Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
The sitcom centres on an eccentric contractor with his trademark yellow boots, curly afro hair and large facial mole. While it carries the traditions of a sitcom, many unusual elements were used such as flashbacks, quick gags and celebrity cameo appearances.
Seasons
1. Licence To Build
Air Date: 1997-09-25
Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible,
2. Crackpots
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
3. Have An Ice-Day
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
4. Blood Is Thicker Than Mortar
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
5. The Return Of Frankie Foo
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
6. My Fair Chu Kang
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
7. The Alfalfa Incident
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
8. Tender Troubles
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
9. Rosie's Red
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
10. The Ow Syndrome
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
11. Man In The Dark
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
12. Lock And Key
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
13. The Offer
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
14. Pests And Pretence
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
15. Wedding Woes
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
16. Frankie's Foe
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
17. Baby Blues
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
18. Steam Me Up, Scheme Me Down
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
19. Peace & Joy, Deadlines & Commitments
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
20. Red Packet Day (Season Finale)
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Chu Kang helps out Margaret, his sister in law, when she needs him to do a small job for her boss. In his bid to finish Margaret's job as soon as possible, Chu Kang is forced to push back Mdm Chao's karaoke lounge projects, much to her displeasure. Rosie has her own scam on the side, telling Chu Kang's clients they need the help of a geomancer and raking in the money. On the homefront, Aloysius is not doing so well in his Mathematics at school and Ah Ma tutors him, the old fashioned way.
1. School Ties
Air Date: 1999-03-03
When Chu Kang finds out that his old school is going to be demolished, he has to try to put aside his differences with ex-classmate Frankie Foo to save the school.
2. Pretty World
Air Date: 1999-03-10
Rosie gets a chance to be her own boss when her ex-colleague from her Watermelon Lounge days offers Rosie a partnership at her new beauty salon, spa and massage centre.
3. Toto Chaos
Air Date: 1999-03-17
Chu Kang dreams of his father who gives him toto numbers to buy. But, upon awakening, Chu Kang cannot remember the last number.
4. Computer Blues
Air Date: 1999-03-24
When Chu Kang gets a new computer, the whole family, and his two workers fight over it. Meanwhile, Margaret becomes hooked on a Japanese soap opera.
5. Rosie's Rival
Air Date: 1999-03-31
Rosie bumps into Adeline, an old rival who mistakes Chu Beng for Rosie's husband. Rosie persuades Margaret to play the maid to impress Adeline. Chu Beng is molested twice in a day.
6. Good Fences
Air Date: 1999-04-07
The Phuas have new neighbours, but things turn sour between the two families when they start off on the wrong foot.
7. Offside
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Chu Kang turns tyrant when he becomes Aloysius's new football coach.
8. The Name Of Ah Pa
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Ah Boon's past is revealed when his father comes to Singapore to find him. He wants Boon to return to Malaysia to help out in the family business. Ah Boon is reluctant to leave PCK Pte Ltd. Ahma and Rosie bicker over video tapes.
9. Foolish Heart
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After a heart attack, Frankie Foo retires from the contracting business and gives all his clients to Chu Kang, who saved his life. Margaret decides to start eating meat.
10. Bowled Over
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Chu Kang's customer, a property developer, goes bankrupt and Chu Kang is stuck with 300 toilet bowls.
11. A Hair Raising Encounter
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Kang is converting an old house into an old-folks home. Strange things occur there. His workers are convinced the house is haunted.
12. French Connection
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After a fall, Chu Kang has amnesia and thinks he's French. He becomes attracted to Margaret, while Rosie, Chu Beng and Ah Ma hatch a plan to get the old Chu Kang back.
13. The Smell Of Money
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Chu Kang is in a state of panic when he realises he has ordered a whole container load of rosewood by mistake.
14. Clockwork
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Chu Beng has to get Margaret a wedding anniversary present at the last minute. Chu Kang gets Margaret to pose as Rosie for a client.
15. As Sway As It Gets
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Chu Kang goes through a bout of depression and thinks the whole world is against him when minor things start to go wrong and the family seem too busy for him.
16. Your Business My Business
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Chu Kang resolves a 10 year feud between two clients who are brothers competing to have nicer and more elaborate house renovations.
