Kalyeserye

Kalyeserye
Genre	Romantic Comedy Dramedy Parody
Created by	Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc.
Directed by	Bert de Leon Poochie Rivera Rich Ilustre
Starring	Maine Mendoza Alden Richards Wally Bayola Jose Manalo Celia Rodriguez Jimmy Santos Ryzza Mae Dizon Sebastian "Baste" Benedict Paolo Ballesteros EB Dabarkads
Opening theme	Juan For All. All for Juan Theme
Ending theme	(Ending theme varies)
Country of origin	Philippines
Original languages	Filipino and English
No. of episodes	87 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Antonio P. Tuviera Malou Choa-Fagar
Producer	Antonio P. Tuviera
Production locations	Broadway Centrum, Various barangays
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup, split screen
Running time	40 minutes (Weekdays) 1 hour (Saturdays)
Production company	Television and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc.
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) – present
Related
Eat Bulaga!

Kalyeserye is a 2015 soap opera parody aired live within the "Juan for All, All for Juan" segment of Philippine daytime variety show Eat Bulaga! on GMA Network in the Philippines and worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV. The mini-show, as it has evolved, focuses on AlDub, the fictional couple pairing—or "love team" as it more commonly is known in the Philippines—of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza's character Yaya Dub in which the two communicate through Dubsmash and written messages and interact only on the show's split-screen frame. Richards is located in the Broadway Centrum studio of Eat Bulaga! in Quezon City while Mendoza is on a remote location, usually a visited barangay. Though as the story progresses, the couple meets in person and from time to time, they speak with their actual voices.

The 30-minute to 1-hour portion features live improvisation from the AlDub tandem, Wally Bayola, Jose Manalo and Paolo Ballesteros who all play various roles while other hosts of Eat Bulaga! located in the studio occasionally comment and interact with the characters. Kalyeserye has elements of comedy-drama, parody, romantic comedy and reality television. According to Anna Leah Sarabia, a Filipino anthropologist, the segment uses fairy tale and soap opera tropes. The term "Kalyeserye" is a play on the Filipino word teleserye (television drama series) and derives from the Tagalog words kalye (street) and serye (series). It was coined by Joey de Leon, one of the hosts of Eat Bulaga!, to refer to the location outside the studio which is usually shot out on the streets of Metro Manila or in the provinces of the Philippines that serve as the remote setting of the parody segment.

The portion proved to be a success in both broadcast television and social media, resulting in a significant increase of viewership and popularity of Eat Bulaga! on its 36th year in Philippine entertainment. In addition, it has also contributed immensely to the rise of the careers of Richards and Mendoza.

Background

Prior to the phenomenon

In 2015, Alden Richards, who had finished filming the miniseries Ilustrado (2014), was invited to join Eat Bulaga! as a host for a month-long trial period, hosting various segments such as the "That's My Bae" with Indian-Filipino radio disc jockey Sam Y.G.. A month later, Maine Mendoza, who had initially gained popularity for posting Dubsmash videos in various social media platforms, auditioned for the program after catching the attention of its producers. Mendoza had eventually joined the cast in July 2015. She recalled that she was originally cast as a lawyer for Eat Bulaga!'s "Juan for All, All for Juan" segment but was ultimately cast as Yaya Dub (Divina Ursula Bukbukova Smash), a nanny for comedian Wally Bayola's Lola Nidora character. Utilizing her Dubsmash popularity, Mendoza only communicates in the series through vocal dubbing and does not actually speak. She was initially portrayed as the snobbish Yaya Dub.

Day one onwards

On the show's July 16, 2015 episode, Yaya Dub broke character when she smiled upon seeing Richards on the show's live split screen, prompting Eat Bulaga's producers to make an onscreen couple of the two. Mike Tuviera, a resident director for the show, revealed that the tandem was made by accident. The name "AlDub" was conceived as a portmanteau of the tandem's names, Alden and Yaya Dub. And despite being featured in the show, the couple have yet to meet personally for the first time, only interacting through the show's split screen frame and conversing in dubbed audio samples of popular songs and lines from popular films and TV series as well as through handwritten messages on screen.

Due to the audiences' positive reception to the AlDub pairing, Eat Bulaga!'s producers decided to make a 30-minute segment portion in its "Juan For All, All for Juan" segment for the tandem to replace the "Problem Solving" portion. Pegged as a "Kalyeserye" (Filipino for "street series"), it was described as a dramedy series with elements of parody of Philippine television dramas, romantic comedy and reality TV performed by improv acting, which was broadcast live from a street in the different barangays featured daily in the "Juan for All, All for Juan" set. Poochie Rivera, one of the program's directors, described it as "natural and unscripted", saying that "Nothing is rehearsed. We are trying to maintain the spontaneity because that is a big part of its charm.". Starring the AlDub love team, the Kalyeserye also features Jose Manalo (various characters), Wally Bayola (as Lola Nidora and his various characters), Paolo Ballesteros (various characters) and other casts and characters.

AlDub

Main article: AlDub

The mini-show tandem's name is derived from a portmanteau of the tandem's character names, namely Filipino actor Alden Richards, who portrays a fictionalized version of himself, and Yaya Dub (in-universe real name Divina Ursula Bukbukova Smash, a playful reverse-acronym of Dubsmash), portrayed by Filipina voice-dubbing actress, physical comedienne and online internet sensation Maine Mendoza. Both joining the program's cast in 2015, Richards first appeared as a host of Eat Bulaga!'s various segments, such as the "That's My Bae" portion; while Mendoza appears as Yaya Dub in the show "Juan for All, All for Juan" segment. Exclusively interacting through the show's split screen frame, the AlDub couple have yet to meet personally for the first time, only communicating through dubbing audio samples of popular songs, films and TV series as well as handwritten messages on screen.

