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My Father's Son (1988)

My Father's Son poster
Original title
鬥氣一族
Genre
drama television series
Country
Hong Kong
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

How it feels

A Hong Kong comedy series about family members who constantly bicker and compete with each other. The show follows their humorous clashes and daily misadventures.

lightheartedcomedicfast-pacedplayfulcheerfulfamily-orientedupbeatquirky

What happens

My Father's Son (Chinese: 鬥氣一族; Jyutping: dau3 hei3 jat1 zuk6; literally "Elegant Transformation") is a 1988 Hong Kong modern comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Ha Yu, Lau Dan, Angelina Lo, Stephen Chow, Sandra Ng, Dickson Lee, Bonnie Law and Cutie Mui as the main cast, produced by Catherina Tsang. First original broadcast began on Hong Kong's TVB Jade channel July 4 till July 29, 1988 every Monday through Friday during its 7:10 to 8:10pm timeslot with a total of 30 episodes. The drama is Stephen Chow and Sandra Ng's first of many later collaborations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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