Country of origin Singapore First episode date April 2003 Genre Comedy | No. of episodes 22 Number of episodes 22 | |
Starring Chew Chor Meng
Huang Wenyong
Irene Ang
Jeff Wang
Joey Ng
Zen Chong Opening theme 有福同享 by Wen Jinhua, sung by the cast Original language(s) Chinese, with Singlish dialogue Running time approx. 30 minutes per episode Similar Ah Boys to Men, Kopi‑O II, Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen, Ah Boys to Men 2, The Lion Men | ||
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.
Contents
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 Zen Chong 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. Mabel turns out to be Ming Zhu's english teacher in the past
Ah Bee's uncle Kim Lye is boss of a provisions shop. Kim Lye's employee "Mee Siam" is very pretty and often attracts customers, 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.