Some of the running gags and story lines throughout the parody include the "Pabebe Wave" (a deviation of a beauty queen wave gesture) between Alden and Yaya Dub, Lola Nidora lobbying for a pairing between Yaya Dub and Frankie (using the portmanteau "YaKie"), Lola Nidora issuing labor challenges to Alden, and the incompetency of the numerous Rogelios, Lola Nidora's bodyguards. The Kalyeserye's main storyline is the Cinderella-like forbidden courtship between the AlDub tandem, with its paramount goal being the first physical meeting between the two, a move continually opposed by Lola Nidora.

The AlDub couple's near-encounters on live television also became pivotal throughout the series. In the show's August 8, 2015 episode, which featured a wedding between the "YaKie" tandem, Mendoza collapsed while performing on live television and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, resulting in an improvisation by the segment's remaining characters, including Alden himself. She later revealed that she experienced a fatigue hours prior to filming. In its August 12, 2015 episode, Yaya Dub appeared at the Broadway Centrum's TAPE Eastside Studio for her Cinderella-like performance on Eat Bulaga!'s "Bulaga Pa More!" segment. The episode marked as the closest rendezvous between the two, only to be interrupted by Lola Nidora as a witch at the last minute.

Legit meet-ups of AlDub

On September 5, 2015, Richards and Mendoza finally saw each other for the first time at the Broadway Centrum after her performance in the Bulaga Pa More! Dabarkads edition Wildcard round. However, (as main protagonists of the Kalyeserye storyline) as Alden and Yaya Dub are about to get closer, Lola Nidora (Bayola) blocked their paths by dropping a wall between them. She then harshly reprimanded the two romantic leads for being untrue to their promise to abide by one of her critical requirements—that Yaya Dub can only perform in the Wildcard round if she and Alden agree not to meet. As she proceeded to deliver a litany about the value of one's word and the essence of trust, two unknown men wearing face masks (balaclavas) kidnapped Yaya Dub from Broadway and whisk her away in a van. Nidora implores Alden's help and had the wall raised so he can pursue Yaya Dub's kidnappers but it was too late.

On September 10, 2015, Alden is kidnapped too. Two days later (September 12), he and Mendoza saw each other for the second time, after ordered the kidnappers by DuhRizz (Bayola), who is the responsible for their abduction, to bring both of them in the parking lot of Broadway Centrum. Duhrizz then proceeds to make Alden and Yaya Dub closer by bumping each other while both of them being blindfolded and she even gives her drink to Alden and Yaya Dub, but she cuts their happy moments short. After she orders her men to take Alden away by DuhRizz, Tinidora (Manalo) and Tidora (Ballesteros) come to rescue Yaya Dub, confront their grandniece DuhRizz and convince her to forgive Yaya Dub for her mistakes she made to her and then DuhRizz walks away. Afterwards, Tinidora and Tidora receive a call about Nidora's health condition.

On September 19, 2015, both Richards and Mendoza saw each other again after they successfully passed the matching game. However (as main protagonists of the Kalyeserye storyline), Lola Nidora told both Yaya Dub and Alden before not to get closer in their first date as a condition, in which they agreed. They are seated in a long table for their date, with a standee of Lola Nidora at the center, which prevented them from getting close to each other. In the middle of the date, however, Yaya Dub heard an alarm clock, which signals the time for Lola Nidora to drink her medicine. Deeming her responsibility to her guardian as important, Yaya Dub quickly leaves Alden in order to get back to Nidora until suddenly Maine's character gets involved in a car accident in which she later survived.

On September 26, 2015, both Richards and Mendoza finally meet up-close and personal for the first time on their second date. In the days leading to the second date, Lola Nidora's usual disapproval of the pair seemed to have ceased as she starts to acknowledge Alden and Yaya Dub's connection. As a gift for their 10th weeksary (like a relationship anniversary, only it is celebrated every week) which is Thursday, Lola Nidora's gift for the couple is that she's opening the door of her mansion so that Alden could formally visit Yaya Dub and court her. However, Lola Nidora gave three conditions to Alden in which he had to comply to so that he can freely visit Yaya Dub in the mansion. The first condition is that Alden and Yaya Dub are allowed to get close to each other (1 ft. distance) but without touching. The second is that Alden must bring "chicharon," a Filipino delicacy, to the mansion as his gift to Lola Nidora and the third is that Alden must sing what is considered the couple's theme song, "God Gave Me You." Alden complied to Lola Nidora's wishes, however, he was able to unintentionally touch Yaya Dub during their lunch date after he passed a glass of water to Yaya Dub when she almost got choked by the cake they were eating. Lola Nidora is yet unaware that the couple accidentally touched until she finally noticed it via CCTVs from her mansion.

On October 3, 2015, The De Explorer Sisters and Yaya Dub (Mendoza) had visited the show's studio for the first time just to meet Tito, Vic and Joey personally, each of them have their entrances to the studio, Tidora (Ballesteros) was absent due to lack of commuting vehicles in which he was about to go back home and be present. Nidora was disappointed because the table was just small. Tinidora became good to Yaya Dub and Alden and stopped Nidora from disappointing, But thanks to Tito, Vic and Joey because they serenaded her as their promise, and Nidora was so happy especially when Jimmy takes it on her side. Then Alden came into the stage to give roses to Nidora, Tinidora and Yaya Dub. They had their third date on that day, and yet when Allan K. was introducing Nidora to the audience, Tinidora compressed Alden and Yaya Dub together especially in drinking coconut and water. Also, they had a duet of Alden's single, "Wish I May". and after the date, Nidora announced that they will swap together; Alden will now be on the streets (or barangay) while Yaya Dub (later Dabarkads Maine) will now be on the studio (possibly turning her into one of the co-hosts in the process).

Cast and characters

The main cast of the series, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola and Paolo Ballesteros who play various roles.

Some members of the cast as portraying as the characters from Kalyeserye.

