I Love My Family” is China’s first sitcom, which tells the daily life of an ordinary Beijing family, Lao Fu’s family, and shows the social changes and city life during the reform and opening up period in the 1990s.
The characters in the show have distinctive personalities, humorous language and vivid plots, which have triggered widespread resonance and discussion.
The way the drama was filmed was also very special, it was filmed in a fixed studio, and each episode was completed in a single take in front of a live audience.
This ensured the realism and interactivity of the show, while increasing the difficulty and challenge of the show.
This made the show the first real sitcom in China.
1993 / China / Comedy Family / Ying Da / Wen Xingyu Song Dandan
In the 1990s, in an ordinary neighborhood of old Beijing, there lives the ordinary Jia family.
The head of the family, Fu Ming (played by Wen Xingyu), is an old cadre who participated in the revolution. After his retirement, he still has an official voice, but in today’s commodious society, his words and deeds seem a bit out of place and ridiculous.
The eldest son, Jia Zhiguo (Yang Lixin), who works in an organization, and his wife, Heping (Song Dandan), who works in a music troupe, raise their lovely daughter, Yuanyuan (Guan Ling). Together with their second son, Zhixin (Liang Tian), who is not doing his job, and their little nanny (Shen Chang) who is always getting into trouble, the family plays out hilarious and adorable stories.
Their joys and sorrows can be seen in the commonplace, and are the true reflection of every Chinese living in this ancient land. …… This drama is the first sitcom in China.
