Characters
- Sinbad - The hero of the series. Sinbad is a young boy from Baghdad who decided to be adventurous as his uncle in order to became known as an adventurer and a merchant.
- Yasmina - A speaking bird given to Sinbad by his seafaring uncle. It later turns out that she is actually a princess cursed into the form of a bird by a malevolent sorcerer. At the end of the series, she is restored to human form and reunited with her parents.
- Ali Baba - A good friend of Sinbad and Aladdin. A former desert raider and daring adventurer who was abandoned by his band after he had a change of heart and subsequently joins Sinbad on his adventures. He is very good with using a dagger and ropes. Sinbad first encountered Ali Baba in Episode 19.
- Aladdin - A wise and elderly man. The original finder of the Genie's lamp, he fell upon hard times when his wealth attracted hostile forces and so had to make a living as a ferryman in Egypt. After Sinbad helps him in Episode 23 against a plagueish river genie asking riddles of everyone crossing his section of the Nile, Aladdin joins Sinbad on his adventures.
- Hassan - A poor young street boy who is Sinbad's best friend in Bagdad, despite his low social status. He works as a water seller in the streets and has three pesky, pre-adolescent brothers.
Read more about this topic: Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures
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