T.G.I.S.
| T.G.I.S. (Thank God It's Sabado) | |
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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Created by |
GMA Network VIVA Television |
| Developed by | Kit Villanueva-Langit |
| Directed by |
Mark Reyes Dominic Zapata (associate director) |
| Starring |
Bobby Andrews Onemig Bondoc Angelu de Leon Michael Flores Rica Peralejo Ciara Sotto Red Sternberg Raven Villanueva Dingdong Dantes Antoinette Taus Sunshine Dizon Polo Ravales Kim delos Santos Dino Guevarra |
| Opening theme | "Dyslexic Heart" by Paul Westerberg "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves |
| Composer(s) |
Paul Westerberg (Dyslexic Heart) Kimberley Rew (Walking on Sunshine) |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, Tagalog, English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 233 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Veronique del Rosario-Corpuz |
| Producer(s) | Leny C. Parto |
| Location(s) | Manila, Philippines |
| Cinematography | Monino Duque Jay Linao |
| Running time | 1 hour and 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Original release | August 12, 1995 – November 27, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Teen Gen |
| T.G.I.S. The Movie | |
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| Produced by |
Executive Producer: Vic del Rosario |
| Starring |
Bobby Andrews Angelu de Leon Raven Villanueva Red Sternberg Michael Flores Onemig Bondoc Rica Peralejo Ciara Sotto |
| Distributed by |
VIVA Films GMA Network |
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Release date
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January 4, 1997 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino Tagalog |
T.G.I.S. (Thank God It’s Sabado) was a Filipino youth-oriented drama series aired on GMA Network from August 12, 1995 to November 27, 1999. The series aired every Saturday, as it was jointly produced by GMA Network, and VIVA Television. The show's title was derived from the popular expression "TGIF."
The show revolves around a clique of friends living in a fictional village presumably located somewhere in Quezon City. They deal with the various episodes that usually come with adolescent life. Almost all characters in the series are part of the same continuity.
Delos Santos, Umali, Dela Cruz, Llansang, and Martinez were part of the original cast, but had more screen time in the second batch. Members of both batches would intermittently appear in both TGIS and the first year of Growing Up. Also included in the original cast are Lee Robin Salazar & Bernadette Alyson, Lee Robin left the show after the group's first movie "Takot Ka Ba Sa Dilim?" was shown in cinemas & Bernadette a month after the show's launching, but Bernadette later rejoined them in Growing Up.
Curtis and Marquez would later form part of a third batch that were featured in the final few months of TGIS' run from August to November 1999. Their batch's story is set in an alternate timeline, where Curtis' character falls for Wacks. Sotto was included in the second batch after the original cast went to Growing Up. She would join them in 1998.
TGIS The Movie is a film tie-in to the series. It was released in early January 1997 by VIVA Films & GMA Network.
Wacks plans a weekend get-away using his father's yacht without him knowing. However, the boat breaks down, forcing the group to stay on a nearby island. The boat is not tightly anchored to the bottom; as a result it drifts away from the island with nobody on board. Left stranded, the gang try to survive as their loved ones search for them. Eager to find help, the guys move out using an improvised raft, but not before Wacks finally confesses his feelings for Peachy, who fell unconscious in a bat cave. The entire group is eventually rescued the following day.
The original cast members - minus Angelu de Leon and Onemig Bondoc - returned for a special episode of GMA Love Stories that aired on February 17, 2001. The episode aims to show character developments after the Growing Up series finale in February 1999.
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