If you recognize the title above as the first line of a popular children's TV program, then you must be a kid of the 80s! Although this program is the Philippine equivalent of Sesame Street (there was actually a program called Sesame, but I personally believe it was not as memorable) and is therefore geared towards grade school kids, the show was so successful that the characters are well-known by a wider age group. Who would forget Pong Pagong, Kiko Matsing, Ate Sienna, Kuya Bodjie, Manang Bola? Why, the names just popped in my mind when I saw the words "Batibot"!
But from what limited knowledge I have of its history, the characters Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing became the subject of a copyright controversy and so the show was cut off the air. Sesame came afterwards, and I think I saw a couple of episodes too. I remember being surprised at seeing Kuya Bodjie telling his usual short yet entertaining stories, but this time in English.
The good news is, Batibot is back on air! Obviously, it will have new characters but I hope it will also be as successful as the original show. This was even the topic in a recent sentisabado tweet-up. I'm sure a lot of people enjoyed the travel back in time, to that happy half-hour show called Batibot.
Here is the pilot episode of the recently re-launched Batibot, courtesy of TomCody II:
Part 1: http://www.pinoychannels.net/watch/v-246699
Part 2: http://www.pinoychannels.net/watch/v-246699
You may also view the first episode in Youtube:
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