"Old Uncle" is a sitcom shot by SMG (Shanghai Media Company) (the predecessor of Oriental TV Station). From the first broadcast of/kloc-0 in September, 1995 to the last episode in February, 2007, it took a total of 12 years, focusing on the daily life of ordinary people in Shanghai, which was widely praised. Some of these characters, such as "Old Uncle", "Ade" and "A Qing", are well known to Shanghai audiences. Some actors, such as Mao Mengda, Chen Guoqing, Li Jiusong, Nenniang, etc., are famous performing artists, famous artists and masters in Shanghai, so they are also regarded as the classics of Shanghai-style indoor sitcoms. In Wu dialect (Shanghai dialect), "old uncle" usually refers to those old people who are prestigious and fair. The "old uncle" (Li Jiusong) in the play is such a person. He is honest, kind and enthusiastic about community affairs, but he likes to meddle and make many jokes. All the drama series from "Old Uncle" to "Old Uncle and His Neighbor" revolve around all kinds of things that the old uncle experienced.

With the development of the times, "Old Uncle" has been constantly revised and updated with the purpose of keeping pace with the times. After alley, family, community, children and grandchildren, it has attracted more young audiences while retaining old audiences, and has become a regular new column.

Starting from "The Old Uncle and His Children and Grandchildren", the frequency of "The Old Uncle" in the drama series gradually decreased, and the overall center turned to the life of Du and Ade in "Happy Community". This setting continues until the end of the series.