Al-Shamshoon is an Arabic language and censored dub of the Simpsons. The show released September 2005 in Ramadan and October 2005 aired on Saudi television network company: MBC (Middle Broadcoaster Center) was produced not 20th Century Fox Televisiona and Gracie Films.
All chracaters changed: Omar is Homer, Badr is Bart, Beesa is Lisa, Mona is Marge and Matta is Maggie with other characters are Mahoreey Bey, Salmawi, Maarmish etc.
Only season 3 and 29 episodes mixed (52 episodes and 18 episodes are lost and unaired)
And have censorship to references Moe's Tavern, bacon, Duff beer, pork, dounts and sexual scenes were cut and were removed. They were replaced by soda, kahk, Egyptian beef and sexual references for statue of David was also cut.
This is trivia when Omar doesn't saying "D'oh!" only he is saying "Oh!" and Badr always he is saying "Rewesh" cool means Arabic word.
This is series was sets in the United States with Arab majority and sets fictional town of Rabeea was changed town named Springfield just 2 episodes mentioned original name. Rabeea word meaning "spring" in Arabic.
Al-Shamshoon theme song was always appear episode from "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" chalkboard gag "I will not Xerox my butt"" and couch gag "Folding Bed couch gag".
And the series English credits was removed.
This is series only 29 episodes found at Arteenz: https://www.arteenz.com/cartooncat-851.html
2. What is Al-Shamshoon?
- Arabic language and censored dub of The Simpsons that aired on MBC 1.
- Al-Shamshoon was produced by the Saudi owned media company Middle East Broadcasting Center
(MBC) not 20th Century Fox Television and Gracie Films produced.
- 52 episodes of Al-Shamshoon were made, only 34 aired leaving 18 unaired episodes currently lost.
(Only 29 episodes found at Arteenz, an Arabic-language animated and anime series for kids).
- This is series not for adults, but aimed an young adults and childrens under 20 and 15 years old
between.
- All characters changed named (Omar, Mona, Badr, Beesa, Batta etc.).
- Changed to an fictional town named Rabeea (“spring” for meaning an Arabic)
- Any reference to pork, alcohol and Moe's Tavern were removed!.
- The show also removed any scene that took place in Moe's Tavern.
- The censorships were carried out in different ways: substitution of texts (for example: 'soda' instead
of 'beer'); massive cutting of scenes; completely rewritten dialogues; etc.
3. Characters
- Omar Shamshoon (Homer Simpson)
- Mona Shamshoon (Marge Simpson)
- Badr Shamshoon (Bart Simpson)
- Beesa Shamshoon (Lisa Simpson)
- Batta Shamshoon (Maggie Simpson)
- Mahrooey Bey (Mr. Burns)
- Salmawy (Smithers)
- Maarmish The Clown (Krusty the Clown) (“maarmish” crunchy means in Arabic)
- Bataa Shamshoon (Patty Simpson)
- Moaewi (Millhouse)
- Zukre (Nelson) and all Arab characters and original characters.
4. Episodes
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29938.html (1st episode) (The Call Of The Simpsons)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29939.html (2nd episode) (Bart The General)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29940.html (3rd episode) (Moaning Lisa)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29941.html (4th episode) (Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29942.html (5th episode) (Dead Putting Society)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29943.html (6th episode) (Treehouse Of Horror)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29944.html (7th episode) (Krusty Gets Busted)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29945.html (8th episode) (Homer Alone)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29946.html (9th episode) (Simpson And Delilah)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29947.html (10th episode) (Bart Vs. Thanksgiving)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29948.html (11th episode) (The Otto Show)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29949.html (12th episode) (Bart The Lover)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29950.html (13th episode) (Principal Charming)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29951.html (14th episode) (Itchy & Scratchy & Marge)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29952.html (15th episode) (Life On The Fast Lane)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29953.html (16th episode) (Homer's Odyssey)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29954.html (17th episode) (Treehouse Of Horror II)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29955.html (18th episode) (Bart Gets An "F")
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29956.html (19th episode) (Homer At The Bat)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29957.html (20th episode) (Saturdays Of Thunder)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29958.html (21st episode) (Blood Feud)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29959.html (22nd episode) (Homer Defined)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29960.html (23rd episode) (I Married Marge)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29961.html (24th episode) (Separate Vocations)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29962.html (25th episode) (The Way We Was)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29963.html (26th episode) (Black Widower)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29964.html (27th episode) (Stark Raving Dad)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29965.html (28th episode) (Bart's Friend Falls In Love)
- https://www.arteenz.com/watch-29966.html (29th episode) (One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish)
5. What is Rabeea?
- Fictional town, was changed named is original “Springfield” this is Arabic word
means “spring”.
- Omar, Mona, Badr, Batta and Beesa lives in Rabeea with friends and other
characters.
- In Rabeea, Moe’s Tavern and church does'nt exist, not appear episodes.
- This is town was sets in the United States with Arab majority.
6. Censorship
- All references to alcohol, especially beer, were removed. They were replaced
by non-alcoholic drinks, such as soda.
- Any reference to pork (bacon and hot dogs) was censored: When sausages,
or any piece of meat or sausage, appears on the screen, it is indicated that it
is beef.
- All references to Moe's Tavern were cut.
7. Further information
- https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Al-Shamshoon#cite_note-2 (On Wikisimpsons,
an official Simpsons encylopedia)
- https://dubdb.fandom.com/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%
B4%D9%88%D9%86 (On DUBDB Wiki)
- https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Al-Shamshoon (On Simpsons Wiki)
- https://lostmediawiki.com/Al-
Shamshoon_(partially_lost_Arabic_adaptation_of_%22The_Simpsons%22_F
ox_animated_sitcom;_2005) (On Lost Media Wiki)
- https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1227362&page=1 (On ABC News)
8. Notes
- On the Middle East Broadcasting Center on the Arab version of the show,
where The Simpsons is known as Al-Shamshoon, the characters drink soda
at Moe's Tavern because alcoholic beer is forbidden in Islam.
- Hot dogs will become Egyptian beef sausages because pork is forbidden
Muslim food.
- Donuts will become popular Arab cookies called "kahk.".
- Omar never doesn't saying “D’oh!” only he said “Oh!”.
- Badr saying “Rewesh” and “Dadiliomu!” meaning “Cool” and “Ay no”.
- The series ending, English credits were removed.
9. Very important videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke4wuJ93vls&pp=ygUPc2ltcHNvbnMgYX
JhYmlj (Al-Shamshoon intro)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Eyyz-kGzc (ABC News reporting about
dub)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4rYLxT3gu4 (Krusty Gets Busted series
ending after credits for blooper voice actor and crews)
10. The End
Slideshow creating by:
Oli2000s (Olivér Sárközi)
Watch 29 episodes on: https://www.arteenz.com/cartooncat-851.html