Don't Worry, Be Healthy
| Don't Worry, Be Healthy 家有一保 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Happy Goh Family (幸福住我家) |
| Genre |
Family Sitcom |
| Directed by | Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲 |
| Starring |
Chew Chor Meng Eelyn Kok Zhang Wei Chen Tianwen Carrie Wong Youyi |
| Opening theme | 多爱一点 by Estella 佘俐仪 |
| Ending theme | 多愛一点 by Estella 余俐仪 |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
 Singapore |
| Running time | approx. 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mediacorp Studios |
| Distributor | Mediacorp TV |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Picture format | 16:9 widescreen |
| Original release | 16 February – 5 April 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Taste Of Time |
| Followed by | My First School |
| Related shows |
A Blessed Life (2015) Peace & Prosperity (2016) |
Don't Worry, Be Healthy (Chinese: 家有一保, previously titled Happy Goh Family) is a Singaporean Chinese sitcom which was commissioned by the Ministry of Communications and Information, sponsored by Pioneer Generation Package, and telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. The sitcom began production on 15 October 2015 and made its debut on 16 February 2016 and ended on 5 April 2016. This sitcom consists of 8 episodes, and was screened on every Tuesday night at 8:00 pm.[1][2]
Plot
Wu Jiabao (Chew Chor Meng) and Cai Shumei (Eelyn Kok) live in a 5-room HDB flat with their parents and children. Jiabao is an honest gentleman who leads a simple life. He has been holding the position of an editorial assistant for many years. He puts his best foot in his career but never have the intention to claim credit for his hard work. He is a “foodie” and only food can make him act on impulse. Shumei is a part-time insurance agent who is eloquent and a planner. She enjoys watching Korean drama and tends to find Jiabao too pragmatic. They have a daughter, Mavis and a son, Manfred. Jiabao’s father, Wu Dajiang (Zhang Wei) is a retiree and his mother, Chen Liniang (Li Yinzhu) is a homemaker. Both of them are from the pioneer generation who are open-minded and optimistic. They have been living with their single daughter, Jiaxin (Youyi) in the same neighbourhood as Jiabao and Shumei. On New Year’s Eve, the chief editor is going to retire. Jiabao thought it would be an opportunity to be promoted to be the chief editor. However, the company had hired Elena (Carrie Wong) who had completed her studies overseas to fill the position. Jiabao was disappointed but when he realised Elena has no family in Singapore, he invited her to his house to have reunion dinner with his family. Dajiang and Liniang notice Jiaxin acting strangely and suspect that she has contracted cancer. They later learned that she is pregnant. She is worried that her boyfriend, Zida (Alfred Sim), who is a doctor, will not acknowledge the child she is carrying. Jiabao wanted to confront Zida but later found out that he did not pick up Jiaxin’s call as he was busy in the operation theatre. He later proposed to Jiaxin publicly. After Jiaxin got married, she followed Zida who had been posted to work overseas. At the same time, Mavis had successfully got her scholarship to study overseas. All of a sudden, the house seems too quiet for Dajiang and Shumei. Both of them started visiting Jiabao and Shumei quite often. Dajiang has high blood pressure and heart disease. Liniang has diabetes and her joints are weak too. Shumei started to complain to Jiabao that Jiaxin used to be able to share the burden of the family but now it has solely become Jiabao’s responsibility. On top of that, although Mavis is on a scholarship, Jiabao is still responsible for her living expenses. Jiabao comforts Shumei that the pioneer generation package will help to reduce the medical expenses greatly and told her not to worry...
