The Matumbilas

A breezy, joke-dense cartoon that turns the friction between immigrant parents and their American kids into warm, silly, easy watching.

Created by

Zul Manzi

Genres

Animation, Comedy

Starring

Denise Khumalo, Gabrielle Barlatier, Chris Yates

Tagline

Fake conspiracies, Trap music, and Halal Gyros

Overview

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.

How it feels

Light, satirical, warm and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Family, immigration, identity, coming-of-age

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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