The portrayal of happiness in Egyptian TV series

All people around the world are looking for happiness and trying to find its definition, tools, ways and examples to be a guide to live a happy life. Television series can play this role which can be explained by social learning and cultivation theories. According to social learning theory, audiences can learn about happiness\u27 behaviors and attitudes from observing the characters in TV series. According to cultivation theory, heavy viewers can see and believe happiness as it is shown on TV series. Egyptian TV series can play this role due to its great popularity and influential impact on audiences. But, the question is how happiness is portrayed in TV series. The researcher studied the main female and male characters in 25 Egyptian TV series which are considered the most popular ones in 2014. The results show that the majority of the television series associated happiness with a great level of richness neglecting other factors that bring happiness