العرض العادي is the Arabic dub of Regular Show. This Arabic dub has the particularity of having been produced with considerable delay, compared to other Cartoon Network original series, only being released in mid-2016.
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Censorship[]
The delay of Regular Show in the Middle East and North Africa was due to the difficulty of being able to adapt the series to an audience of Arab children, as the original English version had scenes that are notoriously contrary to the more conservative Islam.
In addition to the UK censorship of the show shared across EMEA Cartoon Network feeds, the Arabic-dubbed version on Cartoon Network Arabic also features these changes:
- The most common censorship is that of the catchphrase "My mom!" from Muscle Man, or any other phrase said by any character that includes said expression. The catchphrase was usually changed to "It's me!", "It's you!" or "I won't tell!". However, in some episodes, the catchphrase was retained.
- Insults that include the word "death" were changed.
- Any references to cutting tools (i.e. chainsaws) were eliminated from the script, especially if they are associated with killing or murder.
- There are a series of unaired episodes, due to suggestive scenes, violence or death:
- Season 1:
- Death Punchies
- The Unicorns Have Got to Go
- Season 2:
- It's Time
- Party Pete
- Brain Eraser
- Benson Be Gone
- But I Have a Receipt
- Muscle Woman
- Jinx
- Do Me a Solid
- Grave Sights
- Season 3:
- Camping Can Be Cool
- Cruisin'
- Fortune Cookie
- Butt Dial
- Yes Dude Yes
- Dead at Eight
- Access Denied
- Trucker Hall of Fame
- Fancy Restaurant
- Bad Kiss
- Season 4:
- Exit 9B
- Terror Tales of the Park II
- The first part (Payback/Party Bus) was broadcast without issues.
- Bald Spot
- The Christmas Special
- The Longest Weekend
- Do or Diaper
- Caveman
- K.I.L.I.T. Radio
- Meteor Moves
- Family BBQ
- Last Meal
- Party Re-Pete
- Steak Me Amadeus
- Season 5:
- Laundry Woes
- The Thanksgiving Special
- New Year's Kiss
- Dodge This
- Portable Toilet
- The Postcard
- Skips' Story
- Bad Portrait
- I Like You Hi
- Play Date
- Catching the Wave
- Skips in the Saddle
- Real Date
- Season 6:
- Maxin' and Relaxin'
- New Bro on Campus
- The End of Muscle Man
- The Real Thomas
- White Elephant Gift Exchange
- Merry Christmas Mordecai
- Sad Sax
- Park Managers' Lunch
- Married and Broke
- Benson's Suit
- 1000th Chopper Flight Party
- Men in Uniform
- Garage Door
- Brilliant Century Duck Crisis
- Not Great Double Date
- Dumped at the Altar
- Season 7:
- Dumptown USA
- The episode was censored for its references to depression and alcohol consumption (the latter being prohibited in many Islamic countries).
- The Parkie Awards
- The Lunch Club
- Local News Legend
- The Dome Experiment
- Struck by Lightning
- Just Friends
- Benson's Pig
- The Eileen Plan
- Hello China
- Crazy Fake Plan
- Snow Tubing
- Guys Night 2
- Rigby Goes to the Prom
- Pam I Am
- Dumptown USA
- Season 8:
- Lost and Found
- Fries Night
- Operation Hear No Evil
- Space Escape
- New Beds
- Mordeby and Rigbecai
- Alpha Dome
- Terror Tales of the Park VI
- The Ice Tape
- The Key to the Universe
- No Train No Gain
- Christmas in Space
- Kill 'Em with Kindness
- Meet the Seer
- Cheer Up Pops
- A Regular Epic Final Battle
- The seasons that were the most censored were seasons 2 and 3.
- The latter half of season 8 did not air for unknown reasons.
- The banned episodes from seasons 1 and 2 were eventually released on Netflix, with the addition of the show to the platform on February 3, 2024. The banned episodes from season 3 were also added on a later date, on March 2024.
- Any scenes in these episodes that were not dubbed over due to censorship were left in the original English audio and subtitled in Arabic.
- The episode "Over the Top" was redubbed for Netflix, as every scene where Rigby was dead got cut in the original version.
- Season 1:
- The broadcast on Cartoon Network MENA (which airs the exact same Arabic dub as Cartoon Network Arabic alongside the original English version) is also noticeably censored compared to the Turner EMEA prints that it is based upon, albeit in noticeably different ways.
Notes[]
- Although the series never aired on the Arabic Cartoon Network feed until 2016, it has aired before in the MENA region in English on the paid Cartoon Network HQ feed on OSN, which has been later replaced with Cartoon Network MENA since 1 July 2016.
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