Name: 5 Stars Family
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Samia Al Jazayeri, Amal Arafa, Fares Al-Helou

Episodes

30 episodes · December 1994 – January 1995

Episode 1: 1. Bad LuckDecember 11, 1994 · 33 min
Samar falls down the stairs when Farhan arrives while she is cleaning. Umm Khaled (Khaled's mother) brings Sawsan to Umm Ahmed (Ahmed's mother) to help her with childbirth. Samar's mother tells her daughter about what happened to her in the police station.
Episode 2: 2. Bad ReputationDecember 12, 1994 · 27 min
As the mother asks about Farhan, it's revealed that his name is the same as an escaped criminal's, who is also married with kids, and the criminal's wife arrives to ask about her husband. The mother asks Farhan for confirmation that he has no standing sentences.
Episode 3: 3. The First of the MonthDecember 13, 1994 · 28 min
Samar suspects that Abu Mahmoud (Mahmoud's father) took her missing necklace. Umm Taysir (Taysir's mother) resorts to fortune-telling to figure out the truth. Ahmed reveals that he is the one who hid the necklace.
Episode 4: 4. Good DeedDecember 14, 1994 · 31 min
When a thief breaks into their house, Ahmed beats him until they all believe him dead. Their neighbor finds out and carries him to his own apartment. The neighbor eventually reveals that the thief is alive and that he stole his phone before fleeing.
Episode 5: 5. Oil SpotDecember 15, 1994 · 30 min
A misunderstanding causes Samar to mistakenly thinks that Farhan is cheating on her and kicks him out. When the truth is revealed, Abu Farhan (Farhan's father) calls him back.
Episode 6: 6. Heavy GuestDecember 16, 1994 · 31 min
The mother has Samar leave a note for Ahmed to buy meat from the market, and another note for Abu Farhan to tell him that she is going to leave the door open for him. The notes get mixed up and Abu Farhan buys the meat.