17. Lucky Strike
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Chu Kang signs himself and Rosie up for a bowling competition, even though the latter is uninterested. Margaret is interested but Chu Kang wants her to prove her worth.
18. Madam Wong Comes To Town
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Chu Kang finally fires Ah Boon and King Kong after a series of mishaps. Rosie's mahjong kaki Madam Wong tries to recover the jade ring she lost to the former during a game.
19. Bloodline
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Grandma is visited by a long-lost friend who now roams the world as the Indiana Jones of Singapore. Meanwhile, Rosie fears that Margaret's turning into a vampire.
20. Big Brother Is Watching
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A gang of kidnappers mistake Chu Kang for a multi-millionare and Aloysius for his son. Is Aloy in danger? Complications ensue when King Kong unwittingly gets mixed up in the fray.
21. Guest Control
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Lawrence Chau cameos as the Phuas' houseguest. But he stirs up ill feelings among the family members as his intentions to write a book about them are revealed.
22. Choi Luck Club
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Chu Kang receives a chain letter but refuses to heed its warning. A few hours later, the Phuas are robbed and a spate of bad luck follows.
23. Ck2
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Rosie's brother, Chin Kiat and fiance, Hay Bee, visit and Chu Kang takes Chin Kiat under his wing, teaching him the tricks of the contractor trade. Chu Beng begins to feel that Chu Kang much prefers Chin Kiat's company to his.
24. Kaya Ok
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Chu Kang struggles with a customer who will use anything, including his father to get a good bargain. Rosie thinks Ahma has found a boyfriend, and Margaret gets upset when she hears Chu Beng calling out for Isabella while he is sleeping.
25. It's A Man's World Meh
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Rosie takes over PCK Pte Ltd and Chu Kang becomes her worker. At a client's house, King Kong falls head over heels for the maid.
26. Fool Monty
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Chu Beng gets involved in the nightclub business, but his plans for promoting it go awry, resulting in Chu Kang performing a strip show. Hamish Brown guests.
27. Days Of Being Young (Pt 1)
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In this two-part season finale set in 1982, we go back in time, to discover the history of PCK Pte Ltd. Chu Kang and Frankie Foo (Lim Kay Siu) are two buddies working for the same boss (Joe Augustine) and fighting for the same girl, Rosie.
28. Days Of Being Young (Pt 2) Season Finale
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The year's still 1982: Chu Kang decides to establish a new contracting business his old buddy, Frankie Foo. Meanwhile, Chu Beng surprises the family by announcing that he's getting married to Margaret.
1. Cast The First Scone
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Gurmit Singh reprises for the third time his role as the Singlish-spouting contractor who goes to school to improve his English. Though Chu Kang has completed the Best English course.
2. Yumseng!
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The Phua family attends a wedding dinner and Chu Kang challenges another guest in a yumseng competition.
3. The Wrestler
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Chu Kang trains Chu Beng for a wrestling contests resulting in the two brothers coming to blows.
4. Prime Suspect
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After seeing Ah Goon on Crimewatch, Rosie is convinced that he is a criminal.
5. Architect Of The Future
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Chu Beng turns difficult after bagging the Architect of the future award. With commercial music cue sheet
6. Census And Sensibility
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Ah Ma buys a computer for Aloysius which upsets Margaret, who feels Ah Ma has undermined her authority. Meanwhile, Rosie is struggling with the Population Census forms.
7. Excuse Me, Are You An Aquarius?
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A fashion designer creates a new line of clothes based on Chu Kang and persuades him to be the model. Guest appearances by Lim Yu Beng and Eileen Wee.
8. When The Bough Breaks
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Chu Kang is trapped in the bathroom with a client who's about to give birth, while Margaret and Ah Ma deal with an obscene phone caller. .
9. Fowl Play With Fishball
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Chu Kang worries that Ah Ma is getting too attached to her new pet chicken that Rosie wants to get rid of. Meanwhile, Margaret thinks that Chu Kang and Rosie are plotting to kill her..
10. Birds&bees.Com
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Phua Chu Kang.com.sg? Well, Chu Kang decides to get his own dot com while Chu Beng struggles to tell Aloysius about the birds and the bees.
11. Remains Of The Dame
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Ah Ma's old pal stays at the house, but Rosie wants her out. Chu Kang has to decide whom to side with.
