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Wansapanataym (Filipinization of the English phrase "once upon a time"), also known as Wansapanataym Presents, is a Philippine television drama fantasy anthology series broadcast by ABS-CBN. It aired from June 22, 1997 to February 27, 2005, replacing The Sharon Cuneta Show. The show returned on the network's Yes Weekend! from September 11, 2010, to April 7, 2019, replacing Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla and was replaced by Hiwaga ng Kambat. The series was also aired on ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend! primetime block with new episodes and remakes of past episodes. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Wansapanataym returned on air every weekend from March 29 to May 3, 2020, replacing 24/7 and Home Sweetie Home and was replaced by Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan? and Iba 'Yan on Kapamilya Channel's weekend evening slot.
The series follows the stories of everyday people as they encounter fantastic events involving magic and the supernatural and how their lives are forever changed by their adventures with the otherworldly. Like the children's television series Hiraya Manawari, the series also focus on providing values education for kids and teens through courage, discipline, honesty, humility, love, obedience, respect and other moral values, adapted from Filipino stories and legends or original stories.
Wansapanataym is the longest-running fantasy anthology series on Philippine television, reaching its 19th year in 2019. The creators dubbed the series as "the original storybook of Filipino children". As the series progressed, most episodes have spanned a variety of genres and subgenres including romantic comedy, action-adventure, horror, and science fiction, while also keeping the fantasy genre.




History


Wansapanataym was launched in 1997, having genre similarities with the ABS-CBN Foundation-produced educational program Hiraya Manawari (which features Filipino short stories for children) and the 1980s series Pinoy Fantasy. A film was also produced based on the show's genre, which starred Serena Dalrymple, Christopher de Leon and Shaina Magdayao.
Judy Ann Santos and the late Rico Yan graced the very first episode of Wansapanataym.
From September 5, 2004 to February 27, 2005, the show underwent a reformat featuring two child characters (played by Sharlene San Pedro and Nash Aguas) and a magical book inside a chest or somewhere in their house at the start and end of almost every episode.
Re-runs of past episodes (2002–2005; 2010–2015) are currently streaming on the Yey! YouTube Channel every Tuesday at 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, and Sunday at 9:30 am on A2Z.




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Wansapanataym (also known as Wansapanataym: The Movie) is a 1999 Filipino fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Johnny Manahan. It is a film adaptation of the series and was released in May 26, 1999. The story is about an orphaned girl named Anna (Shaina Magdayao) who searches for her long-lost father (Christopher de Leon) whom she was able to find with the help of a guardian angel Barbiel (Serena Dalrymple).



Cast and characters

Serena Dalrymple as Barbiel
Christopher de Leon as Gary Asuring
Shaina Magdayao as Anna
Angel Aquino as Sylvia Enrique
Rosemarie Gil as Doña Tisay Enrique
Romeo Rivera as Don Victor Enrique
Jericho Rosales as Michael
Gloria Sevilla as Manang Bising




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During the ABS-CBN Trade Launch held at NBC Tent, Metro Manila in August 2010, it was announced that Wansapanataym would return with new episodes. Unlike the previous iteration, it focuses on adaptations based on "komiks" in the first season. It premiered on September 11, 2010, with its first episode "Inday Bote" starring Melai Cantiveros-Francisco. The succeeding seasons stayed faithful to the original format. The show's second iteration initially aired on Saturday nights, but on May 25, 2014, Wansapanataym returned to Sunday nights again and onwards, similar to the first 1997–2005 iteration.
On June 29, 2013, Wansapanataym was reformatted as a bi-monthly series wherein one story will be shown for a month or two except on Christmas specials.
On November 8, 2015, Wansapanataym launched its two-month television special titled 15 Magical Years in celebration of the show's 15th anniversary, airing 8 special episodes (4 of which were Christmas specials). The special ended on December 27, 2015, now regularly airing bi-monthly episodes.
After almost 9 years of broadcast airing of the show, Wansapanataym ended its overall original run on April 7, 2019, with a replay of "Selfie Pa More, Sasha No More" on April 14, 2019 between the show's second and final iteration original airing and its replacement Hiwaga ng Kambat.




= WansapanaSummer

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WansapanaSummer is a re-run of the past episodes from the show's second iteration. It was aired every weekday mornings on the network's Umaganda morning block from 2013 to 2014 (its 2015 airing was just a replay of one monthly special).
The first run of WansapanaSummer aired from April 29 to June 20, 2013, every Mondays to Fridays at 10:15 am, replacing Ohlala Couple. The highest rating was 18.3% on May 10, 2013.
The second run of WansapanaSummer aired from March 17 to April 11, 2014, every Mondays to Fridays at 10:15 am, replacing Crazy Love and was replaced by Kapamilya Kiddie Blockbusters.
The third run of WansapanataymSummer presents "My App #Boyfie" aired from April 13 to 24, 2015, every Mondays to Fridays at 9:20 am, replacing Haikyu!! and was replaced by Kapamilya Blockbusters.




= Wansapanataym Classics

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Wansapanataym Classics (also known as Wansapanataym Klasiks) is a re-run of past episodes from the first 1997–2005 iteration.
It airs every Saturday at 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm on the Jeepney TV channel, and weekends at 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on the Yey! channel.




Theme song


The first theme song was sung by Michelle Ayalde in the television series and Roselle Nava in the film. It was composed by Homer Flores in the television series and Jaime Fabregas in the film, with lyrics by Jose Bartolome. The song was used from 1997 until 2004.
The second theme song was sung by Nyoy Volante, replacing Ayalde's version. It was composed by Jonathan Manalo replacing Flores, with lyrics by Aris Pollisco (Gloc-9), replacing Bartolome. It was used in 2004–2005 and in 2010–2019.




Awards and recognitions






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= Second iteration

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See also


List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
Buhawi Jack




Notes






References






External links


Official website (1997–2005) at the Wayback Machine (archived January 28, 1999)
Wansapanataym
Wansapanataym (2010–2019) at IMDb
Wansapanataym (1997–2006) at IMDb
Wansapanataym (1999) at IMDb

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