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Shaabiat Al Cartoon (2006)

Shaabiat Al Cartoon poster
Original title
شعبية الكرتون
Genre
comedy, animated cartoon
Country
United Arab Emirates
Length
18 seasons, 373 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Emirati animated comedy follows a group of Arab families and individuals living in Dubai. The show uses humor to highlight their everyday lives and traditions, as well as social and cultural issues in Emirati society.

humorouslightheartedplayfulsocially awareanimatedeasygoingepisodicwhimsical

What happens

Shaabiat Al Cartoon (transl. Cartoon Neighbourhood) (Arabic: شعبية الكرتون) was an Emirati animated comedy series and sitcom that revolved around social and cultural values in Emirati society. It was first broadcast on television in 2006 during Ramadan on the channel Sama Dubai. As of Ramadan 2025, Shaabiat Al Cartoon has been cancelled. The show was directed by Amer Kokh from 2006 to 2010, after which Haidar Mohammed took over as director in 2011. Shaabiat Al Cartoon originally began as a mobile phone animation service in November 11, 2004 and quickly turned into a popular animated show in Persian Gulf region 2006 during the month of Ramadan. It discussed various social issues series faced by groups of Arab families and individuals living in Dubai, their lives and traditions in a humorous way. Shaabiat Al Cartoon is produced by Fanar Production (formerly Qanawat, 2006–2010), and is sponsored by Etisalat. The show had undergone several changes from 2D to 3D and vice versa, and it ended as 2D. The series has been compared to The Simpsons and South Park. The English-language version (with English subtitles) is already in production and is intended to reach a broader international audience. In Latin America, the series premiered on June 2, 2025, dubbed into Spanish under the title Las aventuras de Chambito. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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