Main cast

• Divina Ursula Bokbokova "Yaya Dub" Smash / Maine

Portrayed by: Maine Mendoza

Yaya Dub is the female protagonist of the series. She was introduced in the Problem Solving segment as the nanny of Lola Nidora, and uses Dubsmash to communicate. Yaya Dub's full name is a portmanteau of Dubsmash. According to Lola Nidora, Yaya Dub had been with her in the mansion since she was an infant because she was the daughter of two of the mansion's workers, later revealed that she was the granddaughter of Lola Nidora's adopted sister Isadora, daughter of Ursula (Isadora's daughter) and Dodong (the former gardener in Lola's mansion) relation to Lola Nidora, until Nidora finally reveals that Yaya Dub has no blood relation to the Zobeyala family due to the fact that her grandmother Isadora is actually adopted. In order to hide her secret personality and to protect Yaya Dub from Dodong, Nidora decided to claim that Isadora being a mother of Yaya Dub. Yaya Dub never speaks in the series but she reveals her true voice by accident in Episode 61 by shouting Alden's name twice, causing the audience to go wild and the entire Dabarkads including Alden to get shocked.

• Bae Alden

Portrayed by: Alden Richards

Bae Alden is the male protagonist of the series and is a fictionalized version of actor Alden Richards.

• Lola Nidora / Doña Nidora Esperanza Zobeyala Viuda de Explorer / Lola Aunor (in disguise)

Portrayed by: Wally Bayola, Pauleen Luna (young, Tamang Panahon concert only)

Lola Nidora is a wealthy and well-off woman. She graduated in Ateneo de Municipal in Spain majoring in Philosophy, Language, Culture and History, she also went to Universidad Central de Madrid in 1878, and during that time, she was given the Sobra Saliente (Most Outstanding) Award. Lola Nidora is also philanthropist and one of the most wealthy people in the world in the 1900's. She also uses lines such as "Babala, Asawa ni Babalu" (Babala, a fictional name of wife of Babalu) which derived from the comedian actor Babalu and Babalu's real life wife/widow Lalaine Sarmiento, and "Sa Tamang Panahon" (In the Right Time), which refers the on-screen personal encounter of AlDub as it's the expected or unexpected time. She has a mannerism that she acts and talks like Filipino comedian Babalu when she is stressed. For some unknown reason, Lola Nidora is against Alden and Yaya Dub's love. When she was about to reveal her reason, her Book of Secrets was stolen by a Mystery Caller. She agreed to make Yaya Dub marry Frankie Arinolli in exchange of the ransom money for the Book of Secrets. The wedding turned out to be a hoax. Lola Nidora was reportedly courted by such figures as Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin, Albert Einstein and Saddam Hussein but she repudiated them all. Her name literally means "Grandmother of Dora" in reference of Doktora de Explorer, while her maiden name, Zobeyala, is based after the Zobel de Ayala family, one of richest families in the Philippines. Nidora, Tidora and Tinidora are referred to as de Explorer Triplets/Sisters, which is despite the fact that their surname is Zobeyala and it should be Zobeyala Triplets/Sisters, and Kalye's Angels (also as Calle's Angels) which is a spoof to the television and film franchise Charlie's Angels. After Yaya Dub being rescued by Tidora and Tinidora from their grandniece DuhRizz, Nidora later approved and accepted Alden for Yaya Dub in Episode 53. Her character is a parody of actresses Celia Rodriguez and Jaclyn Jose, and Abuela from Dora the Explorer.

Supporting cast

• Lola Tidora / Doña Tidora Zobeyala

Portrayed by: Paolo Ballesteros, Patricia Tumulak (young, Tamang Panahon concert only)

Lola Tidora is the triplet (initially twin) sister of Lola Nidora who always reveals secrets and is into modern things. Since their childhood, the two have been rivals in love and their parent's affection. Tidora has a similar mannerism of her sister Nidora. She once rumored that Yaya Dub is the daughter of their third triplet, Tinidora. Tidora is in favor of Alden for Yaya Dub and sometimes shows a crush on Alden and also on another actor in the show, Jimmy Santos. Tidora later leaves her sisters and Yaya Dub for Massachusetts. She returns from Massachusetts by an emergency trip after hearing about Yaya Dub's abduction and also denies that she was the suspect about Yaya Dub and Alden's abduction. After Duhrizz is revealed to be the mastermind behind their abduction, Tidora and Tinidora proceed to save Yaya Dub and convince their grandniece to forgive Yaya Dub for her mistakes she made to her and Alden. Tidora's initial appearance is similar to Celia Rodriguez, then since her return, her current appearance is similar to Regine Velasquez. Even she does Regine's yell "Woooooo!" as well.

• Lola Tinidora / Doña Tinidora Zobeyala

Portrayed by: Jose Manalo, Julia Clarete (young, Tamang Panahon concert only)

Lola Tinidora is the liberated triplet sister of Nidora and Tidora. Tinidora took care of Yaya Dub (Divina) before the younger woman's care was left to Nidora. Tinidora was rumored to be Yaya Dub's real mother but she denied the fact as she believed the real mother of Yaya Dub is Isadora, their younger sibling. Tinidora is also in favor of Alden for Yaya Dub. Tinidora always performs her dance moves with a ladder. One of the running gags of her dance moves is getting stuff from the house which he enters through her ladder dance set with "Mambo No. 5" usually played as background music. Tidora often teases and calls Tinidora as Geleen Eugenio, a professional dance choreographer, due to their slight similarities. Tinidora later revealed that she had a past relationship with a certain American named "Bill" but she was being tricked by him by making her married to a cactus around 90 years ago. This is the reason why she has to warn Rihanna not to do the same fate as Tinidora's.

