Phua Chu Kang
| Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Andrea Teo Kenneth Liang |
| Starring |
Gurmit Singh Irene Ang Pierre Png Tan Kheng Hua Marcus Ng Charlie Tan Ray Kuan |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| No. of episodes | 167 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ong Su Mann |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp TV Channel 5 |
| Original release | 25 September 1997 – 11 February 2007 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Phua Chu Kang | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Season 1; Episode 1 |
| Last appearance | Season 8; Episode 14 |
| Portrayed by | Gurmit Singh |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Kang Kang |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | CEO of PCK Pte Ltd |
| Family | Anthony Phua Chu Beng (younger brother), Ah Ma (mother), Ah Pa (father) |
| Spouse(s) | Rosie Phua Chin Huay |
| Children | Romeo Ferrari, Crystal Jade |
| Relatives | Margaret Phua (sister in law), Aloysius Phua (nephew) |
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short (鬼馬家族 in Chinese), was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd debuted on NTV7 on 25 March 2009 and aired in Singapore's MediaCorp TV Channel 5 on 6 October 2009.
The sitcom centres on an eccentric contractor with his trademark yellow boots 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.
The series revolves around the Phua family, most notably Phua Chu Kang (Gurmit Singh), a contractor who boasts that he is the "Best in Singapore, JB, and some say Batam" - this is despite the fact that he has only two men working for him and they are both inept and lazy. He is also noted for his famous cliché or catchphrase: "Don't play play" (pronounce as "pray pray" according to his articulation). There is also another famous catchphrase which is being used in his famous 2003 music video called "PCK Sar-vivor Rap", that is, "Use your brain!" (pronounced as "blain"). His personal clothing trademarks are his yellow pair of boots, curly hair, a giant black mole, and long nails on his pinky fingers. Phua Chu Kang is portrayed as an "Ah Beng", which is a Singlish slang for a stereotypical, uneducated Chinese gangster, complete with habits such as hoisting one leg up on the seat of a chair when he sits down and growing one long fingernail to scratch his ears.
Phua Chu Kang lives with his wife, Rosie Phua Chin Huay (Irene Ang) who loves playing mahjong and wearing loud, colourful clothing. At the end of Season 6, she gave birth to twins, Romeo Ferrari and Crystal Jade. Chu Kang's brother is Anthony Phua Chu Beng (Pierre Png) who works for PCK Pte Ltd as an architect (his speciality being designing toilets), while Chu Kang is often regarded as strong but stupid, Chu Beng is the sissy but smart son. The one person who drives Chu Beng crazy is his obsessive compulsive vegetarian wife, Margaret Phua Hwee Lian (Tan Kheng Hua) who consistently makes fun of her brother and sister-in-law. Together, they have a son, Aloysius Phua (Marcus Ng). Another family member is Phua Ah Ma (Neo Swee Lin), Chu Kang and Chu Beng's mother. She left at the end of Season 4 to be with her new lover. Joining the cast after, is Ah Loon (Wendy Ng) who plays Rosie's overbearing mother.
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