Jay P. Mercado

Furo Sato was located along Guadalupe near EDSA back then. Kamameshi House was along Aurora Boulevard near St. Paul, QC.

The late Pepe Pimentel used to describe the DM Transit bus as "DiMonyong Transit" bus.

Speaking of Tito Pepe, he was one of the most popular TV personalities back in the 70's - perhaps even more than the 60's when he was co-hosting Student Canteen. Apart from "Kuarta O Kahon," he was also the host of the TV program Clubhouse 9 - a kiddie game show where the famous line..."ready...set...go--to..." was immortalized...

Does anybody remember typhoon Yoling? As I recall, the typhoon hit Metro Manila directly with over 250kph center winds. We lost electricity for over a month. Electric poles came crashing down almost everywhere in the metropolis.

Yes, that 1970 howler was probably regarded as the strongest back in the 70's and it made landfall in Luzon. I was barely 2 years old that time so I've no absolute recollection. But my parents and siblings remembered this and they described it as a period when the sun never came out for the longest time.

My first recollection of a strong typhoon was Didang which came around May, 1976 if I'm not mistaken. I remember getting stuck in the house for two whole days not doing anything. Even the newspapers didn't get to print anything back then as floodwaters prevented the writers from sending this over to the Port Area where most of the publications' offices are located.

Anyone who has the clip of the Coca-Cola commercial that featured the track "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing?" They altered the lyrics a bit to include the Coke brand in the jingle...

The small cars then were called Bantam cars.

Which should explain why the country's top golfer back in the 70's, the pudgy Ben Arda, all 5'0 of him, was called "Bantam Ben..."

Tri-media for that period:

Print:

Broadsheets - Times Journal, Bulletin Today (Joe Guevarra), Daily Express (Doroy Valencia), The Evening Post

Magazines - TV Times, Sports Weekly, MOD, Panorama (Sunday magazine of the Bulletin), Expressweek, Miscellaneous

FM Radio:

90.7 DZMB, 91.5 DWMM, 92.3 DWFM, 93.1 DWEI, 93.9 DWXL, 94.7 DWLL, 97.1 DWLS, 97.9 DWCD, 98.7 DZFE, 99.5 DWRT, 100.3 DZRJ, 101.1 DZFX, 101.9 DWWK, 102.7 DWXB, 104.3 DWIM, 105.1 DZBM

TV:

BBC 2, GTV 4, GMA 7, KBS 9, IBC 13

I remember an aunt and my grandmother had the Chevy Impala, an uncle had a Ford Thunderbird. I'm not sure if these cars date to the 60's though. And wasn't there also a Ford Taunus?

 

 

I learned how to drive in a Dodge Colt. I didn't even know that Chrysler made this. I always thought Mitsubishi made the Dodge Colt. Anyway we got a Mitsubishi Galant in 1976 to replace the Dodge Colt.

 

VW also had the Brasilia aside from the Beetle and the Combi.

 

Of the other car models available back then, we also acquired a Ford Cortina (a real gas guzzler) a Ford Telstar, and two Isuzu Geminis. We also had the W123 and W115 Mercedes Benz models. The 123 was a 300 and had a 5 cylinder diesel engine while the 115 was a 200 with a 4 cylinder gasoline engine.

 

Models that Toyota made back then in the Philippines were the Corolla, Corona, Crown, Land Cruiser, Celica, Cressida, Starlet, among others. In the 60's the Crown even had a ref in the trunk! Air conditioning ducts were placed where car speakers are normally placed in modern cars.

 

I recall Isuzu also used to make the Isuzu Bellet but I'm not sure as well if these were made in the 60's or in the 70's

I forgot about the Brasilia. The engine was typical VW - the humming was umistakeable. Driving a Beetle was "nightmarish" as the clutch was arched, forcing you to push it down in an angular way instead of the typical foot push with other vehicles.

The Cortina was definitely a guzzler. Especially the automatic version. Big car - hard to maneuver inside "eskinitas" or side streets that was only good for one vehicle. The Telstar, I think, came out in 1983 or 1984 thereabouts. That was the last Ford brand before it closed shop before Edsa 1. Another Ford vehicle in the 70's was the Pinto and of course, the forever classic Mustang.

