Ober Da Bakod

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Ober Da Bakod
Format situational comedy
Created by GMA Network
Developed by Viva Television
Starring Janno Gibbs
Leo Martinez
Anjo Yllana
Country of origin Philippines
Production
Running time 30 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel GMA Network
Picture format 480i SDTV
Original run 1992 – 1996
Chronology
Followed by Village People

Ober Da Bakod (in Tagalog, ober da is a phonetic spelling of "over the" and bakod means "fence", hence the title means "over the fence") was a Philippine sitcom produced by Viva Television and co-produced and broadcasted by GMA Network from 1992–1996.

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[edit] Plot

The poor brothers Mokong and Bubuli (sons of Lucring Dayukdok) have emotions for the rich sisters Honey Grace and Barbie Doll (daughters of Don Robert Dinero), Mokong for Honey Grace and Bubuli for Barbie Doll. Don Robert doesn’t want the brothers for his daughters, because they are poor. In order to be free to court Honey Grace and Barbie Doll, Mokong and Bubuli climb over the fence.

Don Robert always makes various plans to prevent Mokong and Bubuli to get closer to his daughters. But he always fails due to the intervention of his mortal enemy and former girlfriend, Aling Lucring who happens to be Mokong and Bubuli's overprotective mother. As a result, total mayhem ensues between the two families living a class apart.

A running gag of the series is at the end of every episode, two policemen, Officer Tedera and Officer Ginto, arrest and charge Don Robert of a crime based on whatever scheme he had concocted whether directly or indirectly involved he was. As Don Robert tries to explain his way out of this arrest, the police officers always tell him, "Sa presinto ka na lang magpaliwanag." ("Explain everything at the precinct.") Those words have now become a common Filipino catchphrase.

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[edit] Cast

  • Janno Gibbs as Mokong
  • Anjo Yllana as Bubuli
  • Donita Rose as Barbie Doll
  • Gelli de Belen as Honey Grace
  • Malou de Guzman as Lucring
  • Leo Martinez as Don Robert

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[edit] Staff

[edit] Trivia

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  • The show was reaired in 2000 for the GMA 50th Anniversary.
  • It has also a Movie version and a sequel which was produced by Viva Films.
  • The theme song of the series was written and sung by popular Filipino rapper Andrew E.
  • The name of Don Robert Dinero is a play on the name of Hollywood actor Robert De Niro.
  • The names Mokong and Bubuli loosely translates as "stupid" and "small lizard" respectively.
  • The series episodes ran for only one hour in its first year, a first in a Philippine sitcom when the norm was two hours to two-and-a-half hours. By the second year as the cast grew, episodes ran one-and-a-half hour.
  • The series is also acclaimed due to its unorthodox camera movements and placement of director Ariel Ureta.
  • The series received complaints from viewers due to Malou de Guzman's (Aling Lucring) constant head smacking of Janno Gibbs (Mokong) though this is done in a comedic way to portray her favoritism towards her other son Bubuli.
  • Besides co-starring in several movies together, the series introduced to the comedy duo of Janno Gibbs & Anjo Yllana. Janno being the straight man to Anjo's childish antics.
  • During the middle of their second year, Anjo Yllana (Bubuli) was pulled out of the series on the behest of his manager Douglas Quijano due to a disagreement with GMA Network. After some negotiations, Anjo was allowed to portray Bubuli in the Movie version; however, he did not return to the series nor was he in the movie sequel. The comedy duo would reunite years later in the TV series Beh Bote Nga.
  • Janno Gibbs, Gelli De Belen, Donita Rose, Donna Cruz and Manilyn Reynes are alumni of That's Entertainment, a teen talent/variety show. Janno Gibbs and Manilyn Reynes were one of the popular loveteams of that show.
  • Angelu de Leon (Muning) is an alumna of Ang TV, an afternoon children/teen gag show of rival network ABS-CBN, was removed from that show when she signed on for this series.
  • Before she became a cast member of the series, Manilyn Reynes guest-starred in its second year as a rich girl-pretending-to-be-a-maid named Manirella (a play on the name of fairy tale character Cinderella). She was eventually hired to replace Gelli De Belen (Honey Grace), who left the series when she got married to singer/actor Ariel Rivera.
  • Officer Tedera will show up again years later in the Darna TV series.

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