Cletus.
@@charlesvan13 Cletus the slack-jawed yokel lol his name is basically Cletus the really stupid moron and nobody complains theres an amazing video talking about how ridiculous it was to remove Apu (The Apu That I Know - Brain Dump)
we lost alot of nice things by giving idiots a platform to stand on.
I'm Indian, and generally love how Apu is in the show. I feel like Hank didn't need to step down, he coulda just asked Al Jean or Matt Groening to find some people willing to voice Apu, that are South Asian, and in the meanwhile still voice him. In fact, I don't think Hank needed to step down at all. To me, Apu is part of the reason I love the Simpsons.
I assumed that was the route they were going to take, given how they recasted characters like Dr. Hibbert and Carl Carlson. It'd be a shame if they erased South Asian representation because one dude made a documentary.
@@TuesdaysArt did they recast Willie cos that mo fo ain't Scottish.
It’s called virtue signaling. They think they are so progressive and not racist ( but look into there past and oh boy…). They accuse everyone who is not them of being racist. Personally I feel like most normal people who watch stuff for satire and entertainment are not racist. Yes there is racism in many people. Even black people can be racist. My definition of racism is calling everyone and everything racist based on their skin color and some derogatory statement or word the used. The N-Word by white people is a violation and therefore white people who use it are racist. To point this out makes you very racist. One you are pointing out a word and two you are labeling a race of people and segregating them from using that word. The word is derogatory yes, but it is racist if black people use it or white people. To even mention that you don’t use it or acknowledge your race excusing your self makes you racist because that is constantly on your mind. We’ve heard the phrase “you are what you eat,” people who get angered and have no forgiveness and label someone something are the worst people on earth. They who point it out are the most racist people on earth. I tend to want to love everyone even the racists. I hate racism not racists but hey racist cancel culture would call that racist.
Casting a South Asian actor could create its own minefield, though. South Asia is just as multiracial as the United States, having been settled for many thousands of years by people of at least three different racial stocks. And, as any Indian could tell you, even though the Indian government does not officially recognize race, there is indeed a divisive color line in India. Look at the movie stars in Bollywood - ESPECIALLY the actresses - and you'll see that most of the really popular ones look more like Greeks or Sicilians than what we usually think of as "Indian." Suppose one of those light olive-skinned men was cast as Apu. Worse yet, suppose he's a native-born U.S. citizen! He'd probably have to prove to angry fans that he really was ethnically Indian!
@@anaussie213 I'm still waiting for them to get a real cat and mouse to voice Itchy and Scratchy. I think people forget what acting is. It means you are pretending to be something you aren't.
People who say they are victimized by Apu’s negative portrayal continue to baffle me. He was good natured, hard working, well regarded and had some of the best storylines of the series.
by their logic since I've been mocked for being to white and having glasses I should make a TV show and book and cry about how pale I am and how mean ppl were to me and they should cancel all white characters with glasses because it offends me.
Honestly, he really was a great character. While I understand that a white voice actor could be insulting but they could have just made a different voice actor.
Fart
@@Spamilton1739 exactly. they could have also hired indian writers and find ways to make fun of that situation in a way that is more authentic in their point of view.
just cutting out colored characters and fearing to ad new ones doesn't help with their desire to increase diversity.
and another thing I notice is some shows go in the other extreme and make it so "authentic" it becomes unrelatable and I don't get the super inside jokes and loose interest... and if they loose the white american audience, the other minorities even if they showed solidarity (which they don't) aren't enough and they loose money and don't get renewed.
Those who were offended by his character are just closeted racists
As a Mexican American male living in East Los Angeles, California, I find nothing wrong with bumblebee man.
It's a satire character who was ACTUALLY a method actor.
As a Mexican living in Mexico, we (at least my family, friends and i) don't see anything wrong with bumblebee man either, he's hilarious
I am mexican and I think some americans and people who live in a bubble take the Job to get offended for what we don’t find offensive 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
From my experience Mexicans have always been good sports when it comes to jokes. must be all the sleeping :)
As south-american living in south-america,
I've always been jealous that I don't have another stereotype from south-america.
I’m a Mexican-japanese boy and I do NOT get offended by Bumblebee man, I actually like him!
The scene where they show Bart writing on the blackboard "We'll really miss you Mrs. K." actually brought tears to my eyes 🥺
me too, always catches me off guard watching the show and i shed a tear 😢
Myself as well. It's one of those moments when you recognize that either though certain characters have a sometimes sketchy relationship, they still had love for one another.
Same 😢
Me too
The one that got me was in season 29 when they played an archive quote from her “ if you can teach one kid one thing then today will be a success “
In fairness, Homer didn't ruin Herb's business. Herb allowed Homer free reign to design the car, something no decent business executive would even consider.
Well, it wasn't as ugly as the Cybertruck from Tesla
@@anonimous332 😆😆😆
What I liked best about Larry Burns is that he proved that a good man can come from an evil father. Even with all his flaws, Larry never does anything more immoral than make jokes at others' expense, and he does so not in malice but in good fun. The episode also emphasizes Monty's selfishness and lack of compassion, showing that he doesn't really care about helping his son overcome his laziness and alcoholism; he's just embarrassed by him and wants him gone.
