
Show Info
- Status: Ended
- First Aired: February 9, 2016
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 35
- Networks: TVB Jade
- Genres: Comedy
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Short End Of The Stick(2016)
Overview
The Imperial Qing Empire falls, officially ending the era of Emperors. Three palace eunuchs Lee Siu Kung, Dan Tin, and Chan Siu Fung are expelled and demoted to the peasantry. As they struggle to make a living for themselves beyond the palace borders, they come across the con artist Chui Tsun Sing, who disguises himself as a eunuch to gain their trust. A string of unfortunate events leads them captured and later sold as servants to the Kams’, a rich family led by a matriarch. The eunuchs do everything they can to fix the situation they’re in, but the more they try, the messier it gets.
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Season 1
35 episodes • 2016

Season 1
35 episodes • 2016
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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1 | Episode 1 | Feb 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
2 | Episode 2 | Feb 10, 2016 | 0.0 |
3 | Episode 3 | Feb 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
4 | Episode 4 | Feb 12, 2016 | 0.0 |
5 | Episode 5 | Feb 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
6 | Episode 6 | Feb 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
7 | Episode 7 | Feb 17, 2016 | 0.0 |
8 | Episode 8 | Feb 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
9 | Episode 9 | Feb 19, 2016 | 0.0 |
10 | Episode 10 | Feb 22, 2016 | 0.0 |
11 | Episode 11 | Feb 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
12 | Episode 12 | Feb 24, 2016 | 0.0 |
13 | Episode 13 | Feb 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
14 | Episode 14 | Feb 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
15 | Episode 15 | Feb 29, 2016 | 0.0 |
16 | Episode 16 | Mar 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
17 | Episode 17 | Mar 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
18 | Episode 18 | Mar 3, 2016 | 0.0 |
19 | Episode 19 | Mar 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
20 | Episode 20 | Mar 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
21 | Episode 21 | Mar 8, 2016 | 0.0 |
22 | Episode 22 | Mar 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
23 | Episode 23 | Mar 10, 2016 | 0.0 |
24 | Episode 24 | Mar 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
25 | Episode 25 | Mar 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
26 | Episode 26 | Mar 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
27 | Episode 27 | Mar 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
28 | Episode 28 | Mar 17, 2016 | 0.0 |
29 | Episode 29 | Mar 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
30 | Episode 30 | Mar 21, 2016 | 0.0 |
31 | Episode 31 | Mar 22, 2016 | 0.0 |
32 | Episode 32 | Mar 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
33 | Episode 33 | Mar 24, 2016 | 0.0 |
34 | Episode 34 | Mar 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
35 | Episode 35 | Mar 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
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