El Kabeer Awy

El-Kabeer Awi is an Egyptian sitcom acted by Ahmed Mekky. Its first part was in Ramadan 2010, the series was stopped in its middle, because Ahmed Mekky had broken his leg, and had to stay at home for a month, the series was continued in the name of El Kabeer Awi 2, and it was released in Ramadan 2011. Each part was only 15 episodes. A third, fourth and fifth part were released in 2013, 2014 and 2015, then it stopped.

Overview

The main character of this show is Egyptian comedian and movie star Ahmed Mekki. He plays three characters in this show by changing up his image by the use of wigs and makeup. His first character is the mayor of Al-Mazarita, which is a fake village in Egypt.^[1] Earlier in his life, he met an American woman and had twins with her. One child stayed in Egypt while the other went to America (both children are played by Mekki). Once he is on his deathbed, his child that grew up in America goes over to Egypt to claim his father's title.^[2] The sons battle to see who will take over, but it is more about which son is deemed the funniest.^[3] Hazal'om, another character of one of Mekky's previous movies, is introduced in Season 3 as Al-Kabeer and Johnny's long-lost brother from Abdeen, a small village in Egypt. They eventually get rid of him as he goes to Saudi Arabia to visit his mother who is about to get married. He returns in the Season 3 finale as a millionaire who buys Al-Kabeer and Johnny's house. In Season 4, he explains how he became a millionaire after a project in Tanzania. In the Season 4 finale, another new character is introduced in Na'eem Al-Kabeer Awy, their long lost brother from Sudan who inherits his father's money. In Season 5, he gives Al-Kabeer his father's company in Turkey. While in Turkey, he gets attacked by a gang and gets his passport stolen, losing his memory in the process. After months of trying to get in contact with Al-Kabeer, Hazal'om travels to Turkey to search for him. Meanwhile, Al-Kabeer is taken by an old lady as she lets him stay at her place and gives him a new name in "Mohannad". While there, he falls in love with a lady named "Khoshnaf". He begins working for "Baba Doblos" at his boxing gym, where he cleans the bathroom. One day, he is bullied by a boxer named Roman who challenges him to a match. Al-Kabeer loses and Baba Doblos finds out. He convinces to train him to become a boxer. Meanwhile, Khoshnaf's father finds out that she is in love with Al-Kabeer and threatens to kill him. He says the only way for him to marry his daughter is to defeat Roman. Elsewhere, Hazal'om visits his friend Yuri in order to help him find his brother. There, he meets Sasha, a serial killer who works for Yuri. As Hazal'om and Yuri are discussing business, a man in a metal suit kills Yuri with a sword and runs off. As Yuri is dying, he tells Hazal'om to give Sasha his ring but Hazal'om keeps it for himself, making him the leader of the mafia. After Al-Kabeer finally beats Roman, Hazal'om and his mafia attack. Hazal'om hides while the mafia take care of business. As Hazal'om is hiding, he recognizes Al-Kabeer's voice and saves him from getting shot by Sasha. They both wake up at the hospital and Al-Kabeer gains his memory back, but forgets everything that happened in Turkey. Hazal'om tells him the whole story and says his goodbyes to Sasha while Al-Kabeer says his goodbyes to Khoshnaf. When they go back to Cairo, Al-Kabeer discovers that his wife is an asylum and won't be out till 6 months. In the Season 5 finale, Hazal'om and the gang save the planet from a meteoroid. It is shown in this episode that Hazal'om, Al-Kabeer and Johnny start getting along as Hazal'om and the gang say their goodbyes.

This show tries to go after American culture. A few examples of this is cornrows, playing American football, and wearing unmatched clothing. This show started off grabbing people's attention because some of the plot is inspired by characters and stories in Mekki's previous movies.^[4]

References

Cast: Ahmed Mekky Donia Samir Ghanem