Wikipedia

!Oka Tokat

For the sequel, see Oka Tokat (2012 TV series).

!Oka Tokat is a Philippine television drama horror fantasy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Don Cuaresma, Laurenti Dyogi, Michael de Mesa,[1] Rez Cortez, Ricky Davao,[2] Johnny Manahan, Jerry Lopez Sineneng, Wenn V. Deramas, Cathy Garcia-Molina and Richard I. Arellano, it stars Ricky Davao, Rica Peralejo, Diether Ocampo, Jericho Rosales, Angelika Dela Cruz, Paolo Contis, Agot Isidro, Joy Viado, Giselle Sanchez, Marc Solis, Lorena Garcia, Bojo Molina, Carmina Villarroel, Alessandra De Rossi, Jeffrey Quizon, Tin Arnaldo, Mel Martinez, Onemig Bondoc, Meryll Soriano, Nelson Evangelista, Alwyn Uytingco, Shaina Magdayao, Emman Abeleda, Joy Chiong and Jiro Manio. It aired on the network's evening line up from June 24, 1997 to May 7, 2002, replacing Abangan ang Susunod Na Kabanata and was replaced by OK Fine, 'To ang Gusto Nyo!.

!Oka Tokat
GenreHorror
Fantasy
Supernatural
Action
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
Adventure
Anthology
Directed byDon Cuaresma
Laurenti Dyogi
Michael de Mesa[1]
Rez Cortez
Ricky Davao[2]
Johnny Manahan
Jerry Lopez Sineneng
Wenn Deramas
Cathy Garcia-Molina
Richard Arellano
StarringRicky Davao
Rica Peralejo
Diether Ocampo
Jericho Rosales
Angelika Dela Cruz
Paolo Contis
Agot Isidro
Joy Viado
Giselle Sanchez
Marc Solis
Lorena Garcia
Bojo Molina
Carmina Villarroel
Alessandra De Rossi
Jeffrey Quizon
Tin Arnaldo
Mel Martinez
Onemig Bondoc
Meryll Soriano
Nelson Evangelista
Alwyn Uytingco
Shaina Magdayao
Emman Abeleda
Joy Chiong
Jiro Manio
Opening theme"Okatokat" by Parokya ni Edgar (1997-2001)
"Oka Tokat" by Freshmen (2001-2002)
Ending theme"Would You Be Happier?" by The Corrs (One week before the reformat of the series in 2001)
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes203
180 2 lost episodes (original)
23 (reformat)
Production
Running time1 hour
Production companyABS-CBN Studios
Original release
NetworkABS-CBN
ReleaseJune 24, 1997 (1997-06-24) –
May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
Related
Oka2Kat

Its title is the reverse spelling of the phrase "Takot ako!" (translates to "I'm scared!"); hence, the exclamation point at the beginning. Later on December 4, 2001, !Oka Tokat was reformatted as a comedy horror adventure series.

Plot

edit

The show revolves around a media crew led by Rona del Fierro (played by Agot Isidro) who investigate paranormal cases with the help del Fierro's premonitions. Most of the story arcs feature creatures in Filipino mythology, including the dwende (dwarf), tikbalang, diwata and the engkanto.

Sometime later in the reformat, it now revolves around a group of five children led by Rona's cousin Kyle (played by Emman Abeleda) who has inherited psychic powers from his mother. He is also joined by his new neighbors and friends including Twinkle (played by Shaina Magdayao), Bobong (played by Alwyn Uytingco), Britney (played by Joy Chiong) and Tofu (played by Jiro Manio).

Cast and characters

edit

Main cast

edit

Recurring cast

edit
  • Joy Viado as Ligaya "Tita Gaying" Montinola (1997–2001)
  • Giselle Sanchez as Magdalena "Dahlen" Karusealad (1997–2001)
  • Lorena Garcia as Joy Montinola (1997–2001)

Extended cast

edit

Reformatted cast

edit

Guest cast

edit

Sequel

edit
Main article: Oka Tokat (2012 TV series)

In 2011, ABS-CBN announced that !Oka Tokat will have its sequel entitled "Oka2kat". It was supposed to be aired in March 2011 but it was delayed to February 4, 2012. The sequel does not focus on the previous characters but has the same genre.

See also

edit

Footnotes

edit
  1. ^ a b San Diego Jr, Bayani (July 1, 2012). "What makes Direk Ricky tick?". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Gonzales 2010
  3. ^ Tan, Vida (October 30, 2015). "8 TV shows that scared the daylights out of Pinoy viewers". InqPOP!. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

References

edit
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=!Oka_Tokat&oldid=1264282672"