Cast
Wu (Dajiang) family
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Wei 张为 | Wu Dajiang 吴大江 | Retiree Chen Liniang's husband Wu Jiabao and Wu Jiaxin's father Cai Shumei and Chen Zida's father-in-law Manfred and Mavis's grandfather | 1 - 8 |
| Li Yinzhu 李茵珠 | Chen Liniang 陈丽娘 | Homemaker Wu Dajiang's wife Wu Jiabao and Wu Jiaxin's mother Cai Shumei and Chen Zida's mother-in-law Manfred and Mavis's grandmother | 1 - 8 |
Wu (Jiabao) family
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | Wu Jiabao 吴家宝 | Editorial assistant of the magazine Cai Shumei's husband Wu Dajiang and Chen Liniang's son Wu Jiaxin's brother Chen Zida's brother-in-law Elena's subordinate | 1 - 8 |
| Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯 | Cai Shumei 蔡淑美 | Part-time insurance agent Korean drama fan Wu Jiabao's wife Wu Dajiang and Chen Liniang's sister-in-law Wu Jiaxin and Chen Zida's sister-in-law Hong Maoqiang's niece | 1 - 8 |
| Boon Hui Lu 文慧如 | Mavis Wu | Wu Jiabao and Cai Shumei's daughter Manfred's elder sister Wu Dajiang and Chen Liniang's granddaughter Wu Jiaxin and Chen Zida's niece Scholarship recipient |
1 - 8 |
| Gary Tan 陈毅丰 | Manfred Wu | Wu Jiabao and Cai Shumei's son Mavis's younger brother Wu Dajiang and Chen Liniang's grandson Wu Jiaxin and Chen Zida's nephew | 1 - 8 |
Wu (Jiaxin) family
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youyi 有懿 | Wu Jiaxin 吴家欣 | Didi Chen Zida's wife Wu Dajiang and Chen Liniang's daughter Wu Jiabao's sister Cai Shumei's brother-in-law | 1 - 8 |
| Alfred Sim 沈志豪 | Chen Zida 陈子达 | Dada Doctor Wu Jiaxin's husband Wu Dajiang and Chen Liniang's son-in-law Wu Jiabao and Cai Shumei's brother-in-law | 1 - 8 |
Hong (Maoqiang) family
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Tianwen 陈天文 | Hong Maoqiang 洪茂强 | Char kway teow stall owner Huang Jinzhu's husband Cai Shumei's uncle Wu Jiabao's uncle-in-law | 1 - 8 |
| Le Yao 乐瑶 | Huang Jinzhu 黄金珠 | Beancurd stall assistant Hong Maoqiang's wife | 1 - 8 |
Other main cast
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | Elena | Chief editor of the magazine Josh's love interest Wu Jiabao's boss | 1 - 8 |
Trivia
- Alfred Sim's second drama series after Crescendo.
- Carrie Wong, Chen Tianwen, Chew Chor Meng and Youyi had scenes together in 118.
- According to Chew Chor Meng and Carrie Wong, there was supposed to be a scene where the both of them share a kiss. It was eventually struck out of the script after they objected to it.[3][4]
Episodic guide
| No. overall | Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 16 February 2016 PG |
| Jiabao (Chew Chor Meng) is a typical employee – he has a stable job and income but is stagnant in his position as an editorial assistant. Like many around him, he often worries about the family finances. His editor finally retires, giving him hope that this is his chance at a promotion but his boss has someone else in mind, causing him to worry even more about his future. His wife, Shumei (Eelyn Kok), is a part-time insurance agent who is obsessed with Korean dramas. She hears from her good friend Carol that her favourite Korean star is in town for a holiday and follows him all the way to his hotel. She meets her husband there and finds out that he is trying to score an exclusive interview with the superstar in order to get into his superiors’ good books and become the front-runner for the promotion. What Jiabao didn’t expect was to see his competitor chatting with the said star, which shattered his chances at the promotion. | ||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 23 February 2016 PG |
| Dajiang (Zhang Wei) and Liniang (Li Yinzhu) notice that their daughter, Jiaxin (Youyi) is acting strangely and suspect that she has contracted ovarian cancer. They follow her to the medical centre and are even surer that their suspicions are right. Jiabao and Shumei’s wedding anniversary is around the corner and she decides to be in charge of planning the occasion when she sees him working day and night. She plans a romantic candlelit dinner for them and counts down to their special day. Dajiang and Liniang are informed by a store owner that Jiaxin purchased a can of insecticide from them and assume that she wants to end her life. They immediately run home to stop her and cry while pleading with her to not do anything rash, promising to be with her every step of the way during her treatment. Jiaxin's strange reaction to their words makes them realise that they were wrong about their daughter contracting cancer. | ||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 1 March 2016 PG |
