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Eat Bulaga!
File:Eat Bulaga! logo.jpg
Created byTelevision and Production Exponents (TAPE) Inc.
Developed byTAPE Inc.
Directed byBert de Leon
Poochie Rivera
Mark A. Reyes V (during Saturdays)
StarringTito Sotto
Vic Sotto
Joey de Leon
Opening themeEat Bulaga! Theme Song
Country of originPhilippines
Original languagesTagalog
Filipino
English
No. of episodes10,576 (as of October 6, 2014)
Production
Executive producersAntonio P. Tuviera
Malou Choa-Fagar
ProducerAntonio P. Tuviera
Production locationsEastside Studio, GMA Broadway Centrum (New Manila, Quezon City)
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time2 1/2 hours (Weekdays)
3 1/2 hours (Saturdays)
Production companyTAPE Inc.
Original release
NetworkRPN (1979-1989)
ABS-CBN (1989-1995)
GMA Network (1995-present)
ReleaseJuly 30, 1979 –
present
Related
Eat Bulaga! Indonesia
The Ryzza Mae Show
Coney Reyes on Camera
Okey Ka Fairy Ko!
Daisy Siete

Eat Bulaga! is a noon-time variety show in the Philippines produced by Television And Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE) and aired by GMA Network. The show broadcasts from The New TAPE Studios (Eastside Studio) at the GMA Broadway Centrum in New Manila, Quezon City. Eat Bulaga! is aired Weekdays at 12:15pm to 2:45pm and Saturdays at 11:30am to 2:30pm (PHT). The show is also broadcast worldwide through GMA Pinoy TV. The name approximately translates to "Lunchtime Surprise!"[1]

The show celebrates its 35th year on Philippine television on July 30, 2014,[2] holding the record of being the longest-running noontime variety program on air in the history of Philippine television.[3]

Its first overseas version was Eat Bulaga! Indonesia, which premiered on Indonesia's SCTV network on July 16, 2012.[4][5][6][7] Eat Bulaga! became the first Philippine show, variety show in particular, to be franchised by another country.

History

The RPN years (1979–1989)

The hosts form the letters T and Y to thank the viewers for making them number one in the ratings.

Production Specialists, Inc., a company owned by Romy Jalosjos, brought the idea of creating a noontime show for Radio Philippines Network (RPN).[8] Antonio Tuviera, who was the working for the company, thought that the comic troika of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, better known as TVJ (who had gained fame through GMA Network's Discorama and as pinch-hitters for Student Canteen, but subsequently left both),[9][10] would be the perfect hosts for the new program.[10] At a meeting at the InterContinental Manila parking lot, Tuviera made the offer to them; they accepted.[10][11]

De Leon coined the title of the show: Eat represents lunchtime while Bulaga (which means "to surprise") represents their plan to fill the show with big surprises.[11] The title is also a play on two children's games: Eat is the transliteration of It from the game Tag while Bulaga refers to Peek-a-boo!. Because of this, the slogan "Hangga't May Bata, May Eat Bulaga!" ("While There Are Children, There will be Eat Bulaga!") was coined, also by de Leon.[11] Vic Sotto, on the other hand, composed the theme song.[10]

Eat Bulaga! premiered on July 30, 1979.[12] TVJ, along with Chiqui Hollman[10] and Richie Reyes (a.k.a. Richie d' Horsie) were the original hosts.[13] During its first few months on the air, the show was in danger of cancellation. Not only did it face competition against the longest-running noontime show at that time, Student Canteen, it also lacked advertisers.[10][14] In addition, TVJ did not receive their salaries for six months.[10]

Eat Bulaga! slowly gained top-rating status in 1980 after the introduction of the segment "Mr. Macho."[10] Production Specialists soon handed production to Tuviera's TAPE, Inc.[8] In May 1982, the domestic satellite was launched, allowing Eat Bulaga! and other RPN programs to be aired nationwide.[14] During the same time, Coney Reyes joined the show while Hollman moved to Student Canteen.[14][15] In 1987, Aiza Seguerra joined the show after finishing as a runner-up in the "Little Miss Philippines" segment.[10][16]

In 2004 episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, the episodes of Eat Bulaga from 1979 to 1982 had been lost, the first full surviving episode was in August 7, 1982, the third year anniversary of the show, however a clip from 1981 (the second year anniversary) are available on YouTube.

