ATBP: Awit, Titik at Bilang na Pambata
ATBP.: Awit, Titik at Bilang na Pambata (lit. 'And More: Song, Letter and Number for Kids') is a Philippine children's television program that was aired on ABS-CBN from June 5, 1994 to March 29, 1998.
| ATBP.: Awit, Titik at Bilang na Pambata | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Children's television program |
| Written by | Don Cuaresma Richard Reynante |
| Directed by | Laurenti M. Dyogi[1][2] |
| Starring | see casts |
| Theme music composer | Idonnah C. Lopez[1][2] |
| Opening theme | "ATBP Theme Song" by Justine de Jesus, Jeanneth Peralta, Herchel Baliwas and Celso Portentado[2] |
| Composer(s) | Idonnah C. Lopez[2] |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Tagalog |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Gilbert G. Perez[2] |
| Animator(s) | Joy Cosme[2] Camille de Leon[2] |
| Editor(s) | Carmelo Espiritu[1][2] Gilbert Perez[1][2] Maribel Trumata[2] Boloy Malapira[2] |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ABS-CBN Production |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | June 5, 1994 – March 29, 1998 |
Cast
- Isay Alvarez as Ate Remy
- Raul Arellano as Mang Berting
- Dois Riego de Dios as Mang Arman
- Zeus Inocencio as Mang Pol
- Amiel Leonardia as Mang Lino
- Lorna Lopez as Bb. Carunungan [Ms. Carunungan]
- Jake Macapagal as Dr. Millares
- Charmaine Nueros as Aling Becky
- PJ Pascual as Miguel
- Janice Pronstroller as Mrs. Millares
- Ama Quiambao as Aling Tinay
- Archie Diaz as Mang Erning
- Grace Ann Bodegon as Ate Nila
The kids
- Patricia Anne Roque (later Trish Roque)
- Karina Mae "Kara" Cruz
- Rex Agoncillo
- Charlotte Lugo
- Karl Angelo Legaspi
- Sheila Lynn Diamse
- Peter Fernandez
- Kristine Patelo
- Richard Legarda
- Caling Velez
- Aba Chiongson
- Paulo Miguel Rebong
- Tanya Paula Iwakawa
- Karla Mae Silvestre
- Chris Emerson Lubi
- Marc Anthony Martinez
The puppets
- Pipo (The Dog)
- Tingting (The Cat)
- Kapitan Bilang (The Captain)
- Donya Kilatis (The Teacher)
- Ook Band (The Frog Band)
- Smokey and the Boondocks (The Music Group)
- Bebong (The Trash Monster) – characters based from Oscar the Grouch of Sesame Street[3]
Animated characters
- Pito (The Human)
- Mr. Sulat (The Pencil)
- Maestro (The Painter)
Running gangs and songs
Opening Billboard
In the show's first year, the opening animated sequence begins with a seven-note tune before the egg hatches into an bird on the tree where the kids playing hide-and-seek before the theme song plays, the kids running with the cat and the dog to see the castle made of building blocks seeing the show title. Animated characters Pito, Mr. Sulat and Maestro are also appearing in the first OBB; the theme song ended with the line "Awit, titik, bilang at iba pa" two times before the chant "At iba pa!" to reveal the show title which is like the song liners in music sheets. Later in 1995 coinciding the reformat of the show, the theme song was later orchestrated with an newer animated OBB sequence featuring the animated versions of its puppets, Pipo, Tingting, Bebong, Kaptian Bilang, Donya Kilatis and Smokey and the Boondocks. Animated characters Pito, Mr. Sulat and Maestro from the first OBB returned for the new billboard. The billboard ends with the line "Awit, titik, bilang at iba pa" two times (from the first OBB); but with adding an newer line "Awit, Titik, Bilang...." before the chant "At iba pa!" and an CGI blocks to reveal the show title.
Letter of the Day
Following the playing of "Alphabetong Filipino" song, they tell the letter featured on the program (Example: Letter A); some episodes may also appearing with puppets like Donya Kilatis or animated characters like Mr. Sulat wanted to write the letter featured.
Alphabetong Filipino
The Letter of the Day portion had preceded on the show with the singing of the song Alphabetong Filipino; which is sang by the puppets or cast members, sometimes, celebrity guests may also appeared in singing the song on some occasional episodes.
Number of the Day
The show also including the Number of the Day portion of which what number is featured (Example: Number 8); some episodes may include the Number of the Day in the "Kaptian Bilang" segments; as well as the singing the featured number performed by the puppet band Ook Band. The segments where preceded on the show with singing of the "Awit ng Bilang".
Awit ng Bilang
The Number segment appears with the singing of the "Awit ng Bilang" performed by the kids, the puppets, cast members or celebrity guests. There are two different lines in the song; Numbers 1-10 includes the line "Bililang ba Ninyo, Sige na, Ulit-Ulitin Nyo!" (lit. "Do You Remember, Come on, Repeat Again!") and Numbers 1-15 or 1-20 may included the line "Magbilang mula sa umpisa, Sige na, Ulit-Ulitin Pa!" (lit. "Count from the beginning, Go on, Repeat Again!").
Smokey and the Boondocks
Smokey and the Boondocks, the fictional puppet pop music group of the show, sings their different topics related to every episode. Most songs appears with voiceover opening line "(song name) aawitin sa inyo ng Smokey and the Boondocks!" (lit. "(song name) proudly perform by Smokey and the Boondocks!").
Broadcast
The show was aired on weekdays from 1994 onwards. But in 1997, it was moved to Sunday morning. It also expanded to 1 hour with its reformat as a weekly children's program.
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Children Show | Cast and Crew | Won |
| Best Children Show Host | Isay Alvarez | Won | ||
| 1996 | 10th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Children Show | Cast and Crew | Won |
See also
- List of programs aired by ABS-CBN
- Batibot
References
- Disiplina | ATBP. YouTube. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Panaginip | ATBP. YouTube. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Carballo, Bibsy (7 March 2012). "Batibot & little kids in need of a boost". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 February 2016.