Review: Thematically, the first episode is overall very impressive in a lot of aspect and I am a big fan of Pepito Manaloto since the beginning of the show that is why honestly, when they announced a prequel, I am quite skeptical about it because I am a bit worried on how they are going to effectively showcase the personality and idiosyncrasies of each characters in the original series. Clearly, I was wrong about it because character wise, the casting was great especially Kokoy, who in my opinion, just stole the show in this episode because he is so good in portraying Patrick and of course Sef Cadayona, as usual, is great (Character wise: he managed to showcase Pepito's mannerisms in MV's version of the character). I also love how they approached the pilot episode in a much slower pace rather than introducing a lot of details about the show that would probably overwhelm me. I am not a part of the generation where the event of this prequel happened that is why I cannot have a full on nostalgia when it comes to the references, but generally, the setting and the tone of the series are thematic-wise especially that I can now have a more visually accurate representation of what my lola and mama used to tell me when I was a kid about their lives during 80s and 90s. A lot of criticism for this series is the exaggeration of the characters when it comes to emotional articulacy, however, I completely disagree with it because this is exactly the way people react especially the young ones in an environment like this in real life. It captures the transcendental significance of Philippine culture during the past era (at its core: the simplicity of living), and that makes me appreciate the series more than it being a prequel in an existing story in our current timeline. Realistically, this is how you can reimagine the way we live during our early times, without internet, w/o social media, that is why I dont understand why they criticize it if this approach of acting really makes it more grounded even if it gives corny or cringe feeling. I really love the first episode, and I am looking forward that this series could live up to the hype that was established in this episode. I trust Michael V, and his work. P.S. Love the theme song.

The concept is so fantastic. Very 80s mula sa costume, trends noon pati mga salita nila. Tapos probinsya pa super sarap sa mata. Ang gagaling pa ng buong cast. GMA lang talaga salkalam.

Lalim pala tlga ng pagkakaibigan nila PEPITO AT PATRICK.. yung scene na papasok sila ng eskwela then si patrick worried kase nga pambabae sapatos nya at inggit na inggit sya sa bagong sapatos ni pepito.. ndi nagdalawang isip si pepito na ipahiram ung sapatos nya para lang ndi mapahiya si patrick sa eskwela.. dibale nang mapahiya si pepito wag lang ung kaibigan nya.. that scene is very simple peru napaka meaningful for me.. KAIBIGANG TUNAY SANGGANG DIKIT...

GALING NI KOKOY PUCHA HHAHAHAA! STAN KO NA TALAGA 'TO😭💛

Laughtrip talaga Ako nung Kumain Ng hotdog si patrick sa 17:05 🤣

I'm so impressed by Kokoy's acting. Ang galing niya, di ko inexpect. May hawig kay Patrick talaga yung atake nya. Ang galing.

Yung "walaaaa" ni Pits tas hotdog ni Patrick tlga eh. Grabe ang galing, kuhang kuha nila yung mga nuances ng mga original. Good to see Sef Cadayona, one of my fave comedian❤. And Kokoy!!!❤❤❤❤ Galing galing😍. Ms. Pokwang, too❤ Bet na bet ko din si Mikee as Elsa, bagay kasi sobrang kalog. Basta ang perfect ng casting dito, the best❤ Sobrang galing din ng Creative Director😘😍 Good luck sa bagong cast. Will definitely miss the OG casts na inabangan ko din ng ilang taon but this is so refreshing. Sana maging kasing successful ito ng Tunay na Kwento

BEST RAPPER talaga si Gladys . hehe . Spitting Bars 🔥🔥🔥

I like how connected yung pagiigib sa business niyang mineral water sa present HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

Ang daming negatibong komento dipa man nagsisimula pero eto sobrang ganda at aliw

in fairness may laban naman pala🙂. Kahit di ako batang 80s may mga naabutan naman ako at nakakatuwa lang ang nostalgic hehe. Kamiss sa probinsya at di makauwi dahil sa pandemic *sigh. Nwy, galing talaga ng mga tao behind Pepito Manaloto (eto lang pinapanuod kong local show sa ngayon skl). Good job mga ma'am/sir! Looking forward sa mga next episodes😁

Just loved kokoy as patrick he really stole the first episode effortless.

Touched by their friendship! Always a treasure to find real ones. Friendship goal indeed!

patrick:yayaman kaba sa pag tutubig PM MINERAL WATER hahaha

Sidenote: I love the props, the set design, and the location as well. Very nostalgic talaga

The definition of true friend❣️pepito at patrick,gusto ko ganyang klase ng kaibigan❣️❣️❣️

It would be great if there's English and Filipino subtitles for international and deaf viewers.

Angas ng story line... Solid ng script ang connectivity sa current pepito..hahahahah Lalo yung pag gamit ng mga jargons noong batang 80's lakas maka throwback hahahahah Solid 😊😊😊😊

Kudos to Sef and Kokoy plus veteran Gladys, Pokwang and Archie!! Galing!

Review: I really love the concept, the details, and the acting. GMA lang sakalam.

