Nass Mlah City (Arabic: ناس ملاح سيتي, Nās Mlāḥ Siti, meaning : The City of Good People) was a 2002–2006 Algerian comedy TV series directed by Djafar Gacem. It first aired on Télévision Algérienne, Canal Algérie and A3 on 6 November 2002 and has since then produced over 119 episodes. It is considered as the most popular sitcom of Algeria in the 2000s.[1][2]
| Nass Mlah City | |
|---|---|
 Logotipe of the second season of the series | |
| Also known as | Arabic: ناس ملاح سيتي |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Djafar Gacem |
| Directed by | Djafar Gacem |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | Biyouna |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | Algeria |
| Original language | Arabic |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 119 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Algiers, Algeria |
| Production company | Timgad Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 6 November 2002 – March 2006 |
| Related | |
| Rendezvous with Destiny (2007) | |
Overview
edit| Season | No. of episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 23 | 6 November 2002 | March 2003 | |
| 2 | 17 | 27 October 2004 | February 2005 | |
| 3 | 17 | 22 October 2005 | March 2006 | |
Cast
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Nass Mlah City consists of several Algerian actors whose personages change according to roles in each episode. The main and most present character in the series is the famous actress, singer and comedian Biyouna.[1][2] Younger actors include the comedian and model Kahina Belarbi.[3]
Episodes by detail
edit| Episode | Name in French | Name in English | Watch in YouTube |
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| S1.E01 | Le séjour | The stay | YouTube |
| S1.E02 | Mariage par annonce | Marriage by announcement | YouTube |
| S1.E03 | Le voyant | The clairvoyant | YouTube |
| S1.E04 | La voyante | The clairvoyant | YouTube |
| S1.E05 | L'avare | The miser | YouTube |
| S1.E06 | Le guichet | The counter | YouTube |
| S1.E07 | Le sachet | The bag | YouTube |
| S1.E08 | La convocation | The summons | YouTube |
| S1.E09 | Clients virtuels | Virtual clients | YouTube |
| S1.E10 | Le jeûneur | The faster | YouTube |
| S1.E11 | Taxi Phone | Taxi Phone | YouTube |
| S1.E12 | Coupe class | Classy cut | YouTube |
| S1.E13 | Piscine Hassan Beach | Hassan Beach swimming pool | YouTube |
| S1.E14 | Le dossier | The file | YouTube |
| S1.E15 | La jalouse | the wicket | YouTube |
| S1.E16 | Les mille et une nuit et bayouna | The thousand and one nights and bayouna | YouTube |
| S1.E17 | Le Tôlier | The Sheet metal worker | YouTube |
| S1.E18 | Cendrillon | Cinderella | YouTube |
| S1.E19 | Le gargotier 5 saisons | The 5 seasons tavern | YouTube |
| S1.E20 | La fête | The party | YouTube |
| S1.E21 | L'accusé | The accused | YouTube |
| S1.E22 | Un Mari pour ma fille | A husband for my daughter | YouTube |
| S1.E23 | Urgences | Emergencies | YouTube |
| S2.E01 | L'incident de l'éventail | The fan incident | YouTube |
| S2.E02 | Swiley | Swiley | YouTube |
| S2.E03 | Braquage | Heist | YouTube |
| S2.E04 | La classe spéciale | The special class | YouTube |
| S2.E05 | Les 3 enveloppes | The 3 envelopes | YouTube |
| S2.E06 | Atman | Atman | YouTube |
| S2.E07 | La fausse nounou | The fake nanny | YouTube |
| S2.E08 | Taille mannequin | Model size | YouTube |
| S2.E09 | Le psychologue | The psychologist | YouTube |
| S2.E10 | Mission impossible | Mission impossible | YouTube |
| S2.E11 | Bayana Jones | Bayana Jones | YouTube |
| S2.E12 | Le prisonnier | The prisoner | YouTube |
| S2.E13 | Chico et Fatcha | Chico and Fatcha | YouTube |
| S2.E14 | Drôles de dames | Charlie's Angels | YouTube |
| S2.E15 | Le Real nass mlah | The Real nass mlah | YouTube |
| S2.E16 | Le feuilleton | The soap opera | YouTube |
| S2.E17 | Les pirates | Pirates | (No Links) |
| S3.E01 | Voyage dans le temps 1 | Time travel 1 | YouTube |
| S3.E02 | Voyage dans le temps 2 | Time travel 2 | YouTube |
| S3.E03 | Bachir et les 7 soeurs | Bachir and the 7 sisters | YouTube |
| S3.E04 | La menace Asiatique | The Asian threat | YouTube |
| S3.E05 | Nass Mlah Airways | Nass Mlah Airways | YouTube |
| S3.E06 | L'épouse importée | The imported bride | YouTube |
| S3.E07 | Agence tous mariages | All marriage agency | YouTube |
| S3.E08 | Les feux de l'humour | The fires of humor | YouTube |
| S3.E09 | Le visa | The visa | YouTube |
| S3.E10 | Le ticket gagnant | The winning ticket | YouTube |
| S3.E11 | La vengeance de Yakout | Yakout's revenge | YouTube |
| S3.E12 | La tribu | The tribe | YouTube |
| S3.E13 | Z-files: l'affaire Boufarik | Z-files: the Boufarik affair | YouTube |
| S3.E14 | Haylandra | Haylandra | YouTube |
| S3.E15 | Blanche Neige et les 7 nains | Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | YouTube |
| S3.E16 | Nass Mlah Academy | Nass Mlah Academy | YouTube |
| S3.E17 | Mousty. Le Boxeur | Mousty. The Boxer | YouTube |
References
edit- ^ a b L'Intelligent (in French) (No. 2348–2359 ed.). Paris. 2006. p. 116.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)L'année dernière, elle [Biyouna] faisait un tabac dans la troisième saison de Nass Mlah City, la sitcom la plus populaire du pays.
- ^ a b Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2012). Alger 2012–2013 (avec cartes, photos et avis de lecteurs) (in French). p. 89.
Elle [Biyouna] redonne le sourire à une Algérie meurtrie par la décennie noire avec son rôle dans la série Nass Mlah City, grand succès populaire des années 2000.
- ^ Paris-Match (in French) (2997–3005 ed.). Paris. 2006. p. 54.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Elle est dirigée par Kahina Belarbi, 25 ans, mannequin et comédienne, idole des jeunes, qui joue dans deux sitcoms, « Nass Mlah City » (« Les gens bien de la cité »), et Binatna (« Entre nous »).
External links
edit- Online streaming on Humour DZ