Ben Kalish Ezab and Abdullah

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Ben Kalish Ezab and Abdullah (Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab et Abdallah) are characters from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. Ben Kalish Ezab was the gentle Emir of Khemed who has a very spoiled, mischievous, hyperactive son, who is a real nuisance. Abdullah can be very frustrating and tiresome at times, as Tintin finds out when rescuing them in Land of Black Gold and again in The Red Sea Sharks.

Abdullah is the Captain's biggest nightmare, spreading terror where he goes, preferably with classic gags like fake spiders and exploding cigars. In fact, Haddock is so afraid of this young menace, he expresses concern regarding Tintin's friend Chang in the album Tintin in Tibet. He asks Tintin if Chang is like Abdullah, upon which Tintin assures him that Chang is quite the opposite. Not taking Captain Haddock's fears into account, Ben Kalish Ezab has sent Abdullah to live with Haddock at Marlinspike Hall at points of unrest in Khemed.

Haddock and Abdullah's rendezvous can be compared to the ones between Dennis Mitchell and George Wilson.

The arab-sounding name of the Emir is a pun on the marollian (a Brusselian local dialect) "Kalische Zap" (licorice juice)

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