Home Along Da Riles


Home Along Da Riles is a Philippine situational comedy series that aired on the Philippine television network ABS-CBN from December 9, 1992 to August 10, 2003. The title started out as a play on the feature film Home Alone and with the main character's first name taken as a direct copy from the film's protagonist and his last name a pun of American actor Kevin Costner's last name.

Premise

Characters

made two movies in junction to the series: Home Along Da Riles and Home Along Da Riles Part 2
The first movie goes deeper into Kevin's history revealing he was an all-star chef at a hotel but was fired after an explosion in the hotel's kitchen, ending up with him working as a messenger in a placement agency thereafter. The family was also implicated from trying to expose corrupt practices of a corrupt politician to the Presidential Anti-Crime Task Force, which nearly cost their lives.
The second movie follows Kevin and his family after he "inherits" a family estate from his late uncle. While at the family estate, the family solves the real problem of why a business tycoon was trying to seize its inheritance, which the tycoon also owns and operates the polluted factory near the estates' land.
In 2014, the first film was digitally restored into HD and was to be released via Kapamilya Blockbusters.

Reception

Critical response

The '90s version of John en Marsha was Home Along Da Riles. Dolphy used to play the character of John, a jobless father who has his own way of making money through devious and comical ways. But his character in Home Along Da Riles is the complete opposite where he played the role of Mang Kevin Cosme, who works as a janitor from a placement agency. His portrayal of this role mirrored the typical Filipino family who may not have enough, but remains happy and contented amid lacking financially.

Mang Cosme Generation

was able to separate all his notable characters that made him a wonderful actor. According to critics, Dolphy was able to turn his character Mang Kevin Cosme into a unique kind of father that Filipinos adore, and his characters as Facifica Falayfay, Fefita Fofonggay, Omeng Satanasia and John Purontong into other timeless characters that has made a mark in people’s minds. Until he was old and ailing, Dolphy had been making movies like Father Jejemon, as he waits for National Artist Award.

Home Along Da Airport

Serving as a sequel to the original sitcom, Home Along da Airport features Mang Kevin Kosme and his family's exploits after they decided to vacate their former home near the railroad tracks after being persuaded by the head of the Metropolitan Development Agency due to safety concerns, eventually settling in a small community situated near the city airport. Despite having finished sending all of his children to school, Mang Kevin still continues with his job at the placement agency, while Aling Azon, with whom Mang Kevin shares his household, plies her new trade in the meat-selling business. In their new community the Kosmes are joined by their new neighbors, friends and acquaintances who bond over their common continuing problem—dealing with the regular jet noise from the airplanes taking off and landing from the nearby airport.

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