Growing Up

Season 5

26 episodes · Jan 1, 2000

All grown up and into their fifth season, the Tay kids find themselves up against temptations, tragedies and, generally, trying time. Aileen Tan and Cynthia Koh cross over to play love interests.

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  • S5E1

    Coming Home

    Jan 1, 2000

    All grown up and into their fifth season, the Tay kids find themselves up against temptations, tragedies and trying times in general. Aileen Tan and Cynthia Koh cross over to play love interests.

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  • S5E2

    Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

    Jan 8, 2000

    Vicky suspects Mrs Chong of abusing John and confronts her. Things turn ugly when John develops a persistent fever and is diagnosed with leukaemia. Gary wants Karen to quit her job and help take care of the household.

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  • S5E3

    Lovin, Livin And Givin

    Jan 15, 2000

    When will things get easier for the Tays? This week, a match is found for John's bone marrow transplant, but the donor can't be. Found, that is. Meanwhile, Vicky's decision to go to the States bums out Mr Tay.

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  • S5E4

    Ready Steady GO

    Jan 22, 2000

    Mr Tay suffers from loneliness and depression after Vicky and John depart; Gary wants to start his own family but faces business difficulties with a competitor's arrival. Watch out for Aileen Tan who joins the cast.

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  • S5E5

    Up Against The Wall

    Jan 29, 2000

    Gary's furniture business flounders and finally flops. Mr Tay enrolls Chee Keong in a chess competition; he ends up organising it gets accused of rigging the game.

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  • S5E6

    Wild Side Of Life

    Feb 5, 2000

    Despite their non-too-cordial acquaintance, the friendship between Mae and Mr Tay blossoms. Meanwhile, while trying to make a quick buck, Gary bumps into Tracy, a bargirl (Cynthia Koh) working in JB. Will TV's bad boy succumb to temptation?

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  • S5E7

    Take On That World

    Feb 12, 2000

    As his business flounders, Gary faces irate customers who want their money back. Meanwhile, father-son relations sour when Gary's business scams upset Mr Tay--as Mr Tay's involvement with a much-younger woman starts to bug Gary.

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  • S5E8

    Is This A Love Thing

    Feb 19, 2000

    Mae puts her son in Mr. Tay's care while she goes on a short trip. Mr Tay spends a lot of time with the boy, and Gary is unhappy. Gary later gets Tracy a job in Karen's shop as Karen discovers that she's pregnant.

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  • S5E9

    Name Of The Game

    Feb 26, 2000

    Suspected of doctoring donation cards from the fund-raising campaign, Douglas gets Mr Tay implicated. Karen is devastated when she learns of Gary's affair with Tracy--and suffers a miscarriage soon afterward.

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  • S5E10

    No More Tears

    Mar 4, 2000

    Gary manages to save Tracy's life, but Karen suffers a miscarriage, for which the family blames him. Tammy turns villainous as Richard continues to harass her. Meanwhile, Gary, Kheng Joo, and Mrs Chong are trapped in the burning Greek oil tanker, S. T. Spyros.

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  • S5E11

    Both Ends Burning

    Mar 11, 2000

    Gary and Keng Joo are admitted to the hospital with severe burns. Tracy's visit upsets the family, and when Gary comes to, he is forced to choose between her and Karen.

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  • S5E12

    Who What When Where Why

    Mar 18, 2000

    Tragedy strikes as the Karen/Gary/Tracy love triangle reaches a climax in which a murder is committed. Meanwhile, David returns to find chaos on the domestic front.

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  • S5E13

    Crying, Laughing, Lying, Loving

    Mar 25, 2000

    In the show's 100th episode, Gary is charged with murdering Tracy, and held in remand; however, he refuses to see his family. As the day of his trial approaches, the frantic folks back home decide to take a short trip to Malaysia to forget their troubles.

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  • S5E14

    No One Is Innocent Part 1

    Apr 1, 2000

    Gary's trial begins, and his family fears the worst as the proceedings turn against him.

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  • S5E15

    No One Is Innocent Part 2

    Apr 8, 2000

    Gary goes on the stand to defend himself, but things go terribly wrong. Is this the end of the road for bad-boy Tay?

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  • S5E16

    Carry On Wayward Son

    Apr 15, 2000

    Hold on to your seat. After weeks of court battles, the identity of the murderer--gasp!--is finally revealed.

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  • S5E17

    All The World's A Stage

    Apr 22, 2000
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  • S5E18

    One Day At A Time

    Apr 29, 2000
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  • S5E19

    Love Games

    May 6, 2000
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  • S5E20

    Lies In Your Eyes

    May 13, 2000

    It's a typical day of high drama for the Tay family: Karen realises that her shop assistant could be her long-lost mother, while Mae hides a dark secret. After all these years, there's still no reason for Mr Tay to smile.

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  • S5E21

    Can This Be Love

    May 20, 2000

    Love is a wonderful thing? If you're a Tay: no way. Gary finds out that Karen is back, but disturbed to find her spending time with David. Tammy meets the guy of her dreams, but gets into a row with Mr Tay when he thinks that she is two-timing Beng Tat.

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  • S5E22

    Code Of Love

    May 27, 2000
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  • S5E23

    Stay

    Jun 3, 2000

    Mr Tay is missing; meanwhile, a love triangle forms among Gary, Karen, and David.

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  • S5E24

    Masquerade

    Jun 10, 2000

    Poor Mr Tay. Maybe he'll be far happier in a coma. After suffering a knock to the noggin and losing his memory, he finds out that his family is hiding a dark secret from him. Could it be that they are actually...happy?

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  • S5E25

    From Me To You

    Jun 17, 2000

    Papa Tay shuns the whole family. But no matter, they've enough troubles of their own as Karen leaves Gary again.

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  • S5E26

    After The Rain

    Jun 24, 2000

    More doom and gloom in the season's climax: The much-anticipated showdown between Gary and Karen turns tragic when Gary gets stabbed.

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