History Series / TomorrowsPioneers

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The costumed mouse is either Farfur or Farfour, depending on how you romanize the Arabic.

Besides the extremist content, the show is also notorious for featuring characters and skits very blatantly [[MockBuster ripped-off]] from popular American cartoons, like Farfour (WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse), and Assoud (pictured, a blend of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Roger Rabbit]]), which resulted in something of a feud between Walt Disney's daughter, Diane Disney Miller, and director Fathi Hammad.

* DissonantSerenity: Saraa is remarkably calm and even happy [[spoiler: when every time her co-hosts [[OnceASeason inevitably ends up dead.]] even [[spoiler: posthumously congratulating Nahoul.]] The [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness only exception to this]] however is when [[spoiler: Assoud ends up dying.]]

* BookEnds: One of the first topics discussed in the early seasons is an admonishment of using English over their native tongue, with Saraa and Uncle Hazim chastising Farfour for knowing English even as he claims that it's beneficial to know the current ''lingua franca''. One of the last to our knowledge is an episode praising a caller for learning English, as it's beneficial to learn the language of their foreign adversaries. Contrast to Farfour, Nassur knows a bit of English and is never criticized for it.

* DissonantSerenity: Saraa is remarkably calm and even happy [[spoiler: when every time her co-hosts [[inevitably OnceASeason]] ends up dead.]] even [[spoiler: posthumously congratulating Nahoul.]] The [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness only exception to this]] however is when [[spoiler: Assoud ends up dying.]]

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: In Season 1 Episode 5, Farfour's grandfather tells him that the city of Tel Aviv was originally an Arab village named "Tel al-Rabi" that was taken over by Israel in 1948 and renamed in an attempt to cover its origins up. In real life, while the city of Jaffa (which Tel Aviv now encompasses) has existed for thousands of years and was inhabited by many different ethnic groups, Tel Aviv itself began as a Jewish settlement in 1909 and never was "Tel al-Rabi", although it did annex Arab villages as it expanded, like Sheikh Munis (currently the site of the Tel Aviv University), Salame (nowadays a poor neighborhood around the Central Bus Station populated by migrant workers and asylum seekers from third-world countries) and Sumayil (which was annexed to Tel Aviv before 1948, and finally demolished in 2021 as its western boundaries lined up with a major avenue).

The show is incredibly controversial [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids due to its alleged promotion of general fundamentalist Islamic rhetoric as well as violent resistance to Israeli occupation and radical anti-American sentiment,]] along with accusations of antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League, Palestinian Media Watch, and MEMRI. The veracity of these accusations is a bit of a murky subject, as it has been pointed out that they all originate from staunchly pro-Israel (and thus potentially biased) groups [[TheoryTunnelVision and that they completely ignore the brutal aspects of the Israeli occupation that feed the resentment the show plays to,]] but even so, the show does indeed heavily feature realistic violence and religious fundamentalism presented in a way intended to appeal to kids. Some of the show's controversy has also originated from Palestinian audiences and advocacy groups, who feel the show is just an excessively inflammatory and fundamentalist AuthorTract that is highly counterproductive to the actual cause of Palestinian liberation.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: In Season 1 Episode 5, Farfour's grandfather tells him that the city of Tel Aviv was originally an ancient city named "Tel al-Rabi" that was taken over by Israel in 1948 and renamed in an attempt to cover its origins up. In real life, while the city of Jaffa (which Tel Aviv now encompasses) has existed for thousands of years and was inhabited by many different ethnic groups, Tel Aviv itself began as a Jewish settlement 1909 and never was "Tel al-Rabi".

And before we go on... [[SincerityMode No]], [[PoesLaw this isn't some]] {{Creepypasta}}. Some people really will go this far (and moreso) to make their point.

And before we go on... [[SincerityMode No]], [[PoesLaw this isn't]] {{Creepypasta}}. Some people really will go this far (and moreso) to make their point.

* ImAHumanitarian / SapientEatSapient: The Palestinian Media Watch translation of Assoud the rabbit's introduction has him saying "And I, Assud, will finish off the Jews and eat them, Allah willing". [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism Whether this counts as cannibalism depends on how anthropomorphized Assoud is supposed to be,]] but still.[[note]]Although considering that Palestinian Media Watch is a hardline pro-Israel organization, this may be an intentionally provocative mistranslation.[[/note]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: It contains a lot of violence, swearing and propaganda to be considered a "children's program", at least to the Western audience.

