Millennials are really lucky to have lived in the time when technology has not taken over the world yet—just a good quality of OPM music, movies, fun-filled street games, and also, TV shows.

There’s just something about the local TV shows we used to watch when we were kids that we can still recall today. Maybe it’s the catchy jingle we used to sing with when the show was starting, which we can still sing along to up to this day. Or maybe it’s the precious memories of rushing to home after playing under the heat of sun so we wouldn't miss the newest episode of our favorite TV show. And to bring back these memories, here are some of the TV programs we definitely miss watching.

Ang TV 

"4:30 na. Ang TV na!" Ang TV, which aired from 1992 to 1997, is a youth-oriented variety and gag show that always had us laughing out loud with their comedy skits. It's really amazing to still see some of its famous cast on our screens today, like Jolina Magdangal, Angelica Panganiban, Carlo Aquino, Paolo Contis, Camille and John Prats, etc.

Batibot

Who would forget the likes of Pong Pagong and Kiko Matsing? Batibot is a thirty-minute show magazine format TV show, which used to air from Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 10:00 AM. Consisting of variety, humor, original Filipino music and stories, animation, theater, muppets, short live action films and features. Batibot was broadcasted nationwide on the Philippine television networks Radio Philippines Network (RPN). In 1991, the show switched to ABS-CBN but switched back to RPN in 1994. In 1998, the show ceased to air due to the abrupt development of cable TV in the Philippines led to the popularity of youth-oriented channels like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Disney Channel.

That’s Entertainment

That's Entertainment is a variety TV show broadcasted by GMA Network. It was originally hosted by German Moreno and Ike Lozada, which premiered on January 6, 1986. The show casted members who were separated into five groups; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. During the Saturday broadcast, all five groups performed together. The show also featured dance groups such as the Manoeuvres, Streetboys, Abztract Dancers, Kids at Work, and Universal Motion Dancers. The final episode, "That's The Reunion" aired on May 3, 1996, which featured former cast members of the show.

Hiraya Manawari

‘Hiraya Manawari’, or 'Reach For Your Dreams' is a youth-oriented fantasy television show which featured new magical stories every episode. The educational television show was produced by ABS-CBN Foundation. Hiraya Manawari focused on providing values education to children through the adaptation of Filipino stories and legends or original stories. The first episode of Hiraya Manawari, "Habi at Hiwaga" aired on October 7, 1995. The show ended in 2003.

Home Along Da Riles

Home Along Da Riles is a Philippine comedy series that aired on the ABS-CBN network from 1992 to 2003.  The show unfolds the lives of a poor Filipino family—the Kosmes, who are living alongside the railroad tracks. The main character, Kevin Kosme, was played by the Philippine Comedy King Dolphy. The local sitcom also featured actors Nova Villa, Smokey Manaloto, Claudine Barreto, Boy 2 Quizon, etc.

Sineskwela 

The award-winning Sineskwela made Science looked fun to study. The educational TV show is said to be inspired a lot of millennials now to pursue their career which are related to Science. The show presented scientific principles and concepts through the exciting adventures of characters like Kuya Bok (Icko Gonzales), Anatom (Christine Bersola) and Agatom (Brenan Espartinez). While Giselle Sanchez and Winnie Cordero were the teachers.

Math Tinik 

“Mga numbers, mga signs, ‘di dapat katakutan.” Just like Sineskwela, Math Tinik, which aired from 1997 to 2004, was the kind of TV show that made us forget how terrifying the subject was. Thanks to its likeable characters, adventures filled with math riddles, and interactive lessons, learning fractions, decimals, and multiplication suddenly became a piece of cake.

Wansapanataym 

This award-winning fantasy and drama local TV show just like Hiraya Manawari, which launched its first episode with Judy Ann Santos and the late Rico Yan in 1997, and ended in 2005. The series briefly re-aired in 2006, then was revived in 2010 with new and remade episodes. (No shade but Wansapanataym before used to focus on life lessons and exciting fictional characters, and not on love teams and romance)

Bayani

Bayani, aired from 1995 to 2001, made us believe that studying history is never boring as the show followed the exciting adventure of main characters Noli and Aya, as they go back in time in order to understand and learn about the lives of Filipino heroes. It was a fun and age-appropriate way to learn about our history.

Epol Apple (1999 to 2003)

Epol Apple’s episodes were filled with exciting English lessons on grammar and vocabulary through its colourful and youth-oriented characters, imaginative stories, and fun songs. We will always remember Kuya/Tito Luis (Bodjie Pascua) together with his bird sidekick Porfirio.

These old and nostalgic TV shows utterly helped in shaping our minds, and perspective. We should feel lucky that these are the shows we used to grow up with as we learned a lot and benefitted from them. We may never bring back our childhood and be young again—but at least, with these educational TV shows we used to watch, we can say that our childhood will always be one of the most precious memories we will never forget.