How is Mr Burns evil? He is the only decent person out of all that charade of parody in human kind. Let me guess your favourite is Lisa? Or Marge? LLLLLLLL
I am of Indian descent (my parents immigrated to the United States from India in their mid-to-late 20s and I was born and raised in the US) and I totally disagree with Hari Kondabolu and say that he does not speak for all Indians or Indian Americans. I see nothing inherently racist about Apu, Because like all characters on that show he is a satirical character. Apu is a caricature of the Indian immigrant stereotype and IMHO Hari Kondabolu needs to get a life (and a sense of humor) to see what not only Apu but the show, The Simpsons is really all about!!!
I do understand that the whole idea of Apu was to satirize the cliche'd Indian characters on TV. However, there are many people who watch The Simpsons who aren't aware of this and will therefore take it as "this is how all Indian people behave"
@@channel4ripoffcompany404 unfortunately, there will always be groups of uneducated people who make such assumptions. They’re either too stupid to do their own research or too lazy. But what I find more problematic are the “woke” groups who keep demanding removal or cancellation of anything they deem offensive.
@@channel4ripoffcompany404 All characters on that show are stereotypes.
@@doctorwyvern9992 I agree with you there, remember when The Lego Movie almost got cancelled because the villain's name was President Business which supposedly meant this film was anti-capitalist propaganda or something when in reality, the film's message was about creativity?
That guy's only mad because it's voiced by a white man.
The problem with hating on Apu is this:
Seeing him STRICTLY as a Racist Stereotype is simply untrue and a great disserve to Apu the character.
Apu the Firefighter, who saves Homer Simpson.
Apu the INCREDIBLY intelligent man who graduated with a tech degree, beating 7 MILLION other students.
Apu who loves his job, because he loves hearing people's stories. A man who CHOSES to work a job he loves, NOT because he is Indian and NOT because he is FORCED to.
Apu the Ladies Man, a man VERY popular with the Springfield Women.
Apu the friend of Paul and Linda McCartney (The Beatles)
APu who loves to design, build, and arrange furniture.
Apu who is a workaholic, because he finds his home life stressful with his multiple kids
Compare that to the Scottish with Willie.
Compare that to Bumble Bee man.
Compare that to the Ship Captain.
Compare that to CHRISTIANS.
Compare that to Nerds.
Etc.
Is Apu a perfect character? NO! He's not even a perfect man.
I understand why SOME people may be offended by him.
Yet he is FAR better than pretty much any other Simpsons character. He is humanized more than most other characters. More is known about him than most other characters.
Ironic that the people calling Apu racist and to be taken out....are th same ones ignoring everything else that Simpsons makes fun of who they treat FAR worse.
Why are they not trying to defend Scottish, Italians, Mexicans?
Why not defend the Christians?
Why not defend the Nerd or Fat people?
The Texans?
Rich people?
Simpsons is meant to be light hearted fun that pokes fun of lots of different people group, but if the ONLY one you think is problematic is Apu....then I think that says something about you. Something that you should probably examine.
Yah seriously how did they not get rid of the bumblebee man and not apu, but they shouldn’t get rid of him either. People get WAY to offended today
i highly recommend those people avoid south park at all cost then
There are reasons to potentially get offended at some of the other characters.
Though you have to be careful about NOT speaking FOR an entire group of people. After all, even among famous Indians, there's one out there saying "NO! Keep Apu! He's GREAT!!"
An if you are going to be outraged by a group respresenting yourself that you feel the ned to stand up for....you should do it for ALL groups. You should be trying to champion for the others that are made fun off.
Don't forget how Itchy and Scratchy aren't voiced by the real out-of-work homicidal cats and mice!
I totally agree with you, Apu is a real character with a lot of background stories that make him more real.
The early seasons show a great compromise to make deep characters no matter how goofy they are or how short their participation is. Characters like Hank Scorpio, Frank Grimes, Fernando Vidal, Jessica Lovejoy, Belle, Larry Burns... They appear in just one episode and still do a relevant impact, do great memorable jokes and are remember and beloved.
Complaining about Apu being a stereotype when literally every single character on this show is a stereotype of some kind must be one of the dumbest possible arguments I've ever heard in my life. Literally the only thing this accomplished was removing a minority character from the show, which is pretty much the exact opposite of what the people whining about it probably wanted to accomplish. Genius.
You’re the same person who does the voice every time you see a brown skinned person aren’t you…
The Apu thing is such a sham; that guy just wanted to horn in on the role using the "victim card" and failed at it. Hank Azaria has nothing to apologize for.
Agreed! Also, Allison Brie has nothing to apologize for regarding her role as Diane Nyugen of Bojack Horseman.
When did we lose Apu?
The SJWs riding the victim train for fame and money are the ones who need to apologize
@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 especially the idiots who dared to make Leaving Neverland.
Azaria is a Greek Sephardic Jew. If everyone only played their culture, many would never get work. Name the last Greek Sephardic Character you saw in a movie or TV Show. Azaria isn't Italian (Legs, Johnny Tightlips, Luigi Risotto, others), Black (Officer Lou, Carl Carlson, Drederick Tatum, MC Safety), Irish (Chief Yancy Wiggum), Japanese (Akira), Obese (Bumblebee Man, Captain Horatio McCallister, Luigi Risotto, Chief Clancy Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Doug, Santa Claus, Mr. Costington), a puppet (Gabbo), bad with ladies (Kirk Van Houten, Moe Szyslak, Professor Johnathan Frink, Comic Book Guy, Bumblebee Man), or a bunch of other qualities, backgrounds, ethnicities, whatever, which makes it hard to cast to find someone who is really those.
