Mr. Siao's Mandarin Class

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 was premiered on 7 April 2010, acquiring its previous slot.[1] This drama series mimics a British drama series named Mind Your English in 1978.

Mr. Siao's Mandarin Class
你好 Mr. Siao
GenreComedy
Directed byBerg Lee Seng Wan
StarringAuguste 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 originMalaysia
Original languagesMandarin
Hokkien
Cantonese
Hakka
English
Malay
Tamil
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15 episodes
13 episodes in Season 1
+ 2 hours CNY Special episodes
Production
ProducerPrimeworks Studios
Running time30 minutes (approx.)
Release
Original networkntv7
Original release15 April 2009 (2009-04-15) –
7 April 2010 (2010-04-07)

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. "MPB Screenings". Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  2. "Come to class". Archived from the original on December 28, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
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