About this season
1001 Nights features Shahrzad, a storyteller, in a Persian court with her sister Donyazad, King Shahryar, Prince Shahzaman and a playful monkey named Maymoon.
Episodes (26)
1. The Tale of Taymour and Tiny
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
Taymour accidentally knocks an egg out of a bird’s nest and decides to care for it. When he does, he gets a big surprise.
2. The Boy and the Panther
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
Nadeem witnesses a crime at the fair and sees that the wrong person gets blamed. Since he wasn’t supposed to be there, he can’t tell anyone or he’ll get in trouble.
3. Abu Kassim’s Smelly Shoes
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A grouchy old man inherits a pair of smelly shoes. No matter how hard he tries, he is unable to get rid of them.
4. The Bandits of Basra
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
Mujab and Sameer pretend to be lawmen in order to land jobs as sheriffs in a small town. What they don’t realize is that they have to arrest the most vicious bandit in the territory.
5. The Genie, the Fish, the Wolf and the Witch
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
When Shahryar can’t sleep, Shahrzad tells a series of stories within stories that become fascinatingly intertwined.
6. The Forbidden City of Shenzhen
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
Ahn-Ming climbs to the other side of the forbidden wall to learn that everything he’s been taught about his evil neighbors is wrong.
7. The Broken Jewel
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
Two servants accidentally break a jewel from the king’s crown. In order to avoid getting caught, they must find another one at the top of Asir Mountain.
8. The Boy Who Became a Genie
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
Dissatisfied with his life, Harif trades places with a genie, only to discover that his boring life wasn’t so bad after all.
9. The Tale of the Mountain and the Valley
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A silly rumor spreads like wildfire through two communities, causing them to go to war with each other.
10. Three Tales of a Daydreaming Boy
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A set of three shorts about two artists who compete for the same customers, a thirsty bird who struggles to drink the water at the bottom of a bottle, and two kids who accidentally release a mischievous genie.
11. The Riddle of the Ruined Tomb
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
Three witnesses to a crime each give different accounts about what really happened.
12. The Merchant and the Pickpocket
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A young pickpocket learns that there is no honor among thieves.
13. Arman the Cheat
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
When a young boy gets away with cheating, he decides that crime really does pay.
14. Abu Hassan’s Legendary Wedding
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A wedding goes horribly wrong when the groom appears to have uncontrollable flatulence.
15. The King Who Became a Slave
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A king learns what happens when he’s out of touch with his people.
16. The Spoon That Ruined Everything
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
People in a small community see a spoon for the first time and begin to fight over it.
17. The King Who Outlawed Laughter
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A king tries to execute his prisoners but no matter what he does, he is unable to kill them.
18. Sinbad and the Black Diamond
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
Sinbad is off once more on a hilarious adventure. This time he battles the dread pirate Santiago for a mysterious black diamond that possesses strange powers.
19. The Man Who Went Back in Time
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A man complains his life would have been better if he’d been given his neighbour’s lucky breaks. When he gets the chance to go back in time and change things, however, he realizes it’s not as easy as he imagined.
20. The Schoolmaster
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A con man lies his way into a job as a Schoolmaster and learns an unexpected lesson about the value of integrity.
21. The Tale of the Haunted Palace
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
When their wagon breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Shahryar, Shahrzad, Shahzaman, and Donyazad are forced to spend the night in a haunted palace.
22. Habib and the Baby Genie
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A baby genie and a human genie are switched at birth.
23. Three Tales of a Daydreaming Girl
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A second set of shorts about a cat who befriends a bird, a genie-in-training, and a little pickpocket who finds kindness in others.
24. Abu Mohammad Lazybones
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
A simpleton rises to become the leader of a town without trying to.
25. Sinbad Forever
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
When Sinbad destroys the Queen’s fleet, he gets stripped of his rank and becomes homeless.
26. One Thousand and One Nights
Aired 15 January 2013 • 11 min
The story of how the book of 1001 Nights came to be.