Yoho Ahoy is a 2000-2001 British animated children's television series about a gang of animated pirates, known as Yohos, who live 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]
| 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 |
Characters
editMain
edit- Bilge - The ship's dark blue male captain who wants the ship to 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 male bosun who wears a white circle-shaped ring on each ear.
- Poop - The youngest and ship's yellow male sleepy cabin boy who wears a blue yellow-spotted hat.
- 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 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 - The only male flamingo on board the ship who is Booty's pet. He sometimes causes mischief on board The Rubber Duck, often by 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 only male ginger cat on board the ship 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 - The only pink and blue rats on board the pirate ship who appear in 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
editSeries 1 (2000)
edit| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Mops with Poop" | 7 January 2000 | |
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Poop gets in trouble with Bilge after failing to clean up the deck. | |||
| 2 | "Fish with Grog" | 14 January 2000 | |
| 3 | "Flag with Bilge" | 21 January 2000 | |
| 4 | "Boing with Jones" | 28 January 2000 | |
| 5 | "Blow with Poop" | 4 February 2000 | |
| 6 | "Fiddle with Swab" | 11 February 2000 | |
| 7 | "Bullseye with Cutlass" | 14 February 2000 | |
| 8 | "Pancake with Poop" | 15 February 2000 | |
| 9 | "Puff with Jones" | 16 February 2000 | |
| 10 | "Jug with Swab" | 17 February 2000 | |
| 11 | "Cheese with Grog" | 18 February 2000 | |
| 12 | "Sail with Jones" | 21 February 2000 | |
| 13 | "Lost with Swab" | 22 February 2000 | |
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Swab loses one of her ear rings and worries about if she will ever have it again. | |||
| 14 | "Feast with Rats" | 23 February 2000 | |
| 15 | "Clonk with Flamingo" | 24 February 2000 | |
| 16 | "Art with Crow" | 25 February 2000 | |
| 17 | "Bell with Parrot" | 28 February 2000 | |
| 18 | "Bowl with Bilge" | 29 February 2000 | |
| 19 | "Drill with Parrot" | 1 March 2000 | |
| 20 | "Flotsam with Plunder" | 2 March 2000 | |
Series 2 (2001)
edit| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 21 | "Chairs with Grog" | 19 February 2001 | |
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The gang have a game of Musical Chairs on the sundeck, which Grog wins. | |||
| 22 | "Pop with Swab" | 20 February 2001 | |
| 23 | "Lullaby with Booty" | 21 February 2001 | |
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Booty, the pianist, cannot sleep due to the crew's singing. | |||
| 24 | "Snore with Poop" | 22 February 2001 | |
| 25 | "Freeze with Bilge" | 23 February 2001 | |
| 26 | "Buzz with Jones" | 26 February 2001 | |
| 27 | "Jig with Flamingo" | 27 February 2001 | |
| 28 | "Paint with Booty" | 28 February 2001 | |
| 29 | "Bone with Plunder" | 6 August 2001 | |
| 30 | "Heave with Booty" | 7 August 2001 | |
| 31 | "Sneeze with Rats" | 8 August 2001 | |
| 32 | "Pest with Plank" | 9 August 2001 | |
| 33 | "Peck with Flamingo" | 10 August 2001 | |
| 34 | "Bed with Cat" | 13 August 2001 | |
| 35 | "Beat with Cat" | 14 August 2001 | |
| 36 | "Pass with Jones" | 15 August 2001 | |
| 37 | "Snooze with Cat" | 16 August 2001 | |
| 38 | "Hide with Crow" | 17 August 2001 | |
| 39 | "Cake with Poop" | 20 August 2001 | |
UK VHS tape releases
edit| VHS Tape title | Release date | Episodes |
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| Yoho Ahoy: Welcome Aboard | 2 October 2000 | Mops with Poop, Fish with Grog, Flag with Bilge, Boing with Jones, Blow with Poop, Fiddle with Swab, Bullseye with Cutlass, Chairs with Grog, Pop with Swab and Lullaby with Booty |
2000 Video Game
editIn 2000, BBC Multimedia developed a video game based on the series. The game consists of a collection of 7 mini-games.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ahoy! An Intelligent Children's Show at Last!". Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Yoho Ahoy: All Aboard! (PC) New | Gamers247". www.gamers247.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019.