12. Shocking!
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Chu Kang gets an electric shock that allows him to see the future. Meanwhile, Ah Goon, believing that Margaret saved his life, proclaims himself her bodyguard.
13. The Go-Between
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Rosie wants to drop a sexy client who's flirting with Chu Kang. The latter persuades her to let Chu Beng act as go-between instead. However, Chu Kang still ends up in bed with the client.
14. Of Moths And Men
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It's a dark and stormy night, and the family think they are being stalked by a pair of serial killers. Chu Kang decides to kill first, rather than be killed.
15. Drive Me Crazy
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Unhappy with the PCK website created by Ah Ma, Chu Beng tries to get Chu Kang to hire a professional who turns out to be an old less-than-trustworthy person. Hamish Brown guests.
16. Dot Conned
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Rosie takes up driving and her instructor flirts with her. Meanwhile, Chu Kang has a client named Mr Kong whom King Kong thinks is his uncle. Guest stars Bernard Tan.
17. Episode 17
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Rosie quits PCK Pte Ltd! Chu Kang gets King Kong and Ah Goon to replace her. Meanwhile, Margaret loses her voice just before an important interview, and Ah Ma volunteers to play ventriloquist. Guest stars Jim Aitchison, plus Victor Khoo and Charlee.
18. Camera Shy
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Ah Ma and Margaret vie for the role of leading lady in Aloysius' new documentary. Meanwhile, Rosie has to decide on whether to come clean on a scam.
19. 'And The Winner Is..'
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Aloysius pretends to be Rosie's son in order for her to participate in a beauty contest. Howeve, Chu Beng and Margaret mistakenly think their son is slipping away from them and try to win him back.
20. Back Out
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When Chu Kang is bed-ridden after hurting his back, Rosie and Ah Ma fight over taking care of hime. Meanwhile, mild-mannered Chu Beng decides to stand up to the overbearing Margaret.
21. Episode 21
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Chu Kang and Chu Beng get into a heated argument, and now it is war between the brothers Phua. Meanwhile, Frankie Foo tries to woo Rosie, and also teaches Aloysius self-defence as the latter stands up to a bully.
22. Episode 22
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It's Aloysius' first date and he is extremely excited about it. That is, till he tells Chu Kang, Chu Beng and Margaret and each offers their own dating advice. Meanwhile, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd faces their toughest client yet : a randy older woman who can't keep her hands off the guys.
23. Episode 23
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Chu Kang can't handle a client's canine bodyguard, and Ah Ma concocts a potion to knock him out (the dog, silly, not the man). Meanwhile, Margaret's ex-squeeze drops by for a visit.
24. Episode 24
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Rosie develops an addiction for Margaret's Chilean mangoes. On the work front, Chu Kang and Chu Beng try to get a contract to renovate a hotel in Geylang.
25. Episode 25
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Chu Beng gets in trouble after a drunken stupor with his buddies while Chu Kang's mole grows out of control. Meanwhile, Margaret fears Chu Beng might not be able to perform his manly duties any more. Nicholas Lee guests.
26. Season Finale
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You know the Phua family like the back of your hand, but hear us out here : What if Chu Kang and not Chu Beng were the one with the overseas degree? What if Irene were a sophisticated socialite; Kheng Hua, the Ah Lian; and Pierre, a Beng barber? What a parallel world it would be!
1. Crushing experiences
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Aloysius has a crush on his teacher and gets into trouble so he can stay in after school hours and be with her. Margaret has a near fatal accident that causes her to change her ways.
2. Blind justice
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King Kong's big toe is injured in a work accident and decides to instruct his lawyer uncle Pek Kong to sue Chu Kang. Pek Kong proceeds to sue for S$5 million.
3. Andre
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Aloysius is assigned to do a school project with Lynette, the girl he has a crush on, in which they would have to play husband and wife.
4. Cooking up a storm
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It's a busy time for the Phuas as Rosie and Margaret decide to write a cookbook together as Beng gets a little too enthusiastic helping Aloysius build a volcano for his school project.
5. Meet the parents
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Rosie's parents pay her a surprise visit. And her mother wants a grandchild. She questions Chu Kang's manliness. Henry Thia guest stars as Rosie's father who raises a few questions about Chu Kang's procreational prowess.