| Shumei tries to convince her uncle, Maoqiang (Chen Tianwen) to top up his Medisave account but he refuses until the beancurd stall’s assistant, Jinzhu (Le Yao), steps in. Shumei starts to suspect that he has feelings for her. Jiaxin follows Zida (Alfred Sim) overseas for work after getting married and Liniang realises how empty the house will be in future without her daughter. Liniang and Dajiang take the opportunity to visit Jiabao’s home and Shumei gets frustrated when Liniang dirties the kitchen and fights with her over the rights to change the television channel. Shumei complains to Jiabao about the inconvenience but he thinks that they aren’t a trouble because they’re still healthy despite their ages. She then asks him what his plans are if they fall sick, stating that she cannot look after so many people in one home. | ||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 8 March 2016 PG |
| Dajiang and Liniang move into Jiabao’s home and Shumei is unhappy when they bring along an old chair with them. She worries about how she should face her mother-in-law and Jiabao blames her for lying, saying that she should bear the consequences herself. Elena (Carrie Wong) asks Jiabao to be in charge of the magazine’s technology column but he worries because he is not familiar with online gaming. Manfred advises him to read up on seasoned players’ experiences and work from there. Liniang realises that her chair is missing and Shumei admits that she threw it away and bought a new one for her instead. Liniang is furious that Shumei made the decision on her own but decides to let the matter go when Jiabao offers to look for her chair, worrying that she will only bring him more inconvenience. | ||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 15 March 2016 PG |
| Maoqiang is envious of the affectionate relationship between Dajiang and Liniang and decides to gather his courage to ask Jinzhu out. However, Bird King's (Zheng Geping) unfortunate timing causes him to misunderstand that Jinzhu and Bird King have gotten together and loses his chance. Jiabao receives a positive response in his science and technology column and Shumei can’t help but to feel glad for him. Jiabao is not only no longer afraid of new technology – he’s even started getting interested in online games and can discuss them at length with teenagers. What she didn’t expect was him getting hooked onto the virtual world and he insists that playing games is part of his work despite Shumei’s repeated calls for him to focus on what’s important. | ||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 22 March 2016 PG |
| Shumei enters a televised ‘Hot Mom’ contest and everyone apart from Liniang supports her. Liniang voices stronger opposition when she finds out that Shumei has to take the stage in her swimwear and tries to sabotage her weight-loss plan to stop her from entering the competition. Jiabao unexpectedly finds out that Dagang sold a jade piece that was given by his grandfather in order to raise funds for his operation years ago. He decides to try to buy that pendant back and tries all means to find the jade’s current owner. The price demanded, however, is something he cannot afford and can only return in disappointment. When he gets home, Shumei explains that what Dagang is upset about is not losing the jade, but not being able to pay respects to his late father as he does not know where he is buried. | ||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | 29 March 2016 PG |
| The family returns from their holiday in Korea to find Jiaxin crying alone downstairs. They find out that she came back on her own after fighting with Zida. Worried that Jiaxin has nowhere to go while pregnant, the family asks her to live with them. They find out that Jiaxin had a disagreement with Zida over a minor issue but end up being at her beck and call when Shumei declares that pregnant ladies should be treated as queens. Jiabao returns to the office and asks after Elena when he sees that she is feeling unwell. She asks him out fishing instead. They go fishing but her intimate actions cause him to misunderstand her intentions. | ||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | 5 April 2016 PG |
| Jiabao accompanies Elena for her check-up and she shares her thoughts on how everyone should cherish the people around them. He enlists her help to pick out a diamond ring for Shumei but is spotted by Maoqiang. Jiabao brings Shumei to a garden and like the scene from a Korean drama, sings to her, moving her tremendously. It starts to rain the moment he wants to bring out the ring and the two run back to their car. He realizes that he dropped the ring when he wants to give Shumei a surprise the next day but cannot find the ring in the car no matter how hard he tries. He enlists Elena’s help to search in the garden and gets questioned by Shumei about his intentions on returning there. His evasive response causes her to start suspecting him. Is there a happy ending in sight for this family? | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "有懿看淡爱情 沈志豪暂不生B" (in Chinese). Toggle. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "黄思恬和李家庆闹绯闻？郭蕙雯努力追加宝宝" (in Chinese). Toggle. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "周初明黄思恬拒拍吻戏 《118》续集9月开机" (in Chinese). Toggle. 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Chew Chor Meng, Carrie Wong felt incestuous filming Don't Worry Be Healthy". Toggle. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.