Eat Bulaga!
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| Created by | Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc. |
| Starring | Vicente Sotto III Vic Sotto Joey De Leon and others |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | n/a |
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| Running time | 2 hours (Monday - Friday) 3 hours (Saturdays) |
| Original release | |
| Network | GMA Network |
| Release | July 30, 1979 |
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Eat Bulaga! is a local noon-time variety show in the Philippines produced by the Television And Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE) of Malou Fagar and Tony Tuviera. The program is the current longest-running variety show on Philippine television. It also holds the Philippine record of all-time number of live TV episodes.
It is aired six days in a week from 12:00 noon until 2:00 P.M. every weekdays and 12:00 noon until 3:00 P.M. on Saturdays. The studio is located in Broadway Centrum, New Manila, Quezon City (near San Juan, Metro Manila).
History
Eat Bulaga premiered in July 30, 1979 on RPN 9 at Broadcast City, Diliman, Quezon City. Network executives are thinking of an idea of topping another noon-time program (with a similar format) to Student Canteen of GMA 7.
RPN outsourced the idea to TAPE. At that time, comic troika Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon were the most popular movie comedians. They were hired together with Chiqui Hollman as co-host.
The TV program innovated numerous concepts on Philippine television which was copied by rival TV programs. It moved from one station to another without loosing its TV audience. Moreover, it is consistently awarded from the local and foreign press and other organizations.
Eat Bulaga! celebrated its 25th year on television on October 2004 in the Expo Amphitheater in Clarkfield, Angeles City, Pampanga. The television special was attended by an estimated 60,000 spectators and enjoyed the highest daytime TV rating in the Philippines. The special was cited as winner in the Asian Television Awards in Singapore on December 1, 2005.
Timeline
- July 30, 1979 - premiered in RPN Channel 9
- - To rival Student Canteen
- February 18, 1989 - moved to ABS-CBN Channel 2
- - Lured with bigger airtime rates and to increase ABS-CBN ratings to change station ranking from 4th to 1st
- January 27, 1995 - moved to GMA Channel 7
- - Conflicts with contract with ABS-CBN and the latter want to produce own TV noon-time show
- January 2000 - extended contract with GMA Channel 7
- - Agreed to give special promotions on its 25th year
- October 2004 - celebrated its 25th year
- - the only television program to last that long
- December 2004 - extended contract with GMA Channel 7
- - contract will last until December 29, 2009
- December 2005 - cited as as Best Entertainment Special
- - 10th Asian Television Awards in Singapore.
- - February 2006 - program's ratings surged higher after Filipino TV audience started condemning ABS-CBN after the tragic stampede over its program Wowowee. [citation needed]
Popular Segments
Holy Week Specials
Due to the Filipinos' observance of Holy Week, the show produces up to three TV-movies, a deviation from their usual variety show format.
Bulagaan
Includes comic skits and song numbers.
Now famous for its "Knock knock? Who's there?" jokes. The answer to the question would be woven into the song, in comedic effect.
Laban o Bawi
Viewers mail in their entries to get a chance to win one million pesos.
The mechanics includes the hosts asking simple questions to the contestants (in groups of three). A single elimination-type of tournament ensues until one contestant is left.
The winning contestants then chooses a box from a group of seven. Inside the box is either a "1" or a "0". The contestant must be sure that the box contains the number "1" for him to win the one million peso jackpot. The boxes are then arranged so that the box that was chosen would be in the leftmost panel, hence the panel would read "1000000." If the leftmost box is zero, the location of "1" would be revealed, the contestant would have to take care that "1" would land on the right most side, for he/she would win only one peso.
In order to have a third choice, the host offers money that would make the contestant think if she'll go through with it (Laban, or fight in English), risking a minimum prize of one peso, or she would withdraw (Bawi) and win the prize the host offered.
Meron o Wala
Similar to Laban o Bawi, the process of elimination is basically the same, the only difference is that the contestants would guess if the object is in (Meron) or is not present (Wala) in the box.
On the jackpot round, the winning contestant receives an automatic 50,000 pesos.
In the earlier version, the winning contestant must choose a box among a group of three. The labels inside the box maybe either "Bopol", wherein the contestant wins nothing, "Dobol", where the P50,000 cash prize is doubled to P100,000, and "Tripol," where the cash prize is tripled. An innovation is the introduction of "quadropol," where the cash prize is quadrupled. To add to the excitement, the host pulls the three rightmost letters of the label "-pol" (later the four right most letters "-opol", when quadropol was introduced). The bidding process is the same in Laban o Bawi.