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Episode 7: 7. MisunderstandingDecember 17, 1994 · 27 min
The mother leaves to help deliver a woman. When a guy arrives to ask about her mother, Samar thinks that she was kidnapped. When she grows to suspect that Farhan is working for the gang, she ties him up. The mother returns and clears the misunderstanding.
Episode 8: 8. Good TripDecember 18, 1994 · 33 min
As the mother takes her three children and her daughter's fiancé Farhan on a trip, Umm Khaled rents out their apartment. Farhan and Ahmed initially believe that the apartment is inhabited by Jin before the truth is revealed.
Episode 9: 9. Rent & RentalDecember 19, 1994 · 32 min
Abu Wasfy (Wasfy's father) brings a foreign student to rent a room in Umm Samar's house. Ahmed suggests that he weds the foreign student to foil Umm Khaled's plans.
Episode 10: 10. Attempted MurderDecember 20, 1994 · 30 min
When the mother falls ill, she undergoes a series of tests. Umm Taysir tells Umm Samar that she only has two months to live. It's revealed that the results Farhan got do not belong to Umm Samar.
Episode 11: 11. Counter AdvertismentDecember 21, 1994 · 37 min
A TV crew uses the window of Umm Ahmed's apartment. When the director offers the mother the chance to star in a series, she asks Farhan to postpone his wedding for a month.
Episode 12: 12. Free TradeDecember 22, 1994 · 29 min
Umm Taysir introduces Umm Ahmed to Ghalib, who promises to invest their money for a share of the interest. Ahmed pursues his dream of being an actor. It turns out that Ghalib is a swindler who escaped with their money.
Episode 13: 13. Specifications ChangeDecember 23, 1994 · 29 min
As Umm Ahmed travels, the landlord examines the apartment on Umm Khaled's advice after convincing him that Umm Ahmed is planning some renovations. Umm Taysir tells Umm Ahmed of the ruckus that happened in her absence.
Episode 14: 14. Import and ExportDecember 24, 1994 · 35 min
Umm Ahmed tells Umm Taysir that she found Ghalib and brought back some of the money he took from them. Umm Ahmed starts trading in imported clothes. She returns home to find Farhan in the house.
Episode 15: 15. Women's WarDecember 25, 1994 · 32 min
It's revealed that Umm Khaled is the one who exposed Umm Ahmed's smuggling of clothes. As tensions rise between Umm Ahmed and Umm Khaled, it escalates into an all-out war, and the neighbors try to reconcile the two.
Episode 16: 16. The Groom of NegligenceDecember 26, 1994 · 38 min
The mother believes that Samer's mother wants to wed Samar to Samer. When Samar runs away, the mother thinks that Farhan kidnapped her. Awad eventually tells her that Samar is in Umm Taysir's apartment. Abu Erfan (Erfan's father) wants to wed Umm Ahmed.
Episode 17: 17. Difficult BirthDecember 27, 1994 · 32 min
Umm Ahmed refuses to wed Abu Erfan. Abu Erfan brings a gun and gives another to Farhan for them to resolve their dispute. Umm Ahmed goes to deliver a pregnant woman whose childbirth becomes difficult.
Episode 18: 18. Not to BlameDecember 28, 1994 · 35 min
The landlord proposes to Umm Ahmed and offers to waive the rent if she agrees. Abu Wasfy proposes to Umm Ahmed too and asks her to partner up with him to buy the building from the landlord. Another suitor, Abu Mahmoud, arrives to propose to her.
Episode 19: 19. Nuisance reportDecember 29, 1994 · 35 min
When Umm Ahmed considers becoming the neighborhood's chief, Umm Taysir asks to be her assistant. Umm Ahmed gathers the neighbors to discuss the problems facing the neighborhood, but the police show up to investigate a noise complaint.
Episode 20: 20. Mother of the brideDecember 30, 1994 · 31 min
Umm Ahmed tells Umm Taysir that she doesn't want to stick to the date of Samar's wedding to Farhan. Umm Taysir comes up with the idea for a project. On Samar's wedding day, the police inform the family that Umm Ahmed is a beggar.
Episode 21: 21. Marriage of convenienceDecember 31, 1994 · 33 min
When Abu Wasfy renews his proposal to Umm Ahmed, Samar and Farhan grow upset and try to get him to hate her. As he brings the marriage officiant to wed her, the police arrive to arrest him.
Episode 22: 22. Vine Leaves MealJanuary 1, 1995 · 31 min
Ahmed brings a client's car home to take Awad and her son to the doctor. Awad returns to claim that they got in an accident, but she's covering up the fact that the car was towed by the police. Ahmed gets fired.
Episode 23: 23. Lottery ticketJanuary 2, 1995 · 36 min
Umm Ahmed's treatment of Farhan changes after he starts providing for the house. But when Ahmed wins the lottery, she resumes her ill-treatment of him, only to discover that Farhan bought half the lottery ticket from Ahmed.
Episode 24: 24. False ReportJanuary 3, 1995 · 32 min
Farhan and Mohamed plot to fake a kidnapping to get Ahmed to give Farhan the lottery money. When Farhan returns home to find Mohamed missing, Umm Ahmed refuses to believe that it was all a plot and calls the police on him.
Episode 25: 25. Day thievesJanuary 4, 1995 · 39 min
When everyone finds out about the lottery money, both the landlord and Abu Wasfy arrive to ask for an answer to their proposals and propose the ideas for some projects.
Episode 26: 26. Old BuildingsJanuary 5, 1995 · 37 min
Ahmed thinks about going to Egypt to wed Mervat Amin, and convinces Khaled to accompany him to wed Soheir Ramzy. Umm Ahmed asks Abu Wasfy to mediate with the landlord to buy the house, but he sells it to Zaky Aluminum.
Episode 27: 27. Novi FeathersJanuary 6, 1995 · 38 min
Umm Ahmed offers Umm Khaled a job as her secretary. Ahmed gets the director to film scenes between him and Samar that resemble scenes from an Egyptian film. Umm Ahmed gets the director to film her while she works.
Episode 28: 28. SupermarketJanuary 7, 1995 · 35 min
Umm Ahmed looks for a suitable location to open a super market. The distributors arrive to show her their merchandise.
Episode 29: 29. Business LunchJanuary 8, 1995 · 31 min
Umm Ahmed invites Zaky Aluminium over to discuss a business venture. Samar teaches Umm Ahmed etiquette. On Umm Ahmed's request, Abu Wasfy gathers the neighborhood's children to train him on how to welcome Zaky.
Episode 30: 30. Um Ahmad ToursJanuary 9, 1995 · 31 min
Umm Ahmed opens a company that she names 'Ahmed Tours'. When Abu Wasfy informs her that the new buses have arrived, she sells her furniture in preparation for her move to her new apartment. Umm Ahmed asks Farhan and Samar to wed.