Note: This is why it is called acting, because you are portraying something you likely are not... Miyam Bialik as Neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler is a rare example of someone playing a Doctor who actually had the degree to be it, neither Jim Parsons nor Johnny Galecki have degrees in Physics (Parsons has a BA in Theatre, Galecki dropped out of High School after one day of 8th Grade), Simon Helberg is really Jewish but not an Engineer, Kunal Nayyar was born in London not (though he did move to and grow up in) New Dehli and has no degree on Astrophysics, Melissa Rauch is Jewish (not a Polish Catholic) by birth and not marriage and neither voice she used on Big Bang Theory is her natural one... yeah, acting is weird, people do this thing where they pretend they are partially or greatly something they are really not... such a crazy concept.
"The jury is out on Apu"
The comments: *All loving Apu.*
I think the jury has reached a verdict.
Apu & Azaria got out at a good time really. The show was headed downhill fast at that point.
Yep XD. The fact that the voice actor apologise for playing such a beloved character cause people got offended is unbelievable
@@tazdivil6527 This is white social supremacy at its finest. They cancel characters that represent other non-white cultures because they think it's offensive and ignore the opinion of the people these characters represent. But strangely enough I don't hear complaints about white characters from different cultures. Like... why doesn't get Groundskeeper Willy canceled for being a stereotypical Scotsman? Why do German still get portrayed as Nazis? Why do they still make jokes about all Russians being communist? Nobody seems to care about that. This is pure arrogance! As a white person my opinion doesn't have the same weight but I think it's unfair to cancel POC from media because some whiny snowflakes feel offended.
@@NoxAtlas Completely agree.
He is def an outdated character. But the Simpsons itself is a product of the 90’s.
1:32 Homer is not the one who destroyed Herb's company. Herb destroyed his own company by letting an incompetent man have complete control over a very large project, and not supervising what he was doing in any way.
It's so sorry for me to see Apu gone. The Simpsons is full of stereotypes, and the one that I related to the most was Otto. Sure, he's a guy in his late 20s who has a deep passion for Metallica, but it joys me to see that us metalheads get even that much attention. Sure, I find it a little funny to see in later seasons that the writers think that Judas Priest is death metal, but I always enjoy seeing the writers at least attempt at entering our subgenre. It's a shame seeing what happened to Apu, I missed what happened to him.
The Simpsons make fun of every nationality. I'm scottish and willie always gets made fun of. Apu was a well developed, well loved character and the people who feel victimised him need to stop acting like victims
If anyone is a victim, it's Apu.
@@walkerphillips2818 killed by the woke RIP apu
@@helend7542 dont you be slapping yer willie aboot
Australia nearly declared war over the portrayal in the Simpson’s lol
Bring back Apu
@@satihadadog5903 the prime minister scene was funny af
Phil Hartman's story is heartbreaking. Lionel Hutz was one of the funniest character in the show.
Him as well as Troy McClure were 2 of my favorites!
Indeed love Lionel hut plus Troy mclure
"Some due to murder"
RIP Phil Hartman, knew it'd be you from the beginning of the vid.
One of the greats..
"The problem with Apu."
Alternate title:
"15 minutes of fame, please."
"If you said Bleeding Gums Murphy and Dr Marvin Monroe you are wrong, they were never popular"
i did like the name " bleeding gums", the character though wasnt thrilling
I love the simpsons
@@workplacewarriordoctorpepp203 I loved his episode though
@@theleetworldbest yes... ;(
Deep cut
There is nothing wrong with apu imao they make fun of every character and have done every stereotype possible apu is no difference
rule number one of comedy, make fun of everyone, even yourself
@@james739123 rule 2 of comedy: if you're offended, comedy isn't for you
Yeah I didn't see anyone ever complaining about Groundskeeper Willie
@@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547 because Scottish=white.
@@areyousureyouenteredyourna85 well maybe it's because his stereotype is being bad ass and liking whiskey not poor shop owner with a million children
Don't remove Apu he was a good character, Matt Groening said that he plans to bring him back with improved stories and a new voice actor, I hope that happens.
phil hartman was one of the reasons that i adored improv work and wanted to go that route with my own life. his death was such an unfair testimony, he deserved so much more, and had so much more to give the world.
It's a shame they removed Apu. I loved playing as him in Simpson's Road Rage and Hit and Run.
I doubt he’ll be removed from that game.
Hot damn I forgot about that game
@@lookbovine cant remove him from a game released in 2003
Hank is one of my favorite characters I wish he would come back again, even for a short joke.
They should have had him in that awful movie
@@davidhonez8859 yeah he could've replaced Ross Cargill
David Honez
The movie was awesome
He Did at the start of the Simpsons when the choir said “the Simpsons” hank Scorpio showed up in a war jet and said some stuff but all I remember is “aporch”
Hank just needs to appear on his original episode, making him appear again would've his character ruined due to... do i have to explain?
Fucking love Mr Scorpio. Pulling raw sugar from his pocket... 🤣🤣🤣
Apu is a bit of caricature, but it’s not really a racist one. Also almost every character in the show is a caricature and I don’t see anyone else rioting over any of them
It's absurd that Apu is negative. He's polite, intelligent and hard working. He's also dedicated to raising his children. He worked very hard to become a legal citizen. I think he's admirable and probably the most normal character ever on The Simpsons.
