#1 Happy Family USA TV review — a chaotic animated comedy about post-9/11 paranoia

‘#1 Happy Family USA’ Review: TV Shows About Terrified Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Able to Be This Funny

“#1 Happy Family USA” opens on September 10, 2001 — a day like any other. For the Hussein family, that means Rumi (voiced by Ramy Youssef) wakes up to put on his new, oversized, knock-off Michael Jordan jersey. (Instead of the No. 23, it’s double zeroes, and instead of “Bulls” it says “Balls.”) Before he can complain, his father scolds him for costing the family too much money. (A written breakdown of his monthly expenses includes $4.71 for “vid…

#1 Happy Family USA TV review — a chaotic animated comedy about post-9/11 paranoia

Amazon Prime Video series about an Egyptian-American family satirises both cultures

Post-9/11 America as told by Ramy Youssef in #1 Happy Family USA

The beginning of each episode of #1 Happy Family USA — the latest comedy series from award-winning actor, filmmaker and comedian Ramy Youssef — comes with a content warning. It asks audiences not to take its, shall we say, colourful representation of Arabs and Muslims too seriously; nor its portrayals of New Jersey residents, 'white girls called Courtney' and a few other groups that pop up in this nostalgic animated endeavour. That's one of its …

The themes are difficult, the genre easy: Ramy Youssef wants to work on America's traumas after September 11, 2001 in an animated series. And otherwise the star has no fear of clear attitudes.

Ramy Youssef's Post-9/11 Animated Series Debuts on Prime Video: A Blend of Satire and Emotion

Prime Video has unveiled its latest adult animated series, “#1 Happy Family USA,” which immerses viewers in the life of a Muslim American family residing in New Jersey during the turbulent post-9/11 era. Co-created by Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady, this animated adventure offers a unique mix of comedy and satire, navigating the complexities and sensitivities of a post-9/11 world. The collaboration between these two comedic minds sets the stage for …

Mona Chalabi on the joy and trauma behind #1 Happy Family USA

Film and TV Mona Chalabi on the joy and trauma behind #1 Happy Family USA The new Amazon Prime comedy from Ramy Youssef about a Muslim family living in the wake of the 9/11 attacks is a radical, politically sharp sitcom Leila Latif – 17 April 2025 The Hussein family with George W Bush in #1 Happy Family USA. Picture courtesy of Prime/Amazon Content Services LLC The field of animation allows creatives to truly let loose, and #1 Happy Family USA f…