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.''Don't Worry Be Happy''
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joined the cast.

Synopsis

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return as the "kiasu" Ah Bee and his penny-pinching uncle Kim Lye respectively. Ah Bee has set up a

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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.

Cast

as Jacky Chang (Ah Bee) 张英才 *

as Ong Kim Lye Leon 黄金来. He also portrayed as Ong's mother. *

as Xu Jiefu 许杰夫 * Irene Ang as Mabel *

as Hong Daji 洪大吉 * Melody Chen as Guo Ming Zhu (Zhu Zhu) 郭明珠 (珠珠) * Joey Ng as Chua Mee Siam 蔡敏香 * Tracer Wong as Chen Jia Zhen 陈家珍 * Deng Mao Jie 邓茂杰 as Zhang Liu Bang 张刘邦

Guest appearance

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as William

Trivia

*The name "Lobang King" was mentioned in episode 2 of '' 118'', which also starred

References

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External links

''Lobang King''
(English)
''Lobang King''
(Chinese) Singapore Chinese dramas Singaporean television sitcoms