Ox Tales

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Ox Tales
caption =
ja_name = げらげらブース物語
ja_name_trans = Geragera Būsu Monogatari
genre = ComedyInfobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Hiroshi Sasagawa
studio = Telecable Benelux B.V., Tele-Image Japan Inc., Meander Studio
network = flagicon|Japan TV Tokyo
flagicon|Belgium Één TV Station
flagicon|Netherlands Nederland 1
flagicon|United Kingdom CITV
flagicon|Portugal RTP
flagicon|Italy Odeon Tv
first = April 7, 1987
last = March 29, 1988
episodes = 102 x 12 minutes

"Ox Tales" (Japanese: げらげらブース物語 Geragera Būsu Monogatari, Dutch: Boes) is an animated television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V., Tele-Image Japan Inc. and Meander Studio. It was a Japanese-Dutch co-production based on a Dutch comic strip "Ox Tales" created by Wil Raymakers and Thijs Wilms. The series ran on the Japanese network TV Tokyo from April 7, 1987–March 29, 1988. It consists of 102 12 minute episodes, however these were usually transmitted as double deliveries in 24 minute slots.

The series has been aired in many countries outside Japan and has been dubbed and subtitled in English and numerous other languages.

The plot follows the adventures of Ollie the Ox as he run The Funny Farm, containing possibly every creature known, with his best friend Jack the Turtle whilst narrated by a sarcastic Toucan.

Ox Tales still continues to appear as a column strip in several Dutch daily and weekly newspapers.

Characters

Main characters

* Ollie the Ox
* Jack Turtleson the Turtle
* Sammy the Dog

Others

* Edward the Elephant
* Ellen the Elephant
* Igor the Octopus
* Gaylord the Gorilla
* Bongo the Gorilla
* Audrey the Ostrich
* Rodney the Rhino
* Holly the Kangaroo
* Bob the Kangaroo
* Weave the Kangaroo
* Jenny the Kangaroo
* Turbo Tail Teddy the Kangaroo
* Lenny the Lion
* Towilla the Toucan
* Bruce the Bear
* Horace the Horse
* Moe the Mole
* Hannah the Hen
* Shirley the Sheep
* Walter the Woodpecker
* Willy the Woodpecker
* Hilda the Hippo
* Robby the Rooster
* Paul the Polar Bear
* Down Hill Donny the Stork
* Nessie the Cow
* Calvin the Calf
* Tom the Turkey
* Patrick the Porcupine
* The MacDuffs the Storks
* Zane the Zebra
* Peggy the Pig
* Peter the Pig

Alternative Titles

* Boes (Dutch title)
* Chuckling Bus Story of Boes (Alternative English title)
* Fantazoo (Italian title)
* Funny Farm Madness (English title)
* げらげらブース物語 (Geragera Bus Monogatari) (Japanese Title)
* סיפורי מוש (Sipurei Mush) (Hebrew Title)
* مغامرات بسيط (Arabic Title)
* O Bocas (Portuguese title)
* Olé, Ollie (Brazilian title)
* Bof! (French title)
* Ollie Ollie Oxen
* Story of the Geragera Bus
* Μπουσμπους (Boes Boes) (Greek title)
* Toribio (Latin American Title)
* Djurgården (Swedish Title)
* Oksen Anton (Norwegian Title)
* 肥牛牛布斯 (Chinese Title)
* Ollie's Total Verrückte Farm (German Title)
* Buš Buš (Slovakian Title)

Credits

Original credits

* Director: Haramaki Naka
* From an Original Idea by: Wil Raymakers, Thijs Wilms
* Realisation : Hiroshi Sasagawa
* Writers : Nao Furukawa, Toshi Ôhira

English version credits

* Executive Producer: Haim Saban
* Supervising Producer: Winston Richard
* Directors: Robert Barron, Tom Wyner
* Executive In Charge of Production: Jerald E Bergh
* Associate Producer: Eric S Rollman
* Script Supervisor: Tony Oliver
* Music By: Haim Saban & Shuki Levy
* Original Idea & Character Designs: Wil Raymakers, Thijs Wilms

English dubbed episode writers

* Tracy Alexander
* Robert Axelrod
* Robert Barron
* Robert Benedict
* R. Dwight
* Richard Epcar
* Melora Hart
* Benjamin Lesko
* Tony Oliver
* Mike Reynolds
* Barbara Riel
* Donald Roche
* Michael Sorich
* Jeff Winkless
* Tom Wyner

Regional releases

A few episodes of the show were released on VHS in the early 1990s; the show was officially released on DVD in Portugal and Spain in 2006.

External links

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* [http://www.telescreen.nl/default.asp?t=all%20characters&id=88&char=46 Telescreen]