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Moses Lim as Tan Ah Teck, the patriarch of the Tan family and a
mini-mart owner. He is prompted by any situations that occur to tell his unappreciated and seemingly irrelevant stories with the intent of teaching the other characters some moral lesson. The stories frequently begin with "This reminds me of a story! Long before your time, in the Southern province of China...". He is best friends with neighbour couples Yusof and Rosnah Hassan. •
Koh Chieng Mun as Dolly Tan, a stoic peacemaker and faithful wife of Ah Teck, and also the housewife of the Tan family. She is one of the few characters willing to sit through and even appreciate her husband Ah Teck's stories. She is best friends with neighbour couples Rosnah and Yusof Hassan. •
Vernetta Lopez as Denise Tan, the University-educated daughter of Ah Teck and Dolly, and the only sensible one in the family who tries to keep the household sane. •
Nicholas Lee as Ronnie Tan, the younger son of Ah Teck and Dolly. He is frequently skirt-chasing and is full of schemes and ridiculous ideas which irk his family, especially Ah Teck, Denise and Paul. • Andrew Lim as Paul Tan, the elder son of Ah Teck and Dolly. He is a
hypochondriac accountant who enjoys classical music. • Norleena Salim as Rosnah Hassan, Yusof's large, sharp-tongued wife who often dominates her husband, and also Dolly and Ah Teck's best friend and neighbour of the Tan family. In the first episode of Season 6, it was mentioned that she had died from overeating and choking to death in a buffet restaurant. • Zaibo as Yusof Hassan, a
Mee Rebus seller and stall-owner of Hassan Rasa Istimewa and took over the stall from his late father and late grandfather, and also Rosnah's husband and Ah Teck and Dolly's best friend and neighbour of the Tan family. •
Daisy Irani as Daisy Matthews, a single advertising executive and also neighbour of the Tan family. She is excitable and outspoken, and constantly bickers with her younger brother Michael. • Rajiv Dhawn as Michael Matthews, Daisy's younger brother and also neighbour of the Tan family. •
Selena Tan as Anita Chow, Paul's love interest and girlfriend in Season 5 and later eventually wife at the end of Season 5 and starting of Season 6 lasting all the way to Season 7 and the final season. She initially lives at a
Ang Mo Kio HDB flat located at Blk 222 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 in Season 5, and eventually moves in with the Tan family from Season 6 onwards and also became neighbours because of the HDB flat beside the Tan's family flat after getting married with Paul. She is also eventually Ah Teck and Dolly's daughter-in-law and Denise and Ronnie's sister-in-law. •
Richard Ng as Bobby Chow, Anita Chow's father, Paul's uncle in Season 5 and eventual father-in-law in Season 6, and also Ah Teck and Dolly's eventual in-laws. He is a chef, travelling gourmet and food connoisseur from
Hong Kong and
London, England. He also moved in with his daughter Anita at the Ang Mo Kio HDB flat located at Blk 222 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 in Season 5, and eventually moves in with the Tan family from Season 6 and lived in Paul's room before returning back to his apartment in Hong Kong. •
Sheikh Haikel as Johari Hassan, Rosnah and Yusof Hassan's son and Ramona's stepson who studied in
University of London in London, England. • Sheila Wyatt as Ramona, Yusof's second and eventual wife after his first wife Rosnah died due to overeating and choking. She has only appeared in Season 6 thus far. ==Episodes==