Iskul Bukol is aPhilippine television sitcom series broadcast byIBC.^[1] Directed byBert de Leon, it starsTito Sotto,Vic Sotto,Joey de Leon,Mely Tagasa, Bing Angeles, Anthony Raquel,Dely Atay-Atayan,Sharon Cuneta, Bibeth Orteza, Richie Reyes, Mary Massab,Joey Albert, Kaye Torres,Redford White,Jimmy Santos, Ariel Villasanta and Rod Navarro. It aired from October 3, 1978 to 1988. The show centered around student life in the fictional Wanbol University.

• Josélito "Tito" Escalera (Tito Sotto) - one half of the Escalera brothers, who plots harebrained schemes in every episode.
• Josémari "Joey" Escalera (Joey de Leon) - the other Escalera sibling. Miss Tapia has a crush on him.
• Victorio "Vic" Ungasis (Vic Sotto) - the good-looking and smartteacher's pet with a "chick magnet" personality. The Escaleras often pick on him during class. Later, he became a professor at Wanbol University.
• Liwayway Gawgaw Tapia, a.k.a., Miss Tapia (Mely Tagasa) - Wanbol University's professor who often gets on the Escalera brothers' nerves. Although she admires Joey Escalera, Miss Tapia was romantically connected with Mang Tem-i. Vic is her favorite student. Miss Tapia was originally a character in theGMA sitcomBaltic & Co. (1974-1976), also portrayed by Tagasa.Baltic & Co. is based on the newspapercomic strip of the same title created by Roni Santigo.Baltic & Co. andIskul Bukol are unrelatedmedia franchises.
• Artemis Batongbuhay, a.k.a., Mang Tem-i (Bing Angeles) - the dark-complexioned operator of the university's cafeteria. His name is avesre on the Filipino word "itim" (black or dark), "tim-i" or "tem-i."
• Tonette Macho (Anthony Roquel) - the gay student who plays as best friend of the fairest girl in class (Mary and Joey Anson). He is also the nemesis of the Escalera Brothers.
• Aling Jacoba or Inang (Dely Atay-Atayan) - Vic's mother from the town of Tiaong,Quezon. Famous for her term of endearment "bunsooyy!" whenever addressing Vic. The root word "bunso" isTagalog for youngest child.
• Sharon Escalera (Sharon Cuneta) - younger sister of Tito and Joey.
• Viviana "Bibeth" Belibet (Bibeth Orteza) - Vic's female roommate and fellow student.
• Richie "Kabayo" (Richie Reyes) - a fellow student who always copies homework from Vic & Bibeth. He is also an accomplice to the Escalera's comedic pranks.
• Mary (Mary Massab) - fellow student.
• Joey Anson (Joey Albert) - fellow student.
• Kaye Flores (Kaye Torres) - fellow student.
• Redford (Redford White) - Mang Tem-i's houseboy and the cafeteria's waiter. The character was replaced by Jimmy "Big J" (Jimmy Santos) after the departure of White from the series.
• Jimmy "Big J" (Jimmy Santos) - replacement of Redford at Mang Tem-i's cafeteria.
• Perfecto "Pekto" Pangkista (Ariel Villasanta) - a fellow Wanbol student and part-time waiter at Mang Tem-i's canteen who dresses like a 1970s punk rocker.
• Don José Escalera (Rod Navarro) - father of the Escalera siblings.

Iskul Bukol: Book 2 is aPhilippine television sitcom series broadcast byIBC. Directed byBert de Leon, it starsNiño Muhlach,Keempee de Leon,Romnick Sarmenta,Mely Tagasa, Bing Angeles, Anthony Roquel,RJ Ledesma andJimmy Santos. It aired from 1988 to 1990. The series both nephews of Tito and Joey Escalera. Mely Tagasa, Bing Angeles, Anthony Raquel and Jimmy Santos would reprise their roles from the original series.

Main characters:

• Toti Sietepares (Niño Muhlach)
• Widyo Sietepares (Keempee de Leon)
• Roming Ungasis (Romnick Sarmenta)
• Liwayway Gawgaw Tapia, a.k.a., Miss Tapia (Mely Tagasa)†
• Artemis Batongbuhay, a.k.a., Mang Tem-i (Bing Angeles)†
• Tonette Macho (Anthony Roquel)
• RJ (RJ Ledesma) - The new student at Wanbol University who comes from a rich family.
• RJ's mom (Nanette Inventor)
• Jimmy "Big J" (Jimmy Santos)

Back to Iskul Bukol is aPhilippine television sitcom series broadcast byIBC. The series is sequel toIskul Bukol. Directed bySoxie Topacio, it starsJoey de Leon,Mely Tagasa, Bing Angeles,Val Sotto, Marissa Sanchez,Ruby Rodriguez, Patricia Javier, Gian Sotto, Mausi Wohlfarth,Maui Taylor andKatya Santos. It aired from 1999 to January 8, 2000. De Leon's character, Joey Escalera, is now an English literature professor who decides to go back to Wanbol University to teach and wreak havoc like in the old days. Things could not get any worse when he finds out that one of his students, Ludwig von Tapia (Jeffrey Tam), is actually his and Miss Tapia's love child.

Itscanonicity in theIskul Bukol timeline is in question with the appearance of Gian Sotto and Jeffrey Tam inIskul Bukol 20 Years After.

Main characters:

• Joey de Leon
• Mely Tagasa
• Bing Angeles
• Jeffrey Tam
• Val Sotto
• Marissa Sanchez
• Ruby Rodriguez
• Patricia Javier
• Gian Sotto (as Jigs)
• Mausi Wohlfarth (as Mumai)
• Maui Taylor
• Katya Santos

Iskul Bukol: Eskwelang Kwela 'To! is aPhilippine television sitcom series broadcast byTV5. The series is based on the 1978 Philippine television sitcom of the same title. Directed bySoxie Topacio and Dante Nico Garcia, it stars Fred Lo,Sam Y.G., Alwin Uytingco,Erika Padilla andRegine Angeles in supporting roles.^[2][3] It aired from May 24 to September 27, 2011, replacingHap-ier Together and was replaced byFlames of Desire. The remake would not feature any character from the original series, although it would still be set in Wanbol University. He added that the remake would have partial influences fromGlee andHow I Met Your Mother.^[4]

Main characters:

• Fred Lo
• Sam Y.G.
• Alwin Uytingco
• Erika Padilla

• Iskul Bukol the Movie (1978)
• Iskul Bukol Freshmen (1980)
• The Best of Iskul Bukol: The Movie (1987)
• Iskul Bukol 20 Years After: The Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure (2008)

Theeponymous opening theme song was composed by Joey de Leon and Vic Sotto, inspired byElvis Presley’s “All Shook Up”. A full version of the theme song was released as single by Tito, Vic & Joey in 1979 and featured in the trio’sSgt. Pepe (Tito, Vic & Joey, Vol. IV) album. The trio also released an album in 1980 entitledIskul Bukol, featuring the logo of the television series on its cover.

A Iskul Bukol mini-reunion was celebrated on June 30, 2007 in theGMA Network showEat Bulaga!'s Bulagaan portion. Mely Tagasa, Tito Sotto, Joey de Leon and Vic Sotto appeared, reprising their roles from Iskul Bukol.

In theGMA Networkdocumentary showI-Witness, presenterJay Taruc revisitedIskul Bukol and the Philippines’ comedy trio (Tito, Vic, and Joey) in a 2007 retrospective episode titled "Wanbol University" and discovered that TVJ merchandise was still a hit.^[5]

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