By:Mario Bautista
JOEY DE LEON's "Wow Mali" was the longest-running show on the old ABC-5. It ran from 1996 to 2006. Now, the new TV 5 is reviving it to be shown Sundays from 6 to 7 PM. Won't it be with conflict with his other Sunday show on GMA-7, "Mel & Joey".
"No, kasi 8 PM naman ang start ng 'Mel & Joey' kaya okay lang," he says. "I made sure hindi sila magkatapat."
Did he have to ask the permission of GMA-7 to allow him to 'Wow Mali' again on TV 5? "No more. Tapos na rin naman yung 'Nuts Entertainment' ko sa kanila. 'Wow Mali' is the first local show na inspired by 'Candid Camera'. Now, GMA has Bitoy's show na gaya nito."
So what's the difference of "Wow Mali" then and now? "Mas involved ako with the new show. 100 percent ang contribution ko rito, pati sa brainstorming kugn ano mga gagawin namin. Dati, host lang ako and I don't go out in the field. But this time, I reserved the whole morning of Sunday to tape for the show kasi, aside from the usual gags, I conduct parlor games sa mga beauty parlor. Dati, sa Manila lang kami. Now, we go to as far as Baguio, Ilocos, Bicol and even Davao at nagpapa-contest ako sa mga bading. May questions ako for them. Example, how will you translate 'Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang' into English. Iba-ibang sagot. Riot talaga. Doon sa tanong kung paano ita-translate ang 'Huwag akong kalabitin', nakakatawa rin ang mga sagot. May nagsabi, don't finger me. Meron din akong portion na 'Wow Mare, Wow Pare, Masarap Magdebate'. We give them a topic and they debate on it. Halimbawa, if you're going to change the name of The Philppines, what name will you give our country? O kaya, kung iibahin ang design ng flag natin, anong isa-suggest mo? Or, if you'd be reincarnated, kaninong katawan ng artista ang gusto mong pasukin? Siempre, we still pranks on unsuspecting victims. For the pilot episode this February 22, si Oyo Sotto ng 'Midnight DJ' ng TV ang pinaglaruan namin. Wala siyang kamalay-malay na na-good time namin siya."
Who decided to revive "Wow Mali"? "The current TV 5 management. Kasi, hanggang ngayon, ang lakas ng recall ng Wow Mali sa tao. They have a new show like it, 'Lokomoko', but after each prank, ang sasabihin pa rin daw ng tao, 'Wow Mali' yan, e. Kahit dun sa kabila, kapag may prank sila, 'Wow Mali' pa rin ang sinasabi ng tao. So heto, they bring it back offering funnier lough-out-loud entertainment."
Why is he still so driven to be a workaholic? He's in "Eat Bulaga" Monday to Saturday, in "Startalk" on Saturday afternoon and now, on Sunday, he's in two evening shows, "Wow Mali" and "Mel & Joey"? "May pinag-aaral pa ako,e. Yung bunso ko, si Gio. At least, yung panganay namin ni Eileen na si Jaco, tapos ng studies niya sa States and now works as a consultant in 'Eat Bulaga'. Yung girl naman, may show sa Q 11. At saka, I really want to keep myself busy habang kaya ko pa. Kaysa naman tumunganga lang ako sa bahay, di ba?"
"Wow Mali" replaces Gretchen Barretto's "You & Me Against the World" on TV starting this Sunday at 6 PM.
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