The all-time favorite and unapologetic cartoon, The Simpsons, is the longest-running U.S. sitcom, scripted television series, and U.S. animated program.

With such records, it is to no-one's surprise to know that back in 2005, MBC producers thought Arabizing this hit show and bringing it to the Middle East would be a good idea.

Premiering on the first night of Ramadan that year, Al Shamshoon struggled and failed to be successful.

34 episodes in, the Arabic version of The Simpsons was pulled from MBC 1, leaving space for the original show to air.