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‘#1 Happy Family USA’ Team On Animating The “Emotional Experience” Of Code-Switching


Ramy Youssef, Pam Brady and Mona Chalabi discuss the origins of their Prime Video animated series  #1 Happy Family USA, about a Muslim American family.

Pam Brady at the Deadline Hollywood Portrait Studio at Prime Experience 2025 on May 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Ramy Youssef at the Deadline Hollywood Portrait Studio at Prime Experience 2025 on May 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Although the series follows a Muslim-American family code-switching for personal and political reasons, Youssef says the focus on that aspect made the experience universal.

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