Ox Tales

Ox Tales, also known as The Tales of Boes' Gang (げらげらブース物語, Geragera Būsu Monogatari), is an animated television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. and Cosmos Studio in association with Saban Entertainment. It was a co-production between Japan and the Netherlands based on a Dutch comic strip Boes 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 15-minute episodes, which were usually transmitted as 51 half-hour shows of two episodes each.

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

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The plot follows the adventures of Ollie the ox as he runs The Funny Farm, containing possibly every creature known, with his best friend Jack the turtle while narrated by a sarcastic toucan.

The series currently has two English dubs. The 1989 dub produced by Saban and the recent 2010 dub produced by m4e, the current owner of the Telescreen library.

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

Main characters

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Ollie (Boes in the 2010 dub), the ox - Ollie/Boes is the owner of the Funny Farm and isn't exactly the greenest grass on the farm. Although he means well, he sometimes makes situations worse than they usually are, but this is usually rare.

Jack Turtleson (Tad in the 2010 dub), the turtle- Jack/Tad is probably Ollie's best friend, as he's seen mostly hanging out with him in each episode. However, in every mess that he and Ollie/Boes get into, you can bet that his shell will break apart at least once. In the Dutch and Italian versions he is changed to a female turtle.

Sammy (Saffie in the 2010 dub), the dog - Ollie's/Boes' most loyal pet on the farm who sometimes accompanies Ollie/Boes and Jack/Tad on their adventures.

Others

Edward the elephant - When an air hose or a water hose is needed, Edward comes through.

Ellen the elephant

Igor the octopus - Igor is literally inflatable.

Crown the eagle

Gaylord the gorilla - A prime primate who usually doesn't know his own strength at times.

Bongo the gorilla

Audrey the ostrich - She usually has her head stuck in the ground somewhere on the funny farm.

Rodney the rhino - A hot-headed rhino who can't seem to keep his horn on or even in one piece.

Holly the kangaroo

Bob the kangaroo

Weave the kangaroo

Jenny the kangaroo

Turbo Tail Teddy the kangaroo

Larry the cheetah

Lenny the lion - Probably past his prime, as evidenced by his balding mane, Lenny fancies himself as a great hunter, although he can't seem to take the initiative when he finally catches his meal.

Towilla the toucan - A sarcastic toucan who is the narrator of the English, German and Japanese versions of the show.

Bruce the bear - A greedy bear who often tries to steal Ollie's honey.

Buggy the stork

Horace the horse - A hot-headed and stubborn horse that tends to have a knack for fighting.

Moe the mole - Pops up from time to time as a segue between scenes, usually laughing at a comedic situation with a laugh similar to Woody Woodpecker's, although he knows when to keep his laughter under control, especially with situations involving crocodiles. Sometimes his laughter is interrupted by something related to the situation he's laughing at.

Harry the sloth

Hannah the hen - Leader of a gang chickens that don't take kindly to having their eggs stolen by predators.

Mr. Croack frog

Bibbo the owl

Jojo the baboon

Samson the seal

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 - a juvenile cow who always has the need to suck on an udder.

Topsy the aardvark

Tom the turkey

Tim the orangutan

Patrick the porcupine

The MacDuffs the storks

Snuffles the panda

Zane the zebra - a zebra who has about as much stubbornness as Horace.

Peggy the pig - Usually she'll be found feeding her piglets.

Peter the pig

Jolly the dolphin

Tiger the cat

Cecil the skunk- a mischievous skunk with both a copious flatulence problem and a rather sadistic habit of only wanting to relieve his massive amounts of gas, if he can do so in the presence of others.

Bura the crow

Rott the parrot

Cal the crocodile - a crocodile with a big mouth and a big appetite, and will try to eat any animal on the farm, but fails to do so in any way.

Morris the mouse - A strategic mouse who knows how to get away in a hurry, and ruin mouse-capturing plans of others in the process.

Calvin the cat - He's the resident mouse hunter on the farm, although Morris mostly gets the better of him.

Original credits

Directors: Hiroshi Sasagawa, Maki Nakahara (co-director)

From an original idea by: Wil Raymakers, Thijs Wilms, Maki Nakahara

Music: Shinsuke Kazato (Original version), Clous van Mechelen (Dutch version)

Special effects and sound design : Hisao Shirai

Series Composition: Matsue Jinbo, Tony Dirne, Rob Dirne

Writers: Nao Furukawa, Toshi Ohira, Mario de Vries

Producers: Dennis Livson, Kazuo Tabata

Saban English version credits

Executive producer: Haim Saban

Supervising producer: Winston Richard

Directors: Robert V. 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 and character designs: Wil Raymakers, Thijs Wilms

Re-recording mixers: Clive Mizumoto, Gary Coppola, R.D. Floyd

Music administration: Ron Kenan

Music supervisor: Andrew Dimitroff

Music orchestrations and arrangements by: Barry Trop, Richard Firth

Music engineers: Barron Abramovitch, Xavier Garcia

Music editors: Nick Carr Paul Ray, Patrick Von Wiegandt, Mark Ryan Martin

Sound effects editors: Gary Jaye, John Valentino, Scott Page

Additional direction: Scott Page, Jeff Winkless

Script & talent coordinator: Kelly Griffin

Engineers: Scott Page, Bruce Peters, David Walsh

Assistant engineers: Ron Salaises, Kevin Newson, Bill Filipiak

Film transfers by: Action Video

On line editor: Susan Jenkins

Title art by: Sam Johnson

Post production assistant: Amber Santilli

Assistant to Mr. Saban: Sherry Jeffreys

Accounting executive: Carol Diesel

Production accountants: Vicky Werby, Val Decrowl, Janice Auchterloine, Sharon Staine

Saban English dubbed episode writers

Tracy Alexander

Robert Axelrod ("If The Clog Fits...")

Robert V. Barron

Robert Benedict

R. Dwight

Benjamin Lesko

Robert Deutsch

Barbara Riel

Donald Roche

Michael Sorich

Jeff Winkless

Tom Wyner

Shannon Mahan

Eric Elfman

Lisa Paulette

Dayna Barron

Wendee Manhel

Johnny Goff

Heather Upjohn

Tim Reid

Michael Santiago

Jon Page

Byrd Ehlmann

Ann Burgund

Nora L. Goodman

Joe Ellison

Edie Mirman

Ardwight Chamberlain

Barbara Oliver

Mark Ryan-Martin

Eric Early

Saban English dubbed voice actors

A.J. Henderson - Olly the ox, narrator, Jack Turtleson

Julian Bailey - Moe the mole

Hoek & Sonépouse English version credits

Dubbing English version: Hoek & Sonépouse

With the voices of: Michael Diederich, Amber Ruffin, Rob Andrist-Plourde and Brian Tijon Ajong

Director English version: Michael Diederich

Worldwide distribution: Telescreen B.V

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.

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