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Bubble Gang is a sketch comedy television show in the Philippines airing Friday evenings by GMA Network. The show is part of the network's GMA KiliTV block. Currently, the show runs in its 12th year and now the longest-running gag show in Philippine television, surpassing T.O.D.A.S. (Television's Outrageously Delightful All-Star Show) which aired on IBC from 1981 to 1989. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Sketch Show redirects here. ... Global Media Arts (GMA) Network, Incorporated (PSE: GMA7 and GMAP), a Philippine multi-media conglomerate, is a television network in the Philippines. ... For the Byzantine emperor of similar name, see Michael V. Michael V. (born Beethoven del Valle Bunagan), also known as Bitoy or Toybits, is a Filipino comedian, actor, director and parodist, who appears in the hit GMA Network show Bubble Gang, and in his own TV show Bitoys Funniest... Pioneered by Desi Arnaz with three cameras, commonly now four, the multicamera setup is used to shoot most studio-produced television programs such as situation comedies, soap operas, news programs, game shows, and talk shows. ... Global Media Arts (GMA) Network, Incorporated (PSE: GMA7 and GMAP), a Philippine multi-media conglomerate, is a television network in the Philippines. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Events Roman Empire Tiberias is built on the Sea of Galilee by Herod Antipas, in honour of Tiberius. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Sketch Show redirects here. ... Global Media Arts (GMA) Network, Incorporated (PSE: GMA7 and GMAP), a Philippine multi-media conglomerate, is a television network in the Philippines. ... GMA Networks programs include news and current affairs shows, documentaries, dramas, dubbed foreign serials, entertainment news and talk shows, game shows, variety shows, musicals, sitcoms, childrens shows, fantasy and reality shows. ... Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a Philippine VHF television network of the Government Communications Group headed by the Press Secretary. ...

Format

The format of Bubble Gang emphasizes on pop culture parody. Skits and sketches are performed in a manner similar to other variety shows. Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ...

Bubble Gang spoofs other shows and commercials, and it also takes on other celebrities and political figures.

The Gang

Repertory cast members

• Ogie Alcasid (1995-present)
• Michael V. (1995-present)
• Wendell Ramos (1995-present)
• Antonio Aquitania (1995-present)
• Ara Mina (1998-present)
• Ruffa Mae Quinto (1999-present)

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Featured cast members

• Maureen Larrazabal (2002-present)
• Boy2 Quizon (2004-present)
• Diana Zubiri (2004-present)
• Francine Prieto (2005-present)
• Mark Herras (2007-present)
• Diego Llorico (1999-present) Also a segment producer
• Mykah (1999-present)

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Occasional guests

• Paolo Contis
• Gian Carlos
• Marky Cielo
• Pauleen Luna
• Bearwin Meily
• Cristine Reyes

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Previous cast

• Charee Pineda (2005, moved to ABS-CBN)
• Wowie de Guzman (2001)
• Maricar De Mesa (1995-2000, moved to ABS-CBN)
• Assunta de Rossi (1995-2002, moved to ABS-CBN)
• Eric Fructoso (1995-2000, moved to ABS-CBN)
• Toni Gonzaga (1998, moved to ABS-CBN)
• Aiko Melendez (1995-1997)
• Amanda Page (1995-2001)
• Sherilyn Reyes
• Sunshine Cruz (1995-1996)
• Criselda Volks
• Jackie de Guzman
• Susan Lozada
• Shirley Fuentes (1996-1998)
• Ang Dating Doon Segment (1998-2000;2005)
  • Isko Salvador (Brod Pete) - moved to ABS-CBN
  • Ceasar Cosme (Bro. Willie)
  • Chito Francisco (Bro. Jocel)

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History of Bubble Gang

The early years

Bubble Gang first aired on GMA Network on October 1995 as a counterpart to ABC's gag show Tropang Trumpo. The show occupied the Friday night timeslot of the now-defunct musical variety show "Vilma! on Seven". Two of its first cast members; Ogie Alcasid and Michael V. came from that show GMA hired two talents from ace talent manager Douglas Quijano Wendell Ramos and Antonio Aquitania. During its first year, it was shown around 7:00 in the evening and carried a slogan "Bubble Gang: Just chew it!" The Associated Broadcasting Company, commonly abbreviated to ABC, is a Philippine television network, with main broadcast facilities in Metro Manila. ... Tropang Trumpo is a now-defunct gag show produced by Associated Broadcasting Company which aired from 1992 to 1998. ...

