Mr. Siao's Mandarin Class

Mr. Siao's Mandarin Class
你好 Mr. Siao
Genre Comedy
Directed by Berg Lee Seng Wan
Starring Auguste Kwan Teik Hooi
Kee Thuan Chye
Soo Wincci
Loo Aye Keng
Elvanna Raine
Steve Yap
Ling Tang
Tony Ong
Alvin Wong
Baki Zainal
Chai Jen
Ramasundran Rengan
Cindy Chen
Opening theme "Ni Hao, Mr Siao" by Auguste Kwan
Ending theme "Ni Hao, Mr Siao" by Auguste Kwan
Country of origin Malaysia
Original language(s) Mandarin
Hokkien
Cantonese
Hakka
English
Malay
Tamil
No. of seasons 1
Season 2 will commence on 7 April 2010
No. of episodes 15 episodes
13 episodes in Season 1
+ 2 hours CNY Special episodes
Production
Producer(s) Primeworks Studios
Running time 30 minutes (approx.)
Release
Original network ntv7
Original release Season 1: 15 April 2009
Season 2: 7 April 2010
External links
Website

你好 Mr. Siao! (NI HAO, Mr Siao!) (Mandarin for “Good Day, Mr Siao”) showing adult students from different ethnics in Malaysia learning Mandarin in a classroom setting. This locally produced series shows how non-Chinese and non-Mandarin-speaking Chinese learn Mandarin with hilarious outcomes. The series premiered on 15 April 2009, airing every Wednesday at 9:00pm on ntv7. A 2 CNY special episodes was aired during Chinese New Year 2010. The second season will premiere on 7 April 2010, acquiring its previous slot.[1] This drama series mimics a British drama series named Mind Your English in 1978.

Synopsis

The owner of Dream Big International, Mr. Robert Toh is looking to expand his business and is aiming to the China market. He needs his “diamond-ranking” and “pearl-ranking” leaders to train and guide the China distributors and agents but most of them are not well-versed in Mandarin. So he gets a Mandarin lecturer to teach this selected group proper Mandarin.[2]

Casts

Main Casts

in order of appearance
Auguste Kwan Teik Hooi
Kee Thuan Chye
Soo Wincci
Loo Aye Keng
Elvanna Raine
Steve Yap
Ling Tang
Tony Ong
Alvin Wong
Baki Zainal
Chai Jen
Ramasundran Rengan
Cindy Chen

Special Appearances

ActorCharacterDescriptionAppearance
Kyo ChenSeason 1 - Episode 10
Berg LeeSpy from a rival companySeason 1 - Episode 12

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 28, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
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