!Oka Tokat
!Oka Tokat is a Philippine paranormal drama which originally aired on ABS-CBN from June 24, 1997 to May 7, 2002 every Tuesday night. It starred Ricky Davao, Diether Ocampo, Jericho Rosales, Angelika Dela Cruz, Rica Peralejo, Paolo Contis and Agot Isidro. Its title is the reverse spelling of the phrase Takot ako! (I'm scared!); hence, the exclamation point at the beginning. In 2001, the series was reformatted and it starred by the several child stars. It was the longest-running horror series on Philippine television.[3]
| !Oka Tokat | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Horror Paranormal Drama Suspense Action |
| Directed by | Don Cuaresma Laurenti Dyogi Michael de Mesa[1] Rez Cortez Ricky Davao[2] |
| Starring | Agot Isidro Ricky Davao Diether Ocampo Jericho Rosales Angelika Dela Cruz Rica Peralejo Paolo Contis Marc Solis |
| Opening theme | "!Oka Tokat" by Parokya ni Edgar |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 267 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Production company | Star Creatives |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | June 24, 1997 – May 7, 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Oka2Kat |
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.
It was re-aired on ABS-CBN's cable channel, Jeepney TV.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Agot Isidro as Rona Catacutan del Fierro[4]
- Ricky Davao as Joaquin "Jack" Viloria
- Rica Peralejo as Richelou "Rikki" Montinola
- Diether Ocampo as Benjamin "Benjie" Catacutan
- Jericho Rosales as Jeremiah "Jeremy" Tobias
- Carmina Villaroel as Carmela De Dios
- Angelika Dela Cruz as Tessa Sytangco (1997-1999)
- Paolo Contis as Niccollo "Nico" Tobias
- Joy Viado as Ligaya "Tita Gaying" Montinola
- Giselle Sanchez as Magdalena "Dahlen" del Rosario
- Marc Solis as Marco Benitez
- Lorena Garcia as Joy Montinola
- Bryan Dulay as Maligno
Extended cast
- G. Toengi as Melissa "Lizzie" Santiago (When Angelika de la Cruz left the show, G. took her place) (mid-1998-1999)
- Janette McBride as Andrea "Andie" Santiago (When G. moved to GMA, Janette took her place until early 2002)
- Bojo Molina as Yoyong Panaligan
- Carmina Villaroel as Carmela de Dios, the Devil's Bride
- Nelson Evangelista as Daniel de Dios
- Alessandra De Rossi as Teresa (half-human/half-dwarf)
- Zoren Legaspi as Brad Alcantara
- Epi Quizon as Lester
- Tin Arnaldo as Abby (half-human/half-mermaid)
- Marvin Agustin as Stephen (half-human/half-tikbalang)
- Cherry Pie Picache as Michelle, the First Evil
- Glydel Mercado as Verna Vidal, the Black Fairy
- Mel Martinez as Jigs
- Onemig Bondoc as Monty
- Meryll Soriano as Sofia
- Sheila Marie Rodriguez
- Shaina Magdayao as Twinkle
- Alwyn Uytingco as Bobong
- Joy Chiong as Britney
- Jiro Manio as Tofu
- Emman Abeleda as Kyle
- Ate Gay as Bona
- Carol Banawa as Nicole
- Raymond Bagatsing
- Chinggoy Alonzo
- Katrina De Leon
- Corrine Mendez
- Kristine Bondoc
- Flora Gasser
- JR Herrera
- Lee Robin Salazar
- Julia Clarete
- Jay Manalo
- Tony Mabesa
- Cheska Garcia as Rosalie
- Miggy Tanchangco
- Gerald Faisan
- Gerard Pizarras
- Doreen Bernal
- Princess Schuck
- Monina Bagatsing
- Juan Rodrigo
- Jackie Lou Blanco
- Rosemarie Gil
- Cherry Pie Picache
- Sharmaine Suarez
- Anton Bernardo
- Angelica Panganiban
- Romi Sison
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
- List of programs aired by ABS-CBN
- List of programs broadcast by Jeepney TV
Footnotes
- San Diego Jr, Bayani. "What makes Direk Ricky tick?". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- Gonzales 2010
- Anon 2011
- Lacano, Vida (October 29, 2015). "8 TV shows that scared the daylights out of Pinoy viewers". InqPOP!. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
References
- Anon (November 29, 2011). "Makisig Morales stars in 'Oka Tokat' remake". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- Gonzales, Rommel (September 7, 2010). "Ricky Davao Returns To the Director's Chair with Grazilda". PeP. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- Santos, Rhea Manila (July 17, 2011). "Makisig Morales shares why he enjoys bonding with his siblings on weekends". Showbuzz: Celeb Highlight. ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2011.