From the times of our great-grandparents up to this current generation, watching noontime shows here in our country has always been our favorite past time. Whether it’s the longest-running noontime show ‘Eat Bulaga’ or the famous noontime show ‘Wowowee’ that aired in 2005, it’s obvious how Philippine noontime shows entertain us and become memorable for everyone.
Another well-known Philippine noontime show today is called “Showtime!” was first aired on October 24, 2009, with its original hosts Anne Curtis, Vhong Navarro, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz, Kim Atienza,and Vice Ganda. For the past 14 years, a total of 89 segments were created and witnessed by all, including ‘Miss Q&A,’ ‘Trabahula,’ ‘Tawag ng Tanghalan,’ and a lot more. One of their newest segments, ‘Mechoose Mechoose,’ went viral recently for one hilarious reason.
On November 23, 2023, one of the segment’s contestants, Rissa, expressed her excitement and mistakenly mentioned that she was in ‘Wowowee’ instead of ‘Showtime.’ It happened when Showtime’s host, Vice Ganda, asked Rissa about her relationship with her husband and teased her to shout for his name and tell everyone that he’s the only one for her on nationwide television. Rissa then expressed her greetings and said, “Hi babi! Nandito nako sa Wowowee!” The hosts and her fellow contestants laughed in shock that she mentioned a noontime show that had already ended a long time ago. Vhong Navarro teased everyone to give Rissa a jacket and five thousand pesos, which were the iconic giveways and prizes of Wowowee’s host, Willie Revillame.
Vice Ganda even called Jackie ‘Luningning’, who was the famous dancer before in Wowowee, and made her dance. While everyone found it extremely amusing, Showtime hosts still handled the situation in a respectful manner, wherein Vice Ganda told everyone that they loved ‘Wowowee’ and its host, Willie Revillame, and assured everyone that they were friends with each other. He even greeted him on TV: “Hi Kuya Wil!” the famous host said.
In Capstone-Intel’s social intelligence report that was conducted on November 28, 2023, they have monitored and studied the Facebook performance of the said viral episode of ‘Mechoose Mechoose’ between November 23 and November 24, 2023, by garnering all accessible posts that mention “#ShowtimeFlexKo,” a hashtag used by the viewers who witnessed and expressed their opinions regarding the mistake of Rissa, the contestant. Breaking down all the data that has been found, it has an engagement score of 30,826.4 for its 29 total post counts and over 270,533 total reactions. A part of this total is Facebook likes with 10,016 reactions (3.7 percent), ‘love’ reactions with 6,013 (2.2 percent), ‘wow’ reactions with 187 (0.1 percent), ‘angry’ reactions with 14, and ‘sad’ reactions with 12. It was also revealed that “#ShowtimeFlexKo” got 86 percent of positive mentions and the remaining 14 percent of negative mentions. It is also impressive how “#ShowtimeFlexKo” received 28 million social media views overnight, which proves that the viral accident has been notably seen by a lot of viewers and social media users, which prolonged its trending spot online.
Through this unexpected event, it can be concluded how our noontime shows influence our minds and how they can be so memorable to us Filipinos. Noonthime shows were not just entertainment for us; they became part of our culture. As people perform every day in front of nationwide television, we get to know different stories from different kinds of people that inspire us and teach us things that we often realize. It is also commendable that this accident shows how respectful we can be to our fellow artists and entertainers and that we should all practice every chance that we have. Let us all be reminded that in every situation, no matter how messy it can get, we should always choose to be kind, as we don’t know what other people are going through.