Making a whole documentary about how your feelings are hurt by a cartoon character is worst for your ethnic group than anything the Simpsons could do. Apu was such a great character. I'm an immigrant and it was so cool watching Apu become a citizen in that episode. His storylines spoke to a lot of people not just the South Asian community. It is a shame that they felt the need to make Apu all about themselves.
Yup. People stripping representation in the name of combating stereotypes really need to take a long hard look at what they’re doing.
How did he make it worse for his ethnic group though? Dramatic much?
@@cosypsychopomp4823 I can't say for certain but I think he means that people might get the impression from the documentary that most South Asians are thin-skinned and insecure. That of course is not true, just like the idea that all South Asians are just like Apu is not true.
They did a disservice to Apu by giving him the Octuplets. Since then, all the jokes have revolved around 8 kids and Apu being miserable
Dude literally blamed his failed comedian career on Apu.
I really feel sorry for those who are traumatized by a comical cartoon character. Their lives must be so much worse.
They weren’t traumatized by the character but by real world idiots who treated them like all they were was a cartoon character, like all they were was a stereotype. Maybe use that last brain cell of yours to think of some common sense before you type 🤡
It's mostly rich people who face very little other hardships in their life.
Removing Apu thorugh mindless wokeness is why I no longer watch the Simpsons after having watched it since it was a short on The Tracey Uhlmann Show. He was literally the most hard working character on the show with no faults.
For me it was a Lisa line when she said not to anger the SJWs then said " SJW that's what republicans call anyone pushing for social change " what a disgusting thing to say
@@kurtpunchesthings2411 it's true.
Well, he did cheat on Manjula (hope I spelled that correctly) once. But that's about it.
@@kurtpunchesthings2411 Its not wrong though. You can get called an SJW for the slightest offense with Republicans. But actually suggesting something like looking at social issues? Big time.
Also odd how the "you should learn to laugh at yourself and every stereotype has a kernel of truth to it" crowd are suddenly offended.
Ah yes becauce the left NEVER EVER throws around buzzwords as soon someone does something they dont like... never ever /s
No, i'm not rebuplican actually more left leaning. But i'm so fucking sick and tired that both sides of the spectrum nowadays only can demonize the other without even trying to make a dialog or discussion.
Also i'm a german and i think the stereotype some people have still in their skull about US is even worse.
And you know what? I still can laugh about it. Cause i know it isn't true.
I miss Phil Hartman's voice as all of his characters especially Troy McClure
You bet your ass I will remember Troy McClure from such films as The President's Neck Is Missing and They Came To Burgle Carnegie Hall.
And his writing. The quality fell off of a cliff after he died IMO. R.I.P.
Yes, we all miss Phil's contributions
Basically everyone in this series is a stereotype, I'm from Scotland and I personally think willie is pretty much correct, hairy Scotsman, you can barely understand, who like a drink sometimes and have a good work ethic. It's all satire, but it's funny. Can't speak for anyone else, but it's all in the name of good fun I think
Bumblebee man
@@bash8387 nothing offensive about it
Exactly I remember watching a special on The Simpsons I think it was the 30th anniversary and there were fans from Scotland they were practically arguing over what part of Scotland Willie was from because and random episodes he always mentions his childhood residing at random Scottish town
@@ladynikkie "me and sherry bobbins were due to be wed back in the old country. Then she got her eyesight back. Suddenly the ugliest man in GLASGOW wasnt enough for her"
@@danuk2136 I know the Simpsons is a comedy, and I'm aware that this isn't the point you're making... But on a more serious note... If you're about to marry someone, and then you change your mind because of something like physical appearance... There's something more wrong with you than them, and you shouldn't be thinking about marriage in the first place.
Me and my Mexican mother absolutely adored bumble bee man whenever he showed up on screen. We were never offended, and even my traditional Mexican grandparents enjoyed seeing him.
I'm a white dude so I have to ask, what the heck did Bumblebee Man have to do with being Mexican? I know the character was Mexican, but is dressing up in a Bumbleebee suit a Mexican tradition that I'm unaware of? I always thought the character was just randomly Mexican but mostly just weird.
@@studentzero5825 If I'm not mistaken, he's based on Chespirito's Chapulín Colorado. Chespirito (Roberto Gómez Bolaños) was a really beloved Mexican actor that created several shows that all the family could enjoy. To give you an idea "El Chavo del Ocho" was a show he created in 1973 and to this day is still broadcast in many countries and children watch it with their parents.
The removing of Apu was the most ridiculous thing about the Simpsons ever.
One of the most important aspects of the Simpsons are stereotypes.
But that's a totally different thing for Apu obviously /s
Did Apu remain in the show despite that failure of a smear documentary
Plot Twist: They only wrote Apu off the show because now he's getting his own spin-off like Cleveland.
My name is apu, and I am proud to be, right back in india, with my same family, with old friends and new friend and an elephant, through good times and bad times, its ganesh that we share, and so Ive found a place, where everyone will know, this happy indian face, this is the apu show (thank you come again)
//I hope I gote the elephant god's name right, Im pretty sure it was Ganesh, but I havent watched the simpsons in a while
Thats funny 😄
why cant clevelands friends be peter and the others
"Side characters should not be main characters. They're side characters for a reason." --some CZcamsr I heard say. And I agree with this.
