Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
Season 5
November 5, 2002
22Episodes
In Episode 1, Kang’s long standing primary school chapteh (capteh) record has just been broken. Kang can’t get over the fact that he’s no longer the Chapteh King and challenges the boy who broke his record to a ‘play off’. Unfortunately Kang discovers that he can’t chapteh anymore because he’s lost his ‘juju’. Bobo steps in as his spiritual advisor guiding Kang on his road to rediscover his ‘juju’. Meanwhile, Beng tries to convince Margaret to have another baby and Rosie freaks out when the hawkers at the market call her Ah Soh.
Episodes
1. The zen of chapteh
November 5, 2002
In Episode 1, Kang’s long standing primary school chapteh (capteh) record has just been broken. Kang can’t get over the fact that he’s no longer the Chapteh King and challenges the boy who broke his record to a ‘play off’.
2. Not the 7 o'clock news
November 12, 2002
Kang is asked to re-model the sets for a TV news channel studio. As is standard practice, his goofy workers mess up the job completely, causing the regular newscaster to trip and fall unconscious in the process.
3. The parent trap
November 19, 2002
Margaret notices that Aloysius and Lynette have been dating for a year now, and it’s high time she formally meets Lynette’s parents.
4. Toto day
November 26, 2002
Kang, to his shock and amazement, wins the Toto grand prize of $ 10m! Everyone starts making plans on how they’re going to spend it.
5. Chilly crabs
December 3, 2002
Kang invites a ‘discount obsessed’ client home to a free chilly crabs meal in order to clinch a deal.
6. The revenge of Frankie Foo
December 10, 2002
The HDB is launching an island-wide upgrading of public toilets program and Kang is desperate to land this money-spinning contract.
7. A Christmas story
December 17, 2002
In this re-working of the classic Charles Dickens short story, Chu Kang, who has become more miserly by the day, is visited by 3 angels of Christmas (of varying eccentricities) and learns the errors of his ways.
8. Study no enough
January 7, 2003
Bobo fears he’s going to fail his Electrical Engineering exams that are coming up in a week. His home is too distracting and he hasn’t been able to get past page 1 of his text book.
9. Lord of the Bengs
January 14, 2003
Kang bumps into his old neighbourhood buddy, Lee Kok Peng. Kok Peng's your typical ah beng, a little crude and coarse in his ways but good at heart.
10. Cinema Phua radiso
January 21, 2003
Kang buys some pirated VCDs from JB and thinks he's got a copy of Lord of the Rings. Instead it turns out to be a rather risque movie.
11. Lucky Luohan
January 28, 2003
Chu Kang complains about slow business despite the economic turn around. Rosie buys an expensive Luo Han fish to remedy the situation. Chu Kang becomes horrified by the fact that Chu Kang's dear Koi fish Mimi and Jasper will become jealous.
12. Year of the Goat
February 4, 2003
It's Chinese New Year again, and Kang owes a supplier money and has trouble returning the money. He fears this will bring him bad luck in the new year.
13. The girl next door
February 11, 2003
Kang and Beng reminisce about Ting Ting (guest star Zoe Tay), the girl who used to live next door, and how she changed their lives.
14. I want my HDB
February 18, 2003
King Kong is homeless and Kang reluctantly takes him in. He overstays his welcome and now Chu Kang has to find a way to get rid of him.
15. When King Kong met Wei Wei
February 25, 2003
King Kong regrets not marrying Wei Wei and tries to win her back. But he has to overcome Wei Wei's mother who wants to pour hot water on him.
16. Sabo you sabo me
March 4, 2003
When Chu Beng puts down Chu Kang's 'Contractor of the Year' award and Chu Kang humiliates Chu Beng in front of a high class client in return, it kicks starts a series of pranks between the Phuas: Chu Kang and Rosie vs Chu Beng and Margaret.
17. At wit's end
March 11, 2003
When a new construction competitor rears it's ugly head, Chu Kang institutes WITs, a cash incentive scheme to generate ideas on how to improve Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd.
18. The adventure of captain contractor plumber boy
March 18, 2003
In this alternate reality episode, our dynamic crime fighting duo (Chu Kang and Chu Beng) must battle the evil Dr. Bungkus (Bobo), dastardly Diva Man (Ralphie), their incompetent yet wicked…
19. Mr December
March 25, 2003
Chu Kang and Chu Beng go all out to get themselves featured in the 'Best Looking Men in Construction' calender. But only one brother makes the grade! Meanwhile King Kong and Ah Goon chance upon a durian tree that bears strange fruit.
20. An offer you can't refuse
April 1, 2003
A pressured Chu Kang inadvertently insults the Godfather, Vito Koh. In return for his life, Kang has to baby-sit the Godfather's 8-year old son Michael, for him.
21. Phua Chu Kang goes to Malaysia Part 1
April 8, 2003
The roof of the Phua household is full of leaks and this turns out to be the perfect opportunity for Chu Kang to whisk the family away for a holiday.
