Epol/Apple | |
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Genre | Children's television series |
Written by | Sarah Fernando Lumba [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Directed by | Paul Daza
[1] Rene Guidote [2] Marinette Lusanta [3] [4] [5] |
Theme music composer | Gina Fernandez
[1] Jim Paredes [1] |
Opening theme | "Epol/Apple Theme" by Jim Paredes and Lynn Sherman |
Ending theme | "Epol/Apple Theme" (instrumental) |
Composers | Noel Argosino
[1] Froilan Malimban [1] |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original languages | Filipino English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Marcela Claudette V. Sevilla [1] |
Producer | Gina Lopez [1] |
Editors | Noemi 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 time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | ABS-CBN Foundation Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), now Department of Education |
Original release | |
Network | ABS-CBN |
Release | January 18, 1999[1] – November 28, 2004 |
Epol/Apple was a Philippine educational children's television series produced by the E-Media program [6] of ABS-CBN Foundation (later the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation) and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS; now the Department of Education). It aired on ABS-CBN from 1999 to its final episode in 2004 next to Sine'skwela and Math-Tinik. It is the ABS-CBN's only educational television series in English.
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 Incarnation of the series.
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]
Title | Lyricist | Composer/Arranger | Source |
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"Epol/Apple Theme" | Gina Fernandez | Jim Paredes | [1] |
"Goodbye My Friend" | Sarah Fernando Lumba | Liezel Anne Tiamzon | [1] |
"Are Those Your Toys ______?" | Divine Love Salvador | Mike Mella | [4] |
"How Old Are You?" | Divine Love Salvador | Mike Mella | [5] |
"Is That Your ______?" | Dang Bagas | Mike Mella | [3] |
"What Is Your Name?" | Libay Linsangan-Cantor | Liezel Anne Tiamzon | [1] |
"Where Do You Live?" | Andrea Guevarra delos Reyes | Liezel Anne Tiamzon | [2] |
"Where Do You Study?" | Divine Love Salvador | Mike Mella | [5] |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2002
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Southeast Asian Foundation for Children's Television | Citation | N/A | |
2000-2004
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ANAK TV SEAL | ANAK TV SEAL | Won |
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.