6. Boys and noise
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Boon and Soon are back and together with Goon, they plan to revive their old singing group (The Goonies) and perform in the Asian Talent Quest 2002, as well as thrash rival group In-Sink.
7. More boys and more noise
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With The Tau Huay Boyz missing, Ah Ma and Chu Kang hatch various schemes to get the boys back. However all does not go according to plan. Kang kidnaps wrong person (cleaner).
8. Family heirloom
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Ah Ma has a priceless family heirloom and can't decide whether to leave it to Rosie or Margaret. Kang and Beng have to convince her who is more worthy to inherit the heirloom.
9. Educating Ah Ma
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If Chu Kang can have his BEST English lessons, Ah Ma can have her literature degree programme. Meanwhile, Aloy has his own problems.
10. Bye bye Beng
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Chu Beng agonises over a six-figure salary and Chief Architect position at a top architecture firm and staying at PCK Pte Ltd. Doesn't money and power mean anything anymore?
11. New architect
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With Chu Beng no longer part of PCK Pte Ltd., Chu Kang is forced to go on a search for a new architect. Despite many wacky applicants, he finally stumbles upon the perfect architect, Ching Chong Keng.
12. Belly of architect
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Chu Kang suspects there's double-dealing in the ranks when he mysteriously loses his clients one by one. Perhaps it's the poor-quality parquet?
13. Revenge is sweet
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Chu Kang and Chu Beng are hard at work preparing a tender for a major new toilet subcontracting job. Chu Kang receives a telephone call from a mysterious ghostly woman telling him to close his company for 14 days or the consequences would be terrible.
14. Secrets
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Rosie decides to clear the storeroom. King finds his old childhood treasure, his collection of "Captain Contractor and his Magic Screwdriver" comics. Aloy discovers that the comics are now worth a lot of money…
15. That thing
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Kang tries to help King Kong get a girlfriend while Beng and Margaret are busy confronting the issue of sex with Aloysius.
16. Bully
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Margaret criticises Chu Beng for not having the guts to stand up for a bully who stole their cab. Chu Kang generously gives his brotherly advice to Chu Beng and tells him to take a Kungfu class.
17. Crazy thing called love
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Ah Ma is behaving strangely. She stays out late and smiles all the time. Kang finds out the reason - Ah Ma has a boyfriend. The Phua brothers are not happy that their mum is dating again.
18. The Godfather
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Kang is stressed from work and his insomnia. Nothing seems to be going right with his current renovation project.
19. For art's sake
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PCK Pte Ltd is hired to re-paint a room in an arts and crafts school. Chu Beng joins a painting class in which he is asked to pose nude for the class. King Kong accidentally damages a valuable mural and Chu Beng is roped in to cover up the damage.
20. Auras and curses
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After and encounter with a mysterious stranger, Rosie goes on a winning streak whilst Margaret is beset with bad luck. Rosie gets involved in an illegal high stakes gambling session while Margaret searches for the Swami.
21. President PCK
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Power-hungry Margaret decides to run for the Phuas' housing estate Residents' Committee President. Rosie and Chu Kang scoff at her efforts but end up as rivals to Margaret and Beng in the Presidential race.
22. My mother my wife
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A rich client falls in love with Rosie's voice and spends lots of money on his renovations. Unfortunately, he now wants to meet her, and Rosie's not around.
23. Health matters
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Health really begins to matter in the Phua family when a medical check up reveals that Chu Kang has gout while Chu Beng is iron deficient.
24. War of the sexes
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The men and women swap duties only for it to result in both failing to do the other's job well.
25. I do I do
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It's Margaret and Beng's wedding anniversary and Margaret wants to celebrate it by renewing their wedding vows. Rosie recalls her unmemorable wedding and insists on getting married again too.
1. The zen of chapteh
Air Date: 2002-11-05
In Episode 1, Kang’s long standing primary school chapteh (capteh) record has just been broken. Kang can’t get over the fact that he’s no longer the Chapteh King and challenges the boy who broke his record to a ‘play off’.
2. Not the 7 o'clock news
Air Date: 2002-11-12
Kang is asked to re-model the sets for a TV news channel studio. As is standard practice, his goofy workers mess up the job completely, causing the regular newscaster to trip and fall unconscious in the process.