• Lola Isadora Palais

Portrayed by: Paolo Ballesteros

Isadora is Nidora, Tidora and Tinidora's estranged and younger (later revealed to be adopted) sister, and is the grandmother (initially mother) of Yaya Dub and real mother of Yaya Dub's mother Ursula. Isadora was initially said to be Yaya Dub's mother at first, revealed to have a relationship with Dodong, who is said to be the estranged father of Yaya Dub, according to Nidora. However, Isadora married Antonio Palais and having their daughter Ursula. Later, a mysterious long-haired woman in the van, who was initially thought to be the real Isadora (later revealed to be the aide of real Isadora who is just being bribed by Isadora all along) was watching Yaya Dub's rehearsal for her Bulaga Pa More!: Dabarkads Pa More! grand finals. In order to get her granddaughter Yaya Dub from the triplets, Isadora orders her aide to stalk them continually. Nidora initially reveals Isadora's (allegedly) dark history; that she is a spoiled brat who was addicted to bad habits and was a rebellious daughter and sister, causing problems to their mother, however the real Isadora debunks this fact. In a sudden turn of events, Isadora showed up to Zobeyala sisters' house. Nidora eventually revealed that Isadora is actually Yaya Dub's grandmother. Isadora's appearance is exactly the same as her granddaughter but without apron. Sometimes she voices like Joseph Ejercito Estrada or Fernando Poe Jr. as well and briefly does Regine Velasquez' yell, like Tidora. It is also revealed that her real daughter Ursula is really Yaya Dub's mother and Dodong, her estranged father, is actually addicted to bad habits. Nidora later also reveals that Isadora is actually adopted and being a daughter to a former chambermaid of the Zobeyalas (possibly before Rihanna) instead of being a daughter to the triplets' mother. However, Nidora and Tinidora accepts Isadora as a part of their family despite their differences in the past.

• Narrators / commentators

• Barangay/On-location: Jose Manalo and Paolo Ballesteros (within the storyline) , Julia Clarete (one-time only)

Manalo and Ballesteros switch narrator roles depending on the character played by either person. Julia Clarete temporarily takes a narrator/commentator role for one-time only, as Manalo's replacement, during YaKie's second wedding.

• At the Broadway Centrum: Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Tito Sotto, Allan K and other EB Dabarkads

These hosts often break the fourth wall in various instances where they interact with the characters or throw puns regarding the situation at hand.

• Gasgas Abelgas (or Gas Agasgas)

Portrayed by: Jose Manalo

Gasgas is a voice impersonation of Filipino news reporter and host of S.O.C.O. (Scene of the Crime Operatives), Gus Abelgas. Manalo does this voice impersonation, sometimes depending on Manalo's characters he portrayed such as Frankie and Tinidora. He acts as the narrator when a Kalyeserye episode ends, signaled by a vehicle horn. Manalo usual lines starts at saying opo (lit. meaning yes in a respectful manner) and ends with T.O.C.O (he pronounces it as tuko, Filipino word for gecko which is also similar to the sound it produce). Gasgas is the Filipino word for bruise.

• Gosgos Abelgas

Portrayed by Paolo Ballesteros

Gosgos is performed as the spouse of Gasgas, Gosgos narrates the same as Gasgas. It is occasionally used to substitute Gasgas. Gosgos is alluding the Filipino term gusgus which means dirty.

Recurring cast

• Jimmy

Portrayed by: Jimmy Santos

Lola Nidora's love interest who also uses Dubsmash as a way of communication.

• Doña Celia Rodriguez Viuda de Ungasis

Portrayed by: Celia Rodriguez

Celia is the (fictional) aunt of Alden and rival of Lola Nidora.

• Dra. Dora de Explorer

Portrayed by: Wally Bayola

Dra. Dora is a quack doctor (albularyo) who was originally a part of the Problem Solving segment but left to attend a seminar in South Africa. Lola Nidora (her grandmother) and Yaya Dub replaced her in the show. She later went back and was revealed that she and Yaya Dub are childhood friends and that she is an AlDub fan. The name is based after cartoon character Dora the Explorer.

• Frankie Amoi Arenolli

Portrayed by: Jose Manalo

Frankie is the secondary antagonist in the KalyeSerye. Born in Turin, Italy, he is a Filipino-Chinese-Italian rich boy who wants to get married so that he can get his inheritance from Lola Nidora. He is the grandson of Doña Guada Sevilla de Arenolli. He is the owner of the "Largest Wine company in Italy world" and Arenolli Airline. He is also a shipwreck collector. He often wears expensive outfits with several popular couture brands attached to it. Lola Nidora arranged that he and Yaya Dub will be wed in exchange for the ransom money for the Book of Secrets. The wedding turned out to be administered by hoax pastor, meaning that the wedding is a fraud planned by Lola Nidora. Frankie later apologizes to Yaya Dub and Alden for the troubles he made to them before he leaves back home to Italy. Arinoli is alluding the word arinola (Chamber pot) while amoy is the Filipino word meaning smell. He has arrived in Tamang Panahon Concert in Episode 87 to Caught Alden and Yaya Dub cuddle hug and holding hands.

• DuhRizz Maine de Explorer

Portrayed by: Wally Bayola

DuhRizz, also known as Duh, is a secondary antagonist and the liberated great granddaughter of Lola Nidora from New York. She hates Yaya Dub and has a crush on Alden. She always drinks her "Star Box" iced coffee (parody of Starbucks). DuhRizz's second name "Maine" is not to be confused with the real name of Yaya Dub's actress. The name DuhRizz is a pun on ABS-CBN news reporter Doris Bigornia. She was revealed to be the Boss Kidnapper in Episode 51. Afterwards, she forgives Yaya Dub, Lola Nidora and her grandaunts Tidora and Tinidora for her mistakes she made via phone call. She has arrived in Tamang Panahon Concert in Episode 87 to make Alden's crush to fight Yaya Dub but she hates the fans.

• Don Francisco "Franing" Arenolli

Portrayed by: Jose Manalo

Don Franing is Frankie's father. He is also a childhood friend of Lola Nidora.

• Dr. Tan Ning

Portrayed by: Mark Elardo McMahon

A doctor who was paid to claim that Lola Nidora is dying. Tan Ning is alluding the Filipino word "taning" (ultimatum).

• Pastor M. Postor

A fake pastor hired by Lola Nidora to officiate the wedding of Frankie and Yaya Dub. He was later arrested at the end of the wedding ceremony.

