Papa Ajasco
| Papa Ajasco | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Nigeria |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Wale Adenuga Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | WAP TV NTA AIT |
| Original release | 1996 – present |
| External links | |
| www |
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Papa Ajasco and Company, formerly The Ajasco Family is a Nigerian family television sitcom created by Wale Adenuga in 1996. The show is a spin-off of a feature film of the same title produced by Wale Adenuga in the 1980s. The story revolves around the Ajasco family and their comic interpretations to major societal issues . The main characters in the series originally included "Papa Ajasco", "Mama Ajasco", "Bobo Ajasco" "Boy Alinco", "Miss Pepeiye", "Pa James" and "Pa Jimoh". At its prime, Papa Ajasco is widely considered to be Nigeria's most watched comedy series. It is watched weekly across twelve African countries.
Adenuga released Papa Ajasco movie in 1983, which was one of Golden Age Nollywood productions. He stated in an interview that the title character was motivated from the lead role in Ikebe Super. Adenuga began producing and airing the television series as Ajasco Family in 1996.
Papa Ajasco television series is widely watched across families in Nigeria. In 2010, it debuted in Ghana through Ghana Television and was reputed to being the "best comedy on television" in the country. It also won Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award in Accra. A survey conducted by Pulse Nigeria revealed that "Papa Ajasco" character was the most loved with 29.2% of the votes, closely followed by "Boy Alinco" and "Pa James".Papa Ajasco is watched weekly across twenty terrestrial stations in Nigeria and in eleven African countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Guinea. In 2013, several additions were made to the cast of new episodes including Femi Brainard, Niyi Johnson and Henrietta Kosoko
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