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Captain Barbell (2006)

Captain Barbell poster
Genre
action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Country
Philippines
Length
1 season, 165 episodes
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man transforms into a superhero with godlike strength to fight villains. The show follows his adventures as he protects people from harm.

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What happens

Captain Barbell is a Philippine television drama action fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a Philippine fictional character of the same name created by Mars Ravelo. Directed by Don Michael Perez, it stars Richard Gutierrez in the title role. It premiered on May 29, 2006 on the network's Telebabad line-up. The series concluded on January 12, 2007 with a total of 165 episodes. A sequel aired in 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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