I forgot about the Toyota. The Celica was one of the sportiest you can find - a real man's car, especially when painted red. Another Toyota vehicle was the Macho Machine - I think this was part of the Corolla line (correct me if I'm wrong though). Robert Jaworski was the prime endorser of this vehicle. The Starlet came out in the 80's - a compact car with a 1.2 engine. It was even smaller than the Colt Mirage whose displacement is at 1.2 also. I liked the Land Cruiser as it was like a road trekker back then - capable of hauling huge merchandise but solid enough to run at the same power. The Cressida and the Crowns were fit for the executives - big cars that consumed gas at a 6km per liter rate.

Finally, who can forget the Datsun? Now carrying the Nissan brand, this was one of the better brands for the middle class.

Small cars are back like the Ford Fiesta, Toyota Yaris, and course Smart Fortwo. In the 70s there was the Minica. There was even a movie starring a talking Minica (Vilma and the Beep Beep Minica if I'm not mistaken) like a local version of Hollywood's Herbie the Beetle.

General Motors and Ford were still in the Philippines - American brands that had a very loyal following among Filipinos. Ditto with Mitsubishi and Toyota - two Japanese brands.

Mitsubishi had the famous Colt line that saw them launch the Lancer, the Celeste, the Galant and the Sigma. The Yulos were the ones running Mitsubishi Philippines thru CARCO (Canlubang Automotive Resources Company) while the Silverios owned Delta Motor Philippines, distributors of Toyota. Chrysler used to have the Dodge Colt but it was later distributed by CARCO. VW had the immortal Beetle and the van Combi.

Ford had the Escort, the Cortina and the Vauxhall. GM had the Vega, Isuzu had the Gemini. But Opel was my favorite back then - and they came out with three lines - the luxurious Rekord, the sporty Manta and the elegant Ascona.

Howlin' Dave of DzRJ, the AM rock station broadcasting from the top of the Jacinto Bldg. in Sta. Mesa

Who can forget Howlin' Dave, Bob Magoo and Stoney Burke and the rest of the DZRJ gang? At that time, radio stations focused on niche marketing - playing tracks of particular genre that will interest a particular group of listeners. RJ catered to the classic rock market, XB had disco music, RT had Top 40, and DWWK offered jazz music. WK had the likes of Brother Wayne, Jing Magsaysay and Bambi Fonacier as their lead jocks.

There's no cable tv yet so a popular past time was listening to dramas on AM radio. I remember our lavandera listening to Shimatar, Ito ang inyong Tiya Dely, Mr Lonely, kuya Cezar and there's Gabi ng Lagim at night. Popular radio commentators were Johnny De leon , Ric Radam , Paeng Yabut and the other Guy with puffy cheeks who is active till now. There's also TITA Betty a childen's program. And before manga there was The Komiks. Aliwan, TSS Romance and the Liwayway which started mga 1929 pa. Magazines were MOD. Panorama and TV times .

Guy with puffy cheeks, I'm not sure, but you may be referring to Manolo Favis. Can't say he had puffy cheeks though - more like pockmarked. I think he still does radio broadcast on DZBB 594 every late night.

Another popular radio commentator back then who also became known on TV was Jimmy Morato. He dabbled into hosting for Student Canteen since, if I'm not mistaken, he was also the floor director back then. No different from Jose Manalo of Eat! Bulaga fame who also started his career behind the cameras of the EB show.

Johnny Midnight's "Toning" also became huge back then - albeit, that was already in the 80's. On FM radio, DWXB 102.7 was known as Magic Disco 102 playing the latest disco hits. 99.5RT aired Billboard Top 40 music, while DWLM 105.1 (now Crossover) was known for being a "Super Tunog Pinoy" station. Remember the shoutout voiceover "HITBACK?" That was classic, albeit, baduy that time...

Of course, DWLL 94.7 was known as the Mellow Touch, playing syrupy love songs all day long. DWFM 92.3 was famous for its MRS (Most Requested Song) played every hour. There were a couple of classical stations back then - playing the likes of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, etc. in 103.5 DWCS, 101.1 DWFX, and of course, 98.7 DZFE which remains as such today. 104.3 was called DWIM-FM - IM standing for Imelda Marcos of course, since this was the official government FM radio station.

Yup, I do. Popsicle, drumstick and the small, white, plastic cups with a variety of flavors.

