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"Much Abu About Something" is the fifth episode of Aladdin, originally aired on the Disney Channel on March 27, 1994.

Synopsis[]

At the Marketplace, Abu and Iago steal a melon from Farouk and they get chased by him. While Abu runs away from Farouk, he has a vision of a city calling for help. Back at the Marketplace, Abu is still getting chased by Farouk and then Aladdin saves the monkey.

The gang are now having the same vision Abu had earlier. Genie tells them that it's a city called Ziggarock calling for help, and the gang go to the civilization. When they get there, the shaman of Ziggarock shows them a statue of Abu, who he says is their liberator. The shaman says that they have been trapped in the mountain for generations by an ancient peril and he asks Aladdin and the gang to bring them food.

Aladdin and the gang are in the jungle getting food for the people at Ziggarock. Then, a Tyrannosaurus Rex attacks the jungle. Abu tries to fight it, but Aladdin tells him that it's too dangerous, so the gang get out of the jungle.

When the gang goes back at the Ziggarock mountain, Aladdin tells the shaman that Abu "confided his master plans to him." At the base of the mountain, Aladdin and the gang come up with a plan to trap the dinosaur. They put a giant X on the ground, so the dinosaur stands on it and they can make boulders bury it. After doing so, the people at Ziggarock cheer for Abu. Abu is upset because his friends don't believe that he can save Ziggarock on his own.

While everyone is having a celebration, Abu walks away sadly and the dinosaur gets out of the boulders and goes up the mountain. Abu sees the dinosaur attacking the city and goes to fight it on his own, ignoring his friends' protests. He goes to the cliff to make the dinosaur follow him and fall down, but the monkey falls as well.

Everyone believes Abu is dead, but they see Abu holding on to the cliff. When Carpet brings Abu back up, Aladdin tells the monkey that he was a hero all along and everyone cheers for Abu.

Home video releases[]

US[]

  • Aladdin's Arabian Adventures: Fearless Friends (VHS)

Trivia[]

  • The episode's title is a parody of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
  • The city of Ziggarock appears to be have an African aesthetic, but it is home to a T-Rex, which was native to the Americas.
  • Jasmine and Sultan are absent.

Gallery[]


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Media
Films: Aladdin (video/soundtrack) • The Return of Jafar (video) • Aladdin and the King of Thieves (video/soundtrack) • Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams • Aladdin (2019) (video/soundtrack) • Aladdin 2

Shows: Aladdin: The Series • "Hercules and the Arabian Night" • Great Minds Think 4 Themselves • A Poem Is...
Books: Comic book • Aladdin's Quest • A-Mazing Aladdin • Jasmine's Magic Charm • Royal Weddings • Jasmine: The Missing Coin • Jasmine the Matchmaker • Disney Princess Beginnings • The Art and Making of Aladdin • Aladdin: Far From Agrabah • The Magic Carpet's Secret
Video Games: Video game • Nasira's Revenge • Activity Center • Disney's MathQuest With Aladdin • Aladdin Pinball • Disney Infinity • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories • Kingdom Hearts II • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days • Kingdom Hearts coded • Kingdom Hearts χ • Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ/Union χ • Disney Enchanted Tales • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Magic Kingdoms • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King • Disney POP TOWN • Disney Classic Games Collection • Disney Speedstorm • Disney Dreamlight Valley

Disney Parks
Arabian Coast • Caravan Carousel • Castle of Magical Dreams • Country Bear Musical Jamboree • Disney Animation Building • Garden of the Twelve Friends • It's a Small World • Karibuni Marketplace • Le Passage Enchanté d'Aladdin • Mickey's PhilharMagic • PLAY! • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • Storybook Land Canal Boats • The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) • The Magic Carpets of Aladdin • Voyage to the Crystal Grotto

