Growing Up

After so many years of being with each other, Tay and Mae finally decide they can't be friends forever and so decide to get married. Poh Choo emigrates to Singapore with her husband Jimmy and daughter Li Lien. And for the first time in years, she and Jimmy will live together with their son, Chee Keong.

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  E1Straight From The Heart

  Jan 1, 2001

  After so many years together, Tay and Mae finally decide to get married. Poh Choo emigrates to Singapore with her husband Jimmy and daughter Li Lien, and for the first time in years, she and Jimmy will live together with their son, Chee Keong.

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  E2Love Is A Stranger

  Jan 8, 2001

  Tay and Mae spend quality time in a chalet--David's wedding gift to them. They must also deal with the issue of sex after marriage: each not knowing if the other wants it and each not wanting to disappoint the other. Tay in particular must deal with a lot of internal conflicts, including guilt.

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  E3Best That You Can Do

  Jan 15, 2001

  Tensions rise between Mae and Poh Choo and Mr Tay is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Jenny goes to work as David's boss. If that doesn't bruise his ego, her flirting with his colleague should crush whatever pride he has left.

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  E4Daddy's Home

  Jan 22, 2001

  Relationships suffer at the Tay home as Poh Choo and Jimmy get on Mae's nerves and Gary's closeness to Chee Keong irks Karen and Poh Choo. On a brighter note, Jimmy gets free juice and David and Jenny get married.

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  E5Is There Something I Should Know?

  Jan 29, 2001

  Trouble is afoot (surprise!) when money disappears from the coffeeshop till. Elsewhere, Jimmy meets an old friend, and Poh Choo and Chee Keong call a truce.

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  E6Guilty

  Feb 5, 2001

  Mae gets her son Meng to work in Tay's coffeeshop in hopes that they will bond. Unfortunately, it backfires and things turn nasty when Jimmy frames Meng for stealing from the till. Li Lien finally breaks through to Meng, and although he keeps his feelings to himself, he fancies her as well--of course, unknown to both of them, they are supposed to be uncle and niece.

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  E7Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

  Feb 12, 2001

  Li Lien and Meng's relationship takes off and she sneaks into the disco where Meng works to meet him--and of course, have some fun. She gets into trouble with Gorilla Sam and his gang of glue sniffers, and is sabotaged by Sam's girl Rose. Gary and Karen re-establish the status of their relationship and decide to try for a second child.

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  E8Love Will Tear Us Apart

  Feb 19, 2001

  Mae's auntie dies; ironically, her death gives Mae an opportunity to reunite with Meng. Meanwhile, Li Lien and Meng discover the unpleasant truth of their relationship, and Jimmy falls back to his old gambling ways. Following symptoms of possible pregnancy, Karen consults a doctor to do a test. The test turns out negative and she gets a second blow when she finds out that she needs to have her womb removed.

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  E9We Have A Dream

  Feb 26, 2001

  Gary and Karen treat Elvis like a precious commodity when they realize that he will be their only child. Jimmy buys a karaoke machine and brings it to the flat and once again, Mae finds living in the crammed flat increasingly intolerable. She pushes Tay to move into her flat, but plans are suddenly scrapped when she finds out from Karen that she must undergo surgery.

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  E10Love On Your Side

  Mar 5, 2001

  Poh Choo's conflict with Mae over Li Lien and Meng's relationship deepens, and Meng discovers that he is not really Mae's son. This gives him the idea of further pursuing his relationship with Li Lien now that they are no longer blood-related. Karen seeks a second option on her condition and is relieved to know that she will not need to lose her whole womb and might still be able to conceive. Gary starts working at the coffeeshop.

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  E11Total Eclipse Of The Heart

  Mar 12, 2001

  Li Lien is nearly raped by Gorilla Sam--and Meng, who rescues her, is ironically accused of the attempt. The fracas causes Mae to break up with Tay and she moves out. Jimmy's gambling addiction worsens and he borrows money from head loan shark Leng Kor.

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  E12I Could Be Happy

  Mar 19, 2001

  Jimmy fails to pay his debt and is forced to convert the coffeeshop into a gambling den. Gary discovers this much to his shock--and worse, that Keng Joo is involved as well. The loan sharks vandalise the coffeeshop and Jimmy disappears, leading his family to suspect that he might have been murdered.

