Overview of '1001 Nights' Season 1

1001 Nights (2011)

1001 Nights features Shahrzad, a storyteller, in a Persian court with her sister Donyazad, King Shahryar, Prince Shahzaman and a playful monkey named Maymoon.

Writing:

Aly Jetha
Shabnam Rezaei

Stars:

Release Date: 2011-12-25
Seasons: 1 2

6.5/10

Country: CA
Language: English
Runtime: 11

Season 1 Episode List

Episode 1 - The Joke's on You
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A mischievous boy thinks it’s funny to play practical jokes until he gets his family lost in the woods. As things go from bad to worse, he realizes he may have played one prank too many.
Episode 2 - King Bitehard
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A young prince who is sensitive about his big teeth learns a valuable lesson on how to treat others.
Episode 3 - Sinbad and the Valley of the Serpents
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Sinbad and his trusty sidekick, Dina, enjoy a wacky adventure as they pursue wealth and riches in the fearsome Valley of the Serpents.
Episode 4 - Manjab's Just Desserts
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A young boy works in a bakery and begins to steal the merchandise. It’s the perfect crime until he can no longer hide the evidence.
Episode 5 - Princess Rou
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A not-so-attractive princess must choose between suitors who want to marry her for her money, so she demands they defeat her in the wrestling ring first.
Episode 6 - What's Yours is Mine
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A fisherman refuses to sell a pearl given to him by a mermaid. Unfortunately, the emperor is determined to have it.
Episode 7 - True Treasure
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A man has a dream that riches wait for him inside a palace. He follows his dream only to find that his true treasure was something entirely different.
Episode 8 - Sinbad and the Cyclops
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Sinbad and Dina are once again off on a wild adventure that takes them to the far off island of the Cyclops.
Episode 9 - Hunchback's Tale
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Everyone thinks they were responsible for the death of a poor hunchback. The truth is far stranger than they imagined.
Episode 10 - Agrabroka
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A bag of gold makes its way through an entire town and changes the lives of everyone there.
Episode 11 - Give Until It Hurts
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A poor man inherits a large sum of money and is surprised to see all the new friends he suddenly has. In the end, he learns what true friendship means.
Episode 12 - Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves
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Ali Baba’s town is robbed by the famed forty thieves. When he follows their trail, Ali finds their hidden cave, filled with stolen treasure. He takes it back, but he incurs the wrath of their leader, Tabnak the Terrible.
Episode 13 - Keeping Up With The Jinns
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A man stumbles across a bottle and a lamp in the middle of the desert. When he opens them, two genies appear who hate each other.
Episode 14 - King For a Day
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A man brags that he could run things better if he were in charge. He gets his chance.
Episode 15 - Abu Sabir
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When everyone in town goes running off to find treasure, the ever patient Abu Sabir refuses to participate.
Episode 16 - Bigger, Badder, Badr
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A lone man stands up to an evil tyrant and incurs his wrath.
Episode 17 - The Boy Who Cried Science
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A young boy is forced to deal with ignorance and fear when superstition takes over his town.
Episode 18 - Prince Ahmad
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A young prince is commanded to lead his country into battle and learns what it takes to be a great king.
Episode 19 - It's a Steal
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A suspicious looking man is accused of stealing from his neighbors. The townspeople learn that things are not always what they seem.
Episode 20 - Which Way Is Up?
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A family goes in search of a better life but they descend into bickering and hatred when they can’t agree on the right path to take. In the end, they learn there is more than one way up the mountain.
Episode 21 - To Hatch a Thief
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When ordinary townspeople resort to stealing, they soon learn what it’s like to have to live among thieves.
Episode 22 - The Gift of Norooz
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A poor family learns the true spirit of giving during the Persian New Year.
Episode 23 - Creature Karma
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A young girl befriends three animals who lead her on an interesting journey.
Episode 24 - Just My Luck
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An unlucky man just can't get a break.
Episode 25 - Details, Details...
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A loose bolt on a wagon wheel sets in motion a chain of events that ends up destroying an entire town.
Episode 26 - Sinbad in Solitude
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A shipwrecked Sinbad and Dina embark on an hilarious voyage that takes them to the exotic island of the Wok Wok women.