!Oka Tokat

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!Oka Tokat
Oka tokat title card.png
Genre Horror
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
Starring Ricky Davao
Rica Peralejo
Diether Ocampo
Jericho Rosales
Angelika
Paolo Contis
Agot Isidro
Joy Viado
Giselle Sanchez
Marc Solis
Lorena Garcia
Bojo Molina
Carmina Villaroel
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 languageFilipino
No. of episodes203
180 + 2 lost episodes (original)
23 (reformat)
Production
Running time1 hour
Production company ABS-CBN Entertainment
Original release
Network ABS-CBN
ReleaseJune 24, 1997 (1997-06-24) 
May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
Related
Oka2Kat
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (United States)

!Oka Tokat is a Philippine supernatural horror drama television series which originally aired on ABS-CBN from June 24, 1997 to May 7, 2002 every Tuesday night, replacing Abangan ang Susunod Na Kabanata . It starred Agot Isidro alongside Ricky Davao, Carmina Villaroel, Alessandra De Rossi, Rica Peralejo, Diether Ocampo, Jericho Rosales, Angelika Dela Cruz, Marc Solis, Bojo Molina, Paolo Contis and later, Emman Abeleda, Shaina Magdayao, Alwyn Uytingco, Joy Chiong, and Jiro Manio on its reformat of the series. 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.

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It was re-aired on ABS-CBN's cable channel, Jeepney TV. This series was also streaming on Jeepney TV's own YouTube Channel every 8:00 pm.

Plot

The show revolves around a media crew led by Rona del Fierro (played by 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 Abeleda) who has inherited psychic powers from his mother. He is also joined by his new neighbors and friends including Twinkle (played by Magdayao), Bobong (played by Uytingco), Britney (played by Chiong) and Tofu (played by Manio).

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Extended cast

Reformatted cast

Guest cast

Sequel

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

Footnotes

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

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