![]() It was so iconic, it even inspired local band Jack & Rai to write a song. Perhaps it was best known for the scene where the 4 female leads run down Orchard Road in nothing but their bikinis, including Fiona Xie and Jeanette Aw – 2 of the 7 Princesses of Mediacorp back then. Image credit: Straits Times /Lianhe Wanbao The Champion was pretty much SG’s version of Baywatch. ![]() I mean, hey, it featured young, attractive actors and not a lot of clothes: the only combination you needed to draw a sizeable audience. Number of episodes: 20 (Season 1), 80 (Total)Īs a teenager at the height of puberty back then, you couldn’t fault me for wanting to watch The Champion. Hollywood’s Ocean’s 11 might have revived the casino heist genre years later, but this local production will always be our OG. Starring SG’s golden duo at that time, Zoe Tay and Li Nanxing, the pair won our hearts – and their games – with royal flushes, sleight of hand and undeniable chemistry. It was so successful it even spawned 2 more later seasons – a rarity in local TV shows. ![]() If you’ve gambled during Chinese New Year and someone commented “ let me shuffle the deck of cards like The Unbeatables ”, they were referring to the 1993 Channel 8 drama that took Singapore by storm. What it did remarkably well was balance hard-hitting drama with lighthearted comedic moments, whether it was about their Nasi Lemak stall or complicated love affairs. Viewers were introduced to, and then invested in the lives of the Mo family of 6 siblings, including characters played by veterans Chen Liping and Patricia Mok. The unprecedented obsession resulted in me negotiating with my mother to have dinners coincide with 7PM, and pushing tuition to start only after the show ended. Revisit 10 of the most iconic Channel 8 TV shows from the past, and maybe even give them a binge as a break from Netflix.Īrguably the Channel 8 series that had the most widespread and crossover appeal with non-Chinese speaking folks too, Holland V was my personal favourite. ![]() But that didn’t stop us from tuning in every night or spoiling ourselves with upcoming episode synopsis in 8 Days magazine – even my non-Chinese speaking classmates were hooked. Were some plotlines severely exaggerated? Was the acting sometimes cringe-worthy? Did the dramas set in modern times usually involve a character getting hit by a car? Yes, yes and yes. If you spent your academic years in the 90s and early 2000s like I did, you’d know what I’m talking about ![]() They were also timeslots to sit in front of the television, catching up on Channel 8 TV shows that got you hooked with their localised dialogue and zany characters. 7PM and 9PM on weeknights meant more than just dinnertime or finishing homework for me growing up. ![]()
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