I Love My Family

rdf:langString I Love My Family

rdf:langString China

rdf:langString Mandarin

rdf:langString 我爱我家

rdf:langString Wǒ Ài Wǒ Jiā

rdf:langString 我爱我家

rdf:langString 我愛我家

rdf:langString I Love My Family (simplified Chinese: 我爱我家; traditional Chinese: 我愛我家; pinyin: Wǒ Ài Wǒ Jiā) is a Chinese sitcom. It was China's first multi-camera sitcom and it originally aired from 1993 to 1994 with a total of 120 episodes. It is also the first Mandarin-language sitcom. It was directed by Ying Da and and written primarily by and Wang Shuo. It was produced by Beijing Red Green Blue TV and Commercials Center. It was inspired by the popularity of Mandarin-dubbed episodes of Growing Pains as well as the family-centered premise. It is regarded as a "milestone of Chinese TV comedy", and its director, Ying Da, is acclaimed as the "godfather of Chinese sitcom", and "China's Norman Lear" by foreigners. Although it is a sitcom, each scene plays like a skit, combining humour and emotional content. It is notable for having a theatre-experienced cast. Wen Xingyu (The sole senior of the cast) was regarded as the central star of the show due to his relaxing personality and screen presence.