Epol/Apple Explained

Genre:Children's television series
Director:Paul Daza
Rene Guidote
Marinette Lusanta
Theme Music Composer:Gina Fernandez
Jim Paredes
Opentheme:"Epol/Apple Theme" by Jim Paredes and Lynn Sherman
Endtheme:"Epol/Apple Theme" (instrumental)
Composer:Noel Argosino
Froilan Malimban
Country:Philippines
Language:English
Executive Producer:Marcela Claudette V. Sevilla
Producer:Gina Lopez
Editor:Noemi Cariaso-Mora
Rommel Malimban
Joel Barquez
Christopher Sioco
Aaron TeaƱo
Noah Lacinlao
Karl Joseph Mayshle
Simmon "Mon" Faigal
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:ABS-CBN Foundation
Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), now Department of Education
Network:ABS-CBN

Epol/Apple was a Philippine educational children's television series produced by the E-Media program[1] 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 January 18, 1999 to its final episode in November 28, 2004 next to Sine'skwela and Math-Tinik. It is the ABS-CBN's only educational television series in English.

Cast

Production

The series' headwriter is Sarah Fernando Lumba. 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.[2] 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.[1]

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. The series composers were Noel Argosino and Froilan Malimban, who also provided sound effects for the series. The song "Goodbye My Friend" was written by headwriter Sarah Fernando Lumba and composed by Liezel Anne Tiamzon.

In the 2002[3] episode about introductions, the song "What Is Your Name?" was written by Libay Linsangan-Cantor and arranged by Tiamzon. In the first episode about ownership, the song "Is That Your ______?" was written by Dang Bagas and arranged by Mike Mella, while in the second episode about ownership, the song "Are Those Your Toys ______?" was written by Divine Love Salvador and also arranged by Mella.

Partial list of songs:
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TitleLyricistComposer/ArrangerSource <-- Use third party sources other than the actor's IMDB page -->
"Epol/Apple Theme"Gina FernandezJim Paredes
"Goodbye My Friend"Sarah Fernando LumbaLiezel Anne Tiamzon
"Are Those Your Toys ______?"Divine Love SalvadorMike Mella
"How Old Are You?"Divine Love SalvadorMike Mella
"Is That Your ______?"Dang BagasMike Mella
"What Is Your Name?"Libay Linsangan-CantorLiezel Anne Tiamzon
"Where Do You Live?"Andrea Guevarra delos ReyesLiezel Anne Tiamzon
"Where Do You Study?"Divine Love SalvadorMike Mella

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
Southeast Asian Foundation for Children's TelevisionCitationN/A
ANAK TV SEALANAK TV SEAL

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Sison. Carla. Partners in education. December 30, 2019. Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp.. September 6, 2004.
  2. Web site: Guidote. Rene. Rene Guidote. LinkedIn. LinkedIn Corporation. December 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: Epol Apple June 17, 2002. TFC. ABS-CBN Global. January 2, 2020.