Series synopsis
War of the Genders, also known as 男親女愛 is a comedy television series that premiered on TVB Jade on February 21, 2000. It ended on November 1, 2000. It was created by Chui Jing-Hong. It stars Dayo Wong Chi-Wah, Carol Cheng, Kingdom Yuen King-Tan and Joyce Chan Yin-Hang.
War of the Genders is a Hong Kong sitcom which aired on TVB Jade from 21 February to 7 July 2000. The series was produced by TVB with Tsui Chong-hong serving as the executive producer. An average of 3.1 million viewers watched the episode finale live, creating the highest rating average below the 2003 Charity Football Competition Real Madrid vs Hong Kong and tied with the 2005 Korean TV drama Dae Jang Geum and the 2008 TVB TV drama Moonlight Resonance.
Premise
War of the Genders is a Hong Kong sitcom which aired on TVB Jade from 21 February to 7 July 2000. The series was produced by TVB with Tsui Chong-hong serving as the executive producer. An average of 3.1 million viewers watched the episode finale live, creating the highest rating average below the 2003 Charity Football Competition Real Madrid vs Hong Kong and tied with the 2005 Korean TV drama Dae Jang Geum and the 2008 TVB TV drama Moonlight Resonance.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dayo Wong Chi-Wah as 余樂天 / Lok
- Carol Cheng as 毛小慧 / Miss Mo
- Kingdom Yuen King-Tan as 梅日仙 / Angel
- Joyce Chan Yin-Hang as 吳巧心 / Apple
- Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong as 詹士安 / James Tsim
- Woo Fung as 毛漢文 / Professor Mo
- Patrick Tang Kin-Wang as 蕭鐵男 / Man
- Kitty Yuen Siu-Yee as 米笑娥 / Happy
Supporting cast
- Joe Junior as 盧亨利 / Henry Lo
- Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun as 鮑一柱 / Alex Pao
- Marsha Yuen Chi-Wai as 阮婉
- Robert Siu Leung as 羅中堅 / C.K. Law
- Loletta Lee Lai-Chun as 馮嘉麗 / Michelle
- Leung Wing-Lam as 朱何美芳
- Waise Lee Chi-Hung as Herman Wong
- Kenny Chong Kin-Man as Simon
- Martin Tong as 阿明
- Tracy Wong as Sue
- 楊凱慈 as Cat
- 陈瑞华 as Sandy
Guest cast
- Kenneth Ma Kwok-Ming as 杂志社社长 (Franco)
- Tavia Yeung as Receptionist
- Kai Cheung-Lung
- Wai-Lam Wong
- Tsui Wing
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 103 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 100 | February 21, 2000 | July 7, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 3 | November 1, 2000 | November 1, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Both the barrister, MO SIU WAI and her assistant, YU LOK TIN believe that they are enemies since their previous life. They always find faults on each other and feel both hilarious and miserable to stand each other. WAI’s office is under renovation. She carelessly stains with some paint and hurries to the washroom to clean the stains. TIN comes out from a cubicle in the male toilet. WAI slaps TIN on the face. TIN is very angry when he took a second look on the male toilet symbol and assures himself that he has not entered the wrong toilet. CK is their boss. He tries to mediate between them. WAI and TIN pretend to reconcile in front of their boss. |
February 21, 2000 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 TIN goes to a Karaoke to look for information regarding a court case. Unfortunately, the police investigate the Karaoke. The police arrest TIN and charge him having indecent relationship with girls under eighteen. Meanwhile, WAI is sleeping soundly. TIN rings WAI and asks her to bail him out from the police station. |
February 22, 2000 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 HERMAN is charged of indecently assault Aunt LAN. HERMAN is WAI’s old schoolmate. WAI has a good impression on him. She decides to defend for HERMAN. TIN has collected LAN’s testimony and believes that HERMAN is not a good man. However, WAI does not believe in TIN and insists to help HERMAN. At court, WAI points out that LAN falsely accused HERMAN as he refused to lend her money. Consequently, HERMAN wins. HERMAN invites WAI to dinner. When HERMAN sees WAI who has worn red lipstick, his abnormal behavior again revives. Meanwhile, TIN appears. |
February 23, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | November 1, 2000 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 1, 2000 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 1, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 21, 2000 |
| Last aired | November 1, 2000 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | Ended |