The ABS-CBN years (1989–1995)

In 1989, Eat Bulaga moved to ABS-CBN[15] (under a co-production agreement) with other TAPE-produced shows Agila, Coney Reyes on Camera and Okey Ka Fairy Ko! (from Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation) due to problems brought about by the sequestration of RPN.[13] To drum up the shows' move to ABS-CBN, the then-Star Network came up with "..." ("three dots") which stood for the three top-rating daytime shows (Eat Bulaga, Agila and Coney Reyes on Camera) that would air on Channel 2.[citation needed] The three dots were included in the title at the time: Eat...Bulaga![citation needed] On January 28, 1989, the show premiered on its new home, which was staged at the Araneta Coliseum.

Reyes left in 1991.[15] She was replaced by swimming champion Christine Jacob (later she moved to Magandang Tanghali Bayan in late 1998).[15] By 1992, Tito Sotto started appearing only on weekends after topping the senatorial elections that May.

First decade on GMA and silver anniversary (1995–2004)

By the 1990s, ABS-CBN wanted to buy the airing rights of Eat Bulaga from TAPE Inc. However, Tuviera and Malou Choa-Fagar rejected the deal, leading ABS-CBN to remove Eat...Bulaga! and its sister shows Valiente and Okay Ka, Fairy Ko from its roster and to reformat its Sunday show Sa Linggo nAPO Sila into a week-long show, 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila.[13]

Eat...Bulaga! moved to GMA, whose efforts to dethrone it through Lunch Date and Salo-Salo Together (SST) had failed.[13] The show made its premiere telecast on its new home on January 28, 1995, again at the Araneta Coliseum.[13][17] Before this, month-long promotions were made by coming up with the catchy advertisement "9-2=7" ("nine minus two equals seven"),[citation needed] alluding to the show's move from Channel 9 (RPN) to Channel 2 (ABS-CBN) to Channel 7 (GMA). It was also a homecoming for TVJ, who hosted Discorama and pinch-hit for Student Canteen on GMA[9] before leaving the network for Eat...Bulaga!.

In 2001, Eat...Bulaga! became the first to give away millions on Philippine television. When Magandang Tanghali Bayan, then the noontime show of ABS-CBN, introduced Pera o Bayong to its audience, it became an instant hit, causing MTB to top the ratings of Eat Bulaga for two years. This forced the Eat...Bulaga! management to give the first millions, through its segment "Laban o Bawi",[18] "to get the audience interest back."[19]

Eat...Bulaga! celebrated its 25th year on television in November 19, 2004 at the Expo Amphitheater in Clarkfield, Angeles City, Pampanga,[20] making it the longest-running noontime show in the Philippines. The television special was attended by an estimated 50,000 spectators[20] and enjoyed the highest daytime TV rating in the Philippines.[citation needed] It won the Best Entertainment (One-Off/Annual) Special at the Asian Television Awards in Singapore on December 1, 2005.[21] The event was hailed as the most successful on Philippine television, narrowly matched only by the 1st Starstruck Final Judgement.[citation needed] The presentation, titled Eat Bulaga Silver Special, was broadcast on November 28, 2004.[20] By this time, Eat Bulaga! had modified its title, dropping the three dots.[citation needed]

In December 2004, GMA signed a five-year contract extension to keep the show on their network until December 29, 2009.[citation needed] After celebrating its 25th anniversary, it was incidentally the 10th anniversary of Eat Bulaga's start in GMA the following year.

Second decade on GMA, 30th anniversary (2005–present)

In 2006, the SexBomb Girls left the show due to a dispute with its producers.[22] The show, in turn, opened auditions for new in-house dancers, under the name 'EB Babes', as a reality competition.[22][23] The group officially debuted on August of that year.[22] On March 2007, the SexBomb Girls returned as regular cast members.[24]

On September 2007, a series of word wars occurred between Joey de Leon and Willie Revillame, the host of Eat Bulaga!'s rival show Wowowee as a result of the Hello Pappy scandal.[25][26]

On March 6, 2009, Francis Magalona, one of the long-time co-hosts, succumbed to leukemia. The following day, the show produced a tribute episode in which the whole cast performed his songs dedicated in his memory. During the tribute, it was revealed that Magalona coined the word 'Dabarkads', a popular name to the Eat Bulaga family.[27] Ryan Agoncillo, new returnee on GMA Network, replaced Magalona and continued Magalona's role.

