| Palibhasa Lalake | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
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| Directed by | Johnny Manahan |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Mike Hanopol |
| Opening theme | "Katawan" byHagibis |
| Ending theme | "Katawan" by Hagibis |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 609 |
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| Running time | 1 hour and 30 minutes |
| Production companies | ABS-CBN Studios Mother Studio |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | March 3, 1987 (1987-03-3) – November 9, 1998 (1998-11-9) |
Palibhasa Lalake (lit. 'Just because you are a man') is aPhilippine television sitcom series broadcast byABS-CBN. Directed byJohnny Manahan, it starsRichard Gomez,Joey Marquez,John Estrada,Miguel Rodriguez,Gloria Romero,Carmina Villarroel,Amy Perez and Cynthia Patag. It aired from March 3, 1987 to November 9, 1998, and was replaced bySa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako.
Palibhasa Lalake made the television airwaves on Tuesday March 3, 1987 a day afterABS-CBN relaunchingThe Star Network. It aired every Tuesdays from 20:30 to 22:00 PhST. In 1992, the show started to apply closing credits sequence replacing the frozen video picture at every end of the episode as if most entertainment programmes from ABS-CBN started to do that practice. In 1995, the show moved at the earlier 19:00 PhST timeslot. In early 1997, the show moved from Tuesdays to Mondays airing at a later timeslot 21:00 PhST. The show concluded on November 9, 1998.
The show began on March 3, 1987, with the original cast composed ofJoey Marquez,Richard Gomez,Miguel Rodriguez,Gloria Romero, Cynthia Patag, andAmy Perez.[1]
They were later joined byCarmina Villarroel (who then played Richard's younger sister, Cathy, a street smart tomboyish kid from the province, and Apa Ongpin (who played the role of a rich Castilian hunky nerd).
Over the years, many characters have come and gone, likeRene Requiestas (as Minerva's genius brother who is never taken seriously),John Estrada (as Johnny, a dumb hunk whose favorite endeavor is to invent things that never succeed). Later additions to the family were Gwapings member,Eric Fructuoso, who was first featured as a suitor of Cathy. Eventually the two other Gwapings members namelyMark Anthony Fernandez andJomari Yllana were also added to the cast. They played regular teenage rascals always on the lookout for girls). Still later on, another bench brat joined in the fray,Jao Mapa.
Since the show was predominantly male, girls had to join in the fun too. Lindsay Custodio,Rica Peralejo, Jacqui Manzano andRegine Tolentino, then teenagers, were notable early guests.Claudine Barretto andG. Toengi also appeared as a recurring guest stars in early years. In an effort to boost ratings, later seasons saw the addition of character foils, such as Tikboy (Anjo Yllana), a lovable semi-retardate in search of his long-lost mother.
After 11 years of airing,Palibhasa Lalake aired its final episode on November 9, 1998.
The theme song of the show is "Katawan", performed byHagibis (composed byMike Hanopol).
The show's episodes arererun over atJeepney TV[8][9] from October 20, 2014 to November 5, 2021.
The show is streaming onIWantTFC andYouTube.[10][11]