Magandang Tanghali Bayan

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Magandang Tanghali Bayan
Format Variety, Game show, Comedy
Created by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.
Developed by ABS-CBN
Starring Randy Santiago
John Estrada
Willie Revillame
Country of origin Philippines
No. of episodes n/a (aired Monday to Saturday)
Production
Running time 2 hours and 30 minutes (Mondays-Saturdays)
Broadcast
Original channel ABS-CBN
Original run November 30, 1998 – February 4, 2005
Chronology
Preceded by 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila
Followed by Wowowee

Magandang Tanghali Bayan was a Philippine noon-time variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show was aired on weekdays and Saturdays and was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel. The show was known for its many formats and host changes over the years that it was broadcast.

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[edit] History

Magandang Tanghali Bayan started November 30, 1998, and aired every Weekdays and Saturdays at 12:00 noon to 2:30pm with Randy Santiago, John Estrada, Willie Revillame, Christine Jacob, Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez hosting. The show was shot at the Studio 3 of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation.

MTB did have better overall ratings than 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila, and the show even overtook GMA's Eat Bulaga! from 1999 to 2001. This led the show to replace Sabado Live! in March 1999. For a short time (during Randy, John, and Willie's suspension), MTB was replaced with a temporary noontime show, Esep Esep, which was hosted by the other MTB co-hosts (Amy Perez, Roderick Paulate, etc).

Eat Bulaga! regained its top spot in the early afternoon timeslot in 2002 following the popularity of the SexBomb Girls and the reality segment Sige, Ano Kaya Mo? SAK MO!. Eat Bulaga had a similar game as Pera O Bayong, called Laban O Bawi (Fight or Retreat)

Due to its low ratings, the show was reformatted to Masayang Tanghali Bayan (A Happy Afternoon, People) in 2003 and MTB Ang Saya Saya in 2004.

The show ended on February 4, 2005. It was replaced by top-rated noontime variety show Wowowee, hosted by Revillame.

On January 2011, ABS-CBN announced through its Push.com site that a new noontime show, hosted by ex-MTB hosts Santiago and Estrada as well as Toni Gonzaga and ex-Wowowee host Mariel Rodriguez, was in the works.[1] However, the new noontime show is called "Happy Yipee Yehey!", which set to premiere on February 12, 2011.

[edit] Segments

[edit] Pera O Bayong

Pera O Bayong became one of the more popular segments on MTB. The game's concept came from another Philippine TV show Kuwarta O Kahon (Cash or Box) which aired Sundays on RPN-9.

The original version of the game started with 50 players answering a series of multiple choice questions (A, B, C, or D), hoping to eliminate all others until only one remains. The most popular type of question involved the scientific names of plants and animals, with at least two of the four choices noticeably joke answers.

If two people remain in the game and both choose the correct answer, the first person to arrive at his/her choice is declared the winner.

The winner of the elimination round then moves on to the jackpot round where he or she begins by choosing one of three bayongs marked M, T, or B (for the show's title). Each bayong contain a concealed piece of cardboard on which is written what the contestant in playing for.

There is a bargaining session when the host (usually Willie Revillame) would offer cash (pera) in exchange for the contestant abandoning the prize hidden in the bayong. After each offer, Amy Perez and Dick Paulate lead the crowd in asking "Pera O Bayong?" and the contestant declares his or her choice.

The number of bargaining sessions vary from day to day, depending on the mood/emotional status of both the host and the contestant. The prizes in the bayong would range from nothing, to 1 million pesos, a house and lot, a living room showcase, an entertainment showcase, to fruits and vegetables (like one watermelon).

In its early days, the prize that was inside the chosen bayong was revealed to the audience during the sessions. Sometimes family members went to a TV inside the cafeteria at the ABS-CBN studios to see what the prize was, then try to influence the crowd to beg for the contestant to take whatever was in the bayong. After this was discovered the TV was switched off during the round. Later the prize was not revealed to anyone until it was actually opened.

After the cancellation of MTB, an improved version of Pera O Bayong debuted as a part of Wowowee, retitled "Bigtime" Pera O Bayong.

This segment is also played in Happy Yipee Yehey, with the same name.

[edit] Calendar Girl

The show gained notoriety because of its Calendar Girl beauty pageant, where the contestants were subjected to double-meaning questions and jokes thrown by Randy, John and Willie.

[edit] Other segments

Other popular segments included Sa Pula o Sa Puti, Munting Miss U, "Super Lolo", Japorms, Ano Ka Hilo?, Wansa Funny Taym, "Sing It", and Winner Take All.

[edit] Hosts

[edit] Magandang Tanghali Bayan

First airing date: November 30, 1998
Last airing date: February 22, 2003

[edit] Main hosts

[edit] Co-hosts

[edit] Masayang Tanghali Bayan

First airing date: February 24, 2003 Last airing date: February 14, 2004

[edit] Main hosts

[edit] Co-hosts

[edit] MTB: Ang Saya Saya

First airing date: third week of February 2004
Last airing date: February 4, 2005

[edit] Hosts

The TV Idols

[edit] Directors

  • Edgar Mortiz
  • Bobbet Vidanes
  • Willy Cuevas (for MTB Lenten Specials) (1999–2004)
  • Johnny Manahan (Masayang Tanghali Bayan) (2003–2004)
  • Arnel Natividad (MTB: Ang Saya Saya) (2004–2005)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/01/27/11/abs-cbn-brews-new-noontime-show-toni-mariel
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