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The New Masquerade is a Nigerian sitcom that aired on the Nigerian Television Network on Monday nights from 8:30pm - 9:30pm during the 1980s until the mid-1990s. It is one of Nigeria's longest running sitcoms. The TV show started out as radio program known as The Masquerade transmitted on the East Central State Broadcasting Corporation, Enugu.
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The show started out a segment called Masquerade aired on In the Lighter Mood, radio program of the East Central Broadcasting Corporation. It was created after the civil war as a means to bring laughter to the homes of citizens after the devastation caused by the Nigerian Civil War. The creator was John Iroha who also played Giringori on the TV show.
The protagonist of the show is Chief Zebrudaya, a World War II veteran who has visited various foreign countries and he is perceived by other characters to have attained some level of sophistication and enlightenment. Many of the shows' plot take place in Zebrudaya's sitting room. Zebrudaya has a wife, Ovularia, a daughter, Philo and two Houseboys, Cladius and Giringori.Though a comedy, the show also incorporate melodramatic plots about teaching morals and the consequences of some of society's problems if they are not corrected.