# Happy Can Already! 2

Happy Can Already! 2 (Chinese: 欢喜就好2) is a Singapore dialect variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Benjamin Josiah Tan, and Jaspers Lai as the casts of the second installment. Happy Can Already! 2 aired from 19 May 2017 to 21 July 2017, every Friday from 11:30am to 12:30pm.

## Plot

Liang Xi Mei (Jack Neo) will be reacquainted with Lion King (Henry Thia) and Merlion King (Jaspers Lai), as the former has been released from prison and they turn out to be her new neighbours. Her eldest son Robert (Mark Lee) is still married to Mary (Chua Lee Lian, but she is absent in this season) and they have a daughter Ah Girl (Toh Xin Hui). Her second son Albert (Benjamin Josiah Tan) is now in university.

## Cast
### Liang (Xi Mei) family

| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Henry Thia | Ah Gong | Liang Xi Mei's father-in-law Robert and Albert's grandfather | 3-9 |
| Jack Neo | Liang Xi Mei | Robert and Albert's mother Mary's mother-in-law | 1-10 |
| Mark Lee | Robert | Liang Xi Mei's elder son Albert's older brother Mary's husband | 1-10 |
| Benjamin Josiah Tan | Albert | Liang Xi Mei's younger son Robert's younger brother | 1-10 |
| Toh Xin Hui | Ah Girl | Robert and Mary's daughter | 1, 10 |

### Lion King family

| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Henry Thia | Lion King | Friend of Robert Merlion King's father Neighbour of Liang Xi Mei | 1-2, 10 |
| Jaspers Lai | Merlion King | Friend of Robert Lion King's son Neighbour of Liang Xi Mei | 1-2, 6-8, 10 |

### Other characters

| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Wang Lei | Cantonese Granny | Neighbour of Liang Xi Mei | 1, 4, 7-10 |

### Cameo appearance

| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Chen Tianwen | Mr. Unbelievable | Liang Xi Mei's old schoolmate | 2 |
| Marcus Chin | Facebook Friend FB | Framed Liang Xi Mei Suffered from Mental Illness Arrested | 3 |
| Marcus Chin | Burglar | | 10 |
| Xiang Yun | Madam Yun Xiang | Ah Gong's computer teacher | 3 |
| Patricia Mok | Juliet | Veterinarian who treated Ah Gong Invited by Cantonese Granny | 4 |
| Patricia Mok | Burglar | | 10 |
| Dennis Chew | Aunty Lucy | Reprised his role from Paris and Milan | 5 |
| Baey Yam Keng | Himself | Introduced ActiveSG schemes and participated in exercises | 5 |
| Michelle Hsieh | Herself | Taught Liang Xi Mei's family how to conserve water | 6 |
| Leon Lim | Crystal Prince | Tried to con Liang Xi Mei to buy his crystals | 8 |
| Leon Lim | Security Guard | | 10 |
| Anna Lin Ruping | Aunt | Liang Xi Mei's sister-in-law Ah Gong's daughter Robert and Albert's aunt | 9 |

## Guest performers

| Episode no. | Performer(s) | Song(s) performed |
| 2 | Marcus Chin | Odyssey (流浪到淡水) I'm Chinese (我是中国人) |
| 3 | Michelle Tay | Wife (家后) |
| 3 | Babes In the City | Parents' Heart (父母的心声) |
| 4 | Choo Lili | From the Heart of a Loafer (浪子心声) |
| 4 | Xie Jinshi | I Ask Heaven (我问天) |
| 5 | Freddie Ng | Mother Is Just A Name (Mother你只是一个名) A Million Dollars (一百万) |
| 6 | Michelle Hsieh | People life, ocean wind (海海人生) Love Cha-cha (爱情恰恰) |
| 7 | Desmond Ng | Grandma's Words (阿嬷的话) |
| 8 | Chng Shyue Chung | Number One In The World (世界第一等) Looking At The Moon And Thinking Of My Lover (望月想爱人) |
| 9 | Roy Li | Husband And Wife (老公老婆) Deeply In Love With You (深爱着你) |
| 10 | Patricia Mok | Ah Lian Ah Huay (阿莲阿花) |

## Development

The first installment of Happy Can Already! attracted more than 200,000 viewers, with more than 80 percent of the elderly finding the show entertaining and informative. Many called for the show to be continued when it ended its run on 3 February 2017.
After the overwhelming response to the first season, MediaCorp and J Team, in collaboration with local director Jack Neo and the Ministry of Communications and Information decided to produce a second season.

## Music

| Song title | Song type | Lyrics | Composer | Performer | Producer |
| 欢喜就好啦 | Opening theme song | Jack Neo | 邓碧源 | Jack Neo | 麦如丽 |