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The Johnsons: Depicting The Reality Of The Average Nigerian Family by rodeo0070(m): 12:36am On Feb 10, 2019
A sure way of getting relief after the hustle and bustle of the day is to get home, have dinner served while sitting in front of the television with your family to watch episodes of the hilarious The Johnsons, which airs on Africa Magic Family (GOtv channel 2) at 7:30 pm every weekday and rebroadcast on Thursday at 8.30pm. 

The Johnsons, a family sitcom starring Charles Inojie, Chinedu Ikedieze, Olumide Oworu, Ada Ameh, and Kunle Bamtefa, tells the story of an average Nigerian family and the hilarious struggles they face every day. It depicts the challenges they encounter and how the family surmounts such individually and as a unit. The main character is Efe Johnson (Chinedu Ikedieze), a normal 15-year-old boy struggling, like every kid his age, with the challenges of being a teenager.  Efe, however, has one other challenge that is completely unique to him – he’s only two feet tall!

In large doses, it employs comedy to teach moral lessons and showcases events typical of what Nigerians deal with daily. The characters, in a variety of entertaining ways, indirectly pass messages to the audience about how their decisions could impact them, positively or negatively.

The disastrous consequences of greed, for example, could be gleaned from the case of Pablo (Kunle Bamtefa). Pablo, the biological father of Spiff (Ajibola Samuel), adopted by The Johnson family, is traditional medicine dealer who never stops coming up with tricks to fleece The Johnsons of money or looking for means to get rich quick which inevitably end in failure. There is also Lucky Johnson (Inojie), the head of the family, who comes up with less than ingenious ways to get out of spending money. He also confuses his family with his choice of words as he believes he is a genius yet to be discovered. Inadequate attention to studies is similarly depicted through the examples of Spiff (Ajibola Samuel) and Abulu (Elvis Duke), who both failed their school examinations, while others like Efe Johnson (Chinedu Ikedieze) passed in flying colours. 

With each episode of The Johnsons, the average Nigerian family is presented with a far from perfect family setting that is laced with humour and mischief but with important lessons that can be learned.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2019/02/10/33734/

Re: The Johnsons: Depicting The Reality Of The Average Nigerian Family by Nobody: 5:26am On Feb 10, 2019
No be only me dey watch this programme sef..
Re: The Johnsons: Depicting The Reality Of The Average Nigerian Family by Soulsymbol99: 6:31am On Feb 10, 2019
Spiff is the star of the show grin

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Re: The Johnsons: Depicting The Reality Of The Average Nigerian Family by BetWinners(m): 7:52am On Feb 10, 2019
This show was quite watchable in its earlier seasons but right now,it has turned into complete garbage.Adult men and women behaving like school kids simply to get a laugh isn't funny,it is nauseating angry

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Re: The Johnsons: Depicting The Reality Of The Average Nigerian Family by Youngbbt: 2:33pm On Feb 10, 2019
when Can I download it online
Re: The Johnsons: Depicting The Reality Of The Average Nigerian Family by meobizy(f): 3:04pm On Feb 10, 2019
BetWinners:
This show was quite watchable in its earlier seasons but right now,it has turned into complete garbage.Adult men and women behaving like school kids simply to get a laugh isn't funny,it is nauseating angry
It is what happens with successful Nigerian shows and sometimes movies: they keep going even when the uniqueness fizzles. It’s like they never know when to stop. The greed for more cash overpowers creative minds behind the show.

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Re: The Johnsons: Depicting The Reality Of The Average Nigerian Family by meobizy(f): 3:10pm On Feb 10, 2019
It took me a long time to sit down and watch the show.
My new job however entails I sit with colleagues to indulge in Nigerian-centric entertainment.
All the points made in this article are true.
Then again, isn’t that how other sitcoms are geared?
There are many examples of foreign shows which follow this format, so many that any Nigerian one which doesn’t follow suit should automatically not hit the airwaves.
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