The actor who plays Abu Traad is actually completely fluent in English and has a MBA from England.
The series has been pirated and translated into Chinese.
Many schools and centers that teach Arabic to English speakers use the series to help their students learn the local vernacular of Jordan. It's also used by Arab speakers to learn spoken English.
The series initially began based on the stand up comedy of Brett Weer who had been living in Jordan years prior. His shows were performed in English/Arabic to a Jordanian audience.
The name of the character Ricky is a play on words in Arabic. Instead of 'Mr.', Arabs often say Amo (which means uncle) and the Arab word for American is 'Amreeky' so every time in the show when they say, "Am Ricky, Am Ricky", it sounds similar to them calling him the American.