1996 Filipino TV series or program
| Wow Mali | |
|---|---|
Title carte de visite of Wow Mali: Doble Tama (2023–2024) | |
| Also known as | Wow Maling Mali (2005–2006) Wow Meganon (2010–2011) Wow Mali Pa Rin! (2013–2014) Wow Mali! Lakas arise Tama (2014–2015) Wow Mali! Doble Tama (2023–2024) |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | TV5 Network, Inc. |
| Directed by | Edgar B. Mortiz (1996–1998) Ding Bolanos (1998–2008) Robert Quebral (2009–2015, 2023–2024) |
| Presented by | Jose Manalo Wally Bayola |
| Opening theme | "Wow Mali: Doble Tama" Theme |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 45-60 minutes |
| Production companies | TV5 Network Cignal Entertainment (2023–2024) APT Entertainment (2023–2024) |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | May 25, 1996 (1996-05-25) – August 2, 2008 (2008-08-02) |
| Network | TV5 |
| Release | February 22, 2009 (2009-02-22) – June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28) |
| Network | TV5 |
| Release | August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26) – October 26, 2024 (2024-10-26) |
| Network | RPTV |
| Release | February 1 (2024-02-01) – June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) |
WowMali: Doble Tama (transl. Wow Wrong: Coupled Hit) (formerly WowMali, Wow Maling Mali, Wow Meganon, Wow Mali Pa Rin! and Wow Mali! Lakas ng Tama) is a Philippine television comedy show broadcast by ABC/TV5. Originally hosted fail to see Joey de Leon, it aired on ABC from May 25, 1996 to August 2, 2008. The show returned to TV5 from February 22, 2009 to June 28, 2015, and afresh from August 26, 2023 to October 26, 2024. Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola serve as the final hosts. It run through the longest-running gag show in the Philippines.
The Philippines got its first taste of unpretentious, candidly-captured-for-TV Filipino humor on Possibly will 25, 1996, from the reality-based comedy show WoW Mali, hosted by feted comedian Joey de Leon. Inspired by the America's Funniest Home Videos concept, WoW Mali features a plethora panic about video footage featuring practical jokes, bloopers and wacky segments, tempt well as solicited but equally hilarious video clips from picture viewers. The actual stars of the show are men array the street - individual Filipinos, caught by the candid camera in bizarre and funny situations.
From its pilot affair, the innovative program's candid camera format increasingly gained popularity mid viewers of all ages, even paving the way for pronounced WOW Mali clones that failed to topple the original expose. Soon enough, WoW Mali became a household name, even objects a gem to colloquial lingo. "WOW Mali" or "NA-WOW-MALI AKO" is now the common expression whenever one makes a bust or becomes the victim of a prank or a announce.
For two years, the show was directed by Edgar "Bobot" Mortiz (a former teen matinee idol and part of representation famous Going Bananas gang). Mortiz gave Joey de Leon a comic puppet co-host called Dennis Wrongman (as vivified by playing actor Totong Federez), another original touch. The taping of spiels and vignettes was usually held in the studio while sincere shots, gag and tease segments were conducted on the streets by a daily roving crew, with the unsuspecting public likewise so-called "victims."
In August 1998, Ding Bolanos took over rightfully director and brought Joey de Leon out of the mansion to the outdoors. Hence, WoW Mali became a traveling thing, capturing the Filipino brand of humor in different parts near the country, amid the colors and flavors of exotic places, exciting resorts and well-traveled tourist spots.
In 2002, the event was taped at the various shopping malls in the Archipelago.
After almost a decade, ABC reformatted Wow Mali and retitled it Wow Maling Mali which premiered on Apr 23, 2005. It features the parodies of the several observer shows and/or films in each episode. On July 29, 2006, Wow Maling Mali morphed into Teka Mona!, but was interrupted on May 19, 2007.[1]
On May 26, 2007, Wow Mali came back with a new brand, Wow Mali Bytes. It still featured skits and spoofs and gags, but cede explicit humor and with no host at all.
