Bidding the World Farewell
When Mahzouza and Mabrouka claim their share in their father's inheritance, their uncle seizes it, claiming that they're a couple of lunatics, and admits them into a…
Comedy, Drama • Series • 1987 • 1 season
Starring: Souad Abdullah, Hayat Al-Fahad, Ali AlMufeedi
Created by: Abdulhamid Al-Rifai
S1 E1 - Episode 1
Mabrouka suffers the mistreatment of her aunt Haifaa's husband as well as her uncle Ya'coub. As she claims her inheritance, they force her to marry her cousin, Nabil. Helpless, Mabrouka runs to her sister Mahzouza, whom her uncle admitted into a mental hospital to seize her inheritance.
Apr 28, 1987 • 44m
S1 E2 - Episode 2
Reunited at the mental hospital, Mabrouka and Mahzouza flee the institution to exact revenge on the husband of a fellow inmate, Ghanima, for taking another wife and torturing their daughter. Once their mission is accomplished, the sisters return to the hospital.
Apr 29, 1987 • 48m
S1 E3 - Episode 3
The hospital manager gives orders to have Mabrouka and Mahzouza in a solitary ward. Ya'coub and his wife plot against the sisters. They prepare food with explosives within it and ask Dr. Sharkan to give it to them, which he does.
Apr 30, 1987 • 45m
S1 E4 - Episode 4
As Sharkan allows the patients to go on a walk, Mabrouka and Mahzouza seize the chance and flee in a car. They head to their uncle's and threaten him to give them their inheritance. The police take the sisters back to the hospital where they hypnotize Abu Akil.
May 1, 1987 • 49m
S1 E5 - Episode 5
Now that Abu Akil is hypnotized, Mabrouka and Mahzouza prompt him to give orders to have them discharged. Once he is conscious, Dr. Abu Akil sends them to be confined in the cooling chamber.
May 2, 1987 • 49m
S1 E6 - Episode 6
Mabrouka and Mahzouza successfully flee the hospital and think of a way to get their uncle to return their money.
May 3, 1987 • 46m
S1 E7 - Episode 7
Ya'coub accuses his two nieces of theft and reports them to the police, but Nabil absolves them and reveals his father's plot to have them imprisoned. Mahzouza and Mabrouka leave the house and look for jobs to fend for themselves, away from their uncle.
May 4, 1987 • 47m
S1 E8 - Episode 8
Mabrouka and Mahzouza start working at a hairdresser's, but the business owner fires them as she learns they've been telling the clients that the products they use are of poor quality. Their next job at a supermarket is also a failure as they terribly market the items.
May 5, 1987 • 46m
S1 E9 - Episode 9
Failing to land another job, Mabrouka and Mahzouza feign illness to get admitted into a hospital. However, things go wrong as it turns out they entered a private hospital and they have to pay the bill for their stay there. Cash-strapped, they flee the hospital.
May 6, 1987 • 45m
S1 E10 - Episode 10
The two sisters work as maids, Mahzouza at Dr. Tiba's and Mabrouka at Composer Ahmed's, who admires her piano skills.
May 7, 1987 • 49m
S1 E11 - Episode 11
Ahmed's wife quarrels with him for allowing Mabrouka to play his piano. As for Mahzouza, she spends her time caring for Dr. Tiba's children, as their own mother who preaches about child care often neglects her own kids. Faisal learns the two sisters escaped from the mental hospital.
May 8, 1987 • 45m
S1 E12 - Episode 12
As Tiba learns that Mahzouza and Mabrouka are escapees from the mental asylum, they flee to look for other jobs and rent an apartment. However, they're shocked to see their pictures in the newspaper.
May 9, 1987 • 49m
S1 E13 - Episode 13
Mahzouza and Mabrouka form a band. As their uncle finds out, he and his wife Haifaa ask to join in. However, things go terribly wrong and the band breaks up.
May 10, 1987 • 46m
S1 E14 - Episode 14
Mabrouka and Mahzouza get new jobs at a company, and as Mabrouka learns that the manager is cheating on his wife, she informs the latter. As it is revealed that corruption rules in the company, the sisters report some employees to the police.
May 11, 1987 • 45m
S1 E15 - Episode 15
Mabrouka and Mahzouza meet the company's owner, Abu Fadl, to acquaint him with the corruption inside his company. The sisters learn that Abu Khaled bought their house, and his wife passed away upon learning that he took a second wife.
May 12, 1987 • 39m
S1 E16 - Episode 16
Finale.
May 13, 1987 • 50m
About This Show
Bidding the World Farewell
When Mahzouza and Mabrouka claim their share in their father's inheritance, their uncle seizes it, claiming that they're a couple of lunatics, and admits them into a psychiatric hospital. However, they escape from the hospital and embark on a journey to expose the truth and claim their rights.
Comedy, Drama • TV Series • 1987
Details
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- First aired
- Apr 28, 1987
- Last aired
- May 13, 1987
- Status
- Ended