Recurring Characters
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| Bel Tiongco (or Chiongco) | Parody of famous broadcaster Mel Tiangco. |
| Edi Pil | Parody of controversial 2004 presidential candidate, Eddie Gil, who was later disqualified by the Philippine Commission on Elections. |
| GMHey | Parody of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. |
| Jang-Kyu | Parody of the legendary Dae Jang Geum, seen in Jowa in the Palace |
| Madam Rocha | Parody of popular fortune-teller Madam Rosa and her more popular rival, Madam Auring. |
| Mahalai | Parody of midget actress Mahal. |
| Sonny Patilla | Parody of Filipino boxing referee Sonny Padilla portrayed by Antonio Aquitania. He appeared only once in the sketch "Ang Boxing Coach" |
| Manny Gosh | A popular recurring character played by Ogie Alcasid from 1995 to 1998. Manny Gosh, the sultan of rhythm and soul, drives the women crazy week after week with his sentimental tunes that strike a chord in everyone's funny bone. Manny belts out song numbers of his self-made compositions that could very well make it to the record books as the lyrically shallowest sentimental hits of our time. |
| Michael Ricketts | Parody of famous broadcaster Mike Enriquez. |
| Nahatma Galvi | Name based from Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi. |
| Papaya Guano | Parody of famous Chika Minute host Pia Guanio. |
| Sexballs Dancers | Parody of popular dance group SexBomb Girls. The members are Michael V., Ogie Alcasid, Wendell Ramos, and Antonio Aquitaña. Some of their notable songs are:
Also, they collaborated with SexBomb Girls to perform their song in radios and other media for only a short time. |
| Sozimo Bakya | Recurring character portrayed by Ogie Alcasid who was always seen sitting on his table while drinking the morning coffee. He has occasional sketches which is a parody of the former ABS-CBN morning show Alas Singko Y Medya, which even has its own fake, funny news and horoscopes on the side, while Zosimo answers several, albeit out-of-this-world, phone-in questions from televiewers. |
| Bonggang Bongbong | Gay parody of the Tulfo Brothers (Mon, Ben, Raffy and Erwin). portrayed by Michael V. |
| Angelina and her Yaya | Angelina - A spoiled brat who makes her yaya do things making her look like a miserable fool especially in front of her mother. Portrayed by Ogie Alcasid.
Angelina's Yaya (nanny) - She cares about her alaga (charge), but is constantly outwitted by Angelina. Portrayed by Michael V. The title of the show is Ang Spoiled (The Spoiled). |
| "The Geek" | An unnamed character portrayed by Ogie Alcasid who discusses the different contradicting situations of the Filipino society before and after. One example is this phrase: "Noon, ang mga babae, kapag nakakita ng Hapon, tumatakbo. Ngayon, ang mga babae, kapag nakakakita ng Hapon, lumalapit" (Before, when girls see Japanese men, they run away. Now, when girls see Japanese men, they come near them). |
| "Tio Petto and Panopio" | Parody of Geppetto and Pinocchio portrayed by Michael V. Tio Petto (Pepito) also provides the voice and actions of Panopio. Instead of being the puppet's father, Pepito is Panopio's uncle. Hence the title, T'yo Petto. He always puts Geppetto in trouble and here are some of the puppet's vile antics; kissing the puppet's butt, putting on lipstick, mouth-to-mouth, wearing a bra, biting his toe (If Tio Petto's foot can reach his face), stripteasing on the street and even massaging. His mother was portrayed by Ogie Alcasid and his wife was portrayed by Francine Prieto |
| "Dingga" | A gay parody of Mars Ravelo's Darna portrayed by Michael V. His alter ego was a lame man named Ading, wherein his henshin device was a magical bubble gum. |
| Sweat | "Ang host na laging pinagpapawisan ng malagkit dahil sa mga intrigang pagkainit-init (The host who always sweats sticky because of hot intrigues)" Parody of John Lapus. |
| Padre and Sam | Parody of May Bukas Pa's Fr. Anthony and Santino respectively |
| Mr. Coco Cruz | A spoof of Hayden Kho appeared only once in the segment "Wastong Pagligo" (Correct way of taking a bath) |
| Jokman | Parody of Queen Seon Deok's Deokman. She likes to tell jokes and tells people that she's a "man". Hence the name, Jokman. |
| Michael | Parody of Michael Jackson portrayed by Michael V.. He wanted peace and quiet to rest but ironically, his fans (even the angels after his death)scream for him. Appeared once in the sketch "Star sa Langit" |
| Boy Pickup | The undefeated Pickup Line Battle Champion in The Pickup Lines portrayed by Ogie Alcasid, who uses nonsensical pickup lines in his verbal battles. |
| Neneng Bakit (Neneng B.) | The moderator of The Pickup Lines sketch portrayed by Sam Pinto. |
| D Wonder Boys | A Parody K-Pop group which consists of Boy 2 Quizon as Chang Gee, Antonio Aquitania as Yee Saw,Michael V. as San Ban Yo and Ogie Alcasid as Tang Ha Ko. Those names are derived to those other Filipino word sounds. The term "Chang Gee" means Tiangge (Market or Bazaar),"Yee Saw" means Isaw (Chicken's Intestine),"San Ban Yo" means San - Saan? (Where?) and Ban Yo - Banyo (Toilet) and Tang Ha Ko means Tang Ha - Tanga (Stupid), Ha (What? or Ok) and Ko - Ako (I). This group replaced Sex Balls soon after Wendell Ramos was transferred to TV5. |
| Cheche & Bureche | The twin sisters with contradicting personalities played by Ogie Alcasid and Michael V., respectively. |
| Mr. Assimo | An overly irate man played by Michael V. who deals with common sense. He hates people reiterating the words he commanded, as well as extremely courteous employees of certain establishments such as restaurants, spas and convenience stores. He is the inspiration of Vice Ganda, who adapted the sketch in his stand-up comedy acts prior to becoming a talent of ABS-CBN. One example is this dialogue: |
| Tita Herminigilda | An obvious parody of Maalaala Mo Kaya host Ms. Charo Santos-Concio portrayed by Michael V. She makes the dialogues of the scenario written by the letter sender. She replaced Evelyn Magpayo who was also portrayed by Michael V. In the end, the letter sender seeks an advice wheter it is right for him/her to do what he/she is thinking and Tita Herminigilda usually answers that it is the right to do it and the latter requests the staff to read the next letter. One example is this dialogue:
Letter Sender: Tama po ba o mali na hiwalayan ko na si Efren? (lit. Is it right or wrong for Efren and I to separate) Tita Herminigilda: Tama. Next letter, please (Right. Next letter, please) |
| Coach Hector Calmado | Parody of MadTV's Coach Sandy Hines |
| Demo Demonyito | A devil who demonstrates people on how to do evil things but is usually the victim of his own schemes. He is portrayed by Michael V. |
| Tata Lino | An intelligent/wise hermit (hence the name, "Tata Lino" which means "Father Lino" or a play on the Filipino word meaning "gifted" or "become smarter") portrayed by Michael V. He usually answers or gives advice to other people by using figurative language. One example is this line:
Tata Lino: Tandaan mo iha, ang pag-ibig ay parang Plants vs. Zombies. Binabakuran mo na nga, inaaswang ka pa rin ( Remember,young lady, love is like (a game) of Plants vs. Zombies. How many times you plant, you are still haunted) |
| Gerry Gerinimo | An obvious parody of informative broadcaster and agriculturist Gerry Geronimo portrayed by Michael V. He shows newly discovered products such as vegetables, fruits, foods grocery items etc. produced by genetic engineering which are parodies of real life products. |
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