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Happy Truck ng Bayan (2015)

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Country
Philippines

How it feels

A Filipino variety show that traveled to different communities in a truck that turned into a stage. The hosts played games and performed for local audiences on Sunday mornings.

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What happens

Happy Truck ng Bayan is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by TV5. It aired from June 14, 2015 to February 7, 2016, replacing Movie Max 5 and was replaced by Movie Max 5. The program airing every Sunday, 11:00am to 1:00pm, and The biggest project to date this year by the network and hosted by majority of the network's bunch of talents collectively known as "HappyPeeps". Initially, HTNB visited selected barangays and places in Metro Manila (Manila, San Juan, Marikina, Quezon City, Caloocan, Valenzuela, to name a few) and Central Luzon (Pampanga), using a roving truck that transformed into a stage using remote control hydraulics system, with various segments and games cater to the growing number of audiences from Class D & E (masa). Competed against long-time rivals ASAP of ABS-CBN, Sunday All Stars of GMA Network and its successor, the comedy-and-variety show Sunday PinaSaya, it was the brainchild project of TV5's Entertainment Division Head Wilma Galvante. HTNB also served as drive for advertisers and sponsors thru on-ground and below-the-line activation events and pluggings for the network's new shows. HTNB did "taped as LIVE" shows in different parts of the country, in Northern Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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