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Magandang Tanghali Bayan
Format Variety, Game show, Comedy
Created by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.
Developed by ABS-CBN
Starring Randy Santiago
John Estrada
Willie Revillame
Roderick Paulate
Amy Perez
Christine Jacob
and Others
Country of origin Philippines
No. of episodes n/a (aired Monday to Saturday)
Production
Running time 1 hour 30 minutes (Weekdays)
2 hours and 30 minutes (Saturdays)
Broadcast
Original channel ABS-CBN
Original airing 1998 - 2003 as Magandang Tanghali Bayan
2003 - 2004 as Masayang Tanghali Bayan
2004 - 2005 as MTB: Ang Saya Saya
Chronology
Preceded by 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila
Followed by Wowowee

Magandang Tanghali Bayan (Good Afternoon, People, also usually referred to as MTB) was a noon-time variety show which aired on ABS-CBN from November 1998 to February 2005. The show has been known for its many format and host changes over the years that it was broadcast. The original hosts were Roderick Paulate, Amy Perez, Christine Jacob, Willie Revillame, John Estrada and Randy Santiago. "MTB" originally aired daily from Mondays to Fridays, while the Saturday slot belonged to APO Hiking Society's new Saturday musical variety, "Sabado Live". On March 1999, management was satisfied with MTB's high ratings that later on they replaced "Sabado Live" on the Saturday noontime slot.

The noontime show gained popularity because of a segment called Pera o Bayong, a game of chance where at stake was either a cash prize of P1,000,000 or a showcase chosen by the contestants (e.g. entertainment showcase, living room showcase, livelihood showcase, etc.) which were hidden in either 3 "bayongs" (rattan bags) marked as M, T or B. At the same time, "MTB" gained notoriety because of its Calendar Girl beauty pageant, where the contestants were subjected to double-meaning questions and jokes thrown by Randy, John and Willie. Other popular segments included Sa Pula o Sa Puti, Munting Miss U, Japorms, Ano Ka Hilo?, Wansa Funny Taym and Winner Take All.

Due to its low ratings after several format and minor name changes, MTB was later canceled in February and replaced by Masayang Tanghali Bayan (A Happy Afternoon, People) in 2003 and MTB Ang Saya Saya in 2004.

Contents

Previous Hosts

Magandang Tanghali Bayan

First airing date: November 30, 1998
Last airing date: February 22, 2003

Main Hosts

Co-Hosts

Additional Hosts

Masayang Tanghali Bayan

First airing date: February 24, 2003
Last airing date: second week of February 2004

MTB: Ang Saya Saya

First airing date: third week of February 2004
Last airing date: first week of February 2005

Directors

  • Edgar Mortiz
  • Bobbet Vidanes
  • Willy Cuevas (for MTB Lenten Specials) (1999-2004)
  • Johnny Manahan (Masayang Tanghali Bayan) (2003-2004)
  • Arnel Natividad (MTB: Ang Saya Saya) (2004-2005)

Pera O Bayong

This became one of the more popular segments on MTB. The game's concept came from another Philippine TV show Kuwarta O Kahon (Cash or Box) which aired Sundays on RPN-9.

The original version of the game started with 50 players answering a series of multiple choice questions (A, B, C, or D), hoping to eliminate all others until only one remains. The most popular type of multiple choice question involved the scientific names of plants and animals, with at least two of the four choices noticeably joke answers.

If two people remain in the game and both choose the correct answer, the first person to arrive at his/her choice would be declared the winner.

The winner of the elimination round then moves on to the jackpot round where he or she begins by choosing on of three bayongs marked M, T, or B (for the show's title). Each bayong would contain a concealed piece of cardboard on which is written what the contestant in playing for.

There would be a bargaining session wherein the host (usually Willie Revillame) would offer cash (Pera) in exchange for the contestant abandoning the prize hidden in the bayong. After each offer, Amy Perez and Dick Paulate would lead the crowd in asking 'Pera O Bayong?', to which the contestant would declare his or her choice at that time.

The number of bargaining sessions would vary from day to day, depending on the mood/emotional status of both the host and the contestant. The prizes in the bayong would range from nothing, to 1 Million Pesos, a house and lot, a living room showcase, an entertainment showcase, to fruits and vegetables (like one watermelon).

In its early days, the prize that was inside the chosen bayong was revealed to the audience during the sessions, and sometimes family members had even been known to go to a TV inside the cafeteria at the ABS-CBN studios to see what the prize was, then try and influence the crowd to beg for the contestant to take whatever was in the bayong. After this was discovered however, the TV was switched off during the round, and later the prize was not revealed to anyone until it was actually opened.

After the cancellation of MTB, an improved version of Pera O Bayong debuted as a part of Wowowee, but with 7 bayongs and larger prizes. It was later replaced by Wilyonaryo in late 2007, and then by Merrygalo. The game returned in January 2008, this time with 10 bags. Pera O Bayong was then replaced with "Want More No More" on January 1, 2009.

Ratings

MTB did have better overall ratings than 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila, and the show even overtook GMA's Eat Bulaga! from 1999-2001. Eat Bulaga! regained its top spot in the early afternoon timeslot in 2002 following the popularity of the Sex Bomb Girls and the reality segment Sige, Ano Kaya Mo? SAK MO!.

Eat Bulaga had a similar game as Pera O Bayong, called Laban O Bawi (Fight or Retreat)

Theme Song

Naughty at kalog sexy at bilog
Pilyo at pasok kontra sa antok
Hayop sa papremyo apaw sa gulo
Puro makulit, todo ang kilig

Dito sa MTB, magkita-kits tayo
Dito sa MTB, isang barkada tayo
Dito sa MTB, sakyan mo lang pare ko
Dito sa MTB, pamilya lahat tayo

Huwag kang kukurap, bogchi kay sarap
Tawang di bitin laging in na in
Tanghaling tapat, game na game lahat
'Pag pumapalpak lublob ang katapat

Dito sa MTB, magkita-kits tayo
Dito sa MTB, isang barkada tayo
Dito sa MTB, sakyan mo lang pare ko
Dito sa MTB, pamilya lahat tayo

Dito na tayo sa bago! MTB (Magandang Tanghali Bayan!)
MTB (Magandang Tanghali Bayan!)
MTB (Magandang Tanghali Bayan!)

MTB (Magandang Tanghali Bayan!)

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