Kang's Family (2000)
Original title: 外来媳妇本地郎
Kang's Family is a 2000 Chinese-language comedy series created by Gang Wang and Tan Tan Wang. It stars Jintang Gong, Huang Jinchang and Zhidan Su.
One Guangzhou household, several grown sons, and a rotating cast of daughters-in-law who each arrive from a different part of China: that domestic collision is the engine of this Cantonese sitcom from Guangdong Radio and Television. Since November 2000 it has aired on the GRT Pearl River Channel, two episodes every weekend evening, chronicling in-law frictions, money squabbles, dialect jokes and the small truces that hold a big family together. It has run past four thousand episodes, the longest-running sitcom in Chinese television history, a comfort-food fixture that grew up alongside its audience.
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What is Kang's Family about?
One Guangzhou household, several grown sons, and a rotating cast of daughters-in-law who each arrive from a different part of China: that domestic collision is the engine of this Cantonese sitcom from Guangdong Radio and Television. Since November 2000 it has aired on the GRT Pearl River Channel, two episodes every weekend evening, chronicling in-law frictions, money squabbles, dialect jokes and the small truces that hold a big family together. It has run past four thousand episodes, the longest-running sitcom in Chinese television history, a comfort-food fixture that grew up alongside its audience.
When was Kang's Family released?
Kang's Family was released on 4 November 2000.
How many episodes does Kang's Family have?
Kang's Family has 4702 episodes across 12 seasons.
Who made Kang's Family?
Kang's Family was created by Gang Wang, Tan Tan Wang and Ping Wang.
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Warm sitcoms about raising a full house
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