Epol/Apple

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Epol/Apple
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Genre Children's television series
Written bySarah Fernando Lumba [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Directed byPaul Daza [1]
Rene Guidote [2]
Marinette Lusanta [3] [4] [5]
Theme music composerGina Fernandez [1]
Jim Paredes [1]
Opening theme"Epol/Apple Theme" by Jim Paredes and Lynn Sherman
Ending theme"Epol/Apple Theme" (instrumental)
ComposersNoel Argosino [1]
Froilan Malimban [1]
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageEnglish/Tagalog
Production
Executive producerMarcela Claudette V. Sevilla [1]
Producer Gina Lopez [1]
EditorsNoemi Cariaso-Mora [3] [1]
Rommel Malimban [3] [1]
Joel Barquez [1]
Christopher Sioco [1]
Aaron Teaño
Noah Lacinlao [2]
Karl Joseph Mayshle [1]
Simmon "Mon" Faigal [5]
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesABS-CBN Foundation
Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), now Department of Education
Original release
Network ABS-CBN
ReleaseJanuary 18, 1999 (1999-01-18) [1]  –
November 28, 2004 (2004-11-28)

Epol/Apple is a Philippine television educational show by ABS-CBN. [6] It aired from January 18, 1999 to November 28, 2004. It is the ABS-CBN's only educational television series in English but it is bilingual with Tagalog.

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Cast

Production

The series' headwriter is Sarah Fernando Lumba. [1] One of the episode directors is Rene Guidote, who has also directed Sine'skwela , Bayani , Pahina and other educational series made by ABS-CBN Foundation. [7] As with other educational television programs from the ABS-CBN Foundation and DECS, a single episode of Epol/Apple took between three and nine months to make from conception to approval. [6]

In 2001, Bodjie Pascua as Luis replaced Audie Gemora as Miguel while Emman Abeleda, Marick Dacanay and Toots Javellana were retained from the 1st Season of the series.

Music

The "Epol/Apple Theme" was sung by Jim Paredes and Lynn Sherman, with lyrics by Gina Fernandez and music arranged by Paredes. [1] The series composers were Noel Argosino and Froilan Malimban, who also provided sound effects for the series. [1] The song "Goodbye My Friend" was written by headwriter Sarah Fernando Lumba and composed by Liezel Anne Tiamzon. [1]

In the 2002 [8] episode about introductions, the song "What Is Your Name?" was written by Libay Linsangan-Cantor and arranged by Tiamzon. [1] In the first episode about ownership, the song "Is That Your ______?" was written by Dang Bagas and arranged by Mike Mella, [3] while in the second episode about ownership, the song "Are Those Your Toys ______?" was written by Divine Love Salvador and also arranged by Mella. [4]

Partial list of songs
TitleLyricistComposer/ArrangerSource
"Epol/Apple Theme"Gina Fernandez Jim Paredes [1]
"Goodbye My Friend"Sarah Fernando LumbaLiezel Anne Tiamzon [1]
"Are Those Your Toys ______?"Divine Love SalvadorMike Mella [4]
"How Old Are You?"Divine Love SalvadorMike Mella [5]
"Is That Your ______?"Dang BagasMike Mella [3]
"What Is Your Name?"Libay Linsangan-CantorLiezel Anne Tiamzon [1]
"Where Do You Live?"Andrea Guevarra delos ReyesLiezel Anne Tiamzon [2]
"Where Do You Study?"Divine Love SalvadorMike Mella [5]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2002
Southeast Asian Foundation for Children's TelevisionCitationN/A
[9]
2000-2004
ANAK TV SEALANAK TV SEALWon

Reruns

Reruns of the show are currently aired on ABS-CBN-owned educational channel Knowledge Channel from the channel's launch in 1999.

From June 13 to September 5, 2020, reruns of the show were aired on Kapamilya Channel.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Introductions | Epol Apple. YouTube. November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 What is your address? | Epol Apple. YouTube. November 12, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ownership (1st Person) | Epol Apple. YouTube. November 12, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ownership II (1st person) | Epol Apple. YouTube. November 21, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Introducing Oneself | Personal details | Epol Apple. YouTube. November 13, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Sison, Carla (September 6, 2004). "Partners in education". Philstar.com . Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  7. ↑ Guidote, Rene. "Rene Guidote". LinkedIn . LinkedIn Corporation. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Epol Apple June 17, 2002". TFC . ABS-CBN Global. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. ↑ Staff writer (July 28, 2002). "Educational Philippine TV program wins citation". Arab News. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Anak TV | Winner". www.anaktv.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
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