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.
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 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
Main cast 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 Chen Jinfeng "Botak" 陈进峰 Meihui's younger brother and ruxuan's boyfriend
Supporting cast 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
Reception
Average viewership for each episode is 963,000.
Accolades OrganisationYear Category Nominee(s) ResultStar Awards2010 Best Actor Chen Hanwei Best Drama Serial Best Theme Song 男能可贵 by Cavin Soh Best Screenplay Winne Wong/Tang Yeow
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