I grew up watching quite a lot of shows on local television in the late ’80s and the ’90s, with ABS-CBN being my station of choice; it was also the station that my grandfather patronized. On lazy summer days, we would settle in to watch our favorite shows—”Home Along da Riles” and “Maalaala Mo Kaya” for my lolo (though I did catch him watching “Connie Reyes on Camera” and “Lovingly Yours” a couple of times), and “Sara, ang Munting Prinsesa” for me.
4:30 na, Ang TV na!
I also watched the pre-teen show, “Ang TV.” As long as it was “4:30 na, ‘Ang TV’ na!,” I dropped everything to watch Antoinette Taus, Paolo Contis and company crack corny jokes with exaggerated gestures and facial expressions. However, despite the whole “esmyuskee” phenomenon, I find it difficult to remember anything about that show now. But I do remember the commercials that were shown in between the gags.
