Student Canteen is the first and original noontime show on Philippine television which ran for 30 years in different decades. The show ran in different networks from 1958 to 1972, 1972 to 1975, 1975 to 1986 and 1986-1990.
The noontime show was ended in 1965 when Eddie Ilarde went into politics. Prior to that however, the set of hosts for the show were replaced after main hosts Bobby Ledesma and Leila Benitez walked out of the program along with Eddie following a dispute. Pete Roa, then production manager of ABS-CBN, handpicked his wife Boots Anson-Roa, Ben Aniceto, Pepe Pimentel and Nelda Navarro as replacements.
On January 1975, Student Canteen was revived on air, with Helen Vela and Coney Reyes joining original hosts Pepe Pimentel, Bobby Ledesma and Eddie Ilarde. Ariston "Aris" Bautista was the Floor Director of the show. Bautista later became its director.
The show had a segment called "Search for the Student Canteener" which was a singing contest. This segment attracted a lot of high quality constestants and many of former "Canteeners" became successful professional singers including, among others, Marco Sison. Many other singing contest segments within the show produced some of the country's top singers. Bert Nievera, for example, was the champion of the segment called, "Search for Johnny Mathis of the Philippines." The show also had a segment called "IQ 7" which was actually a quiz contest and which produced the country's top quiz champions like Bong Barrameda, Ramon Lorenzo, Romeo Miat, Leoncio Pelayo, David Oriel, Selwyn Alojipan, Pete Dadula, Boni Magtibay, and many others who have gone on to excel in their respective chosen fields of endeavor. A spin-off of the quiz segment "IQ 7" called "Battle of Campus Brains" produced the first and only female quiz champion in the history of GMA 7 quizzes, Essem Zisenia Solomon, who defeated the then reigning champion Pete Dadula and several other quiz veterans.
Student Canteen was the only noontime show that existed in the 1970s before the birth of Eat Bulaga on RPN 9 whose main hosts were originally taken out from the former, on July 30, 1979. The competitor was about to be axed when the contest "Macho Man" was launched in 1980. The popularity of the said segment made Eat Bulaga the top-rating show and continued to reign on TV ratings until the present time. Student Canteen's ratings, however, started to slow down after years of popularity. Coney Reyes, one of the show's main hosts, left this show after they took in Chiqui Hollman from "Eat Bulaga". Other fresh faces were soon seen on Student Canteen, including Jackie Lou Blanco, Chat Silayan, Dyords Javier and Francis Magalona. Former child star Julie Vega was supposed to be included in the show however, the plan was shelved following her illness and subsequent death in 1985.
The show's successful revival on GMA had to end in 1986 following the EDSA Revolution. It was later replaced by Lunch Date.
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[edit] History
[edit] The ABS-CBN years
It was originally aired as a radio show on DZXL (a predecessor of DZMM) hosted by Eddie Ilarde, Bobby Ledesma and Leila Benitez. The conception of the noontime show was started in early 1950s at the CBN Canteen that located at the studios of CBN, where most of its customers were students during noon break. To add fun for those who eat, entertainment was provided. Little do they know that there would be having a television show with the canteen as its studios. The idea of what is now noontime variety show was conceived through CBN Canteen. The show's name was later changed to Student Canteen, because most of the audience came from different schools near the CBN studios.The noontime show was ended in 1965 when Eddie Ilarde went into politics. Prior to that however, the set of hosts for the show were replaced after main hosts Bobby Ledesma and Leila Benitez walked out of the program along with Eddie following a dispute. Pete Roa, then production manager of ABS-CBN, handpicked his wife Boots Anson-Roa, Ben Aniceto, Pepe Pimentel and Nelda Navarro as replacements.
[edit] Noontime show successors
In 1967, Magandang Tanghali, a musical variety show hosted by Pancho Magalona, and Stop Look and Listen, a former late night variety show hosted by Eddie Mesa took over Student Canteen's timeslot in 1965. After Eddie left for the US, Twelve O'Clock High, a show hosted by Ariel Ureta and Tina Revilla-Valencia), premiered and aired till 1972 when Martial Law was declared. The show went to RBS (now GMA Network) as Ariel con Tina, a blocktimer by a company headed by Mr. Romy Jalosjos from 1972 to 1974. Lunch Break also gained ground on the same channel before "Student Canteen" was eventually revived.[edit] The GMA years
In 1974, the triumvirate of Menardo Jimenez, Felipe Gozon and Gilberto Duavit, Sr. took over RBS and changed its name to GMA Radio Television ARTS. Looking for a show that can serve as a gateway to daytime dominance, the new management conducted negotiations with Eddie Ilarde who readily agreed to revive Student Canteen under his production company Program Philippines Inc.On January 1975, Student Canteen was revived on air, with Helen Vela and Coney Reyes joining original hosts Pepe Pimentel, Bobby Ledesma and Eddie Ilarde. Ariston "Aris" Bautista was the Floor Director of the show. Bautista later became its director.
The show had a segment called "Search for the Student Canteener" which was a singing contest. This segment attracted a lot of high quality constestants and many of former "Canteeners" became successful professional singers including, among others, Marco Sison. Many other singing contest segments within the show produced some of the country's top singers. Bert Nievera, for example, was the champion of the segment called, "Search for Johnny Mathis of the Philippines." The show also had a segment called "IQ 7" which was actually a quiz contest and which produced the country's top quiz champions like Bong Barrameda, Ramon Lorenzo, Romeo Miat, Leoncio Pelayo, David Oriel, Selwyn Alojipan, Pete Dadula, Boni Magtibay, and many others who have gone on to excel in their respective chosen fields of endeavor. A spin-off of the quiz segment "IQ 7" called "Battle of Campus Brains" produced the first and only female quiz champion in the history of GMA 7 quizzes, Essem Zisenia Solomon, who defeated the then reigning champion Pete Dadula and several other quiz veterans.
Student Canteen was the only noontime show that existed in the 1970s before the birth of Eat Bulaga on RPN 9 whose main hosts were originally taken out from the former, on July 30, 1979. The competitor was about to be axed when the contest "Macho Man" was launched in 1980. The popularity of the said segment made Eat Bulaga the top-rating show and continued to reign on TV ratings until the present time. Student Canteen's ratings, however, started to slow down after years of popularity. Coney Reyes, one of the show's main hosts, left this show after they took in Chiqui Hollman from "Eat Bulaga". Other fresh faces were soon seen on Student Canteen, including Jackie Lou Blanco, Chat Silayan, Dyords Javier and Francis Magalona. Former child star Julie Vega was supposed to be included in the show however, the plan was shelved following her illness and subsequent death in 1985.
The show's successful revival on GMA had to end in 1986 following the EDSA Revolution. It was later replaced by Lunch Date.
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