@@NeoShot Depends on which side character you're talking about. If the side character is a comic relief (i.e. Joey Tribbiani, Sheen Estevez, or Patrick Star) then it's best not to give them a spin-off as putting them in the spotlight for 11-22 minutes will only make their schtick get old and annoying really squick. But if it's a side character with tons of personality and backstory (i.e. George Jefferson, Lainey Lewis, Daria Morgendorffer, or Cleveland Brown) then the spin-off can potentially work.
I have Mexican friends and they haven’t really expressed they were offended by Bumble bee man, in fact they laugh at the bits. DVD commentary states that Scottish people love Willy, and Apu gets better treatment than both of them.
Best Willy moment:
"Lunchlady Doris, you got any grease?"
"Yes, yes we do."
THEN GREASE ME UP WOMAN!
"Okey dokey."
Capn Marvel my favorite is “you got the shinning”
As a mexican myself. Bumblee bee man doesn't offend me in the slightest.
In fact, I'm surprised that Matt Groening took inspiration from "El Chapulín Colorado".
I’m Irish and I laugh at most Irish characters
As a scotsman i agree wullie is the best
I’m of south asian origin and I really was never offended by Apu at all. It’s such a shame he’s no longer in the show.
While I can understand Groening's issues with the crossover, "A Star is Burns" may just be the greatest Simpsons episode ever. "I was saying 'Boo-Urns'." Classic.
Removing Apu from the show is racist. Targeting a specific race is the definition of racism
Never thought of it like that tbh
@@BigYosh Probably because it's wrong lol
@@stormshadowoffire he’s got a point, but I can see both sudes
@@BigYosh Eh. A caricature of a race is much more racist than removing a character. It's not like the show runners removed the character because they're Indian, but because of all the stereotypes it pushes. This guy's take is very surface level, and completely misses a lot of the context.
Edit: I think a better approach would've just been to re-write him rather than remove. but removal is probably just easier lol.
To solve racism... you must first create racism...
- The left
Homer wasn't the reason Herb lost his money the first time either. Homer wasn't the one who put the fate of his entire company in the hands of a brother he'd only just met. Homer wasn't the one who neglected to supervise the design, or at the very least have a look before they built it. Homer wasn't the one who ignored the desperate warnings of his experienced staff.
Homer was just a tool for Herb to craft his own destruction.
Very good points Courtney!
lol Thanks, I've been waiting for an opportunity to make them for a while.
Great work
It stinks was essentially Jay Sherman's catchphrase. I actually loved The Critic as a kid. It was of a similar caliber as Duckman.
Given Billy West’s performance as Zapp Brannigan from Futurama, he could have probably voiced Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure.
How did Frank Grimes Jr grow up enough to get a job and then attempt to kill Homer but yet, Bart and Lisa are still in the same grade?
Why do they keep having birthday parties and have different holiday specials each and every year, but remain staying the same age?
@@mikewarns Cartoon logic.
Perhaps Frank Grimes was a teen parent?
@@mikewarns exactly my point! I lose sleep over shit like this see.
@@DanUCMan And didn't Bart graduate from 4th grade more than once? Like, so what grade is he in now? After passing, what grade did he go back to next year?
"The Problem with Apu."
Me: There was problem?
Snowflakes got offended
If anything he was a positive representation for the southasian comunity a very hard worker whit a sucessfull business, reponsible dad and husband a productive and good member of society. but some snowflake got his fellings hurt.
Especially stupid when you consider the Simpsons liberal leanings do you really think they were making fun of Indians with apu?
It wasnt a snowflake that got offended, it was some unknown “comedian!” Also it was a bit disingenuous for Kal Penn to open his trap about Apu when he was in the first Harold and Kumar when that bully said “thank you come again!” More liberal BS.
@@michealfritz9727 rules for thee, not for me
Fun fact: Did you know hank Scorpio was going to be the main villain in the Simpsons movie
Would have made an even better story
Great video!
I honestly miss bleeding gums Murphy alot. He seemed to be a character that had more to tell story wise. But I gotta say him playing jazz man in the clouds with Lisa almost made me shed a tear.
Instead of Ned assuming the role of Bart's teacher I think Apu would have fitted that role better
That's an interesting idea! But I think Apu loves the Kwik-E-Mart too much to leave his job.
Whats crazy is that internationally, except for the main family cast, every other simpsons character has a different voice actor on various episodes. They don't notice when an actor passes away, and makes no sense when they retire actors all of a sudden.
it's really weird to me as Belgian other countries use dubbing so much
@@Gloin79 No offense, but other countries have their own languages... and usually bigger populations.
@@derGhebbet it's not about that to me, i wouldn't want dubbed shows you lose so much of the quality
@@Gloin79 True. It's why I don't watch dubbed movies or shows anymore. Except for Bud Spencer and Terence Hill movies, since I don't speak italian.
@@derGhebbet subtitles my man
Thank you come again ❤
Petition for Apu to come back
Getting rid of Apu killed the show for many, he was a breathe of fresh air.
Almost every character on the simpsons is a stereotype,
Homer - stereotypical lazy person
Marge - stereotypical housewife
Lisa - stereotypical "nerd"
Bart - stereotypical troublemaker
Flanders- stereotypical Christian
I could go on with a list of characters so why is it wrong that Apu is also a stereotype
People seem to forget the reason for a stereotype is the fact that something had to occur so consistently over such an amount of time for a theme to emerge and be identified. In other words, stereotypes have to be true for them to become a stereotype.