In the later version, the winning contestant must choose a box among a group of three. The labels are "50,000", "100,000" or "000,000". The contestant must choose "100,000" in order to win the maximum prize. An innovation was when the prize wasn't won, an additional 50,000 pesos would be added to the following day's cash pot.
Little Miss Philippines
This is the junior version of the Binibining Pilipinas pagaent. There is a talent and a question and answer portion to determine the daily winner. The daily winners qualify for the weekly finals, and so on up to the Grand Coronation Day.
The ultimate winner is awarded a college scholarship, 100,000 pesos and other prizes.
That’s My Boy
This is the male version of Little Miss Philippines.
TeeVee Babe
This is the adult version of Little Miss Philippines where contestants paraded in swimsuits and in evening gowns.
Previous names:
- Search for Caribbean Queen
- Beautiful Girl
Mr. Pogi
This is the adult version of That's My Boy. Pogi is handsome in Tagalog.
Feeling Pogi
This is the sarcistic version of Mr. Pogi, where not-so-handsome contestants perform their gimmicks to impress the audience.
Super Sireyna
This is the gay version of TeeVee Babe.
Tunog Tao
Translated into "man's music", the contestants (usually a band), use their body parts in order to produce music. The ultimate winners were then able to perform the show's jingle.
Other segments
- Music Maestro
- Sige…Kaya Mo? Sakmo!
- Pwede, Eto…Kaya Mo? Pekmo!
- Kilometrico Quiz Bee
- BEBOT (Beauty in Eat Bulaga! on Television)
- Macho Macho Man
- Kaserola Ng Bayan
- Maid In The Philippines
- Give Love On Christmas Day
- Pinoy Henyo
- T.K.O
- Kaya Mo To
- Ikaw at Echo
- Lottong Bahay
- Singing Soldiers
- Banda Rito, Banda Roon
Hosts
- Tito Sotto (Sen. Vicente Sotto III)
- Vic Sotto (Marvic Sotto)
- Joey de Leon (Jose Ma. de Leon)
Co-hosts
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Rival TV Shows
| TV Show | TV Network | Channel | Years Covered | TV Hosts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Canteen | GMA | 7 | 1979-1988 | Eddie Ilarde et al. | defunct |
| Kuntodo Pakulo! | MBS | 4 | 1982-1983 | Jackie Lou Blanco et al. | defunct |
| PST | City | 2 | 1983-1985 | JC Bonnin et al. | defunct |
| This is it! | IBC | 13 | 1983-1984 | Jet Montilibano et. al | defunct |
| Kalatug Pinggan | ABS-CBN | 2 | 1987-1989 | Herbert Bautista et al. | defunct |
| Kalatog pa rin | IBC | 13 | 1989 | Alma Moreno et al. | defunct |
| Lunch Date | GMA | 7 | 1988-1992 | Randy Santiago et al. | defunct |
| SST Salo Salo Together |
GMA | 7 | 1992-1995 | Lyzel Martinez et al. | defunct |
| Chibugan Na | RPN | 9 | 1994-1996 | Rico J. Puno et al. | defunct |
| 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila | ABS-CBN | 2 | 1995-1998 | APO Hiking Society et al. | defunct |
| MTB Magandang Tanghali Bayan |
ABS-CBN | 2 | 1998-2000 2000-2002 |
Willie, Randy,John Estrada et al. | defunct |
| Esep-esep | ABS-CBN | 2 | 2000 (one week) | Amy Perez et al. | defunct |
| MTB Masayang Tanghali Bayan |
ABS-CBN | 2 | 2002-2003 | Willie Revillame, Randy Santiago, John Estrada et al. | defunct |
| MTB: Ang Saya-saya | ABS-CBN | 2 | 2003-2004 | Arnel Ignacio et al. | defunct |
| Chowtime Na | IBC | 13 | 2004-Present | Angelica Jones et al. | Active |
| Pilipinas, Game KNB? | ABS-CBN | 2 | 2004-Present | Kris Aquino | Active |
| Wowowee | ABS-CBN | 2 | 2005-Present | Willie Revillame et al. | Active |
See also