Pete Roa, then production manager of ABS-CBN, handpicked his wife Boots Anson-Roa, Ben Aniceto, Pepe Pimentel and Nelda Navarro as replacements.

Looking for a show that could serve as a gateway to daytime dominance, the new management conducted negotiations with Eddie Ilarde who readily agreed to revive Student Canteen under his production company Program Philippines Inc.[4] In January 1975, Student Canteen was revived, with Helen Vela and Coney Reyes[5] joining original hosts Pepe Pimentel, Bobby Ledesma and Eddie Ilarde.

This segment attracted a lot of high quality contestants and many of former "Canteeners", including Marco Sison, became successful professional singers.

The program also featured a highly popular segment called "IQ 7" which was a quiz contest and produced the country's top quiz champions like Bong Barrameda, Ramon Lorenzo, Romeo Miat, Victor Saymo, Vic Volfango, Antonio Manaloto, Esmeraldo Tellerva, Gil Manimbo, Eduardo Alvaran, Virgilio Acasio, Nazzir Abbas, Roberto Villareal, Emilio Apostol, Nehemias Miguel, Nilo Francisco, Sonny Pascual, Leoncio Pelayo, David Oriel, Leon Bongulto, Pete Dadula, Boni Magtibay, and many others who have gone on to excel in their respective chosen fields of endeavor.

Other fresh faces would later join Student Canteen, including Jackie Lou Blanco, Chat Silayan, Dyords Javier and Francis Magalona.

Student Canteen went back on air on February 20, 1989 through RPN (renamed as New Vision 9) taking over the slot of Eat Bulaga!

Original hosts Eddie Ilarde and Bobby Ledesma were joined by Malu Maglutac, Jean Garcia, Cherry Pie Picache and Atoy Co as co-hosts.