Yoho Ahoy

Yoho Ahoy
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Created by
  • Mark Slater
  • Julian Roberts
Written by
  • Stan Cullimore
  • Jonathan Evans
  • Mark Slater
  • Leslie Cowell
  • Wayne Jackman
  • Paul LeNoel
  • Shelly Wain
  • Jan Page
  • Mole Hill
  • Anthony Hatfield
  • Julian Roberts
  • Joss Cope
  • John Tackley
  • Simon Grover
  • Gregg Wheelan
  • Gary Winters
  • David Lloyd
Directed byMole Hill
Voices of
  • Joss Cope
  • Shelly Wain
  • Mole Hill
  • Mark Slater
  • Simi Mougne
  • Julian Roberts
  • Sarah Thornhill
Opening theme"Yoho Ahoy"
Ending theme"Yoho Ahoy" (Instrumental)
ComposerJohn Tackley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes59
Production
Executive producerTheresa Plummer-Andrews
ProducerJulian Roberts
Running time5 minutes per episode (approx.)
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release7 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 and on TVOKids.

Characters

Main

Others

Voice Cast (UK)


Episodes

Series 1 (2000)

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Flag with Bilge"7 January 2000 (2000-01-07)
Jones and Swab try to pull a flag up onto the top of the ship's mast, but matters aren't helped when Poop sneezes.
2"Bullseye with Cutlass"14 January 2000 (2000-01-14)
Cutlass shows off her pea-shooting skills, but Swab doesn't consider this to be quite such a good idea.
3"Heave with Booty"21 January 2000 (2000-01-21)
Booty makes a discovery whilst the crew of The Rubber Duck play hide and seek.
4"Blow with Poop"28 January 2000 (2000-01-28)
Poop doesn't know how to whistle, so Grog, Cutlass and Swab help him.
5"Pants with Cutlass"10 March 2000 (2000-03-10)
The crew get into trouble involving Bilge’s trousers.
6"Up with Jones"17 March 2000 (2000-03-17)
To finish their painting job, Grog and Poop use Jones’s lift and brush, but leaving Jones at risk of missing out on the reward.
7"Fish with Grog"24 March 2000 (2000-03-24)
Grog gives Cutlass a helping hand on how to catch a fish.
8"Mops with Poop"31 March 2000 (2000-03-31)
Poop gets in trouble with Bilge after failing to clean up the deck.
9"Lullaby with Booty"5 April 2000 (2000-04-05)
Booty, the pianist, cannot sleep, because of the singing done by Grog, Swab and Jones.
10"Bone with Plunder"26 April 2000 (2000-04-26)
Plunder, Swab and Poop enjoy a spot of music dancing on the ship, which wakes up Bilge!
TBA"Fiddle with Swab"2000 (2000)
During a music lesson, Swab experiments with new music on her fiddle.
TBA"Pancake with Poop"2000 (2000)
Poop wants to help Grog make Pancakes, but he’s supposed to help Swap with the laundry.
TBA"Puff with Jones"2000 (2000)
Jones invents a way to fill the sails with air.
TBA"Jug with Swab"2000 (2000)
Swab accidentally breaks Bilge’s favourite jug.
TBA"Cheese with Grog"2000 (2000)
The crew want cheese with holes for lunch. But the only cheese in the kitchen has no holes.
TBA"Sail with Jones"2000 (2000)
The crew have trouble getting the ship’s sail up on a windy day. But Jones finds another use for it.
TBA"Lost with Swab"2000 (2000)
Swab loses one of her earrings and worries about if she will ever have it again.
TBA"Feast with Rats"2000 (2000)
The rats seize their chance for a midnight feast.
TBA"Clonk with Flamingo"2000 (2000)
Flamingo finds a way to make Booty’s music more exciting.
TBA"Art with Crow"2000 (2000)
Crow wants to draw a picture of Cat.
TBA"Bell with Parrot"2000 (2000)
Parrot is hungry, so he rings the bell, a lot of times.
TBA"Bowl with Bilge"2000 (2000)
While Bilge is distracted, Swab, Grog and Jones play a secret game of Bowls.
TBA"Drill with Parrot"2000 (2000)
Bilge tries to teach Cutlass and Swab a marching drill.
TBA"Flotsam with Plunder"2000 (2000)
Flamingo gets upset when Booty throws his picture overboard.

Series 2 (2001)

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Boing with Jones"14 September 2000 (2000-09-14)
Jones finds a clever way of rescuing a lost ball.
TBA"Chairs with Grog"2000 (2000)
The gang have a game of Musical Chairs on the sundeck, which Grog wins.
TBA"Pop with Swab"2000 (2000)
Swab is annoyed at Cutlass for popping balloons on the deck.
TBA"Snore with Poop"2000 (2000)
Poop's sleeping on the job keeps everyone else awake!
TBA"Freeze with Bilge"2000 (2000)
The crew play a game of statues.
TBA"Buzz with Jones"2000 (2000)
Jones deals with a buzzing bee on the ship.
TBA"Jig with Flamingo"2000 (2000)
Cutlass and Swab’s marbles game gets Flamingo dancing.
TBA"Paint with Booty"2000 (2000)
TBA"Sneeze with Rats"2000 (2000)
TBA"Pest with Plank"2000 (2000)
TBA"Peck with Flamingo"2000 (2000)
TBA"Bed with Cat"13 December 2000 (2000-12-13)
It is all Cat's fault for keeping Poop and Swab awake.
TBA"Beat with Cat"2000 (2000)
TBA"Pass with Jones"2000 (2000)
TBA"Snooze with Cat"2000 (2000)
TBA"Hide with Crow"2000 (2000)
TBA"Cake with Poop"2000 (2000)

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Ahoy! An Intelligent Children's Show at Last!". Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tvo-logs directory listing".
  3. ↑ , its first broadcast @ 3:45pm on 7.1.2000.
  4. ↑ , its first broadcast @ 3:45pm on 14.1.2000.
  5. ↑ , its first broadcast @ 3:45pm on 28.1.2000.
  6. ↑ , its first broadcast @ 3:50pm on 24.3.2000.
  7. ↑ , its first broadcast @ 3:50pm on 31.3.2000.
  8. ↑ , its first broadcast @ 3:50pm on 5.4.2000.
  9. ↑ , its first broadcast @ 3:50pm on 26.4.2000.
  10. ↑ , its first broadcast on 13.12.2000.
  11. ↑ "Yoho Ahoy: All Aboard! (PC) New | Gamers247". www.gamers247.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019.