History YMMV / Iznogoud

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The UsefulNotes/PlayStation game is a 2D platformer with bad controls and physics (Iznogoud comes to a full stop whenever he lands from a jump), graphics that make it hard to know where you can stand or enter, maze-like levels filled with too many enemies (whose designs don't indicate if you can jump on them safely [[TheSpiny or not]]), and a requirement that you have enough gold coins before progressing to the next level, when throwing said coins is also the main method of attack.

** Conversely, it's left ambiguous in later books if Iznogoud does care to some extent about Wa'at or just sees him as a pawn. A scene in ''Who Killed the Caliph'' especially stands out, as it features Iznogoud being horrified when he realizes Wa'at is about to get beheaded and immediatly rushing to save him.

* MemeticMutation: Iznogoud's CharacterCatchPhrase "I want to be Caliph instead of the Caliph" is often used in European countries when describing a leader's ambitious and unscrupulous underling, or general KlingonPromotion tendencies, or to describe someone whose ambitions far exceed their abilities.

* MemeticMutation: Iznogoud's CatchPhrase "I want to be Caliph instead of the Caliph" is often used in European countries when describing a leader's ambitious and unscrupulous underling, or general KlingonPromotion tendencies, or to describe someone whose ambitions far exceed their abilities.

** In ''Iznogoud and the Women'', the Caliph is willing to marry a 12-year-old girl, even wanting to change the law to allow it.

** It's true that Iznogoud mistreats everyone equally, but in "The Galloping Turkish Slippers of Iznogoud", he goes too far by pouring unpalatable soup on the female slave, and even says that women would do worse if they were free.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Seeing the Caliph being convinced Iznogoud is a nice, well-meaning and caring friend despite [[ObviouslyEvil every evidence of the contrary]] suddenly becomes tragic after ''Iznogoud's Childhood'', where it's revealed [[spoiler:Iznogoud [[UsedToBeASweetKid really was that nice and caring friend to him as a child]] before being turned into his present-day JerkAss by a potion, and this once genuine friendship very likely is why the Caliph cannot accept the idea of his once best friend being evil]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: the 1995 cartoon's English/French [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrVT0KhILCc theme song]] is simply ''magnificent''! A Techno track featuring rapping, sampling and Arabic sounding melodies in a great combo.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Some jokes verge on this. For exemple, in ''Iznogoud's Childhood'', we get a scene of the Caliph interrupting the headman about to cut off a fruit thief's right hand. The Caliph forbids it, arguing that he won't be able to atone if he is missing his right hand... and as such orders the headsman to cut off his ''left'' hand. Then we cut to Iznogoud himself, who explains that part of why he wants to be Caliph is to remove that law about cutting off a fruit thief's hand which he finds stupid ''because he think they should just cut off both hands''.

** In ''Iznogoud and the Women'', the Caliph is willing to marry a 12-year-old girl, even wanting to change the law to allow it. If history were made today, the Caliph would never be associated with pedophilia.

** It's true that Iznogoud mistreats everyone equally, but in "The Galloping Turkish Slippers of Iznogoud", he goes too far by pouring unpalatable soup on the female slave, and even says that women would do worse if they were free. If they published it today, they would certainly put a male slave in her place.