Popsicle cost P0.75 back then. Pinipig Crunch was around P1.00. The Drumstick was the most expensive at P1.50 - I dunno why it was more expensive - perhaps because there were two flavors (vanilla and chocolate) and there was a sweetened cone to go with hit. The Ice Cream Cup (in different flavors of vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, mango, mocha, etc) was around P1.25 at that time. Despite the searing summer heat, the texture and shape of these ice cream items were preserved brought about by the magic of "the dry ice." The same dry ice used by old school audio people for "fog machine" purposes. Haha!

 

 

remember when Magnolia milk and chocolait came in bottles and topped with paper caps? those were so good.

What was even more phenomenal back then was that the Magnolia Chocolait was actually delivered literally at your doorstep...Of course, it's not like in the US when the bottled milk was left outside your gate - it'll be gone two seconds after it has been placed. But the delivery guy would ring the doorbell and leave you with the milk every morning. You get it chilled as well, making it a perfect breakfast companion.

Thereafter, the one liter bottle will now be used to store cold water for drinking...

I think that Game and Watch game was Chef. I definitely remember the Ayala Museum and its dioramas. That's where we had our grade school field trips. It is currently a part of Greenbelt 5. Magnolia Ice Cream House was there as far as I can remember. The area, I believe, has diminished as it is now part of Robinson's Magnolia but it still packs them in. It is, indeed, a legendary ice cream house.

There you go! Chef it is! Thanks NF for the recall...

Some board games we used to play in the 70's - Game of the Generals - where a Spy beats a 5-Star General but will lose to a Private. Ingenious game invented by a Filipino.

Another game was Masterminds. Four different colored pins (green, yellow, red, blue) - you secretly hide four pins and let your opponent guess (10x) what the pins are and its proper position. Of course, for each guess, you have to state what pins were correct and what pins were not. Great for deductive reasoning.

I had Octopus and a sibling had Popeye. Game B was more difficult than Game A. I believe Game and Watch became a fad in the early 80s and not the 70s.

There's another game when you move horizontally from one end to another - both ends representing a door. This, while trying to avoid the falling hammers, pots, pans, etc. I forgot the name of this game - "Hammer" was it?

Yes, this could be somewhere in the early 80's already. Back in the late 70's, apart from playing outside or watching TV, I was fascinated with The Hardy Boys and collected these zealously. I still have these - all 58 hardbound copies and still try to read it once in a while when I'm not doing anything. With the advent of E-Books though, one can get hold of these and read through iPad. I didn't find the tv show Hardy Boys (shown Tuesdays at 7:30PM on GMA7) that interesting though. I did find Pamela Sue Martin, the Nancy Drew, attractive and cute. Frank Hardy was of course, Parker Stevenson (who later appeared in Baywatch in the 90's as one of the pioneer stars of that worldwide hit show) while Shaun Cassidy was Joe Hardy. Cassidy came from a singing family, his elder brother David, also a performer himself. Shaun did a cover of "Surfin' USA" by the Beach Boys but became famous because of his track "De Do Run Run."

Taxicab rates (no aircon cabs back then) were at P0.40 flagdown and P0.20 per 400 meters, if I'm not mistaken. Jeepney rates were at P0.30. I remember when our yaya would pick me up and my younger sibling from school. She was given P1.00 by my mother so we can go home. If we took the jeep, it'll cost us P0.90 but we're still to walk around 300 meters going home. If we took the cab, we get to be dropped off in front of the house, and we pay only P0.80. Most famous taxicab company back then was Golden Taxi.

Snacks included a soda (Royal Lem-O-Lime, Teem, Fress Gusto) which cost P0.15 - you pay P0.25 but when you return the bottle, you get the P0.10 back. Normal snacks in school back then were famous local choco bars "Wafrets" and "Manor House" made by CFC (now Universal Robina), Barbecue Chips (by Jack & Jill), Choco-Vim, Sunkist in the triangular pack, among others. Tarzan was the gum you bought if you want to make a bubble while Juicy Fruit and Chiclets were there to freshen one's breath.

School field trips were often held at the PAEC in Diliman, Fort Santiago and Luneta, Magnolia Flavor House along Aurora Boulevard, Planetarium, Ayala Museum, among many others. Popular steakhouses were Luigi's (owned by the family of Agot Isidro) and Alfredo's, both along Tomas Morato in QC.

Does anyone recall the name of the newscaster who always ended his report with the phrase "and that's the way it is."

