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'''''Al-Shamshoon''''' (Arabic: ''الشمشون'') was the Arabic dub of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It first aired in September [[2005]] and was produced by the {{W|Middle East Broadcasting Center}} (MBC). Before the Arab world had an Arabic subtitled version of the English episodes.<ref>[http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB112925107943268353 D'oh! Arabized Simpsons Aren't Getting Many Laughs – The Wall Street Journal]</ref>

== Background ==
It was dubbed in Arabic (with subtitles provided for shots including written English, such as the chalkboards), references to alcohol ([[Duff Beer]] and [[Moe's Tavern]]), pork (bacon and hot dogs), and numerous other themes have been deleted or significantly modified. For instance, Homer drinks soda-pop instead of beer and eats beef sausages as opposed to pork and all references to Moe's Tavern were cut.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1227362 'The Simpsons' Exported to Middle East – ABC News]</ref>

The characters were also given typical Arabic names such as Omar, Mona, Bessa, and Badr for [[Homer]], [[Marge]], [[Lisa]], and [[Bart]] respectively as part of the retooling, while voices were provided by leading actors including Egyptian film star {{W|Mohamed Henedi}} as "Omar" and {{W|Hanan Tork}} as Lisa. Their hometown "[[Springfield]]" was called "Rabeea" (Arabic for "Spring") and made it look like an American town with a major Arab population. The series did not fare very well and only 34 of the 52 adapted episodes aired.<ref>[http://mentalfloss.com/article/57722/11-memories-arabic-version-simpsons 11 Memories From the Arabic Version of 'The Simpsons' – Mental Floss]</ref>

Amr Hosny served as the writer for the dub.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070703045949/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/dubai.html Why The Simpsons flopped in the Middle East – CBC Arts]</ref>

== See also ==
*''[[The Samsonadzes]]''

== References ==
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