• Mystery Caller

The unknown individual who stole Lola Nidora's Book of Secrets and is asking Php 50,000,000.00 as ransom. He also does a Babalu voice like Nidora.

• Barbara Sastre

The gown designer and events planner hired to organize Frankie and Yaya Dub's wedding. Barbara Sastre's actor is also part of production team of Eat Bulaga!. The surname is lifted from the Filipino masculine form of garments maker (feminine is modista).

• The Riding in Tandem

They are unnamed individuals who stole Book of Secrets from Lola Nidora. It is unknown if they are the same individuals who Alden used to deliver gifts to Yaya Dub.

• The Rogelios

They are Lola Nidora's bodyguards and are commonly shown wearing matching Barong polo uniforms and shades. Lola Nidora is frequently angry at the Rogelios, using her Babalu voice whenever they wear shades or are unable to fulfill her bidding to her satisfaction. Some of the Rogelios, in their black jackets and black ski masks who are actually the ones who abducted Yaya Dub and Alden, are also commanded by DuhRizz. The actors who portrayed the Rogelios are real-life bouncers who usually block the crowd in the barangay for Juan For All, All for Juan segment.

• The Bernardos

Portrayed by: Corbin Edmonds, Kyle Perry, and Joco San Juan

They are Lola Tidora's version of the Rogelios and are similar to them but are younger, more handsome and muscular and are better dancers. Their uniforms are white shirts. The name is based on Filipino comedian and stage actor Bernardo Bernardo.

• The Quandos

The Quandos of Lola Tinidora started out as a trio similar to Lola Nidora's Rogelios and Lola Tidora's Bernardos but they are skinny and dead-like. Their uniforms are Barong Tagalog. The name is based from the 1960's song "Quando, Quando, Quando". However, the latter episodes show that the group had expanded its members. Doña Tinidora hilariously claims that she recruits additional Quandos every episode by "exhuming them from the nearest cemetery in the location".

• Fake Isadora/Mommy Dub

Portrayed by: Maine Mendoza

A woman who claimed herself to be Isadora, known as "Mommy Dub" by Alden. She communicates using Dubsmash lines and does the "pabebe wave" just like Yaya Dub. However, Lola Nidora drove her away, claiming that she was just an impostor.

• Maria Rihanna "Rihanna"/"Riri" Valenciana (or Riri Valenciano)

Portrayed by: Wally Bayola

Rihanna is the main chambermaid (mayordoma) at Lola Nidora's Mansion and Yaya Dub's best friend. Sometimes she is fan of AlDub and teases Nidora's Sisters Tidora and Tinidora. She is currently in a long distance relationship with her British chat mate named "Harry". Her name and English accent is a pun to Gary Valenciano and she is named after R&B singer Rihanna. She was arrived in Tamang Panahon Concert in Episode 87.

• Bill

Portrayed by: Miguel Faustmann

Bill is the ex-boyfriend of Tinidora of 90 years who tricked her in marrying a cactus. He later arrives and asks Tinidora to forgive him but she declines his apology.

• Yaya Luvs

Portrayed by: Ryzza Mae Dizon

Yaya Luvs is the mini version of Yaya Dub who becomes her best friend when Yaya Dub/Maine is in Broadway. Sometimes she dates with Bae-by Baste. She danced Ariana Grande's Break Free Remix in Tamang Panahon Concert in Episode 87

• Bae-by Baste

Portrayed by: Sebastian "Baste" Benedict

Bae-by Baste (portmanteau of bae and baby) is the mini version of Bae Alden who befriends Yaya Dub and the Zobeyala sisters who serenaded Yaya Dub to make her happy when Alden is not in the Broadway. In his debut, Nidora once accusingly thought of Bae-by Baste as Alden and Yaya Dub's child but Alden corrects her that he is his (fictional) nephew. Sometimes he dates with Yaya Luvs. He draws lines and curves to communicate with Yaya Dub.

• Tiya Bebeng

Tiya Bebeng is the aunt of the Zobeyala siblings who reveals to have taken care of the triplets before. Nidora assures that Tiya Bebeng will take care of Yaya Dub when Isadora would plan to get her granddaughter from Nidora, Tidora and Tinidora.

• Dodong Smash

Dodong was the gardener of Nidora's family and the estranged biological father of Yaya Dub, who was actually addicted to his bad habits and impregnated Ursula.

• Ursula Palais Smash

Portrayed by: Maine Mendoza (shown only in picture)

Ursula was the real daughter of Isadora and mother of Yaya Dub who was died of child birth while giving birth to Yaya Dub.

• Antonio Palais

Antonio Palais was the real husband of Isadora, biological father of Ursula and grandfather of Yaya Dub. According to Nidora, Antonio was a painter working for Nidora's family mansion. Tinidora jokingly teases about his name, being named after director Antonio "Tony" Tuviera.

Overview

Main article: List of Kalyeserye episodes

Doña Nidora and Yaya Dub first appeared as replacements for Doctora Dora de Explorer on July 4, 2015 (Saturday), participating in the Problem Solving portion of the "Juan For All, All For Juan" segment. However, the Kalyeserye could be properly said as starting on July 16, 2015 (Thursday), when Yaya Dub sees Alden for the first time and the AlDub tandem was born.

The show now follows love story of Yaya Dub (Maine Mendoza) and Alden (Alden Richards). Yaya Dub's employer, Lola Nidora (Wally Bayola), is against the love affair (but later approves their love affair). Lola Nidora then reveals her Secret Book which contains the reasons for her disapproval. Alden's aunt, Doña Celia (Celia Rodriguez), the luxurious Frankie Arinoli (Jose Manalo), and DuhRizz (Wally Bayola) appearances made things more complicated. As the story unfold, characters from Lola Nidora and Yaya Dub's past were revealed. Lola Nidora turns out to be triplets (collectively known as "de Explorer Triplets/Sisters" and "Kalye's Angels", despite the fact that their surname is Zobeyala, which should be "Zobeyala Triplets/Sisters") with Tidora (Paolo Ballesteros) and Tinidora (Jose Manalo) while Yaya Dub turns out to be the granddaughter of their adopted sister, Isadora (Paolo Ballesteros).