Hmmm...not sure about this but the likely answers would be:

1. Bon Vibar

2. Angelo Castro, Jr. (although this was post-Edsa already)

3. Jomari Velez (also post-Edsa as well)

4. Frankie Abao, Jr. (he with the long ears)

Yes, Ariel Ureta had several shows back then. He hosted several shows back then - most notably "Patok na Patok" on Channel 4 and was the lead in the sitcom "Four The Boys." I remember watching his movie "Zoom Zoom Superman" on Channel 9 (?).

I made a mistake of describing the games of the 70's compared to today. It was definitely more fun and the last thing in the world that can be described to our generation was "socially-challenged." During summer, we normally would go out around 4PM to play with friends and neighbors when the weather is much cooler. But from morning to around 3PM, TV was our prime entertainment back then. Of course, we also had gadgets on hand - "Game and Watch," (Popeye, Octopus) and Atari (remember the default "Combat" being given out free as part of the Atari package?) but the latter was more of the early 80's already.

Disc-O-Rama was a hit every Saturdays back then at 5:30PM. Hosted by the late Bobby Ledesma, we saw the latest dance steps from top dancers. GMA also had Penthouse 7, where we saw the terpsichordean skills of Mike Monserrat and former Circus Band member Ray-An Fuentes. Monserrat went on to participate in Deney Terio's "Dance Fever" shown every Saturdays in the early 80's and placed first runner-up in the Grand Finals. I'm trying to recall if Monserrat and his partner (I forgot her name) danced to the tune of Dan Hartman's "Instant Replay" where the song started with a countdown from 10 to 1.

Something I just remembered from the '70s was the term "party line." Back then, you shared your phone line with another person in a different location. The person was called a party line. Sometimes I'd need to make a call but when I lift the phone receiver, I'd hear two people talking. I'd have to interrupt their conversation and tell them I needed to make an important call. Sometimes they'd give into my request, other times they wouldn't.

 

That's one memory of the '70s that I'm glad is gone forever.

Yes, the party line. One of the more unusual things that a person living in the 70's had to go through. It was like the two of you sharing the phone - yet paying separate bills. My dad was running an Early Warning Device (EWD) business back then and it was a good thing he decided to apply for another line - this time, a single line.

Our party line back then was the guy allegedly shot by now Senate candidate Jacky Enrile (or his bodyguards) at the Stargazer Disco in Silahis Hotel along Roxas Boulevard. While we had our frequent skirmishes with our party line back then, his tragic death galvanized us and made us understand each other better...

 

 

as a kid, i joined a coloring contest on a variety show for children. there was a Milo-drinking contest, too, and the host was this bushy-haired guy. but i cannot, for the life of me, remember the name of the show.

You must have been referring to Bob Stewart, more popularly known as Uncle Bob. He was one of GMA's original owners and had a children's show called Uncle Bob's Lucky 7 Club aired every Saturday morning at around 10:30AM. I don't know if Bob Stewart can be described as "bushy-haired" as his hair was thinning though - so it may have been a different guy altogether.

Growing up as a kid in the 70's wasn't exactly the most exciting times, especially if you compare to the iPad and gadget-holding kids of today. You either play outside - basketball, tumbang preso, patintero, taguan, cops and robbers - or you watch TV. The problem was there were only 5 TV stations to choose from. NMPC (GTV 4) can't exactly be described as an entertainment network so we're limited with 4. IBC 13 mostly airs local shows - I remember "Piling Piling Pelikula" every Mondays at 8:30PM featuring recent blockbuster movies, Seeing Stars with JQ (Sundays, 9PM), TODAS (Wednesdays, 7:30PM), Iskul Bukol (Tuesdays, 7:30PM) both produced by Our Own Little Way Productions, among many others. Unfortunately, the shows you see on IBC 13 in the morning and afternoons were mostly documentaries on topics like "how Japan rose from the ashes of WW2" or "how to make an origami." Not exactly palatable to kids.

Who can forget Newswatch's featured headlines shown on letter graphics in white font on blue background? It was not uncommon to see headlines like these: "FL leaves for the US" or "FM to meet with WB officials." GMA has always been the network to watch when it came to the weather because of the very popular Amado Pineda of Pag-Asa. Pineda wasn't exactly a sight for sore eyes but he delivered the weather news as effectively as anyone else.

Pareng storm, see what I told you. This thread is alive and kicking. Regarding news anchors, crush ko nuon si Loren Legarda and Thelma Dumpit, but Thelma Dumpit was then on a government station, she being the daughter of then Brig. Gen. Tomas Dumpit.

