7 January 2000 (2000-01-07)– 20 August 2001 (2001-08-20)
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]
Bilge – The ship's dark blue male captain with a yellow stomach and dark blue skin who 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 male bosun who wears a white circular 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 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
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 – 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)
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
Series 1 (2000)
No.
Title
Original release date
1
"Mops with Poop"
7January2000(2000-01-07)
Poop gets in trouble with Bilge after failing to clean up the deck.
2
"Fish with Grog"
14January2000(2000-01-14)
3
"Flag with Bilge"
21January2000(2000-01-21)
4
"Boing with Jones"
28January2000(2000-01-28)
5
"Blow with Poop"
4February2000(2000-02-04)
6
"Fiddle with Swab"
11February2000(2000-02-11)
7
"Bullseye with Cutlass"
14February2000(2000-02-14)
8
"Pancake with Poop"
15February2000(2000-02-15)
9
"Puff with Jones"
16February2000(2000-02-16)
10
"Jug with Swab"
17February2000(2000-02-17)
11
"Cheese with Grog"
18February2000(2000-02-18)
12
"Sail with Jones"
21February2000(2000-02-21)
13
"Lost with Swab"
22February2000(2000-02-22)
Swab loses one of her ear rings and worries about if she will ever have it again.
14
"Feast with Rats"
23February2000(2000-02-23)
15
"Clonk with Flamingo"
24February2000(2000-02-24)
16
"Art with Crow"
25February2000(2000-02-25)
17
"Bell with Parrot"
28February2000(2000-02-28)
18
"Bowl with Bilge"
29February2000(2000-02-29)
19
"Drill with Parrot"
1March2000(2000-03-01)
20
"Flotsam with Plunder"
2March2000(2000-03-02)
Series 2 (2001)
No.
Title
Original release date
21
"Chairs with Grog"
19February2001(2001-02-19)
The gang have a game of Musical Chairs on the sundeck, which Grog wins.
22
"Pop with Swab"
20February2001(2001-02-20)
23
"Lullaby with Booty"
21February2001(2001-02-21)
Booty, the pianist, cannot sleep due to the crew's singing.
24
"Snore with Poop"
22February2001(2001-02-22)
25
"Freeze with Bilge"
23February2001(2001-02-23)
26
"Buzz with Jones"
26February2001(2001-02-26)
27
"Jig with Flamingo"
27February2001(2001-02-27)
28
"Paint with Booty"
28February2001(2001-02-28)
29
"Bone with Plunder"
6August2001(2001-08-06)
30
"Heave with Booty"
7August2001(2001-08-07)
31
"Sneeze with Rats"
8August2001(2001-08-08)
32
"Pest with Plank"
9August2001(2001-08-09)
33
"Peck with Flamingo"
10August2001(2001-08-10)
34
"Bed with Cat"
13August2001(2001-08-13)
35
"Beat with Cat"
14August2001(2001-08-14)
36
"Pass with Jones"
15August2001(2001-08-15)
37
"Snooze with Cat"
16August2001(2001-08-16)
38
"Hide with Crow"
17August2001(2001-08-17)
39
"Cake with Poop"
20August2001(2001-08-20)
UK VHS tape releases
VHS Tape title
Release date
Episodes
Yoho Ahoy: Welcome Aboard (BBCV 6919)
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"
"Lullaby with Booty"
2000 Video Game
In 2000, BBC Multimedia developed a video game based on the series. The game consists of a collection of 7 mini-games.[3]
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