[Сезон 1] Kopitiam (1998)
Kopitiam
When Marie inherits her father's coffee shop, two older uncles, a struggling actor, a childhood friend and a lawyer from Singapore offer to help.
Renovations for the Kopitiam begin, with Marie and Susan at loggerheads. Chan has a bone to pick with Kong, while Steven and Joe play Cupid.
With nothing going to plan ahead of the Kopitiam's grand opening, Marie calls on the gang for help. But nobody gets their job quite right.
When Steven is fired from his salon job, Marie hires him as a waiter, but the others doubt he can hack it. Marie meets a man on the internet.
The gang is amused when Joe gets a new tattoo. Steven tricks the caffeine-shunning Maria into drinking coffee, with unexpected results.
Marie takes Joe in as a roommate, but is soon annoyed by his habits. Steven creates a new shampoo brand. Susan struggles with apartment-hunting.
Steven and Marie worm their way into watching an important football game on Susan's home theater. Meanwhile, there's a big problem with Joe's tickets.
Marie cooks new dishes to attract customers, but her food fails to impress. When a new burger stall opens nearby, the gang tries to recruit its cook.
When a fit customer leaves her a rude message, Marie goes on a weight loss spree. Joe finds Marie's childhood diary and shares it with the group.
When the usually grumpy Susan shows a softer side, the gang gets curious. Joe decides to direct a documentary, but stumbles on a secret while filming.
When the Kopitiam gets infested with roaches, Marie refuses to kill them, while the others use the pests as inspiration to scare Susan.
Learning that their son and daughter are engaged, Kong and Chan butt heads over wedding plans. Joe gets carried away while helping Marie.
13. Fatal Affection, or Serious Attraction, or Lethal Infatuation, or....
Joe tries to direct a film, but between Marie's clumsiness, Susan's diva attitude and the uncles' on-set shenanigans, the friends aren't much help.
After a wild celebration for Susan's birthday, the hungover gang must piece together their faint memories to find out what happened the night before.
A dissatisfied customer holds five of the friends at gunpoint inside the Kopitiam. Inspired by a film, Joe concocts an elaborate plan to save them.
Annoyed with Joe, the gunman demands that the other hostages replace him, but their constant arguing soon reaches a fever pitch.