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November 5, 2002

Season 5

In Episode 1, Kang’s long standing primary school chapteh (capteh) record has just been broken. Kang can’t get over the fact that he’s no longer the Chapteh King and challenges the boy who broke his record to a ‘play off’. Unfortunately Kang discovers that he can’t chapteh anymore because he’s lost his ‘juju’. Bobo steps in as his spiritual advisor guiding Kang on his road to rediscover his ‘juju’. Meanwhile, Beng tries to convince Margaret to have another baby and Rosie freaks out when the hawkers at the market call her Ah Soh.

01. The zen of chapteh

In Episode 1, Kang’s long standing primary school chapteh (capteh) record has just been broken. Kang can’t get over the fact that he’s no longer the Chapteh King and challenges the boy who broke his record to a ‘play off’.

November 5, 2002

02. Not the 7 o'clock news

Kang is asked to re-model the sets for a TV news channel studio. As is standard practice, his goofy workers mess up the job completely, causing the regular newscaster to trip and fall unconscious in the process.

November 12, 2002

03. The parent trap

Margaret notices that Aloysius and Lynette have been dating for a year now, and it’s high time she formally meets Lynette’s parents.

November 19, 2002

04. Toto day

Kang, to his shock and amazement, wins the Toto grand prize of $ 10m! Everyone starts making plans on how they’re going to spend it.

November 26, 2002

05. Chilly crabs

Kang invites a ‘discount obsessed’ client home to a free chilly crabs meal in order to clinch a deal.

December 3, 2002

06. The revenge of Frankie Foo

The HDB is launching an island-wide upgrading of public toilets program and Kang is desperate to land this money-spinning contract.

December 10, 2002

07. A Christmas story

In this re-working of the classic Charles Dickens short story, Chu Kang, who has become more miserly by the day, is visited by 3 angels of Christmas (of varying eccentricities) and learns the errors of his ways.

December 17, 2002

08. Study no enough

Bobo fears he’s going to fail his Electrical Engineering exams that are coming up in a week. His home is too distracting and he hasn’t been able to get past page 1 of his text book.

January 7, 2003

09. Lord of the Bengs

Kang bumps into his old neighbourhood buddy, Lee Kok Peng. Kok Peng's your typical ah beng, a little crude and coarse in his ways but good at heart.

January 14, 2003

10. Cinema Phua radiso

Kang buys some pirated VCDs from JB and thinks he's got a copy of Lord of the Rings. Instead it turns out to be a rather risque movie.

January 21, 2003

11. Lucky Luohan

Chu Kang complains about slow business despite the economic turn around. Rosie buys an expensive Luo Han fish to remedy the situation. Chu Kang becomes horrified by the fact that Chu Kang's dear Koi fish Mimi and Jasper will become jealous.

January 28, 2003

12. Year of the Goat

It's Chinese New Year again, and Kang owes a supplier money and has trouble returning the money. He fears this will bring him bad luck in the new year.

February 4, 2003

13. The girl next door

Kang and Beng reminisce about Ting Ting (guest star Zoe Tay), the girl who used to live next door, and how she changed their lives.

February 11, 2003

14. I want my HDB

King Kong is homeless and Kang reluctantly takes him in. He overstays his welcome and now Chu Kang has to find a way to get rid of him.

February 18, 2003

15. When King Kong met Wei Wei

King Kong regrets not marrying Wei Wei and tries to win her back. But he has to overcome Wei Wei's mother who wants to pour hot water on him.

February 25, 2003

16. Sabo you sabo me

When Chu Beng puts down Chu Kang's 'Contractor of the Year' award and Chu Kang humiliates Chu Beng in front of a high class client in return, it kicks starts a series of pranks between the Phuas: Chu Kang and Rosie vs Chu Beng and Margaret.

March 4, 2003

17. At wit's end

When a new construction competitor rears it's ugly head, Chu Kang institutes WITs, a cash incentive scheme to generate ideas on how to improve Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd.

March 11, 2003

18. The adventure of captain contractor plumber boy

In this alternate reality episode, our dynamic crime fighting duo (Chu Kang and Chu Beng) must battle the evil Dr. Bungkus (Bobo), dastardly Diva Man (Ralphie), their incompetent yet wicked…

March 18, 2003

19. Mr December

Chu Kang and Chu Beng go all out to get themselves featured in the 'Best Looking Men in Construction' calender. But only one brother makes the grade! Meanwhile King Kong and Ah Goon chance upon a durian tree that bears strange fruit.

March 25, 2003

20. An offer you can't refuse

A pressured Chu Kang inadvertently insults the Godfather, Vito Koh. In return for his life, Kang has to baby-sit the Godfather's 8-year old son Michael, for him.

April 1, 2003

21. Phua Chu Kang goes to Malaysia Part 1

The roof of the Phua household is full of leaks and this turns out to be the perfect opportunity for Chu Kang to whisk the family away for a holiday.

April 8, 2003

22. Phua Chu Kang goes to Malaysia Part 2

Chu Kang, Rosie, Chu Beng and Margaret arrive in Kuala Lumpur in hopes of tracking down King Kong and their suitcases.

April 15, 2003