Bawal Na Game Show

***Bawal Na Game Show*** is a Philippine game show broadcast on TV5, presented by comedians Paolo Ballesteros and Wally Bayola. The program premiered on the network's Todo Max Panalo block on August 15, 2020, and internationally via Kapatid TV5 on November 7, 2020 on a delayed basis. The show originally aired Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 7:00 pm alternating with its companion program, *Fill in the Bank*, both blocktime productions of Archangel Media.

From October 12, 2020 to December 10, 2020, *Bawal Na Game Show* moved to its new timeslot in primetime at 8 p.m. following *Fill in the Bank* at 7 p.m., both airing back-to-back episodes on a Monday-Tuesday-Thursday schedule to make way for the influx of new programming at TV5 (and the coverage of the 2020 PBA season) which will take over the primetime timeslot for Wednesdays and Fridays.

From December 14, 2020 to February 17, 2021, the show extends to five nights from Mondays to Fridays.

On February 23, 2021, the show was aired every Tuesdays and Thursdays (which was returned to the original airtime except Saturdays, four months ago) starting on an earlier timeslot at 5:00 PM alternating with its companion program *Fill in the Bank* which will be aired every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays before *Frontline Pilipinas*.

On March 30, 2021, the program concluded and was replaced by *Sing Galing*

## Cast

### Hosts

* Paolo Ballesteros as Barby Ghorl
* Wally Bayola as Bebe Ghorl
* Echo Calingal as Birit Ghorl

### Featuring

* Brion James Lim as Bawal Officer Byron
* Gringo Baring, Jr. as Bawal Officer Gringo
* Mark Benson Pelota as Bawal Officer MacMac
* Richard Jonathan de Claro as Bawal Officer RJ
* Kim Whamos Cruz as Pambansang Poser Whendell Wamos
* Ricky Luzano as Himself
* Madam Jinky P. as Himself

## Format

Four contestants, deemed as "pasaway" compete in challenging parlor games in order to become the "Pasa-wais" of the day and have the chance to win the daily jackpot. The three elimination and lone jackpot rounds consist of the following *Bawal*, or *don't* challenges:

* ***Bawal ang Mag-Emote*** - Don't emote; four contestants test the flexibility and balance that they stood in the face booth where there were emotion icons behind them. the emotion icons will advance behind them whenever they are caught by hanging.
* ***Bawal ang Lumusot*** - Don't infiltrate; three contestants try to jumping some of the boxes selected by the color randomizer at the signal of the hosts.
* ***Bawal ang Slow*** - Don't slow; two remaining contestants rolls the number dices to find out how many times they must do this before they can run over the obstacle cones carrying their marker chips. they put the chips on the giant tic-tac-toe floor. they have to go back to the starting point where they will again throw the dice do the task and run over the obstacle cones.
* ***Bawal ang Sumuko*** - Don't quit; the remaining contestant, or "pasa-wais" completes the three various challenges as they navigate the plexiglass maze in the jackpot round.

The winning contestant, or "Pasa-wais", receives P50,000, while the "Certified Pasaways" each receive a consolation prize of P5,000.

### Former

* ***Bawal ang Ma-Fall*** - Don't let it fall; four contestants try to keep each of their objects from falling to the ground while imitating the Pambansang Poser's various body poses and expressions.
* ***Bawal ang Da-Moves*** - Don't move; three contestants try to endure sitting still despite the surrounding distractions they are all subjected to involving the five senses.
* ***Bawal ang Sablay*** - Don't get the answer wrong; two remaining contestants answer questions in wacky, physical activities.

## Music

The opening and closing theme is "Bawal Na Game Show" by Ariel Bryan Aquino. And the opening and closing theme is randomized on the 90's episode of the show before being returned on the next episode. The opening and closing theme returned after being randomized in past episodes until November 30. The opening and closing theme of the show as a Christmas Theme, from Episode 48–65.

## Trivia

* The show shares a similar title to *Eat Bulaga!*'s segment *Bawal Judgmental!*
* This marks the first time since *Kalyeserye* on *Eat Bulaga!* that Paolo Ballesteros and Wally Bayola (coincidentally hosts of the variety show) dress up as females.