Interesting you brought up the general. He was alleged to be the mastermind of several carjacking crimes back in Martial Law. This wasn't proven of course but you can imagine what Thelma Dumpit had to confront herself with from all these rumors in the grapevine.

Didn't have a crush on Thelma though - she just came on too strong for me. Even her voice was too "masculine" for comfort. But that's me!

Yes, Dada Lorenzana was also part of the NMPC Group back then. So was Doris Bigornia (as a reporter).

Early mornings we woke up with the refreshing face of Merce Henares on BBC 2 for "Good Morning Manila." I practically caught every episode of this show during summer vacation when I get to wake up early and with nothing to do. Jeez, I practically memorized the prices of all vegetables sold at Nepa-Q-Mart back then! Haha!

At 11:00AM, one of my favorite local comedy shows of all time - "Cafeteria Aroma" - was shown on GMA7. Since my high school classes began at 12NN, it was not uncommon for my classmates to talk about the episode for the day upon getting to school. Cafeteria Aroma starred the underrated comedian Apeng Daldal, his elder brother "Manok," the famous balding guitarist Miniong Villegas, and the sward "Johnson." Hilarious when they came up with the daily news with Apeng in his typical dead-pan facial expression upon delivering the punchline.

GMA's roster of shows were: 10AM - Ike's Movie-Go-Round; 11AM - Cafeteria Aroma; 11:30AM - Suerte Sa Siete; 12NN - Student Canteen; 1:30PM - Sine Siete (featuring classic local movies from LVN, Sampaguita and Premiere of the 50's and 60's); 3PM - The 700 Club...

Imee Marcos of course had her Kabataan Barangay machine working with the youth. It produced the cult classic, "Kaluskos Musmos," a comedy gag show featuring then kids Maila Gumila, Herbert and Hero Bautista, Maricel Soriano, among others. Gary Lising was there as well to tickle our respective funny bones.

And of course, who can forget "Pulong-Pulong sa Kaunlaran?" Another one of many Marcos' propaganda machines, this show came at around 7:30PM every Wednesday and shown, believe it or not, on ALL channels - BBC 2, GTV 4, GMA 7, RPN 9 and IBC 13. Hosted by Rey Pedroche and Lee Andres, this was one of the reasons why I hated tv viewing on Wednesdays.

Speaking of news, the broadcast anchors back then included the likes of Harry Gasser, Ninez Cacho Olivares, Loren Legarda and Thelma Aranda of Channel 9, Bong Lapira and Tina Monzon Palma of Channel 7, Lee Andres of BBC 2 (done in Tagalog), Bon Vibar, Rita Gaddi Baltazar and Mel Tiangco on NMPC GTV 4, and Frankie Evangelista of IBC 13. Olivares was caught smirking at a video clip when Imelda was extolling her true, good and beautiful messages once more that she got kicked out of the government-run station immediately after. All news programs were shown simultaneously at 7PM which was why Channel's 7 news program was aptly titled, "News at 7."

May bagong silang, may bago nang buhay

Bagong bansa, bagong galaw

Sa bagong lipunan

Magbabago ang lahat

Tungo sa pag-unlad

 

and so on...amazing how deeply burnt these lyrics are into my memory. and my memory sucks.

 

i remember singing 'Bagong Lipunan' as a kid. recalling it now, it sounds just like a communist march. how ironic.

Just like singing "Pilipinas Kong Mahal" and "Ako Ay Pilipino" as part of the Marcos propaganda machine. Not to mention "Dahil Sa Iyo" simply because it was FL's favorite song. Heck, even the Lettermen went here for a concert and did a rendition of this Miguel Velarde track.

The Junior Citizen was also introduced as part of our Social Studies (Araling Panlipunan) subject in grade school. This was the in bond paper size, around 8 pages total, released weekly, and where we get to read current events. Of course, the news was just part of the "the true, the good and the beautiful" messages that Marcos wanted to send out to us...

Golden era of Philippine cinema. After the "bomba" films of Divina Valencia, Merle Fernandez, Rossana Ortiz, etc, the film industry surged with classic films like Lino Brocka's "Tinimbang Ka Nguni't Kulang (1974), Maynila (1975) and Insiang (1976), Mike De Leon's Itim (1975) and Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising (1977), Eddie Romero's "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (1976), Maria Montelibano's Minsa'y ISang Gamu-Gamo (1976), among others . As a matter of fact, in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival, it was a battle royale among perhaps the greatest Filipino film directors of all time. Competing in the event included names like Brocka, De Leon, Bernal, Romero, O' Hara, and Castillo. Castillo's "Burlesk Queen" won practically all the major awards and catapulted Vilma Santos to superstardom.