3. The parent trap
Air Date: 2002-11-19
Margaret notices that Aloysius and Lynette have been dating for a year now, and it’s high time she formally meets Lynette’s parents.
4. Toto day
Air Date: 2002-11-26
Kang, to his shock and amazement, wins the Toto grand prize of $ 10m! Everyone starts making plans on how they’re going to spend it.
5. Chilly crabs
Air Date: 2002-12-03
Kang invites a ‘discount obsessed’ client home to a free chilly crabs meal in order to clinch a deal.
6. The revenge of Frankie Foo
Air Date: 2002-12-10
The HDB is launching an island-wide upgrading of public toilets program and Kang is desperate to land this money-spinning contract.
7. A Christmas story
Air Date: 2002-12-17
In this re-working of the classic Charles Dickens short story, Chu Kang, who has become more miserly by the day, is visited by 3 angels of Christmas (of varying eccentricities) and learns the errors of his ways.
8. Study no enough
Air Date: 2003-01-07
Bobo fears he’s going to fail his Electrical Engineering exams that are coming up in a week. His home is too distracting and he hasn’t been able to get past page 1 of his text book.
9. Lord of the Bengs
Air Date: 2003-01-14
Kang bumps into his old neighbourhood buddy, Lee Kok Peng. Kok Peng's your typical ah beng, a little crude and coarse in his ways but good at heart.
10. Cinema Phua radiso
Air Date: 2003-01-21
Kang buys some pirated VCDs from JB and thinks he's got a copy of Lord of the Rings. Instead it turns out to be a rather risque movie.
11. Lucky Luohan
Air Date: 2003-01-28
Chu Kang complains about slow business despite the economic turn around. Rosie buys an expensive Luo Han fish to remedy the situation. Chu Kang becomes horrified by the fact that Chu Kang's dear Koi fish Mimi and Jasper will become jealous.
12. Year of the Goat
Air Date: 2003-02-04
It's Chinese New Year again, and Kang owes a supplier money and has trouble returning the money. He fears this will bring him bad luck in the new year.
13. The girl next door
Air Date: 2003-02-11
Kang and Beng reminisce about Ting Ting (guest star Zoe Tay), the girl who used to live next door, and how she changed their lives.
14. I want my HDB
Air Date: 2003-02-18
King Kong is homeless and Kang reluctantly takes him in. He overstays his welcome and now Chu Kang has to find a way to get rid of him.
15. When King Kong met Wei Wei
Air Date: 2003-02-25
King Kong regrets not marrying Wei Wei and tries to win her back. But he has to overcome Wei Wei's mother who wants to pour hot water on him.
16. Sabo you sabo me
Air Date: 2003-03-04
When Chu Beng puts down Chu Kang's 'Contractor of the Year' award and Chu Kang humiliates Chu Beng in front of a high class client in return, it kicks starts a series of pranks between the Phuas: Chu Kang and Rosie vs Chu Beng and Margaret.
17. At wit's end
Air Date: 2003-03-11
When a new construction competitor rears it's ugly head, Chu Kang institutes WITs, a cash incentive scheme to generate ideas on how to improve Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd.
18. The adventure of captain contractor plumber boy
Air Date: 2003-03-18
In this alternate reality episode, our dynamic crime fighting duo (Chu Kang and Chu Beng) must battle the evil Dr. Bungkus (Bobo), dastardly Diva Man (Ralphie), their incompetent yet wicked…
19. Mr December
Air Date: 2003-03-25
Chu Kang and Chu Beng go all out to get themselves featured in the 'Best Looking Men in Construction' calender. But only one brother makes the grade! Meanwhile King Kong and Ah Goon chance upon a durian tree that bears strange fruit.
20. An offer you can't refuse
Air Date: 2003-04-01
A pressured Chu Kang inadvertently insults the Godfather, Vito Koh. In return for his life, Kang has to baby-sit the Godfather's 8-year old son Michael, for him.
21. Phua Chu Kang goes to Malaysia Part 1
Air Date: 2003-04-08
The roof of the Phua household is full of leaks and this turns out to be the perfect opportunity for Chu Kang to whisk the family away for a holiday.
22. Phua Chu Kang goes to Malaysia Part 2
Air Date: 2003-04-15
Chu Kang, Rosie, Chu Beng and Margaret arrive in Kuala Lumpur in hopes of tracking down King Kong and their suitcases.