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  E13The Gift

  Mar 26, 2001

  Li Lien does some growing up when she learns of her father's chronic gambling habit and that her mother is actually a much stronger woman than she thought. Meanwhile, Mae is pregnant and Tay must deal with the shock and responsibility of being a father again.

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  E14Happy Birthday

  Apr 2, 2001

  Poh Choo's dreams of a better life in Singapore are shattered and she becomes depressed. The family worries about her and even fears that she might attempt suicide. Jimmy, who's been hiding in an abandoned house, sneaks home for food and to clean up, but runs into Chee Keong, who wants his father to return and face the consequences, but Jimmy refuses because he is basically a coward.

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  E15Through The Years

  Apr 9, 2001

  Poh Choo has enough of Jimmy and decides to divorce him, much to her children's distress. Chee Keong finally gets to speak with the girl of his dreams, Donna--but his happiness is short-lived when she gets killed in a road accident the next day. Meanwhile, Mr Tay is preoccupied with a drive to keep fit and stay young and healthy to prepare himself for his new child-to-be.

All grown up and into their fifth season, the Tay kids find themselves up against temptations, tragedies and, generally, trying time. Aileen Tan and Cynthia Koh cross over to play love interests.

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  E1Coming Home

  Jan 1, 2000

  All grown up and into their fifth season, the Tay kids find themselves up against temptations, tragedies and trying times in general. Aileen Tan and Cynthia Koh cross over to play love interests.

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  E2Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

  Jan 8, 2000

  Vicky suspects Mrs Chong of abusing John and confronts her. Things turn ugly when John develops a persistent fever and is diagnosed with leukaemia. Gary wants Karen to quit her job and help take care of the household.

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  E3Lovin, Livin And Givin

  Jan 15, 2000

  When will things get easier for the Tays? This week, a match is found for John's bone marrow transplant, but the donor can't be. Found, that is. Meanwhile, Vicky's decision to go to the States bums out Mr Tay.

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  E4Ready Steady GO

  Jan 22, 2000

  Mr Tay suffers from loneliness and depression after Vicky and John depart; Gary wants to start his own family but faces business difficulties with a competitor's arrival. Watch out for Aileen Tan who joins the cast.

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  E5Up Against The Wall

  Jan 29, 2000

  Gary's furniture business flounders and finally flops. Mr Tay enrolls Chee Keong in a chess competition; he ends up organising it gets accused of rigging the game.

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  E6Wild Side Of Life

  Feb 5, 2000

  Despite their non-too-cordial acquaintance, the friendship between Mae and Mr Tay blossoms. Meanwhile, while trying to make a quick buck, Gary bumps into Tracy, a bargirl (Cynthia Koh) working in JB. Will TV's bad boy succumb to temptation?

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  E7Take On That World

  Feb 12, 2000

  As his business flounders, Gary faces irate customers who want their money back. Meanwhile, father-son relations sour when Gary's business scams upset Mr Tay--as Mr Tay's involvement with a much-younger woman starts to bug Gary.

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  E8Is This A Love Thing

  Feb 19, 2000

  Mae puts her son in Mr. Tay's care while she goes on a short trip. Mr Tay spends a lot of time with the boy, and Gary is unhappy. Gary later gets Tracy a job in Karen's shop as Karen discovers that she's pregnant.

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  E9Name Of The Game

  Feb 26, 2000

  Suspected of doctoring donation cards from the fund-raising campaign, Douglas gets Mr Tay implicated. Karen is devastated when she learns of Gary's affair with Tracy--and suffers a miscarriage soon afterward.

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  E10No More Tears

  Mar 4, 2000

  Gary manages to save Tracy's life, but Karen suffers a miscarriage, for which the family blames him. Tammy turns villainous as Richard continues to harass her. Meanwhile, Gary, Kheng Joo, and Mrs Chong are trapped in the burning Greek oil tanker, S. T. Spyros.

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  E11Both Ends Burning

  Mar 11, 2000

  Gary and Keng Joo are admitted to the hospital with severe burns. Tracy's visit upsets the family, and when Gary comes to, he is forced to choose between her and Karen.

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  E12Who What When Where Why

  Mar 18, 2000

  Tragedy strikes as the Karen/Gary/Tracy love triangle reaches a climax in which a murder is committed. Meanwhile, David returns to find chaos on the domestic front.

