Genre Reality television Country of origin China First episode date 24 April 2014 Number of seasons 2 | Created by KBS Original language(s) Mandarin, English Final episode date 10 July 2014 Number of episodes 16 | |
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Also known as Dad is Home, Dad Come Back Starring Current:
Jia Nailiang 賈乃亮
Li Xiapeng 李小鵬
Du Jiang 杜江
Zheng Jun 鄭鈞
Former:
Wang Zhong Lei 王中磊
Wu Chun 吳尊
Jason Tang 唐志中 Program creator Korean Broadcasting System Networks Zhejiang Television, Zhejiang Radio and Television Group Similar Variety show, Where Are We Going - Dad?, Hurry Up - Brother, The Return of Superman, Chinese Dream Show | ||
Dad is Back (Chinese: 爸爸回来了; pinyin: Bàba Huílaile) is a Chinese reality-variety show that airs on ZRTG's Zhejiang Television, starring former Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit member Wu Chun, film producer and president of Huayi Brothers film production company Zhong Lei Wang, actor Jia Nailiang, and former national gymnast Li Xiapeng. The show began airing on April 24, 2014, Thursday nights at 10:00 PM Beijing Time with 12 episodes total.
Contents
Synopsis
Celebrity dads are left to care for their kids alone for 48 hours without the help of anyone, while their wives leaves the home.
Development
The show is adapted from South Korean reality show The Return of Superman, about celebrity dads taking care of their real-life children, without their wives, on their own for 48 hours. The production team from Dad is Back collaborated with the Korean production team from The Return of Superman on the show. To avoid plagiarism rumors, the Chinese title was renamed instead of following the Korean title.
Format
The show is filmed with multiple cameras set up in the celebrities home. Unlike the Korean version, on early episodes cameraman's are clearly visible and not hidden in tents or playhouses. Starting from episode 5 tents and playhouses are used to hide the cameraman's presence in the dads home. Filming takes place at each of the celebrities actual home or work place. Family and friends of the celebrity dads will occasionally show up in each episode. Also unlike its Korean counterpart there is no narrator, a recorded track of a child's voice saying "Daddy" is played when one segment is shown to the next.
Sponsors
HaoCaiTou is the main sponsor of the show. Their Xiao Yang yogurt drink product logo is intertwined on the top right of the shows logo. The product and logo is prominently displayed throughout each episode. Also the kids on the show are seen consuming the product.