T.G.I.S.

T.G.I.S. is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mark A. Reyes and later Dominic Zapata, it stars Bobby Andrews, Angelu de Leon, Onemig Bondoc, Michael Flores, Raven Villanueva, Red Sternberg, Dingdong Dantes, Antoinette Taus, Sunshine Dizon and Anne Curtis. 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.

T.G.I.S.
Title card
Genre	Drama
Developed by	Kit Villanueva-Langit[1]
Directed by	Mark A. Reyes Dominic Zapata
Starring	Bobby Andrews Onemig Bondoc Angelu de Leon Michael Flores Rica Peralejo Ciara Sotto Red Sternberg Raven Villanueva Maybelyn dela Cruz Bernadette Allyson Dingdong Dantes Antoinette Taus Anne Curtis Sunshine Dizon Polo Ravales Kim delos Santos Dino Guevarra
Opening theme	"TGIS Theme (Thank God It's Sabado)" by DP2 "Dyslexic Heart" by Paul Westerberg "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	233
Production
Executive producer	Veronique del Rosario-Corpuz
Producer	Leny C. Parto
Production locations	Manila, Philippines
Cinematography	Monino Duque Jay Linao
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	32–53 minutes
Production company	Viva Television
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	August 12, 1995 (1995-08-12) – November 27, 1999 (1999-11-27)
Related
Growing Up Teen Gen

The series is streaming online on YouTube.^[2] A film, T.G.I.S.: The Movie was released on January 4, 1997, by Viva Films and GMA Films.

Cast and characters

Cast

Dingdong Dantes

Anne Curtis

• Angelu de Leon as Maria Patrice "Peachy" Real^[3]
• Bobby Andrews as Joaquin "Wacks" Torres III^[4]
• Michael Flores as Miguel "Mickey" Ledesma
• Red Sternberg as Francisco Martin "Kiko" Arboleda De Dios
• Raven Villanueva as Cristina "Cris" De Guzman
• Maybelyn dela Cruz as Maruja
• Lester Llansang as Casper
• Bernadette Allyson as Beatrice "Bea" Santillan^[5]
• Idelle Martinez as Samantha Real
• Kim delos Santos as Tere Gonzaga
• Chico Ventosa as Gabby Torres
• Onemig Bondoc as Jose Mari "JM" Rodriguez
• Rica Peralejo as Michelle "Mitch" Ferrer
• Ciara Sotto as Regina "Rain" Abrera^[4]
• Dingdong Dantes as Iñaki Torres^[6]
• Antoinette Taus as Bianca de Jesus^[4]
• Chantal Umali as Happy^[4]
• Kenneth Cajucom as Marciano "Marci" Macatangay
• Chubi del Rosario as Reyster
• Anne Curtis as Emily "Em"^[7]
• Polo Ravales as Inocencio "Ice" Martinez
• Sunshine Dizon as Carla "Calai" Escalante^[4]
• 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 Marie^[8]
• Jake Roxas 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.^[1] The title of the show was conceptualized by Reyes to mean "Thank God It's Sabado," which was derived from commercials of Jollibee ("I Love You Sabado") and San Miguel Beer (Sabado Nights), and the expression "Thank God It's Friday," replacing the Friday with Sabado (the Tagalog word for Saturday).^[9]

Music

The opening theme of the show was originally "Dyslexic Heart" by Paul Westerberg that was taken from the Singles film. It was later changed to "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves.^[10]

Accolades

Accolades received by T.G.I.S.

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
1997	Catholic Mass Media Awards	Best Teen-Oriented Show	T.G.I.S.	Won
	Japan TV Festival	Crossword Puzzle OBB		Bronze
	New York TV Festival	Best Drama Show		Finalist
	11th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Youth-Oriented Show		Won
1998	12th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best TV Special Winner	"TGI-Xmas"	Won
		Best Youth-Oriented Show	T.G.I.S.	Won