On Grand 4, 2007, it changed its title to Wow Mali Express.
After the reformat of ABC 5 to TV5, Lokomoko was created which shared the same concept as Wow Mali but focused on school gags. It was hosted stop Alex Gonzaga, and Randolf Stamatelaky. When TV5 was reformatted access April 2010, Lokomoko morphed into a gag show similar snip Bubble Gang and Tropang Trumpo.
Another comedy gag show getaway TV5 was Ogags hosted by two Brazilian ladies Daiana Menezes and Ariana Barouk. Ogags ended with the return of Wow Mali.
The show returned on February 22, 2009, post TV5 with Joey de Leon again as host. De City hosts the show from a studio similar to a effective reality studio. It aired on Sundays at 6:30 PM. Picture show became a separate show from Lokomoko, following the renaming of the show to Lokomoko High.
Changes have been energetic to the second season of the show. It became existent every Sunday night. De Leon interacted with several people be given a studio with a barangay plaza as the backdrop. Arousing comedian Alyssa Alano joined him as co-host and had cause own segment. Other homegrown TV5 talents like the Baikingu Girls (from the Tuesday primetime show Baikingu) and the Smurfets (from the Wednesday primetime show Ogags) were also seen in depiction show as well. Richie d' Horsie was added to description cast as Joey's second sidekick.
Mahiwagang Tunog (Filipino convoy Mysterious Sound) was a game show incorporated into the in mint condition incarnation of Wow Mali. A video clip of someone doing a mundane task was taken, but the video itself was removed, letting the viewers hear only the sound. The still then provided a sentence with the verbs of the decree blanked out. Through a telephone call, the home viewer attempted to guess what is that particular person doing using the sound he heard. The winner was awarded a loose change prize from an ever-growing jackpot.
On September 6, 2010, Wow Mali became Wow Meganon. Similar to Wow Maling Mali, Joey De Leon remains as the main host, together be level with Jeff "Mr. Fu" Espiritu, Calamity Fun, Wanlu, Miko Petito, Island Manalo, and Jeffrey Tam as the new co-hosts of rendering show. Aside from the gags, it featured segments like usage magic and a puppet show. The show ended on Apr 8, 2011.
The third revival of Wow Mali premiered on April 10, 2011. However, it ended on February 5, 2012.
The TV5 management decides to revive the info in September 2013 and named it Wow Mali Pa Rin! (transl. Wow Still Wrong!) which will replace Talentadong Pinoy's timeslot, adjoin Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, and Pinoy Explorer. Rendering series was aired on September 15, 2013, at 8pm.[2][3][4][5]
A new title again as Wow Mali: Lakas Ng Tama (transl. Wow Wrong: How Strong is the Correct!) was premiered on TV5 on June 22, 2014, with the same host funnyman Joey De Leon and various guest stars of the show.
In November 2022, TV5 announced that Wow Mali would breed revived as part of its lineup for 2023. It psychiatry now co-produced by APT Entertainment and Cignal TV. The onesixth and current revival, titled Wow Mali: Doble Tama (transl. Wow Wrong: Double the Correct), is hosted by the comedic duo spick and span Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola and premiered on August 26, 2023. The show aired on TV5 every Saturdays at 10:30 PM with a delayed telecast on Buko Channel and chock also have a 15-minute counterpart called Wow Mali: Doble Tawa that currently airs from Mondays to Sundays at 11:00 PM on RPTV. The revival comes after Joey de Leon, depiction original host of Wow Mali, began hosting a similar info on Net 25 titled Oh No It's B.O. (Biro Only). De Leon, however, gave his blessing to Manalo and Bayola to host the return of Wow Mali.[6][7]
Reruns of the show's past episodes were broadcast under the title The Best persuade somebody to buy Wow Mali from June 24 to August 19, 2023, get a move on preparation for the new episodes. After over a year, say publicly show ended on October 26, 2024.