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'''Family Kuarta o Kahon''', formerly known as '''Kuwarta o Kahon''', '''The Pepe Pimentel Show''' and always known to people as '''Family Kwarta o Kahon''' or '''Kwarta o Kahon''' was a Filipino game show aired on ABS-CBN from 1962-1972, BBC-2 which became City 2 from 1973-1984, and RPN from 1984-2000. It ran from 1962-2000 and holds the record for the longest-running Filipino game show for 38 years. It was hosted by Pepe Pimentel with several co-hosts.

== Information ==
Pepe Pimentel said that the game show was inspired by a 1950s American game show "Bidding the Box." It began as a radio show named "Mahiwagang Kahon" with Pimentel as the host and producer before moving to TV.<ref> [https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/24/13/kuarta-o-kahon-host-pepe-pimentel-dies 'Kuarta o Kahon' host Pepe Pimentel dies] Retrieved 10 Dec '21</ref>

The show aired on several networks, with the last one on RPN-9, aired from 1984-2000. The show has a lot of sponsors, primarily from games. Examples of sponsors with games are Yakult's Roleta Ng Kapalaran, UniPak's Name That Sound, Advan, Tawas Toothpaste, and Orocan.<ref> [https://www.pinoyexchange.com/discussion/55546/favorite-contest-sa-family-kwarta-o-kahon PinoyExchange forum about the show.] Retrieved 10 Dec '21</ref><ref> [https://www.pinoyexchange.com/discussion/214845/remembering-kwarta-o-kahon Another PinoyExchange forum about the show.] Retrieved 10 Dec '21</ref> The show aired every Sunday and its studio was on SM City North EDSA which is also its sponsor.<ref> [https://www.pinoyexchange.com/discussion/340374/tv-memories/p79 PinoyExchange forum about people reminiscing their TV memories, with the mention of the show.] Retrieved 10 Dec '21</ref>

== Availability ==
Several scenes of the shows were available on the web, primarily from its RPN-9 days, by easily searching it on YouTube. However, scenes from ABS-CBN/BBC-2/City2 haven't yet resurfaced on the web, so as full episodes of the said game show.

On December 23, 2023, UndustFixation recently found a clip from the RPN 9 days of the program in 1992 hosted by Encar Benedicto. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUHzeGniuSI Clip of Encar Benedicto on RPN 9's iteration (1992)] Retrieved 20 Jun '24.</ref>

== Gallery ==
===Pictures===
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
KuartaoKahonPic.jpg|A picture of an episode.
KuartaoKahonEventad.jpg|Print ad from SM's Entertainment Calendar for the week of January 21, 2000.
</gallery>

===Videos===
====RPN 9 Era (1984-2000)====
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  |description1 =ZAA Enterprises' sponsored game segment 
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  |description2 =Advan Shoes' sponsored game segment
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  |description1 =Encar Benedicto's hosting clip (1992)
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  |description2 =The End's performance of "Drive My BM"
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  |description3 =Edgar Tejada and Dors performance of "This Time It's Forever" (1994)
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  |description1 =Ringgo Marquez's guesting and performance
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  |description2 =Male Attraxion's performance of "Sore Eyes for Sore People"
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== References ==
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