Back To The 70's

[dungeonbaby]

I remember Tina Monzon Palma was a news anchor on Channel 7 and the weather guy for Channel 7 was Amado Mercado while Harry Gasser was the anchor for Channel 9. My favorite channel then was 7.

 

Tina Monzon Palma was my go-to newscaster for the correct pronunciation of English words. Her, Sesame Street, and The Electric Company with Morgan Freeman as the Easy Reader.

 

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...

 

how is it you remember so much?

 

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.

[bods1000]

 

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."

Speaking of Thelma Aranda was she the sister of Jon Aranda? Jon Aranda was the first husband of Loren Legarda, so that for a time she was called Loren Legarda-Aranda before she became Loren Legarda Leviste and now she's back to plain Loren Legarda. I wonder what hyphenated transformation she will be next time. Jon Aranda was a pilot based in the States, if I'm not mistaken.

Edited April 27, 2013 by bods1000

[Bugatti Veyron]

Speaking of Thelma Aranda was she the sister of Jon Aranda? Jon Aranda was the first husband of Loren Legarda, so that for a time she was called Loren Legarda-Aranda before she became Loren Legarda Leviste and now she's back to plain Loren Legarda. I wonder what hyphenated transformation she will be next time. Jon Aranda was a pilot based in the States, if I'm not mistaken.

I believe Thelma Aranda was the sister of Dina who was my batch at La Salle. She was beauty and brains. Extremely intelligent and extremely cute. She was the proverbial "crush ng bayan." Didn't even dare say hi to her because I felt I wasn't on her league. I think everyone had a crush on her back then. I can still picture her cute face in my head.

 

She and her family used to live in San Lorenzo Village, the same village I grew up in.

[storm]

They - the Thelmas (Dumpit and Aranda), Loren and Luchi of TV 5 became newscasters in the early 80s.

 

In the early 70s, the beauties I remember were

The Revilla sisters - Maritess and Tina

The Moran sisters - Margie and Lulette (or Ludette) Moran

The Diaz sisters - Gloria and Rio

 

Hilda Koronel

Crispy Sta Maria

Toni Rose Gayda

Marianne Dela Riva

Aurora Pijuan

Yogi Dominguez

Maan Hontiveros

Charo Santos

[storm]

Mukhang we should have an eb or what we call now as GTG (get together)

[Jay P. Mercado]

 

 

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.

[storm]

I remember I only watched the news back then for our current events assignment.

 

The cartoons in the early 70s were mostly Hanna-Barbera

Might Thor

Moby Dick

The Adventures of Gulliver

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Shazzan

Wacky Races

[harmless0810]

si koji parang ibon

sa tubig parang isda

ang makalaban nagsisisi

sintigas ng bakal ang buo niyang katawan

ipinagtatanggol niya ang bawat naaapi

kapag siya'y nagalit talo pa ang lintik

may apoy sa dibdib ang mundo'y nanginginig

 

mazing go mazing go mazinger z

 

mazinger z by the voltes gang released via wea records.

[sonnyt111]

I remember I only watched the news back then for our current events assignment.

 

The cartoons in the early 70s were mostly Hanna-Barbera

Might Thor

Moby Dick

The Adventures of Gulliver

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Shazzan

Wacky Races

Actually if you go to YouTube, you'll be able to find some of these old cartoons. It's almost like being transported back in time.

[sonnyt111]

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.

[Jay P. Mercado]

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...

[dungeonbaby]

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.

 

Pretty certain it wasn't Uncle Bob. Did Ariel Ureta have a show?

 

Anyway, I'm not sure about the iPad vs. taguan/patintero contest. Kids today might be more sophisticated but I sure loved playing outside - getting cut up sneaking into neighbors' gardens, falling off our bikes outracing askals, fighting off the neighborhood bullies who hung out at the sari-sari store - we had to entertain ourselves and we were never, ever bored. Our taguan was pretty exciting as hiding places stretched the whole street and we played well into the night until we had to be coaxed home with stories of kapre and tikbalang. A fave game at school was agawan base, with absolutely no favor shown to girls. I watch my young nephews today engrossed in their gadgets, but give them a top and their eyes come alive.

 

 

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.

 

what a far cry from today's technology huh. just to dial someone's number took forever, especially if your fingers were tiny and slipped out of that rotary thingy easily.

 

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...

 

wow.

Edited April 28, 2013 by dungeonbaby

[clandestinecuddles]

Shaun Cassidy....half brother of David Cassidy and son of actress Shirley Jones of "Carousel" fame. I think he starred in the tv series The Hardy Boys opposite Parker Stevenson.

Yeah he played the the younger brother , Joe Hardy. He had a hit song back then and he was rivals with Leif Garret.

[storm]

Pretty certain it wasn't Uncle Bob. Did Ariel Ureta have a show?

 

Anyway, I'm not sure about the iPad vs. taguan/patintero contest. Kids today might be more sophisticated but I sure loved playing outside - getting cut up sneaking into neighbors' gardens, falling off our bikes outracing askals, fighting off the neighborhood bullies who hung out at the sari-sari store - we had to entertain ourselves and we were never, ever bored. Our taguan was pretty exciting as hiding places stretched the whole street and we played well into the night until we had to be coaxed home with stories of kapre and tikbalang. A fave game at school was agawan base, with absolutely no favor shown to girls. I watch my young nephews today engrossed in their gadgets, but give them a top and their eyes come alive.

 

 

 

what a far cry from today's technology huh. just to dial someone's number took forever, especially if your fingers were tiny and slipped out of that rotary thingy easily.

 

 

 

Might be Tito Pepe?. He hosted Clubhouse 9.

 

We also played agawan base in school in the early 70s, plus shato, jolens, overhead sipa, luksong tinik, luksong baka (viola kamatis), piko, bending, tanshing, touch ball and tumbang preso.

[Jay P. Mercado]

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.