Waktu Rehat Explained

Alt Name:As the Bell Rings Malaysia
Genre:Comedy
Starring:Nik Adruce
Juzzthin
Tengku Iezahdiyana Nurhanie Tengku Alaudin
Farhanna Qismina
Addy Ashraf
Nurul Elfira Loy
Sharon Alaina Stephen
Cindy Alisha
Amirul Hakim
Nasiruddin Nasir
Nicholas Cheng
Ashmen Iskandar Weiss
Syuhaida Abraz
Open Theme:"Waktu Rehat"
Country:Malaysia
Language:Malay
English
Num Seasons:3
Num Episodes:43
List Episodes:List of Waktu Rehat episodes
Executive Producer:Jennifier S. Ng
Producer:Lina Tan
Mona Tan
(Producer)
Mary Aw
Jefferey Yong
Editor:John Hafiz
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:7 minutes
Company:Red Communications Sdn. Bhd
Disney Channel Original Productions
Channel:Disney Channel Asia
Disney XD Asia
TV9 (Malaysia)
Related:As the Bell Rings

Waktu Rehat, also known as As the Bell Rings Malaysia, is a Disney Channel Asia original television series based on the Disney Channel Italy series Quelli dell'intervallo. The series follows a group of Malaysian lower secondary school students at the fictional S.M. Jalan Mas (Golden Road Secondary School) in the school hallway during recess.

The series premiered on August 31, 2010, and ran for three seasons until July 21, 2012. The first episode, titled "Durian Breath" or "Nafas Durian", was shown online on August 18, 2010 on Disney Channel Asia's website and YouTube channel. The series aired every Saturday and Sunday at 11:50 MST, with English subtitles added in each episode. All three seasons of the series were released to Disney+ Hotstar in 2021.[1]

Cast and characters

Main

Minor characters

Settings

Theme song and opening sequence

The show theme song, "Waktu Rehat", is adopted and translated to Malay from the original Italian version (which is also used by most of the international versions of the series) and was performed by the cast themselves.

The opening title sequence of the series begins by the main characters introducing themselves, this was followed by a scenario where the characters are bored in a comical drawn classroom and waiting for the recess to arrive. As the school bell finally rings to mark the recess, the characters dances cheerfully. The sequence ends when the characters taking the class photo and the title logo is featured.

Lyrics

Adam song, "Budak Baru"

Lyrics

|Aku BedabaruManjani kawaIning dabadiru Meinkena nalaAkumala beinyat sahumanKamula bakulat and kaman

Mini episodes

Challenge

The Challenge is a game set by the characters, which serves as a mini-episode of the series.

  1. "Shuffle challenge" by Faiz
  2. "Durian eating challenge" by Kieran
  3. "Thumb wrestling challenge" by Mindy
  4. "Cake decorating challenge" by Anding
  5. "Pantun challenge" by Luna
  6. "Make-up challenge" by Amirah
  7. "Rapping challenge" by Syed
  8. "Impersonations challenge" by Wai Chong

The Mystery Files

The Mystery Files is a crime series set by characters to let viewers decide who was responsible for most of these incidents throughout the series.

  1. "Where's Julie?": The spirit is guilty = Julie was missing
  2. "The Missing Sodium": Luna is guilty = Anding lost his sodium
  3. "Deadly Durian": Amirah is guilty = Kieran fainted after smelling some durian
  4. "Zombie Prank": Adam is guilty = The toilet had a zombie
  5. "Guitar String": Wai Chong is guilty = Adam's guitar string was broken
  6. "Moustache": Julie is guilty = Kieran grew a moustache
  7. "Apple Crumble": Amirah is guilty = Suresh's apple crumble became spicy
  8. "Missing Sandwich": Syed is guilty = Wai Chong lost his sandwich

Episodes

See main article: List of Waktu Rehat episodes.

Reception

Below are the seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Waktu Rehat on Disney Channel Asia.

Season Timeslot Season premiere Season finale Viewers
(in millions)
1 Saturday and Sunday at 12:00 MSTAugust 31, 2010 December 25, 2010 2.08[2]
2 March 12, 2011 September 14, 2011 5.09[3]
3 Saturday and Sunday at 11:45 MST March 10, 2012 July 21, 2012

Rule numbering

It is revealed in "Behind the Scenes of Waktu Rehat" by Nicholas Cheng that there are 54,321 rules enumerated in the rule book of S.M. Jalan Mas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-08-20 . 14 Local Blockbusters & Hit Shows On Disney+ Hotstar You Don't Wanna Miss Out On . 2022-09-21 . Says.
  2. http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Lebih2jutatontonWaktuRehat/Article/index_html Lebih 2 juta tonton Waktu Rehat
  3. http://parenthots.com/news_and_events/news/New-girl-joins-Waktu-Rehat-Season-3.aspx