Production

Plot devices

The following are used as plot device for the show:

• Secret Diary of Lola Nidora

A diary of Lola Nidora contains her past relationships with Adolf Hitler, Albert Einstein and John F. Kennedy, as well as her family pictures and her sisters' pictures. It also contains the reason why she disapproves of Alden for Yaya Dub. As she was about to open it, the diary was stolen by the riding in tandem and it's currently in the hands of the unknown individual who frequently calls Lola Nidora. Its ransom is P50 million in order to retrieve the diary. Later the mystery caller calls Lola Nidora and informs her that he has raised the ransom money to P100 million. This Secret Diary has never been heard of after the AlDub's abduction saga and Lola Nidora's approval for the relationship of Alden and Yaya Dub. However, the Secret Diary issue finally resurfaces when it is shown that it is still in the hands of a mystery caller prior to the Tamang Panahon event.

• Plywood/Victor Plywood

A plywood wall used by Lola Nidora to prevent Alden and Yaya Dub from meeting after breaking their promise during the end of the Wildcard round of Bulaga Pa More: Dabarkads Pa More. After the episode, the wall received hate from Aldub supporters for preventing the love team from meeting each other. The wall also appeared during the crisis of Yaya Dub's kidnapping with Alden sitting in one corner. The name of the plywood was named after Filipino kundiman singer Victor Wood. This said wall occasionally appears even after AlDub's abduction saga with the writings of Alden and Yaya Dub's messages on it and even Bae-by Baste's weird writings on it as well.

• Scoreboard: Countdown to Tamang Panahon

A whiteboard scoreboard used by Lola Nidora to score Alden in the challenges she gave him. Alden had earned two points for finishing the two tasks: running from Broadway Centrum to the intersection of EDSA and Aurora Boulevard in 20 minutes (in which he finished it in 17 minutes), and getting the chili containers inside the Olympic-sized swimming pool at Amoranto Sports Complex in 5 minutes (in which he finished it under 4 minutes and 52 seconds). However, after Nidora disappoints Alden and Yaya Dub for breaking her critical condition (not to allow Yaya Dub see Alden at the Broadway after their Bulaga Pa More! performances), she decides to destroy it so that they would start all over again.

• Long Table

A long table (around 3 to 4 meters long) in which Lola Nidora used in the first and most awaited date of Alden and Yaya Dub. It is Lola Nidora's idea to prevent Alden and Yaya Dub from touching each other because it's her condition to agree for the two to have a date. In the side of this long table, Lola Nidora's standee is placed there.

• Blue Envelope

Lola Nidora's blue envelope with lock where inside is the picture of the De Explorer's "Bungalow" or Philippine Arena, venue of the "Tamang Panahon" event on October 24, 2015.

Also during the event; "Sa Tamang Panahon", Lola Nidora revealed the surprise inside the envelope and it is "No Commercial Interruption" for the Team Bahay, Team Arena and Team Abroad.

• Alarm Clock

This is used by Yaya Dub to alarm her when it is the time for Lola Nidora take medicine. During the first date of Yaya Dub and Alden, this alarm clock suddenly rang off and the medicine was with Yaya Dub. Because of her love for Lola Nidora, she left her date.

• Measuring Tape

During Alden's visit to the mansion of Lola Nidora to court Yaya Dub, Lola Nidora used this measuring tape to make sure that Alden and Yaya Dub are 1 foot apart and the two won't make contact with each other ("No touch!" rule).

• Portable Ladder

A ladder carried by the Quandos whenever Lola Tinidora arrives. Lola Tinidora climbs the ladder while she and her Quandos are dancing to "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega.

Music

Kalyeserye utilizes a number of songs while Alden and Yaya Dub communicate through split-screen. The most used songs for their lip-synch interaction include "God Gave Me You" by Bryan White, "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran, "Twerk It Like Miley" by Brandon Beal, and "Fantastic Baby" by BIGBANG. In most KalyeSerye episodes, Lola Nidora called "Thinking Out Loud" as "Dalinay" (from the first line in chorus "And darling I will loving you 'till we're 70...") and "Twerk It Like Miley" as "Twikilay" (from "Start twerk it like Miley") especially when she is mad at Alden. Alden even sang "God Gave Me You" live before going to Lola Nidora's mansion to visit Yaya Dub for their second date. Yaya Dub and Alden frequently dance in celebration to the tune of "Fantatistic Baby". Other songs frequently used are"Laging Tapat" by Jolina Magdangal, "Makita Kang Muli" by Sugarfree, "Isang Tanong Isang Sagot" by Donna Cruz, "Sa 'yo" by Silent Sanctuary (theme song of Korean Drama Angel Eyes), "Kapag Tumibok ang Puso" by Donna Cruz, "Ligaya" by the Eraserheads, "Paalam Na" by Rachel Alejandro, "Dreaming of You" by Selena, "Kunin Mo ang Lahat Sa Akin" by Jeremiah/Angeline Quinto, "Bahala Na" (also known as Naniniwala na Ako sa Forever) by James Reid & Nadine Lustre, and "Worth It" by Fifth Harmony. In one episode, the couple also sang "Wish I May," which is included in Alden's album, with their own voices and was not lip-synch as they usually do.

There are also music played often when either one or all three sisters, Nidora, Tidora, and Tinidora, enter or exit their scene. Towards the end in most of the episodes of Kalyeserye, the three sisters pose a la Charlie's Angels with "Wannabe" by Spice Girls being played in the background. While entering her first scene, Tinidora and her Quandos dance to tune of Lou Bega's version of "Mambo No. 5." The chorus of the song "Dessert" by Dawin is played when Nidora is feeling very happy especially after Alden lost a challenge to win over Yaya. The chorus of "Macarena" by Los del Rio is played when Isadora is entering into the scene.

