Genre Teen drama | Developed by Kit Villanueva-Langit | |
Created by GMA NetworkVIVA Television Directed by Mark ReyesDominic Zapata (associate director) Starring Bobby AndrewsOnemig BondocAngelu de LeonMichael FloresRica PeralejoCiara SottoRed SternbergRaven VillanuevaDingdong DantesAntoinette TausSunshine DizonPolo RavalesKim delos SantosDino Guevarra Opening theme "Dyslexic Heart"by Paul Westerberg"Walking On Sunshine"by Katrina and the Waves Country of origin Philippines Original language Tagalog No. of episodes 233 Executive producer Veronique del Rosario-Corpuz Producer Leny C. Parto Production locations Manila, Philippines Cinematography Monino Duque, Jay Linao Camera setup Multiple-camera setup Running time 32–53 minutes Production company Viva Television Network GMA Network Release August 12, 1995 – November 27, 1999 Related Similar Growing Up (1997 Philippine TV series), Pintados (TV series), Forever in My Heart | ||
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."
Contents
Premise
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.
First Batch (August 12, 1995 – May 31, 1997)
Second Batch (June 7, 1997 – November 27, 1999)
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
TGIS The Movie is a film tie-in to the series. It was released in early January 1997 by VIVA Films & GMA Network.
Plot
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.
GMA Love Stories Reunion
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.
Plot
Most of the gang's members come together in a beach resort, where Kiko successfully proposes marriage to Mitch. When Wacks appears, everyone except Kiko greets him. The characters' fates since Growing Up are explained over the course of the episode:
Wacks says his quest to go to the US to patch things up with Peachy after their aborted wedding has failed; she has since married someone else. Cris is a single mother. Mickey and Bea have been in an on-and-off relationship for years. Noticing that Kiko has been cold to him since they met again, Wacks learns that Kiko resented him for not even keeping in touch while he was in the US. They reconcile and later joins in the rehearsal for Kiko and Mitch's wedding.