The Simpsons: 10 Greatest Apu Moments

10. Billy And The Clonesaurus

This one doesn’t affect the story at all really, and there are certainly better moments where Apu has played his part in Springfield history. Fans could debate all day whether this is his funniest line (he’s had some great ones over the last 30 years), but this exchange with Skinner is definitely one of his most iconic.

The episode itself centres on Skinner and Bart’s friendship after the principal is fired. There’s a lot of good moments in this classic episode, including a certain exchange at the Kwik-E-Mart. Apu only has one scene, but it’s probably the most memorable part.

Skinner tells Bart of his plans to write the Great American Novel, about a theme park where dinosaurs are brought back to life. He plans to call it ‘Billy And The Clonesaurus!’, but when Apu overhears this, he flips out. How can Skinner not have heard of the bestselling novel Jurassic Park? Or the box office smash adaption? And then to give it a name nobody could ever like?!

The cherry on top though after this rant is Apu’s bright delivery as he closes with ‘Thank you, come again’.