History Series / EatBulaga

* ShoutOut: The name of EB Fone Home, a segment which ran from 2004 to 2006, is a reference to the quote "[[Film/{{ET}} E.T. phone home]]".

In January 2024, TAPE, Inc. renamed their iteration of ''Bulaga'' to ''Tahanang Pinakamasaya'' (transl. ''Happiest Home'') per a court ruling ordering them to cease their use of the ''Bulaga'' trademarks; TVJ then reverted their show's name to ''Eat Bulaga'', now stylised as ''EAT... BULAGA!''. This also coincided with the show's return to RPN via weekend simulcast after 35 years.[[note]]RPN 9 aired as [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks CNN Philippines]] until January 31, 2024, a local franchise of CNN, though as it stands, their weekend airing of ''Bulaga'' as well as select games from the Philippine Basketball Association might bring up some questions about NetworkDecay considering CNN being supposedly a ''news'' channel; this would become a non-issue when it was announced that CNN Philippines is winding down its operations due to low ratings. By February 1 of that year RPN's airtime is currently used as RPTV, a joint-venture between [=TV5=] owners [=MediaQuest=] and RPN's part-owner Nine Media Corporation.[[/note]] ''Tahanang Pinakamasaya'' proved to be short-lived, as the show only lasted for 50 episodes before it was cancelled on March 2, 2024 to low ratings.

In January 2024, TAPE, Inc. renamed their iteration of ''Bulaga'' to ''Tahanang Pinakamasaya'' (transl. ''Happiest Home'') per a court ruling ordering them to cease their use of the ''Bulaga'' trademarks; TVJ then reverted their show's name to ''Eat Bulaga'', now stylised as ''EAT... BULAGA!''. This also coincided with the show's return to RPN via weekend simulcast after 35 years.[[note]]RPN 9 aired as [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks CNN Philippines]] until January 31, 2024, a local franchise of CNN, though as it stands, their weekend airing of ''Bulaga'' as well as select games from the Philippine Basketball Association might bring up some questions about NetworkDecay considering CNN being supposedly a ''news'' channel; this would become less of an issue when it was announced that CNN Philippines is winding down its operations due to low ratings. By February 1 of that year RPN's airtime is currently used as RPTV, a joint-venture between [=TV5=] owners [=MediaQuest=] and RPN's part-owner Nine Media Corporation.[[/note]]

''Eat Bulaga!''[[note]]The name is a play on the playground expression "It! Bulaga!", "bulaga" meaning "peekaboo". Roughly translated into English, ''Eat Bulaga!'' would be ''Lunchtime Surprise!''[[/note]] is a Filipino variety show currently broadcast on [=TV5=]. It began in 1979 on RPN-9 and transferred to Creator/{{ABSCBN}} in 1989 and then Creator/{{GMA|Network}} in 1995 amid ABS-CBN's attempt to acquire Eat Bulaga's rights, and has since aired over 10,000 episodes; it has the highest episode count for any Filipino TV show.

The series is hosted by mainstays referred to as "Dabarkads"[[note]]A corruption of the Tagalog term "barkada", meaning a band of friends. The term is currently used to this day on the new show hosted by the former ''Eat Bulaga!'' hosts on TV5, while it's current one produced by TAPE, Inc. had the term replaced with "Kapuso" (referring to the viewers of GMA Network where this show is currently airing) or "EB Fam".[[/note]] and consists of various game and talent show segments along with live performances from the hosts and/or guest acts.

