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; 2010–2019) are currently streaming on the
Yey! YouTube Channel every Tuesday at 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, Saturdays at 7:30 am on
Kapamilya Channel, and Saturday at 9:00 am and Sunday at 9:30 am on
A2Z and Weekends at 4:30 pm on
Jeepney TV.
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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 follows Anna (
Shaina Magdayao), an orphaned girl who sets out in search of her long-lost father (
Christopher de Leon), aided by a guardian angel named 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
2010 revival 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 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 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.
Title Cards used through the Years As years passed by, Wansapanataym changes its title cards. This section served as the gallery of title cards used through the years. ==Theme song==