Yoho Ahoy
| Yoho Ahoy | |
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| Directed by | Mole Hill |
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| Opening theme | "Yoho Ahoy" |
| Ending theme | "Yoho Ahoy" (Instrumental) |
| Composer | John Tackley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 59 |
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| Executive producer | Theresa Plummer-Andrews |
| Producer | Julian Roberts |
| Running time | 5 minutes per episode (approx.) |
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| Release | 7 January 2000 – 20 August 2001 |
Yoho Ahoy is a 2000-2001 British animated children's television series about a gang of animated pirates, known as Yohos, who had lived on board their giant pirate ship, called The Rubber Duck. The title of the TV show derives from the fact that the only words the main characters say, depending on their feelings are "Yoho" and "Ahoy", that is just a language. The characters themselves are animated puppets. In Spring 2001, the show itself won the Banff Television Festival Rockie Award: Best Animation for "Yoho Ahoy: Buzz with Jones". The show was first broadcast on CBBC and later on CBeebies in the United Kingdom, while in Canada, the programme aired on Knowledge Network[1] and on TVOKids.[2]
Characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Bilge – The ship's dark blue male captain with a yellow stomach and dark blue body. He wants the ship to be clean and tidy at all times.
- Cutlass – The ship's yellow female quartermaster who wears an eyepatch and carries a pea-shooting blowgun.
- Swab – The ship's purple female bosun and Plunder’s sister. She wears a white hoop earring on each ear.
- Poop – The youngest of the crew, and the ship's yellow male sleepy cabin boy who wears a blue yellow-spotted nightcap.
- Jones – The ship's male green skull-like engineer who often comes up with creative ways to solve problems.
- Grog – The ship's male green chef who wears a green yellow-spotted hat. Because Grog has no hands, he instead uses hooks and other utensils to do his work.
- Booty – The ship's female beige pianist, and Flamingo's owner. She is quite posh compared to the other Yohos, but still very friendly and helpful.
Others
[edit]- Plunder – A purple female crewmate and Swab’s sister, who often pulls up interesting things from the sea with her net, and can be quite resourceful.
- Plank – A yellow male castaway rescued from the sea by Plunder and Poop, who joins the crew. He's a little rough, but means well.
- Crow – The ship's indigo male lookout, who lives in the crow's nest at the top of the ship. Given his humanoid appearance, he is likely a Yoho simply named Crow, rather than a real bird.
- Flamingo – A male flamingo who is Booty's pet. He sometimes causes mischief on board The Rubber Duck, often taking things from the Yohos without them noticing. Flamingo's one way of communicating is by squawking.
- Parrot – Bilge's green male parrot with a purple beak who can fly around the Rubber Duck unaided. Just like Bilge and the other Yohos, Parrot says the two following words: "Yoho" and "Ahoy".
- Cat – The male ginger ship's cat who often chases the pink and blue rats around whenever he sees them. Just like all real cats, Cat's way of communicating is by meowing.
- The Rats – Pink and blue rats on board the pirate ship who appear in the most surprising places, often causing trouble in the kitchen. With their squeaky communication, the rats, who are often followed around by Cat, cause nothing but trouble wherever they go.
Voice Cast (UK)
[edit]- Mole Hill as Bilge and Crow
- Simi Mougne as Cutlass
- Sarah Thornhill as Booty
- Shelly Wain as Swab and Plunder
- Julian Roberts as Poop, Parrot and Cat
- Joss Cope as Grog, Plank and the Rats
- Mark Slater as Jones and Flamingo
Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (2000)
[edit]| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Flag with Bilge" | 7 January 2000[3] | |
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Jones and Swab try to pull a flag up onto the top of the ship's mast, but matters aren't helped when Poop sneezes. | |||
| 2 | "Bullseye with Cutlass" | 14 January 2000[4] | |
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Cutlass shows off her pea-shooting skills, but Swab doesn't consider this to be quite such a good idea. | |||
| 3 | "Heave with Booty" | 21 January 2000 | |
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Booty makes a discovery whilst the crew of The Rubber Duck play hide and seek. | |||
| 4 | "Blow with Poop" | 28 January 2000[5] | |
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Poop doesn't know how to whistle, so Grog, Cutlass and Swab help him. | |||
| TBA | "Pants with Cutlass" | 10 March 2000 | |
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The crew get into trouble involving Bilge’s trousers. | |||
| TBA | "Up with Jones" | 17 March 2000 | |
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To finish their painting job, Grog and Poop use Jones’s lift and brush, but leaving Jones at risk of missing out on the reward. | |||
| TBA | "Fish with Grog" | 24 March 2000[6] | |
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Grog gives Cutlass a helping hand on how to catch a fish. | |||
| TBA | "Mops with Poop" | 31 March 2000[7] | |
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Poop gets in trouble with Bilge after failing to clean up the deck. | |||
| TBA | "Lullaby with Booty" | 5 April 2000[8] | |
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Booty, the pianist, cannot sleep, because of the singing done by Grog, Swab and Jones. | |||