1. Phua Phua baby
Air Date: 2003-10-21
Rosie is pregnant! As the family rejoices, Kang has to come to terms with the fact that he must now start visiting the gynae with Rosie. Kok Peng and Beng try to help Kang overcome his fear of doctors.
2. Boy oh boy
Air Date: 2003-10-28
Kang's life is thrown into disarray when he realises his child might be a girl. He never took any of the steps to ensure the first born Phua child would be a boy.
3. The deal
Air Date: 2003-11-04
Not able to withstand his desire to see the design of his house, Bobo offers Kang a free trip to Las Vegas if he can deliver the design within a week.
4. What about me
Air Date: 2003-11-11
Rosie suddenly realises that her baby is taking over her life. She's sick in the mornings and nothing tastes good anymore unless she splashes tabasco sauce all over it.
5. Father knows best
Air Date: 2003-11-18
Kang is plagued by nightmares about Pa and fears he might turn out to be a cruel father just like him. The Phua boys reminisce about the 'bad old days' where Pa screwed up their first loves, career plans and generally quashed their self-esteem.
6. Nature vs nurture
Air Date: 2003-11-25
Kang and Rosie go all out to make sure they'll have a smart baby when Marge tells them that their baby will be stupid since it will inherit Kang and Rosie's 'cannot pass PSLE' genes.
7. Worst case scenario
Air Date: 2003-12-02
It's the annual football grudge match between PCK United and Frankie Foo Warriors.
8. He ain't heavy he's my baby
Air Date: 2003-12-09
Rosie is getting bigger and more uncomfortable as each day passes. She complains to Kang all the time.
9. All the President's men
Air Date: 2003-12-16
Beng is depressed about not having been president of anything in his life. Kang decides to help him become president - of Public Toilets!
10. Livin Lavida Rosie
Air Date: 2003-12-23
Ricky Martin is in Singapore, and Rosie goes to great lengths to win the 'Spend an evening with Ricky' contest, from learning Spanish, to cooking his favourite food to memorizing his bio.
11. Bringing up Ah Pah
Air Date: 2003-12-30
This season, take a journey with Rosie and Chu Kang as they learn how to become parents! Yes, you read correctly. This wacky couple will finally be expecting their first child, after many requests from fan of the show.
12. Toilet of the year
Air Date: 2004-01-06
There is a contest to choose Singapore's 'Toilet of the Year'. Kang finds out that Beng is one of the secret judges, becomes a bookie and take in bets.
13. Adam she Eve
Air Date: 2004-01-13
This season, take a journey with Rosie and Chu Kang as they learn how to become parents! Yes, you read correctly. This wacky couple will finally be expecting their first child, after many requests from fan of the show.
14. Citizen Kang
Air Date: 2004-01-20
Kang freaks out over PCK Pte Ltd's biggest net loss in history. Kang starts blaming everyone - Beng, Margaret, Rosie, King Kong, the pregnancy, SARS, Mimi, Jasper - anything except himself.
15. The new Phua
Air Date: 2004-01-27
The birth could be any day now. Betsy Foo (Patricia Mok) makes a surprise appearance and tries to secure a confinement nanny job with the Phuas.
1. Romeo Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo
Air Date: 2004-11-16
While trying get along with his babies, Chu Kang loses Romeo on his way to buy 4D. He seeks the help of King Kong and Ah Goon and hides from Rosie.
2. He's the wife
Air Date: 2004-11-23
Chu Beng discovers that Margaret has accepted a job offer in New Zealand and is hurt the she did not tell him personally. Chu Beng encourages him to be a man and assert his husbandly rights.
3. A breath of fresh air
Air Date: 2004-11-30
Rosie tries to manage motherhood on top of the rusual housekeeping duties, and her slimwrap, mahjong and facials. Chu Kang is left eating instant mee, and losing clients because he has to look after the babies.
4. A sip of brandy
Air Date: 2004-12-07
Chu Beng is excited that Margaret will be taking a short break from her filming commitments in New Zealand to celebrate their wedding anniversary together.
5. Worker's inc
Air Date: 2004-12-14
Tired of being mistreated and yelled at by Kang, King Kong, Ah Goon and Bobo decide to form their own company (Happy Coconut Pte Ltd) and work for themselves.