Magnificent Story✨ It proves that every story has its own beginning Good Job GMA i hope more interesting episodes and please Let Pepito Manaloto stay to spread joy and lessons in life that we can use in order to be a better individual

DABEST! KAYA PALA SI IDOL MICHAEL V! Ang CREATIVE DIRECTOR EH ✨💕

Galing👌👏Very Nostalgic, from pila at igib sa poso, thats entertaiment, ikot ng antenna ,tirador,jolens, tanduay vs great taste kung fu shoes, mighty kid And kaypee😍iba din ang tandem ni Sef at Kokoy para talaga silang bumatang Patrick at Pepito❤️❤️

What I hear everytime I see kokoy: Babyyyyyyyy

Love the 80’s vibe Great choice of Story, Place, events and Characters ❤️

Grabe yung improvements ng GMA in terms of cinematography. Kudos!!

Kokoy... galing.... thank u GMA KONTRATA SA GMA PARA KAY KOKOY

Sino nandito dahil narito si Kokoy De santos? Hit this 👇

As expected Kay Sef , galing din talaga. ♥️

Commendable pilot episode.Magaling talaga Kokoy De Santos!

Classic talaga Ang tsinelas na Rambo, Sino sa inyo nakagamit Ng Rambo 👇

SA BL drama palang ang galing na talaga ni kokoy kasama nya si Elijah SA GAMEBOYS no wonder na ang daming fans ni kokoy SA china trending po sya SA weibo pinalabas Rin ang pepito manaloto SA weibo with Chinese subtitles ♥️ Hindi Lang Pala SA china lalong Lalo na SA (Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia,India, Spain,Meron Rin SA Korea ) dahil SA napakakilig na Philippines BL by kokoy dilasalas and Elijah cansalas "GAMEBOYS" complete episode here in KZfaq

The Cast, Scene and Script is superb!!! Bagay na bagay ang kinuhang batang pepito,elsa at patrick ...tawang-tawa ako sa pagtatagpi ng bawat kuwento ng nakaraan sa future...

Ang galing! Ang ganda! I have to be honest when I found out na iba ang casts sa unang kuwento I was a bit hesitant, but oh my, ang galing na pagkaganap ng lahat, ang ganda ng plots, ang ganda ng pagkagawa!! Congratulations!

"ANG PILA DIRETSTO, BAKIT ZIGZAG YANG SA INYO. " 🤣🤣

That line tho ni pepito “Walaaaaaaa” hahaha kuhang kuha ni sef hahahaha

tawang-tawa ako sa pinalo yong TV, naalala ko dating TV namin HAHHA

Hahahaha. Sobrang laughtrip ni kokoy! Ung sapatos ung hotdog ung antena basta lahat!!!! Sana upload nio lge full episode.hehe

Brilliant Mind, this is an artist that we need as of today #BitoyIdol

Kokoy and Sef are so great in portraying the roles of Kuya Bitoy and John Feir

Galing galing ng lahat ng casts. Nostalgic ang feeling..bagay kina Sef at Kokoy as Pepito and Patrick! Ang taba talaga ng utak ng Creative Team ng Pepito Manaloto...Excited for 2nd episode and more!!!

ang gandaa! galing nila umarte natural, lalo na bestfriend ni Pepito si Patrick

kokoy is really look like peter kavinsky of "to all the boys i loved before"

Nostalgia!!! - Bringing back memories... Kudos to all Artist and Staff of PM!!!!! More Power!!!

Nagandahan din po ba kayo sa Theme song ni #MichaelV....??? Sege nga like nga dito.. 👇 👇 👇

throwback na throwback nga 'yung kahit sa bintana lang ng kapitbahay manood kasi walang sariling TV. Okay lang

Sobrang galing! Kakatuwa si Kokoy at Sef, kuhang kuha si Pepito at Patrick 💜

The best thing about childhood is to have friendship like Patrick and Pepito ❤️ Freindship overload

Ang ganda ng story line,love the character of Pitoy and Patrick,kung gaano kahirap ang buhay nila at yung mga pagtutugma ng story ,mula sa pag-iigiib ng tubig naging negosyo niya ang PM mineral water,dati pangangarap na magkasapatos ngayon lahat ng sapatos na naisin niya nabibili niya at ang ultimate na pagtaya sa jueteng,husay nila di nawawala ang sense ng story..Husay kudos sa lahat lalo na kay boss Michael V..IDOL

Ang ganda. 💚💚

Bet ko iyung hotdog moment ni Patrick, HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA.

Kokoy plays the role of Patrick 💯 perfect!

Sef nailed that 'Hindiiii!' hehe

Ang galing ni Kokoy, bagay na bagay sa kanya yung role. Pati ung sense of humor nya swak na swak..

