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It's been nearly 7 years since "The Problem With Apu."
Are The Simpsons gonna ever officially do something with Apu or is he just in a permanent state of limbo?

Music Selections:
0:31 “Intoxica” (Donkey Kong Country 3) by Radiowar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GikvajSCLlE

2:07 "Village from Your Past" (A Link to the Past) by MisfitChris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMnUcDD1rYQ

5:09 "Mercenary Boxing" (Street Fighter II) by Malcos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRgC-7KrWHI

9:18 “Dan's Ice Cream Truck” (Street Fighter Alpha 2) by Joshua Morse & posu yan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tncvShwIKzs

13:32 “Dialima tu Kafé” (Earthbound) by Diggi Dis & Zeratul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_mVLbeaPkk

21:47 “Treehouse Campfire” (Donkey Kong Country 3) by Level 99
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2JbvTKCXKs

Sources:
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (2012) (web segment)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktQH78FNCfs

Huffington Post (2013)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-simpsons-apu-racist_n_3956603

"The Problem With Apu" (2017)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrlpU99lGzI

The Verge (2018)
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/30/17302942/apu-the-simpsons-adi-shankar-crowd-sourcing-screenplay

IndieWire (2018)
https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/simpsons-drop-apu-character-adi-shankar-1202015372/

Slashfilm (2020)
https://www.slashfilm.com/571723/apu-voice-actor/

USA Today (2021)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/03/21/the-simpsons-creator-matt-groening-talks-700-episodes-future-apu/4754144001/

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