6. Full body massage
Air Date: 2004-12-21
Kang and his workers notice Beng has been acting suspiciously of late. They suspect that he's having an affair since Margaret is away in New Zealand and besides, who can blame him for straying after being controlled by Margaret all these years.
7. The Beng mobile
Air Date: 2004-12-28
Chu Beng, tired of being constantly humiliated by Chu Kang every time he wants to borrow Kang's car, decides to secretly buy his own automobile. He loves it like a child and parks it a few doors away on the street, anything to keep the purchase from Kang.
8. No retreat no surrender
Air Date: 2005-01-04
Margaret returns from her two month stint in New Zealand, and is shocked to discover Beng has become more brash and confident.
9. Healthy wealthy and unwise
Air Date: 2005-01-11
Margaret warns Rosie that her unhealthy eating habits could have adverse effects on her children in the long term.
10. Are you good enough
Air Date: 2005-01-18
Margaret urges Chu Kang and Rosie to get Romeo and Crystal places in a prestigious preschool even though they're less than a year old. It's the only way to ensure their children will get a good educational foundation. Kang and Rosie take her advice and soon learn that enrolling in the school involves a little blackmail as well. Soon the Phuas are constructing a new school wing, helping out in the cafeteria and garden, all in the hopes of getting their children places in the prestigious school. Meanwhile Margaret is concerned that Aloysius's taste in death metal music is too morbid for his own good. Together with Beng, they try to reach out to their son by gaining an appreciation of the darker side of rock and roll.
11. Rest and relak
Air Date: 2005-01-25
When Chu Kang is hit with a bout of hypertension, brought on by stress, he is forced to stay home and relax. However, he finds this a more difficult task than he had bargained for. From getting stuck in complex yoga positions to struggling with complex jigsaw puzzles. Kang starts feeling even more stressful by staying at home. Without his supervision, Chu Beng is left in charge of a prestigious project with dire consequence. When the toilet bowls are fixed the wrong way around and a series of mishaps occur, the client threatens to pull the business from PCK Pte Ltd. Not wanting to further stress out Kang, Beng enlists Margaret's help to schmooze the client and keep the job. However, the client becomes smitten by Margaret's charms and proposes to her.
12. Who's the boss
Air Date: 2005-02-01
Kang's ex-boss, Wong Tua Kee, makes a return and announces that he's retiring from construction. He plans to pass over all his contacts and projects to his favourite ex-worker, Chu Kang. But on one condition: Tua Kee wants Chu Kang to prove he's a good contractor by working with Tua Kee on a very small security guard hut job. Chu Kang is ecstatic and agrees. What could be simpler? Things take a turn for the worse when Tua Kee makes Kang do menial construction work, makes King Kong and Ah Goon supervise Kang's work and starts treating Kang the way he used to in the past- with rudeness, insults and smacks to the head. Meanwhile, Margaret is upset that even though she and Chu Beng own 50% of the Phua house, the entire home barely has an ounce of their influence. She secretly attempts to replace the living room's ah beng decor with some up-market art pieces.
13. The reunion
Air Date: 2005-02-08
It's Chinese New Year, Kang devises an elaborate scheme to maximise Romeo and Crystal's ang pow takings. Margaret gets an enexpected visit from her sister Melissa, who makes a shocking request from her. Meanwhile Beng has to deal with an irritatingly polite hotel clerk.
14. Are you man enough
Air Date: 2005-02-15
Kang and Bobo are out to prove who is the more macho of the two. They embark on a Fear Factor-style contest which Kang easily wins. Bobo accepts defeat graciously until he learns that Kang cheated by replacing his real bugs with chocolate bugs. Now Bobo wants to take the contest up a notch. Beng also wants in on the contest but he's shown little respect by Kang and Bobo so he resorts to a macho contest of his own by baking the lightest, fluffiest chiffon cake known to man. Meanwhile, Margaret attempts to get Aloysius and Lynette back together, but her plans backfire when she discovers he's been dating someone new.