It's because he's black
@Danelle Bushyhead Depends on who you ask... I cannot type what the Brits called Indians - it would get flagged by YT (hint - it starts with an "N"). 😎
Comic book guy, cletus, willie, chief of wiggum, etc.
Fat tony stereo typical Italian
What about Mr. Snrub? He said he came from "someplace far away" so I don't think we'll ever see him again. :(
I like the way you think
Or Guy Incognito when you think about it
They call him Señor Bolainas in the Spanish dub.
Apu has one of the best character portrayals in the series. He's well educated, diligent in his work, and likes to build furniture and have discussions about where they might be placed.
Although Scorpio was a supervillain, he was the nicest of all of Homer's bosses
Apu is being ruined by whiny non-fans...
At least the others on the list had real reasons behind it.
The real racists are the ones who take down a successful Indian-American immigrant over their distaste for seeing him.
Same thing happened with speedy Gonzalas... until the Hispanic fans complained and wanted him back.
The same thing happened with Brock in Pokemon. Some of the people in the US thought that Brocks design was a stereotypical Asian design and got rid of the character for a bit. They replaced him with a different character that people didn't like and had to put Brock back in after the Japanese fan-base wanted him back in. They didn't see his design as offensive or even remotely similar to their ethnicity.
That’s because Brock isn’t offensive.
A chronic sexual harasser yes, but offensive no.
Hear hear!
The Simpsons literally lived long enough to turn into the villain.
Lived long enough to turn into a villain again.
The show isn’t a villain the people who made 75% of the comedy stereotypes is the villain (also the Simpsons have made jokes about the writing too)
I always liked Apu. He’s just another character based around a stereotype but built up independently. Like the Simpsons is already based around a nuclear family and American stereotypes, Scottish stereotypes, and multiple others. It seems ludicrous to imply that Apu is an unfair character to apply the trademark satire to.
The fact Apu was removed is just so sad. People who don't even like the show were the ones with an issue.
Technically it was the people who liked the show, they just went out and just kept saying “thank you come again” to any person that had brown skin which really got annoying and downright stupid at times
@@gamerstheater1187store say that all the time to ALL races. Because they being respectful, hoping for your return business.
You really have to be snowflake loser looking for attention to be offended by that.
It's been more than 20 years and Phil Hartman is still missed.
I grew up watching old VHS and DVD sets and didn't even know till a few days ago he died when I was just a baby
He was so funny and from what everyone says he was a real nice person.
At any time PH could have left her saying she was too much to handle, or he didn't want to come back home to arguments any more, but from what I understand he wanted to stay with her believing they could work it out, wanted to help her, and that _Bitch_ had to kill him.
Why do people have to hurt others when they hate their own lives? Should've off'ed herself and left this saint of a man alone.
Wow I just found out about Phil Hartman. Last movie I saw him in was Jingle All the Way as a kid.
I just watched the first 4 seasons of Newsradio again. I will never not miss Phil. 😢
It was early in the morning when I heard the sad news ☹️
Who remembers Carl from that one episode where Homer gets promoted for having hair?
Yes! I was going to mention Carl. I've only ever seen him once since the "Simpson and Delilah" episode (where he uses Demoxinil to grow a new head of hair) and that was as a background character. He was in the episode "I, Carumbus".
Was that the guy who coached Homer into his successful life? He kinda got the treatment that they gave to Lisa's teacher who actually believed in her...
Karl was the best character that ever appeared
I just loved that guy
Carl was such a cool and quirky character, absolutely love that episode
I like how you downplay/apologize for the fact that Hartman's wife was simply a psychopathic murderer....You gotta sugar coat is when a woman is evil hey? How about say he was murdered in cold blood by his evil wife? It would be more genuine if you said it that way.
The Frank Grimes episode was one of the most cruel and heartless episodes of The Simpsons.
It was just utterly grim and horrible, as we watch a man slowly break down and eventually kill himself all to make a joke that Homer is oblivious.
Many of the other characters will be missed by me though.
Honestly growing up watching The Simpsons I never felt any hatred or racism in any of these characters I just believe nowadays people are just over sensitive to things and they just want to cry and whine about things for attention instead of looking at the bigger picture of things
It's not even about sensitivity. It's the dopamine hits from getting "likes" on social media.
People will burn down their own homes for a single "like".
@@NarwahlGaming why do we even listen to those people
People are not oversensitive. They are just now able to voice the opinions they have always had.
@@aok2075 nope oversensitive I remember 5 years ago i could say merry Christmas to people and they where never offended. Like no one was but now they are offended I had someone tell me last Christmas time you can't say that. Funny enough they said it as well the years before. So no people pick and choose to be offended or follow a crowd of offended people. Most the time for attention other times to make problems out of stuff that there isn't.
@@dracophoenixttv Oh please. Look at the people who lose their nut when you say Happy Holidays. They're upset for being INCLUDED with everyone else.
I used to never miss a Simpsons episode, I wonder why I haven't watched the Simpsons in years lol
They became more interested in being "woke" than being funny. The show ended years ago for me.
@Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Well the new episodes put me to sleep lol
The writing has gone downhill but there’s been a pretty big anti woke trend which makes sense because if one gains it’s likely another loses.
The Simpsons has become like Family Guy just a bunch of random gags that make no sense.
