Daddy at Home (企鹅爸爸) is a Singaporean television series which debuted on the local Chinese language channel Channel 8 on 2 November 2009. It stars Li Nanxing, Chen Hanwei, Ann Kok, Cynthia Koh, Dawn Yeoh & Adam Chen as the casts of the series. It was screened every night at 9pm from Monday to Friday.

Daddy at Home
企鹅爸爸
GenreFamily
Comedy
Created byWinnie Wong 王尤红
Tang Yeow 陈耀
Directed byWong Kuang Yong 黄光荣
StarringLi Nanxing
Chen Hanwei
Dawn Yeoh
Ann Kok
Cynthia Koh
Adam Chen
Opening theme男能可贵 by Cavin Soh
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerWinnie Wong 王尤红
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkMediaCorp TV Channel 8
Release2 November 2009 (2009-11-02) –
15 March 2010 (2010-03-15)
Related

The series' Chinese title literally means "penguin father". As the series is about house husbands, the title was derived from the fact that Emperor penguins are the only penguin species of which the male is fully responsible for incubating the eggs.

Plot

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Liu Bang is senior vice-president of a bank and takes great pride in his social standing. His friend Ye Zhengkang is a house husband who looks after the household and children while his wife Meihui owns a beauty parlour. Liu Bang, being a traditionalist, disapproves of this arrangement but Zhengkang is undaunted by the unwanted attention he occasionally receives due to his unusual "occupation".

However, the financial crisis hits Singapore and both Liu Bang and Zhengkang find themselves cash-strapped. Liu Bang in particular was the worst affected. As he had offended a superior years ago, he quickly became a target in the mass entrenchment. His wife Xinbei is forced to find a job to support the family. Liu Bang has to swallow his ego as he is suddenly forced to take over homemaker duties from his wife.

Meanwhile, Meihui's younger brother Jinfeng moves in with the family. The carefree happy-go-lucky Jinfeng falls head over heels for his nephew's tuition teacher Ruxuan and tries his best to woo her.

Cast

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Main cast

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Artiste Character Description
Li Nanxing Liu Bang 刘帮 Xinbei's husband
Chen Hanwei Ye Zhengkang 叶正康 Meihui's husband
Ann Kok Yang Xinbei 杨欣北 Liu Bang's wife
Cynthia Koh Chen Meihui 陈美惠 Zhengkang's wife
Dawn Yeoh Xia Ruxuan 夏如萱 Xiyuan's tuition teacher and zhen feng's girlfriend
Adam Chen[1] Chen Jinfeng "Botak" 陈进峰 Meihui's younger brother and ruxuan's boyfriend

Supporting cast

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Artiste Character Description
Yan Bingliang 严丙量 Yang Shuyong 杨树勇 Xinbei's father
Zhu Xiufeng 朱秀凤 Lin Aijuan 林爱娟 Xinbei's mother
Rachel Chua 蔡艾珈 Ye Xilei 叶希雷 Zhengkang and Meihui's daughter
Jarrett Lee 李弘 Ye Xiyuan 叶希源 Zhengkang and Meihui's son
Megan Goh 吴乐轩 Liu Si'en 刘思恩 Liu Bang and Xinbei's daughter
Bernard Tan Wyman Xinbei's colleague and friend
Chen Huihui
Hu Wensui

Awards and nominations

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Daddy at Home earned four nominations at the 2010 Star Awards and Chen won the Best Actor award.

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref
2010 Star Awards Best Actor Chen Hanwei Won [2]
Best Drama Serial Nominated
Best Theme Song 男能可贵 by Cavin Soh Nominated
Best Screenplay Winne Wong/Tang Yeow Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Actor Adam Chen aims to retire by 40". Channel News Asia. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Veterans rule at Star Awards". Channel News Asia. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2012.