Al Mouaallima Wal Oustaz (Arabic: المعلّمة والأستاذ English: The teacher and the professor) is a popular Lebanese television series made during the 80s, Starring Ibrahim Maraachli, Hind Abi-Llama and Layla Karam. The series was broadcast on Télé Liban, the Lebanese national broadcaster and had a total of 13 episodes.
Al Mouaallima wal Oustaz takes place in a private school, named "Mahou L-Oummiya" (Arabic: محو الأُمّيّة, English: Erase Analphabetism), where two professors teach grown-ups the basics of Arabic language. The first professor, a sympathetic man called Ibrahim (Ibrahim Meraachli), tries to marry the other teacher, played by Hind Abi-Llama, and finally succeeds. During this general Leitmotive, there are many comical events that happen, involving the two teachers, the principal and the students. The school's principal is Sitt Zarifeh (translates to Mrs. Sympathetic, although the character is the complete opposite), played by Layla Karam.
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| Producer | Antoine Remi |
| Director | Ghassan Ashkar |
| Scenario | |
| Decor | Talal Neeman |
| Audio | Georges Feghali |
| Light | Elie Nassif |
| Character | Actor | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim | Teacher | Tries to marry Hind and succeeds | |
| Hind | Teacher | Marries Ibrahim | |
| Zarife | Principal | ||
| Character | Actor | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou L-Aabed | Ahmad Khalifeh | Student | Is a butcher with strong personality |
| Pierrot | Pierre Geamegian | Student | A man with also strong personality, who still think he is a child |
| Yousef | Yousef Fakhri | Student | A francophone and little bit effeminate student who suffers from his mothers' crave for men |
| Amalia | Amalia Abi Saleh | Student | |
| Shafiq | Shafiq Hassan | Student | A man who has a strong personality and has diabetes |
| Jean | Jean Khdayr | Student | Always wearing a "Tarbouche" and carrying his bag on his back even when seated |
| 'Afifé | Hind's maid | ||
| Aalia' | Aalia' Nemri | Pierrot's mother | |
The music of the introduction is titled T'as fait du beau boulot, which translates from French to "You made a good Job". During the show, there are many mixing of the three languages, Arabic, English and French. This comes from the fact that Lebanese people are generally very fluent in the three, and usually use a combination of the three in their everyday discussions.
The song ending the series in the last episode is called Mitl El Ghouraba Mnetla'a (We meet as strangers). It was made and sung by Rabih El-Khouly.
The 13 episode series has been uploaded to YouTube by Shoof Drama Zaman titled "مسلسل المعلمة والأستاذ الحلقة 1 - إبراهيم مرعشلي - هند أبي اللمع".