Success at last

The show gained popularity when it introduced a segment called Myusik Tagalog Bersyon (MTB) and Music English Version (MEV} in 1996. In late 1998, Bubble Gang came up with an idea to spoof a religious program, Ang Dating Daan into Ang Dating Doon. They originally intended to quote the Bible, but because of religious sensitivities, they just decided to quote English fairy tales and Tagalog nursery rhymes and make fun of it. Various Religious symbols, including (first row) Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Bahai, (second row) Islamic, tribal, Taoist, Shinto (third row) Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Jain, (fourth row) Ayyavazhi, Triple Goddess, Maltese cross, pre-Christian Slavonic Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that generally involve a faith in a spiritual... Ang Dating Daan logo Ang Dating Daan (Tagalog for The Old Path) is a controversial religious radio-television program in the Philippines produced by the Members Church of God International. ... Ang Dating Doon (English: The old there) is a popular recurring segment on GMA Networks gag show, Bubble Gang. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... A nursery rhyme is a traditional song or poem taught to young children, originally in the nursery. ...

At present

Currently, the show runs in its 12th year and now the longest-running gag show in Philippine television, surpassing T.O.D.A.S. (Television's Outrageously Delightful All-Star Show) which aired on IBC from 1981 to 1989. Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) is a Philippine VHF television network of the Government Communications Group headed by the Press Secretary. ...

DO-SE-NA: Bubble Gang The Movie

For the show's 12th anniversary, "Bubble Gang" made a movie-for-TV special entitled "DO-SE-NA". The story revolves around 2 detectives(Michael V. and Ogie Alcasid) who gets involved in different adventures ranging from serious to the most hilarious. The main format is action-musical-comedy. The whole cast injected sorts of ideas in the telemovie, which was filmed in high definition (HD). Generally, high-definition refers to an increase in resolution or clarity such as in: High-definition television (HDTV), television formats that have a higher resolution than their contemporary counterparts High-definition video, which is used in HDTV broadcasting, as well as digital film and computer HD video file formats HDV...

Popular recurring characters and sketches

For more details on this topic, see Bubble Gang recurring characters and sketches.

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Trivia

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• Ogie Alcasid and Michael V. came from another gag show, Tropang Trumpo, before being cast members.
• The show changed its jingle three times. The first jingle was a rock ditty entitled "Bubble Gang (Just Chew It!)", which figured prominently in the show's opening billboard (OBB) from 1995-1997. The second jingle was a reggae, "Chew (The Bubble Gang Ye!)" which had two versions. The first version played in the show's OBB from 1997-1999 while the second version (which was played from 1999-2002) removed the reggae beat and changed it into an a cappella performed by Michael V. and Ogie Alcasid. The current jingle, "Bubble Gang (Pwede!)" was adapted from the Mexican song "La Cucaracha". A second version of the jingle, a candy factory-like sound, is used in the "Bubble Gang" OBB until October 20, 2006.Today's OBB was a third and current version of "Bubble Gang (Pwede!)" with a little bit of tune from the first version, the vocals also returned and a little bit of new tunes also added. All the show's past and present jingles were made by Ogie Alcasid and Michael V.
• Among the big-named stars who have guested in the show were Aga Muhlach, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Christopher de Leon, Eddie Garcia, Manny Pacquiao, Bong Revilla, Regine Velasquez, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Tessie Tomas and many more. Most of these stars joined the gang in special segments only and not during the whole show, with the exception of the "Champoy" cast led by Subas Herrero, Noel Trinidad and Tessie Tomas who appeared during the show's special episode tribute to the defunct gag show "Champoy".
• Cast member Antonio Aquitania was the one responsible for creating Bubble Gang's hit spoof group Sexballs, which copied the antics of the SexBomb Girls. Sexballs has also guested as a group in other GMA shows and appeared occasionally in concerts headlined by either Michael V. or Ogie Alcasid.
• Sometime in 2003, the show paid tribute to the villains of Philippine Cinema. For the particular episode, they guested popular "kontrabidas" Odette Khan and Paquito Diaz. The guests performed skits along with the cast with much gusto. A year after Paquito guested in the show, he suffered a stroke and cancelled other showbiz commitments.

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Awards

• "Best Gag Show" - 1PMPC Star Awards for Television (1996-2006) "tied with ABS-CBN Kids Gag Show, "Goin Bulilit in 2005"
• "Best Comedy Program" - first USTV Student's Choice Award.
• "Highly commended", Best Comedy Programme category - Asian Television Awards (2003 and 2005)

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See also

• List of Philippine television shows
• List of programs broadcast by GMA Network
• GMA Network

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External links

• Official Website at iGMA.tv
• Bubble Gang at Telebisyon.net