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
ReleaseJune 1, 1999 (1999-06-01) [1]  –
November 28, 2004 (2004-11-28)

Epol/Apple is a Philippine television educational show by ABS-CBN. [6] It aired from June 1, 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

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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