15. Save the watermelon Part 1
Air Date: 2005-02-22
The Phua family is at a loss when they discover that after 40 years, the renowned institution, Watermelon KTV lounge, will be closed down. The family hold many dear memories at the lounge - it's where Kang and Rosie first met and fell in love. After considering the options, they decide to buy in and take over the Watermelon lounge. It will soon be 'PCK Pte Ltd - Construction and KTV'. However, they don't have enough cash to make the purchase alone. They enlist the help of Kang's old friend, Kok Peng, and a successful charming businesswoman - Candy Chew. Candy is an ex-hostess who now runs a Property and Lingerie conglomerate. Things start looking up as the deal is put to paper. But disaster strikes when the Phuas discover Candy has played them out and intends to demolish the Watermelon lounge and build a Spanish restaurant for higher profits.
16. Save the watermelon Part 2
Air Date: 2005-03-01
The Phua family is in a frenzy as they attempt to un-do the damage caused by Candy and Kok Peng. They go to great lengths to get the lounge back - they use their brains, wit and the art of seduction - but nothing works. The family resigns itself to the fact that Watermelon is no more. Rosie refuses to accept the fact and soon, she and Chu Kang have barricaded and cuffed themselves to the lounge premises as the bulldozers approach...
1. No good deed
Air Date: 2006-10-31
Chu Kang secretly meets with a reporter (guest star: Maia Lee) and a car tries to knock him down. Who is trying to kill him? And why? What is Rosie not telling Chu Kang? Also guest stars Wee Soon Hui (Growing Up).
2. Dunkin' don't
Air Date: 2006-11-07
Chu Kang builds a dunk tank for a funfair and ends up facing a very disgruntled ex-client. Guest stars Gerald Chew, Amy Cheng, Maia Lee and Wee Soon Hui.
3. Turn a deaf ear
Air Date: 2006-11-14
Chu Kang becomes temporarily deaf and learns that Rosie has hired a maid without telling him. Guest stars Maia Lee and Wee Soon Hui.
4. Kill Kang
Air Date: 2006-11-21
The wife of the disgruntled ex-client tries to kill Chu Kang again. Guest starring Amy Cheng.
5. Frankie's final folly
Air Date: 2006-11-28
Chu Kang and Rosie meet Frankie Foo's new bride-to-be, a gorgeous former Miss Singapore Universe. Guest stars: Lim Kay Siu and Kumar.
6. Crazy like a horse
Air Date: 2006-12-05
Chu Kang renovates the toilet at Crazy Horse and ends up onstage with the dancers. Guest stars Brian Richmond and the Crazy Horse dancers.
7. Incredulous tale
Air Date: 2006-12-12
UTT from Incredible Tales introduces an incredible tale about Chu Kang and Rosie by bringing home a mysterious unconscious woman who may not be what she appears. Sergeant Dollah (Suhaimi Yusof) from Police and Thief investigates.
8. Under another roof
Air Date: 2006-12-19
Chu Kang reunites with former clients Tan Ah Teck and Dolly. Guest stars Moses Lim, Koh Cheng Mun and Jocelyn Yeo.
9. VR man
Air Date: 2006-12-26
Chu Kang plays a virtual reality game and is transformed into a CG version of himself while Rosie cannot stop eating hay bee hiam and gets a monstrous sore throat.
10. Dark side of the loon
Air Date: 2007-01-09
To get Rosie's mother Ah Loon (Wendy Ng) out of his house, Chu Kang has to go to a KTV lounge to persuade his very drunk father-in-law (Henry Thia) to return to her. Margaret thinks her old friend Leslie (Vernon A) is casting her in his new play.
11. To all the girls
Air Date: 2007-01-16
Kingkong is depressed as he does not have a girlfriend. The others try to cheer him up by reminiscing about their past amourous encounters.
12. Skit contest special
Air Date: 2007-01-30
In this skit contest episode, viewers get to watch the five skits that were written by viewers -'Kingkong's Job Interview',
13. Return of the kin
Air Date: 2007-02-06
A mysterious woman who claims to be Chu Kang's 'aunt' creates tension in the family as he prepares to celebrate the twins' first birthday and tries to impress a potential new client. Guest stars Neo Swee Lin and Carole Lin.
14. Best in Singapore and JB finale
Air Date: 2007-02-11
In this 90-min special, Adrian Pang hosts a series of wrap party that includes the final episode of Singapore's longest running sitcom, a chat with the cast themselves and other surprises. Guest stars Neo Swee Lin and Lim Kay Siu.
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Rating
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Release Date
1997-09-25
Episodes
159 (8 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