** Nahoul is a diminutive of "nahl", "bee", and "Assoud" is a diminutive of "asad", "lion"... which is odd, considering that he's a bunny, but oh well.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Discussed in the episode "Nahoul's Big Day Out", where Nahoul is upset by his family's imprisonment and takes it out on some animals at the Gaza zoo. The episode has him learn the {{Aesop}} that it is always wrong to be cruel to animals through a Hadith story about a woman who locked up her starving cat and her karmic punishment.

** [[spoiler:Nahoul the bumblebee dies in Season 2 Episode 6 after he comes down with a serious illness and the Israeli government prevents his family passage from the Gaza strip to Egypt to get important surgery. Saraa says he died "a martyr's death" and is replaced by Assoud, his brother... [[RandomSpeciesOffspring who's also a rabbit.]]]]

''Tomorrow's Pioneers'' (also known as ''The Pioneers of Tomorrow'') is a Palestinian kids show made by the Hamas-owned television station Al-Aqsa TV. The show follows a standard kids show format with Saraa Barhoum as the host and a costumed animal as her co-host as they discussed life in Palestine in talk-show format and performed some skits. It was broadcast between 2007 and 2009.

The show is incredibly controversial [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids due to the many ideas it promotes: from antisemitism, to anti-Americanism, to a rather strict form of Islam]]. While some of this controversy has come from what appears to be biased mistranslation by pro-Israel groups, much of the show really is that extreme. It's also launched controversy among Palestinians and pro-Palestinian groups, with the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Information having pulled it off the air before the PA lost control over Gaza (where Hamas is based), and many supporters of the Palestinian cause telling Hamas to [[StopBeingStereotypical stop producing such hateful and counterproductive garbage]]. It's also notorious for the various [[MockBuster rip-offs]] of American cartoon characters like WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse.

* AnyoneCanDie: A rare children's show example.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Tel-Aviv was ''founded'' by the Jews in 1909.[[note]]Well, Achuzat Bayit - which would later become Tel-Aviv - was founded in 1909; it assimilated into it other towns that were founded earlier, such as Neve Tzedek (founded in the 1880s), as well as the City of Jaffa (which basically existed since time immemorial.)[[/note]] It was never an Arab settlement known as "Tel al-Rabi".
* AuthorTract: Of course.
* TheFundamentalist: Everyone. [[ValuesDissonance The show considers this a good thing]].
* GreedyJew: To the point of killing someone.
* ImAHumanitarian: Assoud the rabbit said that he will kill the Jews and eat them, which would really only fit the trope if Jews were rabbits. (Then again, it ''is'' a human speaking through Farfour; on the other hand, the show's creators may or may not consider Jews to be subhuman.)

** Farfour, as a means of turning children against those the host blames for his murder (read: the Israelis).
** Assoud was killed during an Israeli attack.
** Nahoul the bumblebee died because the Gaza strip prevented his family passage to Egypt to get an important surgery. He was replaced by Assoud, his brother... who's also a rabbit.

** Nahoul is a diminutive of "nahl", "bee", and "Assoud" is a diminutive of "asad", "lion"... which is odd, considering that he's a bunny, but whatever.
* MockBuster: The animal characters Farfour (WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse) and Assoud (WesternAnimation/BugsBunny).
* MockyMouse: Farfour is rather blatantly a Mickey Mouse rip-off, to the degree that his mask makes him look like a bootleg plush of the character.
* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: Averted. Nahoul blatantly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ExZVimjST8 flings cats by the tail and throws stones at lions.]] According to what Saara says after the segment, it was ''supposedly'' to teach young viewers that it was wrong to be cruel to animals.
* NoSympathy: When Assoud is accused of committing a theft, the host announces he must be punished by having his hand cut off. The rabbit begs for mercy from the kids at home to help him: "God No! Please for the love of God!" Viewers that call in to talk then tell him that he deserves this because he committed a crime, much to the agonizing tears of Assoud. [[FlatWhat What.]] Ultimately, the host decided against cutting his hand off, though she does joke about taking one of his ears instead.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Every time an animal cohost gets killed off, a new one is brought on. Farfour the mouse, Nahoul the bee, Assoud the rabbit, and the most recent replacement is Nassour the bear.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Farfour was offered lots of money to give away the documents and keys to Tel Al-Rabi. He refused, [[spoiler:which led to his death]].

* WickedCultured: Farfour once discussed with his young companions how "civilized" and "intellectual" Arab culture was. Whether or not this is true, it's hardly a legitimate justification for violence. Kind of hard to do that when you're having your hosts dressed up in [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking bizarre costumes, swinging cats around, stoning lions and advocating for the death of Jews and Americans alike.]]