As Motown became a household byword with all the African-American musical artists being churned out (The Jacksons, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, The Commodores, etc), disco music became the funk in the mid to late 70's. Saturday Night Fever became the highest-grossing album of all time until Michael Jackson's "Thriller" surpassed it in the mid 80's.Those were the days when soundtrack albums were worthy to collect - as after SNF, there was also Grease, TGIF, among others.

I remember Raffy Mejia and Caloy Prieto doing the broadcast coverage for KBS 9 of the 1976 Montreal Olympics - the same Games where a 14-year old Romanian gymnast captured the hearts of many people around the world. Other worthy shows to watch back then were athletes from different fields competing against each other in various sporting events called "Superstars" and of course, the monumental "Battle of the Network Stars" featuring the actors and actresses of US television networks ABC, CBS and NBC.

I think Starsky and Hutch also aired in Channel 13 if memory serves me right. I remember Hill Street Blues but wasn't this shown in the 80s?

 

We both have sharp memories in terms of robot cartoons. I still recall the schedule of those like it was yesterday. Haha!

Yes, Hills Street Blues was shown on GMA 7 at 9PM on GMA7. I just needed to include my all-time favorite show in the list.

GMA7 showed Mekanda Robot on Mondays at 6PM, just before Anna Liza, the soap. It was one of the more horrible robot shows ever made. I forgot the Thursday cartoon show of GMA7 back then though.

Not sure about Starsky and Hutch shown on IBC13. What I do recall is Patrick Duffy and Elizabeth Montgomery of Man From Atlantis at 8PM on Mondays.

M*A*S*H, I think, was also shown on Monday late nights on GMA7. Charlie's Angels was shown on GMA7 every Sunday at 8PM, while IBC had Bonanza on Tuesdays. KBS9 had Diff'rent Strokes every early Sunday night, The Facts of Life and Mickey Mouse Club were shown on BBC2 every Sunday.

Other shows like WKRP In Cincinnati was shown on GMA7 every Sunday at 8PM. That was the time when GMA was known as the TV network full of canned shows. Sundays were comedy nights - starting with The Muppet Show, then WKRP In Cincinnati, Mork & Mindy, Three's Company / The Ropers, etc. RPN9 was the network with the second most canned shows - airing The Waltons (can't recall what day though) and Welcome Back Kotter every Saturdays back to back with Happy Days, featuring Ron Howard and Henry Winkler.

TV viewing habits back then:

Mondays - Mekanda Robot (Ch. 7), CHiPS, Man From Atlantis (Ch. 13), Hawaii Five-O (Ch. 9), Rich Man Poor Man mini series (Ch. 7), Hill Street Blues (Ch. 7)

Tuesdays - Daimos (Ch. 7), James at 15 (Ch. 7), Streets of San Francisco (Ch. 9)

Wednesdays - Love Boat (Ch. 7), Mazinger Z (Ch. 7)

Thursdays - Eight Is Enough (Ch. 7), UFO Grendaizer (Ch. 9)

Fridays - Starsky & Hutch (Ch. 7), Voltes V (Ch. 7)

Saturdays - Combat (Ch. 7), Little House on the Prairie (Ch. 7), Soap (Ch. 7), Benson (Ch. 7), Sealab 2020 (Ch. 2)

Sundays - Six Million Dollar Man (Ch. 9), Three's Company (Ch. 7), The Ropers (Ch. 7), Mork and Mindy (Ch. 7), The Muppet Show (Ch. 7)

Some of the worst monickers can be traced in the PBA...

1. Defense Minister (Jerry Codinera)

2. El Aparador (Joel Dualan)

3. Aerial Voyager (Vergel Meneses)

4. Mr. Pure Energy (Gary David)

5. Machine Gun (Kelly Williams)

I do like some of the old monickers:

1. Daredevil (Danny Florencio)

2. The Franchise (Ramon Fernandez)

3. Big J (Robert Jaworski)

4. Tower of Power (Benjie Paras)

5. Mr. Clutch (Francis Arnaiz)