Entertainment: Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular • Believe! Sea of Dreams • Cinderella's Surprise Celebration • Cinderellabration: Lights of Romance • Disney's Believe • Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Feel the Magic • Golden Fairytale Fanfare • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Mickey's Magical Music World • Mickey and the Magician • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • Once Upon a Mouse • Royal Princess Music Celebration • The Adventure of Rhythm • The Magic Lamp Theater • The Starlit Princess Waltz • Villains Tonight!
Restaurants: Aladdin's Oasis
Shops: Adventureland Bazaar
Parades: A Million Splashes of Colour • Aladdin's Royal Caravan • Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade • Disney's Fantillusion • Disney's Magical Moments Parade • Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade • Disney Carnivale Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Dreaming Up! • Dreams.... And Shine Brighter! • Happiness is Here Parade • Magic Happens • Move It! Shake It! Dance and Play It! Street Party • Mickey's New Year's Eve Parade • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • Mickey's Storybook Express • Mickey and Friends Celebration • The Wonderful World of Disney Parade • Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights • Nightfall Glow • Disney Harmony in Color! Parade
Fireworks: Believe... There's Magic in the Stars • Disney Dreams! • Disney Enchantment • Disney in the Stars • Fantasy in the Sky • Happily Ever After • Harmonious • Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Mickey's Mix Magic • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Reach for the Stars • Remember... Dreams Come True • Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color • Wondrous Journeys
Spring: Disney Color-Fest: A Street Party! • Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice
Summer: Disney's Summer Oasis Splash • Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise • Stitch's Summer Dance Bash
Halloween: Disney's Maleficious Halloween Party • Disney Villains Wicked Gathering • Frightfully Fun Parade • Happy Hallowishes • Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular • It's Good to be Bad with the Disney Villains • Jack Skellington’s Villainous Gathering • Kooky Spooky Halloween Night • Re-Villains! Halloween Parade • The Disney Villains Halloween Showtime • The Villains World • The Villains' Halloween "Into the Frenzy" • Villains Mix and Mingle • Villains Night Out!
Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy Parade • Royal Christmas Wishes

Characters
Original: Aladdin • Genie • Jasmine • Abu • Magic Carpet • The Sultan • Rajah • Jafar • Iago • The Peddler • Razoul • The Royal Guards • Gazeem • Prince Achmed • Harem Girls • Farouk

Sequels: Abis Mal • Abis Mal's Thugs • Cassim • Sa'Luk • Forty Thieves • The Oracle
TV Series: Sadira • Merc • Queen Hippsodeth • Scara • King Pector • The Mukhtar • King Mamood • Eden • Sultan Pasta Al-Dente • Dhandi • Hamed • Pharabu • Prince Uncouthma • General Gouda • Brawnhilda • Bud • Runta • Thundra • Queen Kimbla • Brisbane • Koala Kid • Machana • Fasir • Riders of Ramond • Samir the "Destroyer" • Squirt • Captain Al Bahtross • Prince Wazoo • Ajed Al-Gebraic • Amal • Abnor Mal • Mechanicles • Scooter • Marauders • Zorasto • Mozenrath • Xerxes • Khartoum • Sirocco • Shaman • Mirage • Haroud Hazi Bin • Fashoom • Saleen • Armand • Ayam Aghoul • Evil Aladdin • Caliph Kapok • Sootinai • Daru Tavelevil • Malcho • Dominus Tusk • Al Muddy Sultan • Al Muddy • Aziz • Minos and Fatima • Nefir Hasenuf • Nefir's Imps • Arbutus • Magma • Amuk Moonrah • Chaos • Evil Genie • Scourge of the Desert • Amin Damoola • Frigeed • Anubis • Sahkata, Razili, and Farida • Sand Monster • Sand Shark • Mothias • Ding and Oopo • Queen Deluca • King Zahbar • Queen Deluca's Brothers • The Great Rift • Mamluks • Kileem • The Ethereal • Zin and Zang • Kutato • Unkbuut • Destane
Enchanted Tales: Aneesa • Hakeem • Sahara • Sharma
Video game characters: Nasira • Bizarrah • Very Ankh-Amman
Deleted Characters: Zena • Genie of the Ring • Jasmine's Mother • Babkak, Omar, and Kassim
Remake: Aladdin • Jasmine • Genie • Jafar • Abu • Iago • Magic Carpet • The Sultan • Dalia • Rajah

