Rag Doll (Bez Bebek)

Rag Doll (Bez Bebek) (translated)

TV Series · 2007–2010 · 21 people

Bez Bebek (Rag Doll) is a fantasy, comedy and children's series made by Focus Film. Nilgün Sağyaşar produced it and Serpil Kurtça directed. The first episode aired on September 20, 2007. It ran for three seasons and ended on April 2, 2010, with episode 101. In the third season Alpay Kemal Atalan replaced Tan Sağtürk in the role of Hakan. Reruns have been shown on a2 since August 1, 2018, and it is counted among the Turkish series rebroadcast most often.

The story takes place in the Toy World, where toys abandoned by their owners are sent. The rag doll Nana (Evrim Akın) has lived there for a hundred years and dreams of living like a human beside her former owner. On her hundredth birthday she wishes to become human, and the wish is granted. Nana turns back into a doll at night and lives as a person by day, and this has to last one year. Under the Toy World's rules the same wish cannot be granted twice. Şoker (Mehmet Usta), who shares the wish and is a year from his own birthday, tries to talk Nana out of it.

The cast includes Oya Aydoğan (Kulina/Sulina), Ege Tanman (Emre), Ceren Benderlioğlu (Paridan), Şükran Ovalı (Merve), Asena Keskinci (Yağmur) and Begüm Öner (Petek). At the Aslan Max Awards of April 23, 2009, the series won Best Children's Series, and Evrim Akın, Tan Sağtürk and Ege Tanman won acting awards.

DirectorSerpil Kurtça
Production companyFocus Film
NetworkFOX

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Also in the cast: Ege Tanman, Asena Keskinci

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

A cute fantasy for children, set in a world where toys live. A wish whose price is measured in a year also teaches youngsters to think before they ask. Bright, simple, and made to be watched together as a family. Its three seasons and many reruns suggest it holds up on a second viewing. The one thing to watch is that very small children may mix up being a doll and being a person; with someone beside them, there is no problem.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

A toy doll who lives as a person by day and a doll by night is a neat rule the series sets for itself. Keeping that rule fresh across 101 episodes is the real test: carrying it through three seasons is not easy, and the risk of repetition is always there. Still, I think its long life in reruns owes much to the charm of the characters and to a cast that took acting awards. For fans of children's series, a long, comfortable companion.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

A production that melts fantasy, comedy and children's television together; the toy-world idea works visually at a child's scale. The rules are clear: a wish is granted once and not twice, and that clarity keeps the storytelling disciplined. The weakness is that the idea may not be varied enough to carry a hundred-odd episodes; similar episode shapes and simple conflicts can feel repetitive to an adult eye. It has a rhythm designed for children and does that job; expecting more would be unfair.

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