On May 31, 2023, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, the final original hosts, announced that they were leaving ''Eat Bulaga!'' following a highly-publicised dispute between Tito, Vic and Joey and TAPE heads (pun not intended) Romeo Jalosjos and his son Bullet, with the rest of the "Legit Dabarkads" resigning as well. Reruns of previous episodes featuring TVJ and the original casts were aired from May 31 to June 3, 2023 before the show's resumed production was teased on Sunday, June 4, 2023, and subsequently returning to original programming with new hosts (without TVJ) on June 5. In July 1, 2023, the original cast moved to Creator/{{TV5}} where they [[StartMyOwn launched a new show]] simply known as ''[[Series/{{EAT}} E.A.T.]]'', which served as a placeholder title until a decision was made on December 6, 2023 when the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) ruled in favor of TVJ's camp over the ownership of the brand, effectively legitimizing TVJ's claim over the ''Bulaga'' trademarks. Needless to say, [[SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced there was much rejoicing]] from loyal fans of the show, with the Legit Dabarkads [[https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/12/07/2317038/once-more-feeling-tvj-sings-eat-bulaga singing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvH-ep60r-E the original lyrics]] to the ''Eat Bulaga!'' theme song in celebration.

''Eat Bulaga!''[[note]]The name is a play on the playground expression "It! Bulaga!", "bulaga" meaning "peekaboo". Roughly translated into English, ''Eat Bulaga!'' would be ''Lunchtime Surprise!''[[/note]] is a Filipino variety show currently broadcast on [=TV5=]. It began in 1979 on RPN-9 and transferred to Creator/{{ABSCBN}} in 1989 and then Creator/{{GMA}} in 1995 amid ABS-CBN's attempt to acquire Eat Bulaga's rights, and has since aired over 10,000 episodes; it has the highest episode count for any Filipino TV show.

''Eat Bulaga!''[[note]]The name is a play on the playground expression "It! Bulaga!", "bulaga" meaning "peekaboo". Roughly translated into English, ''Eat Bulaga!'' would be ''Lunchtime Surprise!''[[/note]] is a Filipino variety show currently broadcast on [=TV5=]. It began in 1979 on RPN-9 and transferred to Creator/{{ABSCBN}} in 1989 and then GMA in 1995 amid ABS-CBN's attempt to acquire Eat Bulaga's rights, and has since aired over 10,000 episodes; it has the highest episode count for any Filipino TV show.

On May 31, 2023, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, the final original hosts, announced that they were leaving ''Eat Bulaga!'' following a highly-publicised dispute between Tito, Vic and Joey and TAPE heads (pun not intended) Romeo Jalosjos and his son Bullet, with the rest of the "Legit Dabarkads" resigning as well. Reruns of previous episodes featuring TVJ and the original casts were aired from May 31 to June 3, 2023 before the show's resumed production was teased on Sunday, June 4, 2023, and subsequently returning to original programming with new hosts (without TVJ) on June 5. In July 1, 2023, the original cast moved to [=TV5=] where they [[StartMyOwn launched a new show]] simply known as ''[[Series/{{EAT}} E.A.T.]]'', which served as a placeholder title until a decision was made on December 6, 2023 when the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) ruled in favor of TVJ's camp over the ownership of the brand, effectively legitimizing TVJ's claim over the ''Bulaga'' trademarks. Needless to say, [[SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced there was much rejoicing]] from loyal fans of the show, with the Legit Dabarkads [[https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/12/07/2317038/once-more-feeling-tvj-sings-eat-bulaga singing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvH-ep60r-E the original lyrics]] to the ''Eat Bulaga!'' theme song in celebration.

In January 2024, TAPE, Inc. renamed their iteration of ''Bulaga'' to ''Tahanang Pinakamasaya'' (transl. ''Happiest Home'') per a court ruling ordering them to cease their use of the ''Bulaga'' trademarks; TVJ then reverted their show's name to ''Eat Bulaga'', now stylised as ''EAT... BULAGA!''. This also coincided with the show's return to RPN via weekend simulcast after 35 years.[[note]]RPN 9 now currently airs as [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks CNN Philippines]], a local franchise of CNN, though as it stands, their weekend airing of ''Bulaga'' as well as select games from the Philippine Basketball Association might bring up some questions about NetworkDecay considering CNN being supposedly a ''news'' channel; this would become less of an issue when it was announced that CNN Philippines is winding down its operations due to low ratings. By February 1, 2024 RPN's airtime is currently used as RPTV.[[/note]]

