Oh My English!

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Oh My English!
Oh My English logo.jpg
Also known asOME

Season Titles:

  • Oh My English! Class Of 2015 (Season 4)
  • Oh My English! After School (Season 5)
  • Oh My English! Level Up! (Season 6)
Genre Comedy, Educational, Teen Sitcom
Directed byImri Nasution (Season 1-3) Umi Salwana Omar
Starring See below
Theme music composerLiyana Jasmay and Altimet
Opening themeOh My English!
Ending themeSame as opening (Instrumental version)
Country of originMalaysia
Original languagesEnglish
Malay
(with either English or Malay subtitles)
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes122 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLina Tan
Camera setupmulti-camera production
Running time
  • 23–25 minutes (Seasons 1–5)
  • 42 minutes (Season 2 Episode 20)
  • 12 minutes (Season 6)
  • 120 minutes (Telemovie)
Production companies
  • Red Communication
  • Astro Entertainment
Original release
Network Astro TVIQ
Astro Mustika HD (Season 1 rerun in HD, Season 2 for all episodes)
Astro Maya HD (Season 2 for telemovie and Season 3-6 for series & telemovies)
Astro Prima
Astro Ceria
Astro Tutor TV
ReleaseMay 20, 2012 (2012-05-20) 
December 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)

Oh My English! is a Malaysian educational comedy series which debuted on 20 May 2012, on Astro TVIQ. The series ended on 24 December 2017.

Contents

Development

The TV series is a collaboration between Astro and the Malaysian Ministry of Education as part of an initiative to improve the pronunciation of English among Malaysians, in line with the ministry's "Upholding Bahasa Malaysia, Strengthening English" or (MBMMBI) policy. Astro worked with the ministry since 2009 to publish world-class learning programs to schools throughout Malaysia through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Kampus Astro. This project has also equipped 10,000 schools in Malaysia with flat-screen television equipment, Astro decoders and 17 education and information channels including History channel, Discovery, National Geographic, Astro Tutor TV, Astro TVIQ and others. [1]

Since 2018, there has been no plans or announcements to continue the series. Reruns of the old and current six seasons and it's telemovie specials are still shown on selected Astro channels and is available to watch on Astro On Demand.

Synopsis

Season 1

A design school called SMK Ayer Dalam has a "3 Merah" class which is famous as a class that has a variety. No teacher wants to teach in this class because their students are known for their very naughty attitude, like to make noise and their worst academic results in the school. Their least favorite subject is English.

Finally, an English teacher named Henry Middleton (played by Zain Saidin) appeared. Henry's unique and encouraging way of teaching has been able to attract the attention and interest of students to learn English.

Season 2

Mr. Middleton has changed his mind not to return to the UK. He continued his work in Class 3 Merah, and learned more about his 'new home' country.

Season 3

Oh My English see you again with the 3rd season! This season students travel outside the school grounds, moving into the future, and the past as well as tours outside Ayer Dalam. On episode 22, OME brings a special guest there is The Miz

Season 4 - Class of 2015

Class 5 Merah will face the SPM examination. The relationship between Mr. Middleton and Cikgu Ayu are increasingly threatened due to the presence of new teachers. Taylor Marie Smith from America has participated in the student exchange program to SMK Ayer Dalam.

Season 5 - After School

See Yew Soon has been kidnapped by a mysterious man who wants SYS to be his protégé. See Yew Soon needs help from Zack and Jibam. They are also accompanied by an A.I virtual watch that is Mia who often corrects their English.

Season 6 - Level Up!

Class 3 Merah will receive some new teachers. Among them, Mr. James Blond (Mark Odea) is a confused and unassuming person. At the same time, he tried to win the hearts of the students but his intentions were often misunderstood and caused harm to himself. Zack (Juzzthin) and Jojie (Nadiya Nisaa) returned to SMK Ayer Dalam but now they are teachers. Ms. Jojie teaches Physical Education (PE) and Mr. Zack teaches Music Education.

Cast and characters

CharacterPortrayed bySeason
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Zain Saidin Henry MiddletonMain
Akhmal NazriJibamMain
Roax TanSee Yew SoonMainRecurring
Kaameshaa RavindranAnushaMainGuest
Zhafir MuzaniMazleeMainGuest
Nazreen Juzzthin ZackMain
Adibah Noor Puan HajarMainMain
Nadiya Nisaa JojieMainMain
Carmen Soo Miss SooMainMain
Sherry Al-Hadad Cikgu BedahMainGuestMain
Amelia Henderson AmeliaMain
Juliana Evans Taylor Marie SmithMainGuest
Tiz Zaqyah Cikgu AyuMain
Fauziah Ahmad DaudPuan AidaMain
Rahim SepahtuSarjan Bin MejarMain
Chacha MaembongBellaMain
Syamiem AlnisaQilaMain
Azzam Sham SayurMain
Afeeq EmirZeeqMain
Nazrief NazriCikgu AriffMain
Cristina SuzanneCikgu NurulMain
Syafiq Kyle KhaiMain
Amyra RosliPutriMain
Iezah DiyanaHaniMainRecurring
Aedy Ashraf ShafiqMain
Izara Aishah AzlinMain
Amer SharrifFaroukMain
Harun Salim Bachik Encik Mohd.SallehMain
Mr.OsPak ShamMain
Syafie NaswipAzlanMain
Aaron Aziz Cikgu MalikMain
Nurul Ezlisa LoyFaizaMain
Ahmad Ezzrin LoyFaizMain
Izzy ZulkhazreefWan YunusMain
Timothy Deeran ShegarMuthusam / SamMain
Harris AlifDanialMain
Mark O'dea Mr. James BlondMain
Qistina EnaraFionaMain
Nur ShahidahMawarMain
Yuna RahimAmeliaMain
Faye An Ying FeiSee Mi NauMain
Sangeeta KrishnasamyCikgu LakshmiMain
Fimie DonRonaldoMain

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 20May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20)September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16)
2 20March 21, 2013 (2013-03-21)July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28)
3 23May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)October 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)
4 20June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07)December 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)
5 13July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31)October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)
6 26October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)December 24, 2017 (2017-12-24)
Telemovie 9November 27, 2013 (2013-11-27)March 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)

Broadcast in Malaysia

ChannelProgram
Astro TVIQ Season 1-6 & Telemovies
Astro Mustika HD Season 1 rerun in HD, Season 2 for all episodes
Astro Maya HD Season 2 for telemovie and Season 3-6 for series & telemovies
Astro Prima Season 1, 6 & Telemovie
Astro Ceria Oh My Ganu only
Astro Tutor TV (ms)Aired on 31 August 2020

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResult
2013Anugerah Lawak WarnaBest Comedy Kids TV SeriesOh My English!Won
Astro On the Go Fan Choice AwardsFavourite Drama TV ShowNominated

The cast of Oh My English!, along with the collaboration of Liyana Jasmay, Altimet and Sleeq, also created a music video, "Together" in late 2012.

Oh My English! was nominated for the 2015 International Digital Emmy Awards in the Children & Young People category. [2]

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References

  1. "Oh My English by Budiey". 26 May 2012.
  2. "'Oh My English' nominated for Digital Emmys". The Star. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.