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series broadcast by TV5. Directed by Enrico S. Quizon, it stars

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. It aired on the network's Sunday evening line up from April 4, 2010 to September 8, 2013, replacing the Sunday slot of '' Everybody Hapi'' and was replaced by ''

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''. The program aired every Sunday at 6:30 PM. Pidol's Wonderland dramatizes, adapts, and retells folk tales and legends, as well as original tall tales and fantasy stories.Unknown
/ref> Due to the hospital confinement of Dolphy in 2011, until his death in 2012, Pidol's Wonderland was reformatted as a fantasy anthology.

Plot

A curio shop owner in downtown Manila, Mang Pidol brings in the comedy together with his sons Bart ( Vandolph Quizon) and Panyong ( Epi Quizon), his daughter-in-law Jenny, and Baby VJ, his granddaughter. The shop is where Mang Pidol's animated storytelling sessions are usually attended by a motley group of common folks in the neighborhood — the barbers Samson ( Brod Pete) and Adonis (Long Mejia), the bakery owner Brigit (Joy Viado) and her assistant, Lyla (Arianna Barouk).

Pilot episode

Summary

Mang Pidol, an antique shop owner, tells his family the story of twin brothers—one extremely dark and homely named Calderon, the other fair and attractive named Iñigo—whose Caucasian father William abandoned them and their mother Blanca due to doubtful parentage, leaving the family in dire financial straits. When the ruler of their realm, King Claudio, invites the male inhabitants of the kingdom to enter into contests of skill and strength for the hand of his daughter, the Princess Vanessa, the twins resolve to join. But even though he wins the contests hands-down, Calderon is forsaken because of his less-than-desirable looks. A mysterious stranger bequeaths to Calderon a magic lantern that transforms him into the dashing contender Calano, but questions about his identity put Calderon's possible victory and the love of the beautiful princess in jeopardy.

Casts and characters

Main cast

as Mang Pidol * Vandolph as Bart * Epi Quizon as Panyong Epifanio *Jenny Quizon as Jenny *Long Mejia as Adonis * Brod Pete as Samson * Joy Viado as Brigit *Mar Lopez as Mang Mar the Minstrel * Elijah Alejo as Baby V * Ariana Barouk as Lyla

Episode/guest cast

*Jay Aquitania * Ritz Azul * Ahron Villena * Ara Mina *

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* Karel Marquez * Danita Paner *

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* Morissette *

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* Jasmine Curtis-Smith * Francis Magundayao * Julian Marcus Trono *

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* JC de Vera

TV specials

On July 15, 2012, the day of Dolphy's funeral, a TV special of Pidol's Wonderland remembering the King of Comedy was aired, hosted by

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=1711416, title=Pidol's Wonderland TV5 (Philippine TV network) comedy series TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming 2010 Philippine television series debuts 2013 Philippine television series endings 2010s Philippine television series Filipino-language television shows