Lobang King
| Lobang King 我是Lobang King | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Starring |
Chew Chor Meng Huang Wenyong Irene Ang Jeff Wang Joey Ng Zzen Zhang |
| Opening theme | 有福同享 by Wen Jinhua, sung by the cast |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese, with Singlish dialogue |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 30 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | April 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Don't Worry, Be Happy (2002) |
Lobang King (我是Lobang King) is a Singaporean comedy drama which aired on Channel 8 in 2003. It is a spin-off of the popular long-running series Don't Worry, Be Happy (敢敢做个开心人), which had just ended its sixth and final season.[1]
Chew Chor Meng, Huang Wenyong and Tracer Wong remain from the original series. Irene Ang of Phua Chu Kang fame and former Star Search finalists Jeff Wang, Joey Ng and Zzen Zhang joined the cast.
Synopsis
Chew Chor Meng and Huang Wenyong return as the "kiasu" Ah Bee and his penny-pinching uncle Kim Lye respectively.
Ah Bee has set up a real estate company with Taiwanese partner Xu Jiefu. By chance, Jiefu employs Mabel as her English proficiency is crucial when dealing with foreign clients. However, Ah Bee and the recently divorced Mabel are often at loggerheads with each other.
Ah Bee's uncle Kim Lye is boss of a provisions shop. Kim Lye's employee "Mee Siam" is very pretty and often attracts costumers, especially Jiefu who tries to woo her. Later, Kim Lye employs his old friend's son Daji and makes him work long hours without overtime pay to save money.
Cast
- Chew Chor Meng as Ah Bee 张英才
- Huang Wenyong as Ong Kim Lye 黄金来
- Jeff Wang as Xu Jiefu 许杰夫
- Irene Ang as Mabel
- Zzen Zhang as Daji 洪大吉
- Melody Chen as Zhuzhu 珠珠
- Joey Ng as Mee Siam 蔡敏香
- Tracer Wong as Jiazhen 家珍
Guest appearance
- Terence Cao as Terence/William
Trivia
- The name "Lobang King" was mentioned in episode 2 of 118, which also starred Chew Chor Meng.
References
- ↑ Don't Worry Be Happy on mediacorp.sg
External links
- Lobang King (English)
- Lobang King (Chinese)