Palibhasa Lalake

Template:Infobox television

***Palibhasa Lalake*** was a Philippine sitcom on ABS-CBN which ran from March 3, 1987 to November 9, 1998 and directed by Johnny Manahan. It is the oldest and the surviving sitcom in ABS-CBN after re-opening in September 1986 after EDSA I in February in the Same Year

## Premise

The show began on 3, March 1987 with the original cast composed of Joey Marquez, Richard Gomez, Miguel Rodriguez, Gloria Romero, Cynthia Patag, and Amy Perez.

They were later joined by Carmina Villarroel (who then played Richard's younger sister, Cathy, a street smart tomboyish kid from Davao, and Apa Ongpin (who played the role of a rich Castilian hunky nerd).

Over the years, many characters have come and gone, like Rene Requiestas (as Minerva's genius brother who is never taken seriously), John Estrada (as Johnny, a dumb hunk whose favorite endeavor is to invent things that never succeed). Later additions to the family was Gwapings member, Eric Fructuoso, who was first featured as a suitor of Cathy. Eventually the two other Gwapings members namely Mark Anthony Fernandez and Jomari Yllana were also added to the cast. They played regular teenage rascals always on the lookout for girls). Still later on, another bench brat joined in the fray, Jao Mapa.

Since the show was predominantly male, girls had to join in the fun too. Lindsay Custodio, Rica Peralejo, Jacqui Manzano and Regine Tolentino, then teenagers, were notable early guests. Claudine Barretto and G. Toengi also appeared as recurring guest stars in early years. In an effort to boost ratings, later seasons saw the addition of character foils, such as Tikboy (Anjo Yllana), a lovable semi-retardate in search of his long-lost mother.

After 11 years of airing, *Palibhasa Lalake* aired its final episode on 9 November 1998.

## Cast

### Singalong Borders

* Ricardo / Ricky (Richard Gomez) (1987–1998)
* Joselito / Joey (Joey Marquez) (1987–1996)
* Juanito / Johnny (John Estrada) (1990–1998)
* Miguelito / Miggy (Miguel Rodriguez) (1987–1991) (Recurring guest thereafter)

### Other Characters

* Tikboy (Anjo Yllana) (1993–1998)
* Gloria Romero as Tita Minerva Chavez
* Amy Perez as Amelia "Amy" Chavez (1987-1998)
* Cynthia Patag as Cynthia Chavez
* Carmina Villarroel as Cathy (1987–1994)
* Apa Ongpin as Raffy (1988)
* Edu Manzano as Budoy
* Arlene Muhlach as Arlene

### The Gwapings

* Mark Anthony Fernandez as Mark
* Eric Fructuoso as Eric
* Jomari Yllana as Jomari
* Jao Mapa as Jao

### The Kutings

* Claudine Barretto as Tracey
* Rica Peralejo as Ashley
* G. Toengi as KC
* Regine Tolentino as Regine
* Lindsay Custodio as Sydney

### Additionals

* Menggie Cobarrubias as Luis
* Malou Crisologo as Jessa
* John Lloyd Cruz as Rovic
* Rene Requiestas as Adonis
* Jacqui Manzano as Jacqui
* Antonio Aquitania as Anton
* Bonel Balingit as Hikapre (recurring) (1995–1998)
* Sarah Jane Ritter
* Bearwin Meily
* Gabby Eigenmann (1996–1997)
* Kevin Vernal
* Andrea del Rosario as Seksi
* Kristine Hermosa
* Ogie Diaz as Pekto (1992–1998)
* Bentong

## Theme song

The theme song of the show is "Katawan", performed by Hagibis (composed by Mike Hanopol).

## Reruns

The show's episodes are rerun over at Jeepney TV.

The show is streaming on iWant TFC and YouTube.

## Trivia

Palibhasa Lalake didn't have an opening credits and closing credits until 1995. It only showed the title card at the start and at the end.

## External links

* Template:IMDb title
* Template:TV Guide show

1. ↑ Template:Cite news
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Template:Cite news
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Template:Cite news
4. ↑ Template:Cite news
5. ↑ Template:Cite news
6. ↑ Template:Cite news
7. ↑ Template:Cite news
8. ↑ Template:Cite news
9. ↑ Template:Cite news
10. ↑ Template:Cite news
11. ↑ Template:YouTube