Episodes
Season One: "Getting the Bugs Out" • "Mudder's Day" • "Fowl Weather" • "The Prophet Motive" • "Much Abu About Something" • "My Fair Aladdin" • "To Cure a Thief" • "Never Say Nefir" • "Raiders of the Lost Shark"

Season Two: "Air Feather Friends" • "Bad Mood Rising" • "Do the Rat Thing" • "The Vapor Chase" • "Garden of Evil" • "Some Enchanted Genie" • "Web of Fear" • "Plunder the Sea" • "Strike Up the Sand" • "Sneeze the Day" • "I Never Mechanism I Didn't Like" • "Forget Me Lots" • "Scare Necessities" • "SandSwitch" • "Lost and Founded" • "Moonlight Madness" • "The Flawed Couple" • "Rain of Terror" • "Dune Quixote" • "That Stinking Feeling" • "The Day the Bird Stood Still" • "Of Ice and Men" • "Opposites Detract" • "Caught by the Tale" • "Elemental, My Dear Jasmine" • "Beast or Famine" • "Smolder and Wiser" • "The Game" • "Poor Iago" • "The Spice is Right" • "The Animal Kingdom" • "Power to the Parrot" • "The Sands of Fate" • "Hero with a Thousand Feathers" • "The Citadel" • "Snowman is an Island" • "The Secret of Dagger Rock" • "In the Heat of the Fright" • "Witch Way Did She Go?" • "The Seven Faces of Genie" • "The Wind Jackals of Mozenrath" • "A Clockwork Hero" • "Mission: Imp Possible" • "Stinker Belle" • "Sea No Evil" • "Shadow of a Doubt" • "Smells Like Trouble" • "The Way We War" • "Night of the Living Mud" • "Egg-stra Protection" • "A Sultan Worth His Salt" • "Heads, You Lose" • "The Love Bug" • "When Chaos Comes Calling" • "Genie Hunt" • "Armored and Dangerous" • "The Lost Ones" • "Eye of the Beholder" • "Shark Treatment" • "Black Sand" • "Love at First Sprite" • "Vocal Hero" • "The Lost City of the Sun" • "As the Netherworld Turns" • "Seems Like Old Crimes" • "From Hippsodeth, with Love" • "Destiny on Fire" • "The Return of Malcho"
Season Three: "The Hunted" • "Riders Redux" • "The Book of Khartoum" • "While the City Snoozes" • "Two to Tangle" • "The Ethereal" • "The Shadow Knows" • "The Great Rift"

Locations
Agrabah • Cave of Wonders • The Sultan's Palace • The Vanishing Isle • Odiferous • Morbia • Old Wizard's Lab
Objects
Golden Scarab Beetle • Jafar's Snake Staff • Genie's Lamp • Jafar's Lamp • Eden's Bottle • Mozenrath's Gauntlet • Crystal of Ix • Blue Rose of Forgetfulness • Tree of Renewal • Emerald of Khufu • Cassim's Dagger • The Oracle's Scythe • Hand of Midas
Songs
Original: Arabian Nights • One Jump Ahead • Friend Like Me • Prince Ali • A Whole New World

The Return of Jafar: I'm Looking Out for Me • Nothing in the World (Quite Like a Friend) • Forget About Love • You're Only Second Rate
King of Thieves: Party in Agrabah • Out of Thin Air • Welcome to the Forty Thieves • Father and Son • Are You In or Out?
Enchanted Tales: More Than a Peacock Princess • I've Got My Eyes on You
Deleted: Humiliate the Boy • Proud of Your Boy • Why Me? • You Count on Me • Call Me a Princess • Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim • How Quick They Forget • High Adventure • My Finest Hour • To Be Free • Desert Moon
Broadway: A Million Miles Away • These Palace Walls • Somebody's Got Your Back • Diamond in the Rough
Remake: Speechless

See also
Musical • Friend Like Iago • The Disney Afternoon • Disney Renaissance • As Told by Emoji
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