In 2009, Eat Bulaga! celebrated its 30th anniversary, dubbed as Tatlong Dekads ng Dabarkads (Three Decades of the Dabarkads). The show focused on honoring and helping remarkable people, including 30 poor, hard-working students and other everyday heroes as a gesture of paying back to the public who supported them.[14][28][29] On December 18 of that year, the show renewed its contract with GMA Network.[citation needed] In addition, the show signed an extended contract with GMA Network in March 2011 which would last until 2016.[30]

In 2011, the SexBomb Girls along with the group's choreographer Joy Cancio left once more, this time for ABS-CBN's Happy Yipee Yehey!.[31]

On October 6, 2011, Eat Bulaga! launched its coffee table book called Ang Unang Tatlong Dekada (The First Three Decades). It was written by Butch Francisco (a veteran columnist and TV host) with Jako de Leon (son of Joey de Leon) behind the design concept.[32] Alongside the book, Eat Bulaga! gave away 3000 limited edition CDs of the 2004 Silver Special Anniversary celebration.[33][34][35] Additionally, GMA News and Public Affairs produced a documentary titled Kuwentong Dabarkads hosted by Dingdong Dantes.[10]

On August 18, 2012, Eat Bulaga! aired a special episode celebrating its 33rd anniversary without commercial breaks, the first time time in its history.[36] A soundtrack, Dabarkads D' Album: A Party for everyJUAN, featuring songs popularized by the Eat Bulaga! cast, as well as the theme tunes used by the show, was released in July 2013.[37]

On February 8, 2014, co-host Wally Bayola returned to Eat Bulaga in Juan For All, All For Juan, joining his partners Jose Manalo, Paolo Ballesteros and Valerie Weigmann for his birthday. Also, Wally apologized to the public after a sex video with an EB Babe was released.

Due to public demand, Eat Bulaga! revived its traditional Lenten season drama specials during the 2014 Holy Week after an eight-year lull. Unlike its previous productions, the six heartwarming stories were inspired by true to life stories of former contestants of the popular segment, Juan for All, All for Juan.[38] Two episodes were shown each day from Holy Monday to Holy Wednesday. On July 16, 2012, Indonesia's SCTV Network aired the show's first international version, Eat Bulaga! Indonesia. The network, which had considered securing the rights for a local version for the past five years, started formal negotiations with TAPE, Inc. in April 2012, with approval given in June 2012.[39][40]

Cast

Main hosts
Co-hosts
Featuring
  • EB Babes (2006–present)
  • Team Imuseño (2010–present)
  • Richard Hwan (2014–present)
  • Son Yong Kuk (2014-present)
  • Dasuri Choi (2014-present)
Former co-hosts

Current segments (as of October 2014)

FHHM: For Healthy and Heavy Models Only

This segment features aspiring female plus-size contestants who want to prove that they have talent and wit no matter their size, promoting self-confidence. Three daily contestants perform their talent and then talk about a topic given by the magic mirror in the question and answer portion. The winner of the day wins the cash prize and moves on to the weekly finals on Saturdays.

Barangay Superstar

This segment is part of "Juan for All, All for Juan" and "Barangay Bayanihan", where contestants from the barangay of the day can showcase their talent, whether it be singing or dancing, or any other kind of talent, depending on the theme of the week. The winning team gets the prize of 20,000 pesos.

Bulaga Book of Pinoy Records

A part of "Juan For All, All For Juan", this segment searches for the "Tanzan King" who is the worthy partner of the Tanzan Queen, portrayed by Wally Bayola. Two contestants from the barangay of the day battle each other, removing the bottle caps off of sodas in record times. There are four ways/levels of removing the bottle caps, which is by using a spoon, another bottle, and their own teeth. Each person has up to 90 seconds to open all of them. The person with the most bottles openes wins the prize of the day and is the Tanzan King of the day.

Juan for All, All for Juan: Bayanihan of d' Pipol (One for All, All for One)

Dubbed by Joey de Leon as "Bayanihan na may kasamang swerte", this segment shows the true purpose of Eat Bulaga! — to help less fortunate Filipinos and to give happiness to every Juan that supported them throughout the years. Included in this segment is the "Plastic ni Juan Project, where the plastic bottles they collect from the barangays they visit are turned into school armchairs, to be given to their chosen school in a specific barangay.

Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, and Paolo Ballesteros are the primary hosts in this segment, who are on-location at the chosen barangay for the day, with Vic Sotto (Tito Sotto or Allan K when Vic Sotto is absent) hosting in the Broadway Studio. Jose, Wally and Paolo are sometimes accompanied by other Dabarkads when needed. Currently, they are accompanied by Marian Rivera. Valerie Weigmann is a Filipina-German intern-turned-host who was discovered by Jose while at one of the barangays they went to during the October 2, 2013 episode. Weigmann accompanied the trio until she announced her temporary leave in May 2014.

To start the segment, Vic draws an entry from a box containing registration forms from the chosen barangay and will call that person to confirm their name and address. Jose, Wally, Paolo then go to the winner's house, congratulate them and give food, courtesy of Coca-Cola: usually two to four dishes with 2 bowls-full of rice, dessert, and Coca-Cola products plus P5,000 cash prize. They also receive three appliances from Hanabishi, an O+ smartphone (a US-brand smartphone maker), a truck-load of cement bags from Lafarge Republic Cement, gift packs from Purefoods (Purefoods Star Corned Beef, Purefoods Star Jumbo Hotdog, etc.), a motorcycle (usually a Honda CB-110 or a Suzuki GD-110 motorcycle) plus a helmet, jacket and other prizes form Motortrade, as well as a grocery showcase and P5,000-worth of gift certificates from Puregold. They will then have a short interview with their contestant, usually asking about their family background and situation, and the hosts providing comic relief.

Vic will also hand a Bossing Savings account, courtesy of BPI and Globe's BanKo micro-savings bank, containing a predetermined amount for the contestant. The hosts remind them to deposit any amount of cash they can. This is where Vic first coined the phrase: "Kapag may isinuksok, may madudukot...". Before they go, Jose, Wally, Paolo and Valerie give their final cash prize, usually 35,000 to 50,000 pesos. On rare occasions, the final cash prize is greater than 50,000 pesos (e.g., a family where the husband was crippled by electrocution was awarded 70,000 pesos).

Afterwards, Jose, Wally, and Paolo will announce the barangay's name and the phrase, "Bayanihan na!". The word "bayanihan" is a Filipino term taken from the word bayan, referring to a nation, town or community. The whole term "bayanihan" refers to a spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular objective.

The "Sugod-Bahay Gang" boys will lay out numbers on the streets from 1 to 140. All who wish to be eligible to win 10,000 pesos have to bring 15 plastic bottles and a specific object that the hosts will mention. They will then race to the numbers in under a minute. The hosts pick a random number and the number next to it (sometimes 3 numbers after the chosen number, in what they call "chunod-chunod", a play from the word "sunod-sunod" meaning in sequence) receive P10,000 in cash, an S.O.S (Sandata on Sakuna), and sometimes with other consolation prizes from sponsors. The line with the most behaved people, dubbed as the "Bayanihan Line", wins 500 pesos each and an additional 1,000 pesos each (for a total of 20,000 pesos). In the event of bad weather, the host at the Broadway Studio selects entries from the chosen barangay, and they will receive 10,000 pesos each from Jose, Wally, and Paolo.

Sometimes, the Bayanihan Line comes before Jose, Wally, and Paolo go to the winner's house.

This segment is done on every show, Monday to Saturday, with locations ranging nationwide - from barangays and subdivisions across Metro Manila, all the way to provinces in Visayas and Mindanao. There, they usually have their selected contestant registered the previous day, with a copy of their entries sent back to the Broadway Studio to be drawn the next day.

Barangay Bayanihan

Next to Juan for All, All for Juan is a special segment called Barangay Bayanihan. This applies to the chosen barangay of the day. For it to qualify, it must be well-organized, clean and well-behaved. Everyday a barangay is added to the list of "qualified" barangays, eventually summing up to more or less 20 barangays for the month. Otherwise, just one violation of the said requirements means the disqualification of that barangay.

After each month, the hosts choose three barangays who will win a special prize based on their rank, with the no. 1 barangay winning the grand prize and the title of being a Barangay Bayanihan. This is a way of gratitude by the hosts for all barangays to follow, the winner being the best example of a well-disciplined community.

Laban o Bawi

Shake a Minute

Bulagaan 2014

Bulagaan is a segment of "knock-knock" jokes in a classroom scenario, with the Bulaga hosts are divided into groups, dressed in school uniforms, and singing their answers to the teacher's question. After performing, the group spins a giant roulette (numbered from 00 to 100) which is the basis of their score.The group with the lowest score will be punished at the end of the segment and later going free-for-all, throwing cream pies at each other. This segment occurs once in a while, on Wednesdays and/or Saturdays. Sometimes, there are special guest stars.

