!Oka Tokat

!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 Ricky Davao, and Agot Isidro alongside with Carmina Villaroel, Diether Ocampo, Jericho Rosales, Angelika Dela Cruz, Rica Peralejo, and Paolo Contis appeared in their supporting roles. And later, Shaina Magdayao, Alwyn Uytingco, Joy Chiong, Jiro Manio and Emman Abeleda 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 in November 2001, !Oka Tokat was later reformatted as a horror-comedy adventure series.

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

!Oka Tokat
GenreHorror
Fantasy
Supernatural
Action
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
Adventure
Directed byDon Cuaresma
Laurenti Dyogi
Michael de Mesa[1]
Rez Cortez
Ricky Davao[2]
Johnny Manahan
StarringAgot Isidro
Ricky Davao
Diether Ocampo
Jericho Rosales
Angelika Dela Cruz
Rica Peralejo
Paolo Contis
Marc Solis
Bojo Molina
Carmina Villaroel
Alessandra De Rossi
Opening theme"!Oka Tokat" 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 episodes207
180 (Original)
27 (Reformat)
Production
Running time1 hour
Production companyABS-CBN Entertainment
Release
Original networkABS-CBN
Original releaseJune 24, 1997 (1997-06-24) –
May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07)
Related
Oka2Kat

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.

In the reformat, it revolves around a group of five children (played by Magdayao, Uytingco, Chiong, Manio, and Abeleda) as they visit through numerous haunted places (e.g. Horror House).

Cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Recurring cast

Reformatted cast

Guest cast

Sequel
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

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.

References
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