Yoho Ahoy Explained
| Runtime: | 5 minutes per episode (approx.) |
| Director: | Mole Hill |
| Composer: | John Tackley |
| Producer: | Julian Roberts |
| Executive Producer: | Theresa Plummer-Andrews |
| Narrated: | Tim Woodward (only in the audiobooks) |
| Open Theme: | "Yoho Ahoy" |
| End Theme: | "Yoho Ahoy" (Instrumental) |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 59 |
Yoho Ahoy is a 2000 British animated children's television series about a group of pirates, known as Yohos, who live on board their big pirate ship, The Rubber Duck. The title of the show derives from the fact that the only words the main characters say, depending on their feelings are "Yoho" and "Ahoy", that is 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]
Characters
Main
- Bilge - The ship's dark blue captain who wants the ship to clean and tidy at all times.
- Cutlass - The ship's yellow quartermaster who wears an eyepatch and carries a pea-shooting blowgun.
- Swab - The ship's purple bosun who wears a white circle-shaped ring on each ear.
- Poop - The ship's yellow sleepy cabin cleaner who wears a blue yellow-spotted hat.
- Jones - The ship's green engineer who often comes up with creative ways to solve problems.
- Grog - The ship's green chef who wears a green yellow-spotted hat. He has no hands, so instead uses hooks and other utensils to do his work.
- Booty - The ship's 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 crewmate who often pulls up interesting things from the sea with her net, and can be quite resourceful.
- Plank - A yellow 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 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 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 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
- 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
- Tim Woodward as The Narrator (audiobooks only)
Episodes
Series 2 (2001)
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.[2]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ahoy! An Intelligent Children's Show at Last!. 28 November 2016.
- Web site: Yoho Ahoy: All Aboard! (PC) New Gamers247 . www.gamers247.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191106154333/https://www.gamers247.co.uk/products/yoho-ahoy-all-aboard-pc . 2019-11-06.