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  E13Crying, Laughing, Lying, Loving

  Mar 25, 2000

  In the show's 100th episode, Gary is charged with murdering Tracy, and held in remand; however, he refuses to see his family. As the day of his trial approaches, the frantic folks back home decide to take a short trip to Malaysia to forget their troubles.

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  E14No One Is Innocent Part 1

  Apr 1, 2000

  Gary's trial begins, and his family fears the worst as the proceedings turn against him.

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  E15No One Is Innocent Part 2

  Apr 8, 2000

  Gary goes on the stand to defend himself, but things go terribly wrong. Is this the end of the road for bad-boy Tay?

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  E16Carry On Wayward Son

  Apr 15, 2000

  Hold on to your seat. After weeks of court battles, the identity of the murderer--gasp!--is finally revealed.

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  E17All The World's A Stage

  Apr 22, 2000
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  E18One Day At A Time

  Apr 29, 2000
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  E19Love Games

  May 6, 2000
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  E20Lies In Your Eyes

  May 13, 2000

  It's a typical day of high drama for the Tay family: Karen realises that her shop assistant could be her long-lost mother, while Mae hides a dark secret. After all these years, there's still no reason for Mr Tay to smile.

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  E21Can This Be Love

  May 20, 2000

  Love is a wonderful thing? If you're a Tay: no way. Gary finds out that Karen is back, but disturbed to find her spending time with David. Tammy meets the guy of her dreams, but gets into a row with Mr Tay when he thinks that she is two-timing Beng Tat.

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  E22Code Of Love

  May 27, 2000
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  E23Stay

  Jun 3, 2000

  Mr Tay is missing; meanwhile, a love triangle forms among Gary, Karen, and David.

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  E24Masquerade

  Jun 10, 2000

  Poor Mr Tay. Maybe he'll be far happier in a coma. After suffering a knock to the noggin and losing his memory, he finds out that his family is hiding a dark secret from him. Could it be that they are actually...happy?

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  E25From Me To You

  Jun 17, 2000

  Papa Tay shuns the whole family. But no matter, they've enough troubles of their own as Karen leaves Gary again.

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  E26After The Rain

  Jun 24, 2000

  More doom and gloom in the season's climax: The much-anticipated showdown between Gary and Karen turns tragic when Gary gets stabbed.

The return of the popular local series set in Singapore in the 60s. This season, Vicky becomes a mother, and has a busy time juggling her maternal duties with running a boutique and searching for a new love. Gary settles down in his work and gets involved with several girls in succession before finding the perfect wife. The rest of the family also have their ups and downs, but as is always in the world of the Tays, things turn out right in the end.

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  E1Yesterday Once More

  Jan 1, 1999

  Season 4 opens with the clan frantically preparing for Chinese New Year, circa 1975, so the youngsters are still safely clad in those oversized shirt-collars and campy bell-bottoms. But Vicky has plans to stay ahead of the times by redecorating the family home, and she decides to toss out the long-cherished sewing machine that belonged to her late mother--much to Dad's chagrin.

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  E2The Way We Were

  Jan 8, 1999

  Sweet romance soon turns sour for Gary when he discovers Karen's secret; David's ex-flame Annie returns from England to haunt him; vain Vicky struggles with motherhood.

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  E3We Are Family

  Jan 15, 1999

  As Vicky's boutique is hit by bad times, Mr Tay suggests that she reassess her priorities--especially parenting obligations--but she thinks otherwise. Gary rounds up his old band members to give a shot at the Talentime, while David has sleepless nights over a leaky tap.

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  E4This Masquerade

  Jan 22, 1999

  Mr Tay discovers that Auntie Boon is a victim of domestic abuse. After some hesitation, he intervenes and finds out he's actually the cause of it. Meanwhile, Gary is elated that Chee Keong looks up to him, but crumbles under the pressure of being a role model.

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  E5Hooked On A Feeling

  Jan 29, 1999

  Mr Tay manages to persuade Gary to attend a matchmaking session, only to disapprove of the girl who shows up. Meanwhile, Tammy has problems with her netball team, and David hopes to buy a car although he can't afford it.

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  E6Sugar Baby Love

  Feb 5, 1999

  Vicky gives birth to a baby boy and suffers a postnatal blues; Chee Keong drives everybody crazy with his questions of "Where do babies come from?"

