The 5pm Studies is Written and produced by Paul Chukwudi Ani, he is from Enugu state Nigeria.
The 5pm Studies: The Skit Every Strict Papa Child Will Feel
Have you ever told your parents “I’m going to study with my friend” and watched their face change in one second?
That is exactly what happened to Samantha.
It was a quiet evening in the village. Papa was sitting outside on his wooden chair, reading the newspaper like the true landlord of the compound. The sun was already going down, the chickens were finding their way home, and everything was peaceful… until Samantha walked out looking fresh.
She was rocking a tight pink crop top, a body-hugging green skirt that was doing the Lord’s work, and her hair was neatly packed with a grey headwrap. Books in hand. Looking like a serious student… or so she thought.
Samantha: Good evening papa.
Papa: Good evening my daughter. How are you doing?
Samantha: I’m fine papa.
Papa looked up from his newspaper and scanned her from head to toe. The way men who have seen life scan people.
Papa: Looks like you are going out. Where are you going to?
Remember I asked you not to leave this house today, right?
Samantha: (smiling innocently) Papa, I’m going to study with my friend Deborah.
Silence.
Papa folded the newspaper slowly. That slow folding that means “something is about to happen.”
Papa: At 5pm?
5pm?
That’s exactly what your mother used to tell her parents before she would come to my place back in the day.
Come on, go back inside and remove that dress.
Like mother, like daughter.
Samantha’s face changed immediately. The books almost fell from her hands.
Papa: Come on. Go back inside and change that your cloth.
Like mother, like daughter.
The girl started walking away, crying out loud:
“Papa! Papa! Papa! You’re misunderstanding me ooo!”
But Papa had already returned to his newspaper like a man who just closed a case.
This short comedy skit is pure Nigerian reality packaged in less than one minute.
Every child that grew up under a strict African father felt this one in their chest. The moment the word “5pm” left Samantha’s mouth, Papa’s memory jumped back 25 years. He didn’t even need CCTV. Experience was enough.
The way he said “like mother, like daughter” with that calm but final voice is the kind of line that can end an entire outing before it starts.
Nigerian parents don’t joke with time.
Morning study? Acceptable.
Afternoon study? Still possible.
5pm study with a friend?
That one needs extra explanation, extra books, extra seriousness, and sometimes extra prayer.
The skit is funny, but it is also very true. Many of us have used “I’m going to read with my friend” as code before. And many of our parents have heard that same code before… from our mothers.
That is why this video is hitting different.
Watch the full comedy short on Rumble: https://rumble.com/shorts/v7dmqeo
The acting is clean, the setting is classic (mud houses, wooden chair, barefoot Papa, the whole village vibe), and the punchline lands perfectly.
If you grew up in a house where “I’m going to study” at the wrong time of day could get you grounded, this one is for you.
Drop a comment and tell me:
Have you ever used the “I’m going to study” excuse and got caught?
Or were you the strict papa/mama in the house?
Like mother, like daughter… Papa no dey forget!
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