Reception

Eat Bulaga! ratings

Kalyeserye proved to be a success in both broadcast television and social media. The segment helped boost the show's ratings, the August 12, 2015 episode of Eat Bulaga! posted a 36.1 rating in AGB Nielsen's overnight measurements among Mega Manila households, this became the show's highest rating for the year. The AlDub couple became an overnight phenomenon on both television and social media. The pivotal wedding episode between the YaKie tandem on August 8, 2015 scored a 32% percent rating and a 300% increase in viewership for Eat Bulaga!, according to the Nielsen ratings conducted by AGB Nielsen Philippines. On a weekly survey by Kantar Media Philippines, the tandem was cited in helping the program to become a number one daytime program for weeks. According to AGB Nielsen's research, Eat Bulaga!'s August 12, 2015 episode marked the first time that show reached the all-time high in viewership for the year with a 36.1% rating, which was mainly alluded to the tandem's near-meeting. More than a month later, on September 26, 2015 during the tandem's second date, Eat Bulaga!'s broke their previous record with a 45.7% rating.

Ratings

Episode Broadcast date AGB Nielsen Mega Manila 1 16 July 2015 21.1% 2 17 July 2015 23.5% 3 18 July 2015 22.6% 4 20 July 2015 21.3% 5 21 July 2015 21.1% 6 22 July 2015 22.6% 7 23 July 2015 22.3% 8 24 July 2015 23.6% 9 25 July 2015 24.7% 10 27 July 2015 23.7% 11 28 July 2015 24.6% 12 29 July 2015 25.0% 13 30 July 2015 24.7% 14 31 July 2015 24.7% 15 1 August 2015 28.1% 16 3 August 2015 26.5% 17 4 August 2015 25.9% 18 5 August 2015 26.3% 19 6 August 2015 27.0% 20 7 August 2015 29.2% 21 8 August 2015 32.4% 22 10 August 2015 30.7% 23 11 August 2015 31.6% 24 12 August 2015 36.1% 25 13 August 2015 32.8% 26 14 August 2015 31.1% 27 15 August 2015 33.8% 28 17 August 2015 29.3% 29 18 August 2015 28.8% 30 19 August 2015 30.0% 31 20 August 2015 30.6% 32 21 August 2015 33.8% 33 22 August 2015 39.0% 34 24 August 2015 33.4% 35 25 August 2015 30% 36 26 August 2015 29.7% 37 27 August 2015 31% 38 28 August 2015 30.4% 39 29 August 2015 34.0% 40 31 August 2015 35.1% 41 1 September 2015 28.3% 42 2 September 2015 30.4% 43 3 September 2015 29.2% 44 4 September 2015 29.5% 45 5 September 2015 39.5% 46 7 September 2015 28.5% 47 8 September 2015 32.5% 48 9 September 2015 31.9% 49 10 September 2015 31.4% 50 11 September 2015 33.3%

Episode Broadcast date AGB Nielsen Mega Manila 51 12 September 2015 36% 52 14 September 2015 30.1% 53 15 September 2015 32.3% 54 16 September 2015 32.9% 55 17 September 2015 33.5% 56 18 September 2015 33.6% 57 19 September 2015 43.1% 58 21 September 2015 33.6% 59 22 September 2015 32.5% 60 23 September 2015 N/A 61 24 September 2015 33.8% 62 25 September 2015 39.6% 63 26 September 2015 45.7% 64 28 September 2015 33.5% 65 29 September 2015 30.6%; 66 30 September 2015 33.4% 67 1 October 2015 32.3% 68 2 October 2015 37.6% 69 3 October 2015 42.7% 70 5 October 2015 34.9% 71 6 October 2015 33.5% 72 7 October 2015 31.0% 73 8 October 2015 31.6% 74 9 October 2015 32.7% 75 10 October 2015 40.7% 76 12 October 2015 31.8% 77 13 October 2015 31.8% 78 14 October 2015 31.8% 79 15 October 2015 34.4% 80 16 October 2015 35% 81 17 October 2015 38.8% 82 19 October 2015 83 20 October 2015 84 21 October 2015 85 22 October 2015 86 23 October 2015 87 24 October 2015 88 26 October 2015 89 27 October 2015 90 20 October 2015

Key

• Blue-lowest rating episode
• Red-highest rating episode
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Cultural impact

The Aldub tandem was described by media pundits as a success in converging both broadcast and social media, as featured in the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer for Sunday, August 16, 2015.

Eat Bulaga! director Poochie Rivera also theorized that the coupling's successful response from audiences was because of the Filipinos who can relate with their predicament. He remarked "People who have partners who work abroad often communicate and pursue their relationship online, through Skype or FaceTime." Pauleen Luna, a castmember of Eat Bulaga!, commented that AlDub "has brought a different kind of energy to the show." Anna Leah Sarabia, a Filipino anthropologist, cited the "Kalyeserye"'s use of fairy tale and soap opera's tropes helped in tandem's increasing popularity, saying that "It’s a 'Cinderella' story that's fake and true-life at the same time." Filipino television executive Malou Choa-Fagar also cited the unpredictable nature of the Kalyeserye had largely contributed to the AlDub success. In social media site Twitter, hashtags with AlDub became top trending topics in both the Philippine and Worldwide trends. Various outlets also lauded the show's use of old and new media for the AlDub tandem, which also pulsated in raising the value of the Dubsmash app in the Philippines. The popularity of the tandem even reached some schools and became a topic discussed in classrooms; for instance in a University of the Philippines Diliman Filipino class. Several Filipino politicians also referenced the AlDub couple in various interviews: Ralph Recto cited the tandem as a symbolism regarding the Philippine Land Transportation Office license plates, while Mar Roxas also referenced AlDub in his 2016 presidential campaign.

The August 22, 2015 episode earned positive feedback from Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and Radyo Veritas via Twitter for highlighting Filipino love, responsibility and marriage moral standards.