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  E7You've Got A Friend

  Feb 12, 1999

  Refusing to heed the confinement lady's advice, Vicky is determined to do things her own way; Mr Tay helps resolve the differences between Govin and Frankie; Tammy is shocked when Chak Ho professes his love for her.

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  E8Daddy Cool

  Feb 19, 1999

  Mr Tay angers a triad gang when he defends his family's honour; David must deal with a pompous Fatty when the latter returns after making it big; Tammy gets into trouble while driving David's car.

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  E9I Will Survive

  Feb 26, 1999

  This season, Vicky becomes a mother and has a busy time juggling her maternal duties with running a boutique and searching for a new love.

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  E10Lost and Found

  Mar 5, 1999

  Vicky allows Teck Ann and his mother to visit baby John, only to have them snatch the infant away. Meanwhile, Gary agrees to employ Keng Joo's wayward brother as his assistant, but things go awry.

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  E11Young Hearts Run Free

  Mar 12, 1999

  When everyone around him is gripped by football fever, David decides to move out, but he regrets it when loneliness hits him. Karen reappears and goes all out to get Gary's attention.

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  E12If You Leave Me Now

  Mar 19, 1999

  After visiting Mr Brook at the hospital, Mr Tay is forced to confront his own fears of aging and abandonment. Meanwhile, Karen's fiance' James shows up and throws her budding romance with Gary into disarray.

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  E13Both Sides Now

  Mar 26, 1999

  Tammy is infatuated with her netball coach. Vicky tries to help but becomes an inadvertent third party. Meanwhile, Gary and David are obsessed with kite flying.

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  E14This Old Heart Of Mine

  Apr 2, 1999

  Mr Tay meets a Mrs Tay look-alike--or so he thinks; Gary embarrasses himself in front of Karen's sikit atas friends.

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  E15If I Could

  Apr 9, 1999

  Tammy takes up piano lessons but Mr Tay refuses to let her buy the instrument. Meanwhile, in a bid to outdo his rival Monica, David takes on the seemingly impossible task of rousing his staff to participate in an interdepartment contest.

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  E16You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

  Apr 16, 1999
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  E17Goodbye Girl

  Apr 23, 1999

  Gary finds himself torn between Karen and his first love Sherry. Meanwhile, Sulaiman's estranged sister returns with her Chinese husband, and everyone accuses Sulaiman of racism when he treats his brother-in-law with hostility.

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  E18You Don't Have To Be A Star

  Apr 30, 1999

  Things get personal when Tammy and Chak Ho take part in a debate; Gary clinches a role in a Ribena commercial but must deal with the meddlesome Mrs Chong, who also wants the part.

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  E19Hurting Each Other

  May 7, 1999
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  E20Are You Lonesome Tonight

  May 14, 1999
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  E21It Takes Two

  May 21, 1999
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  E22If You Love Me Let Me Know

  May 28, 1999
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  E23Do You Know Where You Are Going To?

  Jun 4, 1999
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  E24How Deep Is Your Love

  Jun 11, 1999

  Tammy treads in deep waters when she starts taking drugs; Gary fights off pressure to get married.

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  E25You Don't Have To Go

  Jun 18, 1999

  David announces that he has decided to move to England; Gary faces the formidable challenge of winning his future father-in-law's favour; Vicky gets upset when John addresses Chong Soh as "Mummy."

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  E26Leaving On A Jetplane

  Jun 25, 1999

  Gary gets cold feet before his wedding; Mr Tay is affected when he learns that their old house will be demolished; David asked Shirley to go to England with him.

New developments in the third season, the Tay family moves into the 1970's. The family has moved to a three-room HDB flat in Toa Payoh in 1972, while Mrs Tay dies.

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It's 1968 and David is part of the second batch to be enlisted into NS, to the distress of Mrs Tay. Meanwhile, Vicky is in a dilemma - should she go to the Teachers Training College or join Whiteley's Department Store to pursue her interest in fashion.

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Local English drama goes nostalgic! Rediffusion radio, the wayang, the Beatles..icons which evoke memories of the 60's in this new series. It charts the ups and downs of the Tay family living in the era as seen through the eyes of the second son (Steven Lim). Lim Kay Tong plays the stern patriarch; Wee Soon Hui, the typical stoic mother and Andrew Seow as a James Dean--like rebel.

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