+Mike Murdoch I stopped watching The Simpsons after Season 24(2013), after that it rapidly declined, it first started to decline though after probably Season 9 or 10. However it was still watchable in the 2000’s, after that not so much.
I’m one person who really misses bleeding gums Murphy. I genuinely it was sweet bond with Lisa
All these problems would have been avoided if the show was allowed to end back in late 90's... People can like and defend modern Simpsons, sure, but who needs Troy McClure missing, Edna being dead, Flanders widower twice, Apu missing, Fat Tony dead, etc.? Let's be honest here.
If the show ended after season 8 or 9... Nowadays Maude, Fat Tony, Edna and everyone would be happy and ALIVE... especially Edna (sorry but those modern storylines don't work for me at all)...
Cancelling cartoon characters is just stupid, people always want to blame anything else but themselves.
This choice is made by emotional people who let their emotion dictate a part of their life. And its not bad to have emotions, because if you didnt you would be made of stone.
But never forget, you have a emotion, dont let your emotions have you.
I only really miss Troy and Lionel. Anything they said and did in the show was high level funnyness.
The reason the Simpsons were so successful in the earlier seasons is because they didn't care who they offended and that's what made them so great. The fact that we have to cater to the offense industry well be kind of takes a spark away from things
Bit o'trivia: the character, Fry, on "Futurama" was never supposed to have a first name, but when Phil Hartmann was murdered, they called him Philip J. Fry in Hartmann's honor.
Actually Matt Groening named him Philip after his father, Homer Philip Groening. Matt confirmed this during the 2013 Futurama panel at the San Diego Comic-Con.
@@mr.mxyzptlk5656 :-O Wow. It would've been a nice tribute to Hartmann, too.
@@booksteer7057 Definitely. It's cool however that Billy West's characterization of Zapp Brannigan is based, in part, on Phil Hartman's voice and the way in which Hartman voiced Zapp in his audition for the role, Zapp Brannigan actually having been written for Hartman himself.
You won't see none of them again because the shows only about Lisa now
I’m surprised sideshow Bob isn’t a banned character because of the trying to kill a child and all
I can accept attempting to murder a child, but I draw the line at someone from India talking like they're from India. /s
@@otbaht ye actually never thought about it
@@otbaht murder is funny? I find Dexter hilarious
He has an English accent, it's common for villains to sound English lol
Every Simpson character: is a stereotype
Apu: gets triggered
Indians: Why did you take our character?
Over they race no try again . I swear yall say the dumbest thing to make your logic sound right but its really ignorant
@@torymason4651 Willie the school groundskeeper is Irish and is stereotyped as such. So this show is also racist against Irish people but no one is saying to ban Willie
@@torymason4651 even Homer is a stereotypical fat lazy American father. Obviously not all American fathers are like Homer just like not all Indians are like Apu
@@prometheuslens7825 Willie is Scottish, but you still have a point.
Apu is a character I can’t imagine the show without
I’m brown/Pakistani and I never found apu offensive. In fact he was one of my favorite characters growing up. Bring back Apu!
Who asked you….you are not Indian….stop piggybacking on “Indian” goodwill….always stealing these Pakistani’s.
I never thought we'd see Maud again, but she's appeared a couple of times as a spirit.
Yes you're right. I was originally going to include her but she's re-appeared so many times!
But I am making a video on her about how she may secretly be one of the most evil characters on the show! Keep an eye out 😜
@@TheSimpsonsTheory Main reason being is her voice actress is actually alive. I forgot why she left the show, but since she's alive, it's easier to do cameos.
@@VideoGameMasters09 iirc, at the time, she was planning a cross-country move, and she demanded higher pay to cover travel costs from her house to the studio (which is understandable). What Fox offered her was way less than she needed, and so, after the episode where Maud dies, she left. Now, I don't know what happened later, but she came back, but since Maud had already died, and The Simpsons tries to be as realistic as possible, any Maud appearances would be in flashbacks or as a spirit.
Especially in the treehouse of horrors
Apu was an absolute boss. I wish we could bring him back. To me he made the Simpsons worth watching.
He was a worker. The Simpsons stopped being worth watching 20 years ago.
I think the reason Hank Scorpio never appears again is because the one episode he's in is just too perfect. Not only that, but if Homer found out Hank was evil, that would take away the whole joke of the episode and his friendship with Homer, lol.
The fact that hank azaria felt he had to step down from voice _acting_ apu because he isnt indian is just stupid. hes an actor, its his literal job to pretend to be someone or something that he isnt. Stopping any negative stereotypes that apu portrayed makes sense but changing the VA is just silly.
15:47 Damn murderer! He killed the only relevant indian.
He played a far worse stereotype too!
He never killed vikstar
Bleeding gums Murphy
He was gone because his gums were bleeding
GOOD NEWS!
I JUST FINISHED ALL 31 seasons!
Started with Santa’s Little helper, Ended with Santa’s little helper.
Amazing 😄
Thx
"Bite my shiny metal ass"
The thing about writing a satirical character very well is that it requires research and diving into the culture of said character. I'm an Asian from the UK, and the greater majority of taxi drivers and off license store owners are Asian, and we all have different tolerances of being offended but to get worked up over The Simpsons likely means you've missed the context. Most western Indians I've spoken to about The Simpsons and Apu love the depiction, and during the early seasons and hype of the show it was lovely to see an Asian character other than the mocked Chinese stereotype.