Professor Randy David of the University of the Philippines, in his Philippine Daily Inquirer column Public Lives last August 23, 2015, wrote about the depth and significance of Maine Mendoza's voice/mime characterization of Yaya Dub, challenging us to look deep within our own nature, who we really are when we are not performing: "Indeed, we may as well ask the same question of ourselves: Who are we when we are not performing? I think that if there is anything that Yaya Dub has shown us, it is the stereotypical and “mediatized” nature of our emotions and modes of expression. In that sense, we are performing all the time. What we think are spontaneous feelings that we communicate from the depth of our beings are really nothing but ready-made emoticons that other people have deployed in various other contexts. The shock of that recognition, I am certain, is what sustains the fascination with Yaya Dub. She gets behind all of us, and lip-syncs the standard texts of our private selves—our insecurities, anger, celebratory moments, and frustrations. Beneath the performance is parody of the highest type."

Social media

The segment is also a frequent Twitter trending topic while the abridged versions uploaded in Eat Bulaga!'s Facebook page and highlights on GMA Network's YouTube channel had become viral. From July 27, 2015 to August 26, 2015, 16 out of the 30 Philippine trending topics are from the show's AlDub tandem.

The segment portion is popularized through social media through the hashtags, #KiligPaMore, #AlDub and #Kalyeserye, and daily through different hashtags such as #ALDUBAgainstALLODDS, #AlDubMaiDenHeaven and #AlDubBattleForACause as picked up by their fans.

The "phenomenal love team" of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, breaks another record in social media history as they reach the 3-million mark on Twitter, being considered as the most tweeted topic in Philippine Twitter history. The official hashtag released by various AlDub accounts last August 29, 2015 episode of the Kalyeserye, #AlDubMaiDenHeaven, garnered 3.54 million tweets on Twitter, topping both the nationwide and worldwide trending lists. The hashtag reaches 3 million tweets within 21 hours, before 9:00 P.M. and on the midnight of the next day, August 30, 2015, the tweet even reached a peak of 3.72 million tweets. The said hashtag even surpasses #PapalVisit last January, 2015, that reaches 3,341,021, when Pope Francis visited the Philippines. AlDub also made a history as the first ever Philippine Love Team who attains the 3-million mark. To backtrack on the AlDub’s twitter success, they garnered their first million mark tweets with the hashtag #AlDub last August 21, 2015 then reaching it’s second million mark the next day, August 22, 2015 with the hashtag #ALDUBAgainstALLODDS. As a result of this, Alden and Maine both posted a message expressing their gratitude with this overwhelming success on their respective official Twitter accounts. Then on September 5, 2015, as a result of Richards' and Mendoza's first (legit but spoiled due to a giant wall) meet-up (right after their performances during the wildcard round of "Bulaga Pa More"), the hashtag #ALDUBBATTLEForACause surpassed the five million mark.

Bryan White, the singer who sang God Gave Me You and Barbie Xu of Meteor Garden fame went on Twitter to react on Aldub's phenomenon. Original song compositions such as "Ikaw BaeYaya", "The Aldub Song" and "SoTangHon (Sa Tamang Panahon)" and fan-made arts also went on viral, as inspired by AlDub's love story.

Twitter records

Here is a list of hashtags tweeted during Saturdays where the highest number of tweets for the week usually happens:

Hashtag	Date (2015)	No. Of Tweets (in 24 hours)	Notes
#ALDubEBTamangPanahon	October 24	30M	Breaks the previous record held by #ALDubEBforLOVE for the most number of tweets of 30M and for most number of tweets counted in the history of Twitter in less than 24 hours.
#ALDUBTheBigSurprise	October 17	4.47M
#EBDabarkadsPaMore	October 10	4.76M
#ALDUBMeetsTVJ	October 3	11.7M
#ALDubEBforLOVE	September 26	25.6M	Most number of tweets counted in the history of Twitter in less than 24 hours.
#ALDUBMostAwaitedDate	September 19	12.1M
#ALDUBTheAbduction	September 12	6.37M	Breaks the previous record held by #Lovewins for the most number of tweets of 6.2M.
#ALDUBBattleForACause	September 5	5.80M
#ALDUBMaidenHeaven	August 29	3.54M	Breaks the previous record held by #PapalVisit for the most number of tweets in the Philippines.

Careers of Richards and Mendoza

The success of the AlDub tandem also contributed to the careers of Richards and Mendoza. The AlDub's success has helped Richards secure a four-year film contract with APT Entertainment, while the Philippine Basketball Association team Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Mahindra Enforcers was also reported to have been considering inviting Mendoza as their muse for the 2015–16 PBA season,but she refused. Mendoza and Richards also appeared in separate profile interviews regarding the AlDub's success on the television program Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. Tuviera also revealed in an interview about a possibility of making 2015 feature film starring the AlDub couple. Another report also confirmed that Richards and Mendoza will be part of 41st Metro Manila Film Festival entry My Bebe Love starring Vic Sotto, Ai Ai delas Alas and My Faithful Husband star Louise delos Reyes.

In an interview with Startalk, Alden Richards revealed that he did not expect the success of the show/segment and is overwhelmed by the popularity of the AlDub tandem. In other interview, Richards revealed that he is open to the possibility of AlDub to star in a movie or TV show.

Richards and Mendoza were also appeared on the advertisements for McDonald's Philippines' Chicken Fillet ala King, Talk 'N Text's extend promo, O+ Ultra with Wally Bayola (as Lola Nidora), 555 Sardines, Zonrox Plus Thick Bleach and Bear Brand Adult Plus.

See also

• Notable uses of split-screen

Further reading

• de Leon, Joey (August 16, 2015). "'Kalyeserye Pa More'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
• Villanueva, Marichu A. (August 17, 2015). "Spurned political Don Juans". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
• Gan, Iggy (August 15, 2015). "The social media phenomenon that is AlDub". GMA News. GMA Network. Retrieved August 17, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
• Bais, Andy (August 15, 2015). "AlDub's innovative surprises". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 17, 2015.