The Matumbilas
“Fake conspiracies, Trap music, and Halal Gyros”
The Matumbilas is an animated comedy series about a Tanzanian family living in the middle class United States. The series deals with culture clashes between the immigrated parents, Hashim and Zainat Matumbila and their first-generation American children, Amina, Rajab and Zulfiqar Matumbila.
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The Matumbilas is an animated comedy series about a quirky immigrant family, trying to maintain their Tanzanian heritage, while living in a chaotic suburban city.
1.Standout Student
01-01-20207mWhile The Matumbila's are starting to have dinner, Zulfiqar tells his family about the strange experiences he dealt with in school earlier that day, as he prepares to do a project...
2.Good Ol' Pork
01-01-20209mAs Zulfiqar goes back to school, he encounters the repercussions for not telling his teacher, (Mrs. McCrust), that he doesn't eat pepperoni pizza.
3.Smackdown!
01-01-20209mZainat decides to invite her friends from the Tanzanian community, (The Pintu's) over for dinner. However, as one of the kids from The Pintu's creates a ruckus, Hashim has his own...
4.Home Invasion
01-01-202010mZainat lets her younger brother, Uncle Abdullah, stay with her and the rest of the family at her house. Meanwhile, everybody in the house, except her, wants him to leave immediatel...
- Ep 5
5.King of Babblin’
01-01-202015mRajab and Zulfiqar both encounter neighborhood clout chaser, "Terry Tyler Thomas". When Terry begs Rajab to be in his music projects, Rajab rejects his offer. Therefore, Terry deci...
- Ep 6
6.Don’t Worry, It’s Halal
01-01-202015mAmina gets her first job working at ABC Halal Fried Chicken. Word spreads around from the local Tanzanian community, and they try to get free food from her. As she gets fired, Hash...
- Ep 7
7.Gotta Be Swank
01-01-202014mRajab tries to join a local social media chasing group called “Fury Society”, whose whole demeanor is to be swank. Rajab is then contemplating whether or not he should follow what...
- Ep 8
8.In-Between Events
01-01-20202mA deeper look into the day-to-day life of The Matumbilas, when much is not going on. Random calls from family members back in Tanzania, soccer games, and watching Maburu Maburu.
- Ep 9
9.Happy Anniversary Cassavas!
01-01-202014mZainat tries to convince Hashim to have a party for their wedding anniversary, but Hashim hates parties and just wants to enjoy his cassavas. However, Zainat convinces Hashim for a...
- Ep 10
10.Coming From America
01-01-202015mZulfiqar is irritated by a girl from his community who has a crush on him, Deserae. After he goes to sleep, he wakes in a whole new utopia as his family is wealthy and he's forced...
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