Happy Can Already! 2 | |
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Season 2 | |
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Starring | Jack Neo Mark Lee Henry Thia Wang Lei Benjamin Josiah Tan Jaspers Lai |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
Original release | 19 May 21 July 2017 | –
Season chronology |
Happy Can Already! 2 (Chinese: 欢喜就好2) is a Singapore dialect variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Benjamin Josiah Tan, and Jaspers Lai as the casts of the second installment. Happy Can Already! 2 aired from 19 May 2017 to 21 July 2017, every Friday from 11:30am to 12:30pm.[1][2]
Plot
Liang Xi Mei (Jack Neo) will be reacquainted with Lion King (Henry Thia) and Merlion King (Jaspers Lai), as the former has been released from prison and they turn out to be her new neighbours. Her eldest son Robert (Mark Lee) is still married to Mary (Chua Lee Lian, but she is absent in this season) and they have a daughter Ah Girl (Toh Xin Hui). Her second son Albert (Benjamin Josiah Tan) is now in university.
Cast
Liang (Xi Mei) family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Henry Thia | Ah Gong |
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3-9 |
Jack Neo | Liang Xi Mei |
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1-10 |
Mark Lee |
Robert |
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1-10 |
Benjamin Josiah Tan |
Albert |
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1-10 |
Toh Xin Hui | Ah Girl |
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1, 10 |
Lion King family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Henry Thia |
Lion King |
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1-2, 10 |
Jaspers Lai |
Merlion King |
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1-2, 6-8, 10 |
Other characters
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Wang Lei |
Cantonese Granny |
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1, 4, 7-10 |
Cameo appearance
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Chen Tianwen |
Mr. Unbelievable |
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2 |
Marcus Chin |
Facebook Friend FB |
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3 |
Burglar |
10 | ||
Xiang Yun |
Madam Yun Xiang |
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3 |
Patricia Mok |
Juliet |
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4 |
Burglar |
10 | ||
Dennis Chew |
Aunty Lucy |
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5 |
Baey Yam Keng |
Himself |
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5 |
Michelle Hsieh |
Herself |
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6 |
Leon Lim | Crystal Prince |
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8 |
Security Guard |
10 | ||
Anna Lin Ruping | Aunt |
|
9 |
Guest performers
Episode no. | Performer(s) | Song(s) performed |
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2 | Marcus Chin |
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3 | Michelle Tay |
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Babes In the City |
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4 | Choo Lili |
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Xie Jinshi |
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5 | Freddie Ng |
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6 | Michelle Hsieh |
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7 | Desmond Ng |
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8 | Chng Shyue Chung |
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9 | Roy Li |
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10 | Patricia Mok |
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Development
The first installment of Happy Can Already! attracted more than 200,000 viewers, with more than 80 percent of the elderly finding the show entertaining and informative. Many called for the show to be continued when it ended its run on 3 February 2017.
After the overwhelming response to the first season, MediaCorp and J Team, in collaboration with local director Jack Neo and the Ministry of Communications and Information decided to produce a second season.[3]
Music
Song title | Song type | Lyrics | Composer | Performer | Producer |
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欢喜就好啦 | Opening theme song | Jack Neo | 邓碧源 | Jack Neo | 麦如丽 |
See also
References
- ^ ""Lion King"辉哥归队《欢喜就好2》 节目延长至一小时 - Toggle" (in Chinese). Entertainment.toggle.sg. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ 文/张晓鹏 (2017-03-23). "梁志强再拍《欢喜就好2》 'Lion King'辉哥归队! | 联合早报". Zaobao.com.sg. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ Last Updated on 27 Apr 2017 (2017-04-27). "Happy Can Already Season 2". Mci.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
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