Sef's hindi ni pepito tsaka kokoy's pits ni patrick HAHAHAHA THEY NAILED IT

0:15 the quality 😳🖤

Basta gawang idol MICHAEL V. Solid na sokod talaga. Super talino at talented talaga. Sana marami pang kagaya ni Bitoy sa industriyang to.. Solid

Naeexcite talaag ako dito dahil kay kokoy. Kasi lam naman natin he will nail the character of patrick. Sayang lang kailangan alisin for the meantime siguro yung mga original characters

31:17. AHHAHAHAHAHA natawa ako sa scene nina gladys and EA. 😂

Sa mga basher jan ng GMA. I doubt nanood din naman tlaga kayo. Galing galing neto! ❣️☺️ team replay lang aq sa YT dahil wala aq TV. Nakasubaybay naq sa PM since estudyante aq. Natigil lng nung nag work naq. Kya lagi replay ❣️☺️

Hello My Friends, Enjoy po kayo sa mga Throwback Stories to my Favorite Friends in The Whole Wide Universe. 😁💸

daming 80's memories ang mapapanood mo dito. Very nostalgic! Kudos to the whole casts and team. 👏

Kapag “Bitoy” wala kong duda, alam kong maganda.

Nostalgic, lakas maka replay 1988! ☺️ Kudos to the director!

Kaya pala tubig yung business ni pepito Hehe nagiigib pala siya ng tubig dati😂

Kopyang kopya nila si pepito at Patrick hahaha galing nila umakting

Nakakamiss yung mga gantong palabas. Walang drama, walang halong kabastusan, walang kabit-kabit sa asawa ng iba, at higit sa lahat walang K-Pop😂

Ang GANDA! Soliddd! Gusto ko yung pagka NOSTALGIC!👌❣

Nice masigla at maayos ang takbo ng story. Mahuhusay yung cast para sa characters nila pero si Kokoy talaga yung nag shine na pinakaagaling nagbigay kulay sa character ni Patrick 🎉

To all the cast, y'all did a great job simula una hanggang dulo nakakatawa talaga, tas lalo na kapag nag uusap yung original cast. ❤🤗

Pepito Manaloto is such a masterpiece.

grabiee ang ganda ganda talaga ng pepito manaloto hindi nakakaboring panuorin❤️😍

Tumanda na rin si bitoy! 😭😢😢😥😥 parang kailan lang eh

Ang linaw ng part ng That's Entertainment dito. Sana mag post din sila dito ng That's Entertainment full episodes ang linaw eh. 🙏🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍😍 And masaya mapanood Yung mga artist noon eh.

16:57 Yung scene na hinintay ng lahat.

Dabest itong Pepito Manaloto! May Trangkaso pa ako pero pantanggal stress at sakit ng katawan

wow! eto nagkasama na talaga si elsa at pits, hindi camera trick lang.

ang husaaay. di pilit ang mga jokes. saka yung mga lines. natural n natural hehehehe kuddos

Watching from Australia Po! Ulit ulit ko nlng pinapanood pepito manaloto Nakakatanggal ng stress.😍😍😍

experienced that nakikinuod sa bintana ng kapitbahay, very nostalgic feel

Andito aq kase diko napanood sa TV. Kaya hinanap ko sa KZfaq. Who's with me?

10 years before... Ung maalala mo paano nag umpisa ang pepito manoloto Meron pa pala mas nauna hahaha. Congrats

Ito lang yung pinaka nagustohan kong teleserye ng GMA😂😘💕

Pinanood namin kagabi ng asawa ko dito sa youtube yung episode 1-5 haha Aliw na aliw sya e. Sya pa nag-nenext episode 🤣 Sana patuloy pa din ang Pepito Manaloto! More kwento!

31:18 dami kong tawa dito nung bumawi si patrick sa kuya nando niya dahil sa nanay niya hahahahaha

Shout out mga ka tropa naka experience makinuod sa kapitbahay..sa bintana😅

ang sarap panuorin nito. Nakakatuwa yung mga kwento sa probinsya tsaka panahon dati. hehe congratz Pepito Manaloto!

Solid to Grabe yung kabaitan ni pepito. and syempre di mawawala si patricio HAHAHA Ha ? Hatdog galing din ni kkydsnts dito Thumbs UP :)

Grabi hintay ko kay Mikee nasa last pala! Totoo ngang ang last ipakita pang malakasan!! Support ko to dahil kay Mikee!! 😍

Very commendable pilot. Kaya sa mga nagbash at negative comments diyan, ano masasabi niyo? Diba naaliw rin kayo at nafeel ang pagka 80's vibe sa kuwento. Kudos GMA Entertainment! 💙❤️

astig kuhang-kuha nila si Pepito at Patrick!

super ganda nung pepito manaloto❤️this makes me happy huhu balik na😭😭❤️

kkamiss tlg pepito manoloto nkakawala ng stress at pagod...salamat po watching from uae

Galing umarte ni kokoy 😂 haha

Ang galinggggg ng kwentoo..... Sobrang nai connect sa present na pepito manaloto💖

Patrick: "Yayaman ka ba dyan sa pagtutubig mo?" Pepito: "Malay mo naman." Well, naging mag-ari ng PM Mineral Water

Ang gwapo ni Patrick. ❤️ Aabangan ko to.

Finally, pero pa-upload naren ng FULL EPISODE 175 and 176 hehe 😁🌭🌭

I'm amazed! Ang galing din ng casting😁

Ang ganda sobra! nakakatawa full ep. ang galing din ng bawat bigayan ng lines!