Daddy at Home
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{{Infobox television
| native_name = 企鹅爸爸
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| genre = Family
Comedy
| runtime = approx. 45 minutes per episode
| creator = Winnie Wong 王尤红
Tang Yeow 陈耀
| director = Wong Kuang Yong 黄光荣
| producer = Winnie Wong 王尤红
| writer =
| starring = Li Nanxing
Chen Hanwei
Dawn Yeoh
Ann Kok
Cynthia Koh
Adam Chen
| opentheme = 男能可贵 by Cavin Soh
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| country = Singapore
| language = Chinese
| network = MediaCorp TV Channel 8
| first_aired = {{start date|2009|11|2|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2010|3|15|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 20
| related = {{Plainlist|
- Baby Bonus
- Together
- Nanny Daddy (2008)
}}
}}
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=
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| Artiste | Character | Description |
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| 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{{cite news |date=2 November 2009 |title=Actor Adam Chen aims to retire by 40 |publisher=Channel News Asia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1015301/1/.html |url-status=dead |access-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024014109/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1015301/1/.html |archive-date=24 October 2010 |df=dmy-all}} | Chen Jinfeng "Botak" 陈进峰 | Meihui's younger brother and ruxuan's boyfriend |
=Supporting cast=
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| 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 |
Awards and nominations
Daddy at Home earned four nominations at the 2010 Star Awards and Chen won the Best Actor award.
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!Award ! Category | Nominee(s) | Result
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| rowspan="4" |2010
| rowspan="4" |Star Awards | Chen Hanwei | {{won}}
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| Best Drama Serial | {{N/A}} | {{nom}}
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| Best Theme Song | 男能可贵 by Cavin Soh | {{nom}}
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| Best Screenplay | Winne Wong/Tang Yeow | {{nom}}
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