I Love My Family is a Chinese sitcom. It was China's first multi-camera sitcom and it originally aired from 1993 to 1994 with 120 episodes. It is also the first Mandarin-language sitcom. It was directed by Yīng Dá 英达 and Lin Cong and written primarily by Liáng Zuǒ 梁左 and Wáng Shuò 王朔

Wang Shuo

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. It was produced by Beijing Red Green Blue TV and Commercials Center.

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

Norman Lear

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" by foreigners. Although it is a sitcom, each scene plays like a skit, combining humor and emotional content. It is notable for having a theatre-experienced cast.

Wen Xingyu

Wen Xingyu

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 (The sole senior of the cast) was regarded as the central star of the show due to his relaxing personality and screen presence.

External links

• I Love My Family at the Internet Movie Database
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