Professor
Johnbull, the best-in-class TV drama series exclusively sponsored by
Globacom on Tuesday night treated Nigerians to uncommon hilarity and
bliss as the second episode, Eliza, My Daughter, was aired on NTA Network, NTA International and
Startimes channels.
The episode
commenced with the protagonist, Professor Johnbull (Kanayo O Kanayo) pruning his
garden plants, and savouring Flavour's latest song, which incidentally is the
soundtrack for the drama series.
The entrance
of Professor Johnbull's engineer son, Churchill sparked off a discourse in
which the Professor sought to know who repaired his transistor
radio and made it possible for him to enjoy the radio set once again.
Churchill's response that he did led to a conversation between father and son
on which career Churchill should pursue. "I am highly impressed with
your genius in fixing gadgets", Professor Johnbull remarked as he tried to
dissuade his son from becoming a musician, describing his plan to choose music as a
career as "arrant
balderdash". Convinced that music was his calling, Churchill respectfully
restated his passion for music.
Whilst the
dialogue ensued, Elizabeth (Queen Nwokoye) bolted out of the main house,
looking sickly and vomiting.
Amidst the
bedlam, Mai Doya (Funky Mallam) arrived to reveal that his wife was
pregnant, adding that she was vomiting all over their house. That
revelation made Professor Johnbull to assume that his undergraduate daughter
who was also vomiting might be pregnant.
His
countenance changed. Rather than showing empathy and concern for Elizabeth, he
chased her into the house with her sibling and maid, Caro (Mercy
Johnson-Okogie).
He took time
to listen to Mai Doya for further clarifications on the nexus between pregnancy
and vomiting. The more he heard about it, the more convinced he was that someone
had put his unmarried daughter in the family way.
This led Prof
Johnbull to take a series of rash steps in a bid to confirm if his daughter was
pregnant or not and who was responsible.
After
carrying out what he termed "optical examination and initial parental
diagnosis" of checking the body temperature and eyes of Eliza for signs of
pregnancy, Professor Johnbull clandestinely procured pregnancy testing strips
from a local pharmaceutical shop, and enlisted the help of Caro as well as a
medical doctor, acted by Pascal Atumah, to unravel the pregnancy mystery.
Interestingly,
in her characteristic 'local' manner, Caro gave the pregnancy testing strip to
her lover boy, Olaniyi, the nkwobi seller, acted by Yomi
Fash-Lanso, who turned the issue to a communal discussion involving Mai Doya
and Samson, the "adjudicator" acted by the comedian, Ogus Baba to
bring Professor Johnbull to ridicule.
The drama
also promoted personal hygiene by teaching proper handling of drugs and
covering of nose whilst sneezing.
The action
climaxed when the doctor's report showed a negative pregnancy result for
Elizabeth, a self-acclaimed "strong advocate of no conjugal affiliation
before matrimony". Professor Johnbull swallowed the humble pie by
"professorially" apologising to his daughter.
The all-encompassing
closing remarks of Professor Johnbull, who punctuated his remarks with the
interjection of "Mon Dieu!" was vintage as he submitted that "by
not trusting my trustworthy daughter, I could easily have destroyed the trust
and love that existed in my family. Oh yes, I overdid this one!".
He advised
parents against over-reacting and being overtly suspicious of their girls
despite the prevalence of sexual immorality amongst the youth.
The program,
powered by Globacom, is broadcast on Tuesdays at 8.30pm on NTA
Network, NTA International and Startimes while the repeat episode us aired on
Fridays on the same channels at the same time.
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