It paved the way for future Singaporean local sitcoms such as Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd and Police & Thief.

The plot tells the story of a Chinese family living at a Bishan HDB Flat at Blk 243, Bishan Street 22, Bishan North, and headed by Tan Ah Teck―the owner of a mini-mart and his family: Homemaker Dolly Tan and children Denise, Ronnie and Paul Tan ― along with their neighbours, namely married Malay couple Rosnah and Yusof Hassan, and Daisy Matthews, a lady of Indian descent, along with her younger brother Michael Matthews, where they all live in the same flat.

Also, Anita's father, Bobby Chow who moved in with the Tan family after he and his daughter Anita sold the Ang Mo Kio HDB Flat and lived in Paul's room due to his apartment in Hong Kong under renovation works for the time being in Season 6, and once they are completed, he eventually returned to live in his apartment in Hong Kong.

This sitcom was notable for its characters' use of Singlish (an English-based creole with Malay, Chinese, Tamil and other influences) in everyday conversation.

This was mainly because of the worry that the younger school going viewers would start speaking Singlish more and bring down the standard of spoken English in Singapore.