Manjula: Apu's wife and her octuplets

An arranged marriage since childhood, a workaholic husband and eight cribs to fill in one go: Manjula is the exhausted but tender matriarch of the Kwik-E-Mart.

Behind her calm hides the character who made Apu's family explode — in the most literal sense. Here is her profile.

Who is Manjula?

Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon is the wife of Apu, the manager of Springfield's Kwik-E-Mart. Gentle and level-headed, she becomes the mother of the couple's eight children and the quiet pillar of this overwhelmed household.

The arranged marriage

Apu and Manjula were promised to each other by their families while they were still children. Their union is sealed in a 1997 episode in which Marge first passes herself off as Apu's wife, before the arranged marriage finally takes place. Against all odds, the two spouses genuinely fall in love.

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The octuplets

The great upheaval comes in the episode "Eight Misbehavin'" (1999): Manjula gives birth to octuplets — four boys and four girls. Beware the widespread beliefs: this multiple birth results from an accidental overdose of fertility drugs (several characters, including the Simpson family, having dosed her without her knowledge), not from a miracle. And no, the episode has nothing to do with "the Octomom": it predates her by ten years.

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Manjula's voice actors

In the original version, the character was first created by Jan Hooks (formerly of Saturday Night Live), before being taken over by Tress MacNeille, who was already voicing her occasionally. In the French version, the attribution most often cited is Régine Teyssot.

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Summary table

FAQ

• Who is Manjula?
  The wife of Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart manager, and the mother of his eight children.
• How many children does Manjula have?
  Eight: octuplets, four boys and four girls, born in the episode "Eight Misbehavin'" (1999).
• How were they conceived?
  Through an accidental overdose of fertility drugs — not naturally. The episode also has no connection to "the Octomom", who came ten years later.
• How did Apu and Manjula get married?
  Through an arranged marriage decided by their families when they were children.

Conclusion

Patient, loving and sometimes overwhelmed, Manjula is the quiet heart of the Nahasapeemapetilon family. A character who permanently transformed the life of Springfield's most famous shopkeeper.