Iskul Bukol
Iskul Bukol | |
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Genre | Situational comedy |
Starring | Tito Sotto Vic Sotto Joey de Leon |
Theme music composer | Joey de Leon Vic Sotto |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language | Filipino |
Production | |
Executive producer | Emmanuel "Boy" Gatus |
Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
Production company | Our Own Little Way Productions |
Original release | |
Network | IBC |
Release | October 1978 1988 | –
Iskul Bukol is a Philippine
Main characters
- 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 smart teacher'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 the GMA sitcom Baltic & Co. (1974-1976), also portrayed by Tagasa. Baltic & Co. is based on the newspaper comic strip of the same title created by Roni Santigo. Baltic & Co. and Iskul Bukol are unrelated media franchises.
- Artemis Batongbuhay, a.k.a., Mang Tem-i (Bing Angeles) - the dark-complexioned operator of the university's cafeteria. His name is a vesre 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 (Quezon. Famous for her term of endearment "bunsooyy!" whenever addressing Vic. The root word "bunso" is Tagalog 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.
Sequels
Iskul Bukol: Book 2 (1988–1990)
Iskul Bukol: Book 2 immediately succeeded the original series on IBC-13 and featured the Sietepares brothers, Niño (Niño Muhlach) and Keempee (Keempee de Leon), 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 (1999–2000)
Back to Iskul Bukol is the 1999 sequel to the original Iskul Bukol series and produced by
Its canonicity in the Iskul Bukol timeline is in question with the appearance of Gian Sotto and Jeffrey Tam in Iskul Bukol 20 Years After.
Remake
On December 3, 2010,
Films
- Iskul Bukol the Movie (1978)
- Iskul Bukol Freshmen (1980)
- The Best of Iskul Bukol: The Movie (1987)
- Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After (Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure)(2008)
Music
The
"Iskul Bukol" | |
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Single by Tito, Vic & Joey | |
from the album Sgt. Pepe (Tito, Vic & Joey, Vol. IV) | |
B-side | "Upakan (Dialogo)" |
Released | 1979 |
Studio | Cinema Audio |
Genre | Pop, comedy |
Label | Sunshine |
Songwriter(s) | Joey de Leon, Vic Sotto |
Producer(s) | Spanky Rigor |
Untitled | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1980 |
Recorded | 1980 |
Studio | Cinema Audio |
Genre | Comedy |
Label | Canary |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Featuring | Length | |
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1. | "Iskul Bukol Medley" | Love Me”)" | Joey de Leon | ||
12. | "Stainless Gin (“Fame”)" | Joey de Leon |
Mini-reunion in 2007
A Iskul Bukol mini-reunion was celebrated on June 30, 2007 in the GMA-7 show Eat Bulaga!'s Bulagaan portion. Mely Tagasa, Tito Sotto, Joey de Leon and Vic Sotto appeared, reprising their roles from Iskul Bukol.
Influence
In the GMA-7 documentary show I-Witness, presenter Jay Taruc revisited Iskul 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]
See also
References
- ^ Calderon, Nora. ""Iskul Bukol" hits the big screen, Dec 25". Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ "TV5 revives 'Bagets,' 'Iskul Bukol,' launches local 'Extreme Home Makeover' | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Iskul Bukol's Alwyn Uytingco likens relationship with Jennica Garcia to a diamond". pep.ph. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Keempee de Leon to play dual role in the TV return of Iskul Bukol". pep.ph. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ The Philippine Star column BARBwire by BARBS G. ATIENZA dated November 24, 2007, "On Finding a Good Story to Tell"
External links
- Iskul Bukol at IMDb