Melon City Show

TV show

Melon City Show

Genre|

* Political satire
* Black comedy

Created by| Ali Fadhil
Country of origin| Iraq
Original language| Arabic
No. of seasons| 4
No. of episodes| 136
Production
Running time| 50–60 minutes
Production company| Melon City Company
Original release
Network|

* Hona Baghdad (2015–2017)
* Asia (2017–2018)
* Dijlah TV (2017–2020)
* UTV (2020–present)

Release| July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) –
present

Wilayat Batikh (Melon State Show or Melon City Show, Arabic: ولاية بطيخ) is an Iraqi sketch comedy television show created by Iraqi TV presenter and comedian Ali Fadel. The show premiered on Hona Baghdad on July 30, 2015.[1][2]

Each episode of the show consist mainly of several pre-taped skits. The sketches cover a variety of societal topics, often with focus on Iraqi popular culture, and politics. After the success of the show, the cast presented live on-stage performances to live audience.

On May 18, 2017, Ali Fadel, a star and presenter of the show, announced that the show would be moving to another channel next season.[3] On July 14, 2017, season three premiered on Dijlah TV.[4] On August 11, 2017, Asia Satellite Television got broadcasting rights of the show.[5]

## Etymology

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Melon City or City of Melon is a literal translation of an Iraqi Arabic proverb that means a city without regard for the law, to briefly describe a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government.[6]

## See also

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* Hona Baghdad Satellite Channel

## References

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1. ^ "Politics, terror are laughing matter on Iraqi TV". The Arab Weekly. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
2. ^ "الموقع الرسمي لبرنامج ولاية بطيخ". meloncityshow.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-06-17.
3. ^ ولاية بطيخ | Melon City Show (2017-05-18), حلقات ماقبل الموسم الثالث الحلقة 11, retrieved 2017-06-17
4. ^ Host, Unix. "الفرات الإخباري | انطلاق الموسم الثالث لـ "ولاية بطيخ" على شاشة قناة دجلة". www.alforat.info. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
5. ^ "قناة آسيا » ولاية بطيخ". www.asiasat.tv (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-09-03.
6. ^ https://plus.google.com/u/0/115627928338362597397/posts/fi3ENq4vjPK [dead link]

## External links

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* Official Website

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