T.G.I.S. is a Philippine television teen drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mark A. Reyes and later Dominic Zapata, it stars Bobby Andrews, Angelu de Leon, Onemig Bondoc, Michael Flores, Raven Villanueva, Red Sternberg, Dingdong Dantes, Antoinette Taus, Sunshine Dizon and Anne Curtis. It premiered on August 12, 1995, on the network's Saturday line up. The series concluded on November 27, 1999, with a total of 233 episodes.
The series is streaming online on YouTube. The series was followed by a spin-off film, T.G.I.S. The Movie and two television series, Growing Up and Teen Gen.
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Development
T.G.I.S. was first directed by Mark A. Reyes with story by Kit Villanueva-Langit. The title of the show was conceptualized by Reyes to mean "Thank God It's Sabado," which was derived from commercials of Jollibee ("I Love You Sabado") and San Miguel Beer (Sabado Nights), and the expression "Thank God It's Friday," replacing the Friday with Sabado (the Tagalog word for Saturday).
Music
The opening theme of the show was originally "Dyslexic Heart" by Paul Westerberg that was taken from the Singles film. It was later changed to "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves.
Spin-offs
In 1997, the film adaption of T.G.I.S – T.G.I.S. The Movie was released. Directed by Mark A. Reyes, the cast of the TV series—Angelu de Leon, Bobby Andrews, Rica Peralejo, Onemig Bondoc, Raven Villanueva, Michael Flores, Ciara Sotto and Red Sternberg reprised their roles. Viva Films and GMA Films served as the distributors. A television series, Growing Up also aired on GMA Network, featuring the cast of T.G.I.S. In December 2012, a second television spin-off, Teen Gen premiered on GMA Network.