''T.G.I.S.'' is a

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

series broadcast by

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. Directed by Mark A. Reyes and later Dominic Zapata, it stars

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, Angelu de Leon, Onemig Bondoc, Michael Flores, Raven Villanueva, Red Sternberg,

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and

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. It premiered on August 12, 1995, on the network's Saturday line up. The series concluded on November 27, 1999, with a total of 233 episodes. The series is streaming online on

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. A film, ''T.G.I.S.: The Movie'' was released on January 4, 1997, by

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and GMA Films.

Cast and characters

* Angelu de Leon as Maria Patrice "Peachy" Real *

as Joaquin "Wacks" Torres III * Michael Flores as Miguel "Mickey" Ledesma * Red Sternberg as Francisco Martin "Kiko" Arboleda De Dios * Raven Villanueva as Cristina "Cris" De Guzman *

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as Maruja * Lester Llansang as Casper * Bernadette Allyson as Beatrice "Bea" Santillan * Idelle Martinez as Samantha Real *

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as Tere Gonzaga * Chico Ventosa as Gabby Torres * Onemig Bondoc as Jose Mari "JM" Rodriguez *

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as Michelle "Mitch" Ferrer * Ciara Sotto as Regina "Rain" Abrera *

as Iñaki Torres *

as Bianca de Jesus * Chantal Umali as Happy * Kenneth Cajucom as Marciano "Marci" Macatangay * Chubi del Rosario as Reyster *

as Emily "Em" *

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as Inocencio "Ice" Martinez *

as Carla "Calai" Escalante * Dino Guevarra as David * Ardie Aquino as Benjo * Jam Melendez as Jag * Jason Aguilar as Bullet * Mark Stefens as Zyron * Aiza Marquez as Billie * Vanna Garcia * Maui Taylor as Bridget *

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as Noel Santa Maria * Joseph Izon as Nicko * Erwin Aquino as Paolo * Shielu Bharwani as Wacks' date * Amanda Page as Amy * Victoria Haynes as a student

Development

''T.G.I.S.'' was first directed by Mark A. Reyes with story by Kit Villanueva-Langit. The title of the show was conceptualized by Reyes to mean "Thank God It's Sabado," which was derived from commercials of

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("I Love You Sabado") and

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(Sabado Nights), and the expression " Thank God It's Friday," replacing the Friday with Sabado (the Tagalog word for Saturday).

Music

The opening theme of the show was originally "Dyslexic Heart" by

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that was taken from the ''

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'' film. It was later changed to " Walking on Sunshine" by

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Accolades

References

External links

* 1995 Philippine television series debuts 1999 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine teen drama television series Television series by Viva Television Television series directed by Dominic Zapata Television series directed by Mark A. Reyes Television shows set in Manila {{Philippines-drama-tv-prog-stub