!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 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.

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 Agot 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 Emman Abeleda) who has inherited psychic powers from his mother. He is also joined by his new neighbors and friends including Twinkle (played by Shaina Magdayao), Bobong (played by Alwyn Uytingco), Britney (played by Joy Chiong) and Tofu (played by Jiro Manio).

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Agot Isidro as Rona Catacutan del Fierro
• Ricky Davao as Joaquin "Jack" Viloria
• Rica Peralejo as Richelou "Rikki" Montinola (1997-2000)
• Diether Ocampo as Benjamin "Benjie" Catacutan (1997-1999)
• Jericho Rosales as Jeremiah "Jeremy" Tobias (1997-2000)
• Angelika Dela Cruz as Tessa Sytangco (1997-1998)
• Paolo Contis as Niccollo "Nico" Tobias (1997-1999)
• Carmina Villaroel as Carmela de Dios (1999-2001)
• Bojo Molina as Yoyong Panaligan (1999-2001)
• Marc Solis as Marco Benitez (1997-2001, recurring in 1997-1998)
• Alessandra De Rossi as Teresa Gonzales (2001)

Recurring cast

• Joy Viado as Ligaya "Tita Gaying" Montinola (1997-2001)
• Giselle Sanchez as Magdalena "Dahlen" Karusealad (1997-2001)
• Lorena Garcia as Joy Montinola (1997-2001)

Extended cast

• G. Toengi as Melissa "Lizzie" Santiago
• Janette McBride as Andrea "Andie" Santiago
• Nelson Evangelista as Daniel De Dios (2000-2001)
• Zoren Legaspi as Brad Alcantara
• Tin Arnaldo as Abby
• Mel Martinez as Jigs
• Jeffrey Quizon as Lester
• Onemig Bondoc as Monty del Rosario
• Meryll Soriano as Sofia Mendez (Cousin of Jigs)

Reformatted cast

• Emman Abeleda as Kyle
• Shaina Magdayao as Twinkle
• Alwyn Uytingco as Bobong
• Joy Chiong as Britney
• Jiro Manio as Tofu

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

• List of programs aired by ABS-CBN
• List of programs broadcast by Jeepney TV

Footnotes

References

• "Makisig Morales stars in 'Oka Tokat' remake". ABS-CBN News. November 29, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
• Gonzales, Rommel (September 7, 2010). "Ricky Davao Returns To the Director's Chair with Grazilda". PeP. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
• 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.

External links

• !Oka Tokat at the Wayback Machine (archived August 16, 2000) official site (ABS-CBN). Archived from the original on August 16, 2000
• !Oka Tokat at IMDb