On October 17th, 2013, KBS announced that The Return of Superman will officially become part of the Happy Sunday lineup, starting on November 3rd, 2013. The show replaced Star Family Show Mamma Mia, which was moved to Wednesday nights.
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Concept
Celebrity dads are left to care of their kids alone for 48 hours without the help of anyone, while their wives leave the home to enjoy some relaxing time off. The wives are shown leaving the home before the 48 hours begins and come back to greet their family once the 48 hours have ended. During the 48 hours, the dads and children are either doing a task the wives have written out for the dads to complete, or the dads are exploring new activities with their kids. Occasionally, celebrity friends of the dads will stop by to interact with the kids. The show is filmed with set up cameras and cameramen hiding in tents and playhouses in each of the celebrities’ actual homes. Family and friends of the celebrity dads will occasionally show up in some episodes. In each episode, as the show moves from one family to the next, a brief narration by the narrator is given to introduce the next segment of the episode. During each individual family segment, the parents (husband and wife), with the exception of Ju-nu, Jun-seo, and Ha-ru, who were old enough to answer questions when they started the show, would give a talking head interview while being asked questions by the shows PD’s (producers) about the current situation being aired.
The Creator’s
This program was created by Koen Media Corporation and produced by Kang Bong-gyu. The program also takes production locations in South Korea and Japan.