My First School
| My First School 快乐第一班 | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Family School |
| Directed by | Winnie Wong 王尤红 |
| Starring |
Julie Tan Chen Liping Youyi Xiang Yun Damien Teo |
| Opening theme | 每个孩子都是天使 by Julie Tan陳欣淇 |
| Ending theme | 每個孩子都是天使 by Julie Tan 陳欣淇 |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| 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 | 12 April – 31 May 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Don't Worry, Be Healthy |
| Followed by | Sidewalk Scientist |
| Related shows | My Secret App |
My First School (Chinese: 快乐第一班) is a Singaporean Chinese drama series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. The series began production on November 2015 and made its debut on 12 April 2016 and ended on 31 May 2016. This sitcom consists of 8 episodes, and was screened on every Tuesday night at 8:00 pm.[1][2][3][4][5] The series is jointly presented by NTUC First Campus and the Lien Foundation.
Plot
Xu Leqing (Julie Tan), aged 20, graduated from Polytechnic with a Diploma of Early Childhood. She comes from a well-off family who is always jovial, cheerful and helpful. Her smiles and optimism brought joy to the people around and no one could tell that she had gone through a painful experience of losing her father at 11 years old. Leqing is very close to her father and when her father died of cancer, she went through a painful period of mourning. Xu Zhengbo (Chew Chor Meng) is a good father. He believes that parents play an important role in guiding and leading in the upbringing of their children. Hence, he believes that pre-school education has a great impact which can influence a child’s life. When Leqing was 4 years old, he quit his job as a computer programmer to be a full-time father to take care of Leqing. Leqing’s mother, Lin Yixin (Xiang Yun) continued to work so that Zhengbo can focus in taking care of Leqing. With the love, tender and care given to Leqing, she grows up as a happy and confident girl.
Cast
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Tan | Xu Leqing | Xu Lejie's Sister Lin Yixin's Daughter Xu Zhengbo's daughter | 1 - 8 |
| Chen Liping | Chen Xiujuan | Xu Lejie's Chinese Teacher Xu Leqing's Teacher Principal of the School | 1 , 6-8 |
| Youyi | Guo Jingwen | Xu Leqing's Colleague | 1 - 6 , 8 |
| Xiang Yun | Lin Yixin | Xu Leqing's & Lejie's Mother | 1, 3-4, 6-8 |
| Chew Chor Meng | Xu Zhengbo | Xu Leqing and Lejie's Father | 1 - 8 |
| Aloysius Pang | Li Yonghui | Xu Leqing's Friend | 2-3, 6-8 |
| Zhang Yaodong | Weng Zhihao | Doctor | 4-5, 7-8 |
| Damien Teo Zhi Hao | Xu Lejie | Xu Leqing's Brother Lin Yixin's Son Xu Zhengbo's Son | 1, 3-4, 6-8 |
| Bukoh Mary | Miss Vegetable 菜老师 | Xu Leqing's Colleague | 1 - 8 |
| Sun Yi En | Xu Leqing's Student | 1, 7-8 | |
| Yap Huixin | Xu Leqing's Colleague |
1 - 8 |
Trivia
- In terms of filming schedule, Xiang Yun and Julie Tan would go on to play mother and daughter in Peace & Prosperity.
- This is Damien Teo's fourth drama series after The Journey: Tumultuous Times, You Can Be An Angel Too & The Dream Makers II
References
- ↑ Toh Zi Yi (8 April 2016). "Julie Tan spills the beans about her April Fool's joke". Toggle. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "坏小孩！陈欣淇休学惹父怒 冯伟衷张耀栋陷退学风波" (in Chinese). Toggle. 9 April 2016.
- ↑ May Seah (8 April 2016). "Julie Tan gets schooled by kindergarteners for new drama". Today Online. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ May Seah (12 April 2016). "Chen Liping and Xiang Yun's earliest classroom memories". Today Online. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ May Seah (12 April 2016). "What Aloysius Pang wish he'd learnt in school". Today Online. Retrieved 14 April 2016.