!Oka Tokat


!Oka Tokat is a Philippine television drama horror fantasy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Don Cuaresma, Laurenti Dyogi, Michael de Mesa, Rez Cortez, Ricky Davao, Johnny Manahan, Jerry Lopez Sineneng, Wenn V. Deramas, Cathy Garcia-Molina and Richard I. Arellano, it stars Ricky Davao, Rica Peralejo, Diether Ocampo, Jericho Rosales, Angelika Dela Cruz, Paolo Contis, Agot Isidro, Joy Viado, Giselle Sanchez, Marc Solis, Lorena Garcia, Bojo Molina, Carmina Villarroel, Alessandra De Rossi, Jeffrey Quizon, Tin Arnaldo, Mel Martinez, Onemig Bondoc, Meryll Soriano, Nelson Evangelista, Alwyn Uytingco, Shaina Magdayao, Emman Abeleda, Joy Chiong and Jiro Manio. It aired on the network's evening line up from June 24, 1997 to May 7, 2002, replacing Abangan ang Susunod Na Kabanata and was replaced by OK Fine, 'To ang Gusto Nyo!.
Its title is the reverse spelling of the phrase "Takot ako!" ; hence, the exclamation point at the beginning. Later on December 4, 2001, !Oka Tokat was reformatted as a comedy horror adventure series.

Plot

The show revolves around a media crew led by Rona del Fierro who investigates paranormal cases with the help of del Fierro's premonitions. Most of the story arcs feature creatures in Filipino mythology, including the dwende, 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 who has inherited psychic powers from his mother. He is also joined by his new neighbors and friends including Twinkle, Bobong, Britney and Tofu.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

  • Joy Viado† as Ligaya "Tita Gaying" Montinola
  • Giselle Sanchez as Magdalena "Dahlen" Karusealad
  • Lorena Garcia as Joy Montinola

Extended cast

Reformatted cast

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.