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Tukang Bubur Naik Haji
Indonesian television series
Tukang Bubur Naik Haji the Series (A Porridge-Seller Performs the Hajj the Series) is an Indonesian primetime soap opera that aired on RCTI everyday from 2012 to 2017. The series is produced by SinemArt and based on earlier television film of the same name. The series features a large ensemble cast whose characters lives in a fictional neighborhood, Kampung Dukuh, but mainly revolves around the titular porridge-seller, Bang Sulam (Mat Solar) who lives with his wife, Rodhiyah (Uci Bing Slamet), and Emak Haji (Nani Wijaya). Solar left the show in 2013 due to health reasons. His character is said to have left to finally achieve his dream of performing the Hajj; his character is later killed in the 1.001th episode while living in Mecca.
In 2017, the series abruptly ended due to SinemArt's deal to move its programs to SCTV. However, the remaining cast members begin to star on a new soap opera with a similar theme titled "Orang Orang Kampung Dukuh", but with new characters and storylines; however it was soon cancelled.