In January 2024, TAPE, Inc. renamed their iteration of ''Bulaga'' to ''Tahanang Pinakamasaya'' (transl. ''Happiest Home'') per a court ruling ordering them to cease their use of the ''Bulaga'' trademarks; TVJ then reverted their show's name to ''Eat Bulaga'', now stylised as ''EAT... BULAGA!''. This also coincided with the show's return to RPN via weekend simulcast after 35 years.[[note]]RPN 9 now currently airs as [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks CNN Philippines]], a local franchise of CNN, though as it stands, their weekend airing of ''Bulaga'' as well as select games from the Philippine Basketball Association might bring up some questions about NetworkDecay considering CNN being supposedly a ''news'' channel; this would become less of an issue when it was announced that CNN Philippines is winding down its operations due to low ratings.[[/note]]

In January 2024, TAPE, Inc. renamed their iteration of ''Bulaga'' to ''Tahanang Pinakamasaya'' (transl. ''Happiest Home'') per a court ruling ordering them to cease their use of the ''Bulaga'' trademarks; TVJ then reverted their show's name to ''Eat Bulaga'', now stylised as ''EAT... BULAGA!''. This also coincided with the show's return to RPN 9 via weekend simulcast after 35 years.[[note]]RPN 9 now currently airs as [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks CNN Philippines]], a local franchise of CNN, though as it stands, their weekend airing of ''Bulaga'' as well as select games from the Philippine Basketball Association might bring up some questions about NetworkDecay considering CNN being supposedly a ''news'' channel; this would become less of an issue when it was announced that CNN Philippines is winding down its operations due to low ratings.[[/note]]

In January 2024, TAPE, Inc. renamed their iteration of ''Bulaga'' to ''Tahanang Pinakamasaya'' (transl. ''Happiest Home'') per a court ruling ordering them to cease their use of the ''Bulaga'' trademarks; TVJ then reverted their show's name to ''Eat Bulaga'', now stylised as ''EAT... BULAGA!''. This also coincided with the show's return to RPN 9 via weekend simulcast after 35 years.[[note]]RPN 9 now currently airs as [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks CNN Philippines]], a local franchise of CNN; though as it stands, their weekend airing of ''Bulaga'' as well as select games from the Philippine Basketball Association might bring up some questions about NetworkDecay considering CNN being supposedly a ''news'' channel.[[/note]]

* AllLowercaseLetters: The logo was at one point rendered as ''eat bulaga!''

* FunWithAcronyms: '''T'''elevision '''A'''nd '''P'''roduction '''E'''xponents Inc., also known as TAPE, Inc. This however became at least somewhat [[ArtifactTitle artifactual]] when videotape became obsolete in favour of digital recordings.

* LongRunnerCastTurnover: The first three Dabarkads, Vic Sotto, Tito Sotto, and Joey de Leon, are still on the show even after all these years. The cast of co-hosts, on the other hand, has seen constant changes throughout the show's run. The Legit Dabarkads[[note]]referring to the original ''Eat Bulaga!'' hosts[[/note]] left in 2023 and new hosts such as Paolo Contis and Betong Sumaya were introduced.
* LongRunners: Barring network changes from RPN, ABS-CBN and finally on GMA, the show has been on air since July 30, 1979.

* ReplacedTheThemeTune: ''Eat Bulaga!'' released a new theme song on July 29, 2023, almost two months after TVJ left the show.

* ArtificialIntelligence: In line with the AI boom of the 2020s, ''E.A.T.'' introduces artificial intelligence-based co-hosts as part of the cast, whose appearances were humorously deepfaked from some of the hosts.
* AudienceParticipation: As is typical with variety game shows in the country.

* InsistentTerminology: The show's cast (and their loyal fans dating back from the ''Bulaga'' days) assert that TVJ and their posse are the ''real deal'', dismissing the new ''Bulaga'' cast as mere usurpers.