Dabarkads in Concert

This segment introduces the hosts and co-hosts (Tito, Vic, and Joey and/or the rest of the dabarkads) as they showcase their talent in singing and/or dancing. Sometimes joined by special guests, this segment is held every Saturday or, on occasion, to celebrate an event, e.g. birthday.

Discontinued/seasonal segments

List of segments

Awards

PMPC Star Awards for TV
  • 1987-2008: Best Variety Show
  • 2012-2013: Best Variety Show (Nominated)
  • 1989-2008: Best Variety Male Host-Vic Sotto
  • 1990-2008: Best Variety Male Host-Tito Sotto
  • 2003-2008: Best Variety Male Host-Joey De Leon
  • 2009: PMPC Star Awards Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement-Tony Tuviera
  • 2010: Best Variety Male Host: Allan K
Asian Television Awards
  • 2005: Best Entertainment Program:Eat Bulaga Silver Special[42]
GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards
  • 2007: Hall of Famer-SexBomb Dancers
  • 2002-2008: Most Popular Dance Group-SexBomb Dancers
  • 2008: Most Popular Dance Group - EB Babes[43]
  • 2009: Most Popular Dance Group - EB Babes[44]
  • 2012: Most Popular TV Program Musical Variety[45]
  • 2013: Most Popular TV Program Musical Variety[46]
  • 2014: Top Rating Noontime Musical/Variety Program[47]
Anak TV Seal Awards
  • 2009, 2011-2013: Most Admired Male TV Personality- Vic Sotto & Ryan Agoncillo
Aliw Awards
  • 2010: Best Emcee Hall of Fame-Ryan Agoncillo
Golden Screen Awards
  • 2005: Outstanding Male TV Host for a Musical or Variety Show-Joey De Leon
  • 2005: Outstanding Female TV Host for a Musical or Variety Show-Pia Guanio
  • 2011: Best Variety Show
  • 2011: Best Male Variety Show- Vic Sotto
  • 2011: Best Female Variety Show-Julia Clarete
  • 2011: Helen Vela Lifetime Achievement Award For Entertainment/Comedy-Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, & Joey De Leon
  • 2012: Outstanding Variety Program
  • 2012: Best Variety Show
  • 2013: Best Variety Show
  • 2013: Outstanding Female TV Host for a Musical or Variety Show-Julia Clarete
  • 2013: Outstanding Male TV Host for a Musical or Variety Show-Ryan Agoncillo
USTV Students' Choice Awards
  • 2012: Best Variety Show[48]
  • 2013: Best TV Program
11th Filipino Franchise Show
  • 2012 Galing Pinoy Franchise Excellence Award-Tony Tuviera for Franchising Eat Bulaga to Indonesia
44th Box Office Entertainment Awards
  • 2013: Most Popular TV Program for Musical Variety Show
  • 2013: Most Popular Novelty Singers-Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, & Ryzza Mae Dizon
  • 2013: Male Concert Performers of the Year-Jose Manalo & Wally Bayola
  • 2013: Most Popular Female Child Performer-Ryzza Mae Dizon
Reader's Digest Most Trusted Awards
  • 2013: Most Trusted TV Host for Entertainment and Variety-Vic Sotto
Yahoo! Philippines OMG! Awards
  • 2013: Best Noontime Show
  • 2013: Favorite Male TV Host of the Year-Vic Sotto
  • 2013: Child Star of the Year-Ryzza Mae Dizon

Studios used by Eat Bulaga!

RPN years

ABS-CBN years

  • ABS-CBN Studio 1 (now Dolphy Theatre) (February 18, 1989 – January 28, 1995)
  • ABS-CBN Studio 2, ABS-CBN Broadcast Centre (during special occasions)
  • ABS-CBN Studio 3 (February 1989-January 1995)

GMA years

  • Celebrity Sports Plaza (first home studio on GMA) at Capitol Hills, Quezon City (January 28, 1995 – August 31, 1995)
  • TAPE Studio (Eastside Studio), GMA Broadway Centrum (September 1, 1995 – December 31, 2009; March 6, 2010–present)
  • Westside Studio, GMA Broadway Centrum (GMA Broadway Live Studio; used while Eastside Studio was renovated) (January 1, 2010 – March 5, 2010)

See also

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