هايدي (Arabic, 1984)

This is one of the first Arabic dubbings produced in the Persian Gulf in the early 1980s. The dubbing was produced by a cast of Arab actors of various nationalities, being recorded mainly in Kuwait, in association with an American studio, located in Hollywood, USA. It also had the participation of the Jordanian singer Sameera Nimri, in the opening and credits.

Cast

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Adaptation

 * The original opening theme, Oshiete, was replaced by a traditional Arabic-style song simply titled 'Heidi', which was written by Kuwaiti Adel Asfour, and performed by Jordanian Sameera Nimri. Asfour also composed a number of theme songs for the Arabic dub, which were all also performed by Sameera Nimri, including an ending theme song.
 * In the rest of the series, in this dub, the vast majority of BGMs without lyrics from the Japanese version tend to be kept. However, all the Japanese songs with lyrics are not dubbed, and are replaced by their own soundtrack, also with an Arabic style in line with the opening.
 * All the credits of the series, both initial and final, are made by hand, something that was common at that time.
 * Despite the fact that at that time copyright rules were not as common or strict as they are now, at the end of the credits the Zuiyo Eizo studio is credited, so it suggests that dubbing is legal. Added to that, all the original BGMs are used, and creditless images were received for the corresponding adaptation.