| | Takeshi's Castle (1990) It was first shown on the TV network Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation with actors Anjo Yllana as Takeshi and Smokey Manoloto as "Iwakura" (an erroneous mispronunciation of Ishikura which was never corrected). Initially, the show was dubbed completely in Tagalog. Later episodes contained scenes shot on a studio set with the actors, dressed as the Takeshi and Iwakura, both providing the commentary. While the show was not as popular as in other countries, it held a huge following among viewers there. In this version, the names given to most of the games are rather generic such as "Devil's Maze" for the Honeycomb and Square Mazes, "Flying Mushroom" for Mushroom Trip, and "Sumo Wrestling" for Sumo Rings. Takeshi's Castle was also shown on SBN 21. Takeshi's Castle enjoyed a revival in the Philippines, courtesy of Quality Television (QTV). This time around, comedians Joey de Leon and Ryan Yllana (Anjo's younger brother) provide the commentary as fictional characters shogun Shintaro "Taru" Gokoyami (a dirty pun meaning "my tarugo is yummy") who is Takeshi's right hand man and sumo wrestler Kakawate Takehome, the leader of the Takeshi's forces, fictional in the sense that there are no such characters in the original cast. Initially the two provide play-by-play commentary, but they as well as some added characters reduced themselves to skits and commentary in between clips of the show. Later, as part of the channel's first anniversary, Anjo finally appeared alongside the new cast, reprising his role as "prince" Takeshi. But, due to Takeshi's Castle's competitive ratings, the management of GMA 7 (which produces shows for its sister channel QTV 11) decided to move the show from its original station to the early afternoon weekend slot of GMA 7. Takeshi's Castle aired on a weekly basis as opposed to the weekdays airing on QTV, and is aired before Eat Bulaga on Saturdays and before SOP on Sundays. This was done to increase and improve the ratings of the succeeding shows. Takeshi's Castle started to air on GMA on December 23, 2006. The show aired its last episode on May 9, 2007 before taking a break. At the time the show took a break, Joey and Ryan assumed new personalities as Master GT and Captain B respectively. It was temporarily replaced by "Just Joking". On August 15, 2007, "Takeshi's Castle" returned on air with new episodes. The show is now airing daily before "Eat Bulaga", and Sundays before S.O.P. Rules.
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