John En Marsha

infobox television
show_name = John En Marsha


caption = The John en Marsha title card
format = situational comedy
picture_format = 480i SDTV
runtime = 1 hour
creator = Ading Fernando
director = Ading Fernando, Al Quinn
starring = Dolphy Quizon
Nida Blanca
Rolly Quizon
Maricel Soriano
Dely Atay-Atayan
Matutina
Ryan "Atong" Redillas
country = Philippines
network = Radio Philippines Network
first_aired = May, 1973
preceded_by =
followed_by =
last_aired = July 30, 1990
num_episodes = 405
related = John En Shirley
imdb_id =
website =

John En Marsha (English: "John and Marsha") was the longest-running and most-watched prime time comedy sitcom in the Philippines during the 1980s that aired on Radio Philippines Network (RPN). It starred Dolphy with the late Nida Blanca, Dely Atay-Atayan and Maricel Soriano. The show ran from 1973 to 1990. The cast include John Puruntong, his wife Marsha, their children Rolly, Shirley and John-John, and his pesky and nagging mother-in-law Doña Delilah. On the show, TV viewers heard Doña Delilah say her famous punch line "Kaya ikaw John, magsumikap ka!" ("John, you have to work hard!") every week for 17 years until 1990. A spin-off from the series, "John En Shirley", aired on ABS-CBN in 2006 with only two returning cast members, Dolphy and Maricel Soriano, reprising their old roles.

Plot

John marries Marsha much to the dismay of his wealthy mother-in-law Doña Delilah. Although her daughter married the jobless John, Doña Delilah often pays a visit to their house along with her maid, Matutina. When money was required, she would tell her maid Matutina to go sweep peso bills off the floor. However, John rejects all the financial help Doña Delilah offers his family which always winds up in a hilarious exchange of insults between the two. The show ends with Doña Delilah's loud nagging line "Kaya ikaw John, magsumikap ka!" to insult John's capability as the father of the household. They end up making amends, giving each other abrupt hugs with Dona Delilah exclaiming, "Peace man!" to proclaim peace.

Cast

* Dolphy as John Puruntong
* Nida Blanca as Marsha (John's Wife)
* Dely Atay-Atayan as Doña Delilah (John's Mother-in-law)
* Evelyn Bontogon-Guererro as Matutina (Doña Delilah's maid and sidekick)
* Rolly Quizon as Rolly (Eldest Son)
* Maricel Soriano as Shirley (Daughter)
* Madel de Leon as Madel (Daughter-in-law)
* Atong Redillas as John-John (Son)
* Isko Salvador as Isko (the neighborhood storekeeper and Shirley's suitor)

Trivia

* Rolly Quizon is the real-life son of Dolphy.
* Sheryl Cruz was also part of John en Marsha, where she played Shirley and replaced Maricel Soriano in the late '80's.
* The show was re-aired again on cable channel, FLIP-TV.
* John's trademark knee-long shorts became popularly known in the Philippines as "Puruntong Shorts."

ee also

*List of Philippine television shows
*Home Along Da Riles
*John En Shirley

External links

*IMDB title|id=0439933