I hate seeing the old characters leave the series.
Which characters do you wish would come back?
@@TheSimpsonsTheory one word
APU
@@charliemaloney1354 I agree. I think Apu is a really well rounded character who has had some really great moments.
@@TheSimpsonsTheory yeah
"Dont worry! I'll tell everyone you were untouchable!"
@@TheSimpsonsTheory Larry Burns RIP "No Respect No Respect at all" Rodney Dangerfield
I think it was a great idea for The Simpsons writers to retire Miss Krabappel, as it proved to be a very respectful way to remember Marcia Wallace.
Note: the Critic is much more tied to the Simpsons than one crossover. It’s two creators were the Simpsons season 3 and 4 show runners. James L Brooks was the producer of the Critic. Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson) did a lot of the voices and was second billed
So Matt groening fear that people might think them connected isn’t crazy.
There's literally a stereotypical gay guy, and I'm not offended by him. Yet apprently apu offensive.
He isn't
One unknown comic made a dumb documentary and everyone overreacted
Sadly all it takes is one person to be angry about things over thousands liking it to cause paranoia in the world where a single tweet, like, reblog, etc can "cancel" so much and so many.
@@carybeweary7209 It's BECAUSE he was part of that race that made his points seem more legitimate.
The PROBLEM wiht that, is it's hard for most people yo argue against, without quickly looking like a racist.
An by the time we got ANY counter feedback, it was already too late.
Yet Waylon Smithers at first wasn't explicitly depicted as gay.
Yeah, compared to Cletus for instance, Apu is a really admirable character and his nationality is never insulted directly (except a couple times by Homer when Homer is being a real asshole). But I understand that mores change, and it's cringey nowadays for a white person to voice a non-white accent. I don't mind phasing out Apu (in truth they should phase the whole show out just because it's gone on beyond too long!) it's just responding to the feel of the times. That's normal. You couldn't have a white man doing an asian bit like Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's nowadays, and I think most people would agree with that decision.
I'm still not over Phil's death he was my neighbor a beautiful human being!
Hank Azaria sounded like he was just submitting to the pitchfork wielding mob/not willing to put his head above the parapet. He's gone down in my estimation.
What I loved about Herb was that he was voiced by Danny DeVito but looked nothing like DeVito; instead, he looked like a handsomer version of Homer. It's always fun to see a voice actor "cast" against type, such as when (then-) middle-aged Meryl Streep voiced the ten-year-old Jessica Lovejoy, or when Eva Longoria voiced a character who was white, Jewish, and a conservative Republican - all things that Longoria is not in real life. That's more interesting than, say, John Waters portraying "John," whose last name was never given but whose physical appearance left no doubt that Waters was basically playing himself. I like to think that, whereas the Penguin in BATMAN RETURNS is the physical manifestation of how DeVito is caricatured, Herb Powell is the physical manifestation of who he is on the inside.
Some people actually embarrass themselves with not being able to distinguish when to be serious and when not to be, Simpsons is a comedy, comedies are supposed to mock things and have stereotypes, if that was that Homer should have been removed because he is an serotype of American image to the world !!!
Like bruh you sound like you watched this show and when the treehouse of horror comes on you were like “OmG THaT COuLDnt HaPPeN In ReaL LIfE”
@@rainnw8113 ah me friend?
Thunderbolt85 wot
Oops didn’t mean u say u as in the author of the comment I mean the people the commenter is talking about
But I guess it's ok to make fun of America, just not other cultures.
The one person that can never go...
Easily groundskeeper willie
What about Gravedigger Billy ?
Well they tried but Willie just beat the s*** out of the writers til they put him back. No one angers a Scot and gets away with it.
He is one of my absolute favorites...
Other minor characters that probably won't appear again:
1. Shary bobbins
2. Bleeding Gums Murphy
3. Rabbi Krustofsky (prob)
4. Leonard Nimoy (really missed him)
5. Belle
6. Beatrice Simmons
7. Zutroy lol
8. John (prob)
9. Cooder & son
10. Mulder & Scully
11. Lord Thistlewick Flanders
12. Lyle Lanley
13. Rex Banner
14. Crazy Vaclav
15. Hugo Simpson
16. Guy Incognito
And many more but these are the ones I remember and like mostly
Apu will be back yes
The Phil Hartman story is tragic 😢. Apu must stay as Azaria just maybe bring in an advisor
So, let me see if I have this right, Apu was cancelled by a hack comedian no one has ever heard of, who made a $9 move no one ever saw, because six imbeciles are so sensitive that an animated character on an animated comedy tv show no one watches anymore offended them? is this progress?
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The funny thing to me is the guy who said he was ok with Apu because some representation is better then none started Jacobin magazine which is a socialist magazine.
@@redcelicatrd That's not entirely out of character, socialists are constantly squawking about needing more representation. But even socialists will disagree on whether it's the "right kind" of representation.
@@thethrashyone there is a right kind and wrong kind like for example the gay characters in modern family are overly femmantite streotypes but news flash i dont like so i dont watch more need to learn
How can Herbert be mad at Homer when he's the one to ask Homer, a nonprofessional, to design him a car? What did he think what was going to happen? 🙄
Man do I miss Phil Hartman in the Simpsons it's a crying shame what happened. Removing Apu was ridiculous he was a fan favorite since season 1.