| TBA | "Bone with Plunder" | 26 April 2000[9] | |
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Plunder, Swab and Poop enjoy a spot of music dancing on the ship, which wakes up Bilge! | |||
| TBA | "Fiddle with Swab" | 2000 | |
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During a music lesson, Swab experiments with new music on her fiddle. | |||
| TBA | "Pancake with Poop" | 2000 | |
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Poop wants to help Grog make Pancakes, but he’s supposed to help Swap with the laundry. | |||
| TBA | "Puff with Jones" | 2000 | |
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Jones invents a way to fill the sails with air. | |||
| TBA | "Jug with Swab" | 2000 | |
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Swab accidentally breaks Bilge’s favourite jug. | |||
| TBA | "Cheese with Grog" | 2000 | |
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The crew want cheese with holes for lunch. But the only cheese in the kitchen has no holes. | |||
| TBA | "Sail with Jones" | 2000 | |
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The crew have trouble getting the ship’s sail up on a windy day. But Jones finds another use for it. | |||
| TBA | "Lost with Swab" | 2000 | |
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Swab loses one of her earrings and worries about if she will ever have it again. | |||
| TBA | "Feast with Rats" | 2000 | |
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The rats seize their chance for a midnight feast. | |||
| TBA | "Clonk with Flamingo" | 2000 | |
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Flamingo finds a way to make Booty’s music more exciting. | |||
| TBA | "Art with Crow" | 2000 | |
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Crow wants to draw a picture of Cat. | |||
| TBA | "Bell with Parrot" | 2000 | |
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Parrot is hungry, so he rings the bell, a lot of times. | |||
| TBA | "Bowl with Bilge" | 2000 | |
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While Bilge is distracted, Swab, Grog and Jones play a secret game of Bowls. | |||
| TBA | "Drill with Parrot" | 2000 | |
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Bilge tries to teach Cutlass and Swab a marching drill. | |||
| TBA | "Flotsam with Plunder" | 2000 | |
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Flamingo gets upset when Booty throws his picture overboard. | |||
Series 2 (2001)
[edit]| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Boing with Jones" | 14 September 2000 | |
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Jones finds a clever way of rescuing a lost ball. | |||
| TBA | "Chairs with Grog" | 2000 | |
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The gang have a game of Musical Chairs on the sundeck, which Grog wins. | |||
| TBA | "Pop with Swab" | 2000 | |
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Swab is annoyed at Cutlass for popping balloons on the deck. | |||
| TBA | "Snore with Poop" | 2000 | |
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Poop's sleeping on the job keeps everyone else awake! | |||
| TBA | "Freeze with Bilge" | 2000 | |
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The crew play a game of statues. | |||
| TBA | "Buzz with Jones" | 2000 | |
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Jones deals with a buzzing bee on the ship. | |||
| TBA | "Jig with Flamingo" | 2000 | |
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Cutlass and Swab’s marbles game gets Flamingo dancing. | |||
| TBA | "Paint with Booty" | 2000 | |
| TBA | "Sneeze with Rats" | 2000 | |
| TBA | "Pest with Plank" | 2000 | |
| TBA | "Peck with Flamingo" | 2000 | |
| TBA | "Bed with Cat" | 13 December 2000[10] | |
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It is all Cat's fault for keeping Poop and Swab awake. | |||
| TBA | "Beat with Cat" | 2000 | |
| TBA | "Pass with Jones" | 2000 | |
| TBA | "Snooze with Cat" | 2000 | |
| TBA | "Hide with Crow" | 2000 | |
| TBA | "Cake with Poop" | 2000 | |
UK VHS tape releases
[edit]| VHS Tape title | Release date | Episodes |
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| Yoho Ahoy: Welcome Aboard (BBCV 6919) |
2 October 2000 |
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2000 Video Game
[edit]In 2000, BBC Multimedia developed a video game based on the series. The game consists of a collection of 7 mini-games.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ahoy! An Intelligent Children's Show at Last!". Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Tvo-logs directory listing".
- ^ [1], its first broadcast @ 3:45pm on 7.1.2000.
- ^ [2], its first broadcast @ 3:45pm on 14.1.2000.
- ^ [3], its first broadcast @ 3:45pm on 28.1.2000.
- ^ [4], its first broadcast @ 3:50pm on 24.3.2000.
- ^ [5], its first broadcast @ 3:50pm on 31.3.2000.
- ^ [6], its first broadcast @ 3:50pm on 5.4.2000.
- ^ [7], its first broadcast @ 3:50pm on 26.4.2000.
- ^ [8], its first broadcast on 13.12.2000.
- ^ "Yoho Ahoy: All Aboard! (PC) New | Gamers247". www.gamers247.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019.
External links
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- 2000s preschool education television series
- Animated preschool education television series
- British preschool education television series
- British children's animated adventure television series
- BBC children's television shows
- British stop-motion animated television series
- British television shows featuring puppetry
- English-language British television shows
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