Ovide and the Gang
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Ovide and the Gang was an 1980s animated TV show. It stars a blue Platypus named Ovide who lives on a non-descript South Seas island, where he has adventures with his friends and thwarts Cy and Bobo, the show's villains. Ovide and the Gang was produced by the Canadian animation studio CinéGroupe, who also made Sharky and George and The Little Flying Bears. It ran from 1987 to 1988 and also goes by the names "Ovide Video" and "Ovide's Video Show". There are 65 episodes, each running for 13 minutes.
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[edit] Main Characters
[edit] Ovide
The main character of the show. A Duck Billed Platypus, he is the unofficial leader of the group, and is smart, responsible and kind hearted.
[edit] Saphron (Wawa)
Saphron is Ovide's cousin, and also a Platypus. He is a good cook and gardener.
[edit] Polo
A red lizard who always carries around a broom. The island's janitor and the "tough guy" of the group.
[edit] Groaner (Ventribus)
A seagull and one of Ovide's friends.
[edit] Do Re & Mi (Ko A & La)
Protagonist Koalas always on twigs or the Couch. Do wears Headphones hearing music (Hear no Evil), Re wears Sunglasses (See no Evil), and Mi almost always covers His Mouth, sometimes hiccups (Speak no Evil).
[edit] Matilda
A kangaroo lady. Not originally from the island, she mistook the others for cannibals and hid from them, but then warmed up to them. She is skilled with herbal remidies and with the boomarang. first seen in Episode 18.
[edit] Cy
The primary antagonist of the show. He is a vain, scheming, megalomaniacal python. He is jealous of Ovide and wishes to eliminate him and gain absolute control of the island.
[edit] Bobo
Cy's bumbling, Keel-billed toucan minion and only friend. Refers to Cy as "Boss". Despite his association with Cy, he has a good heart and wishes Ovide and his friends no ill-will.
[edit] Episodes
- 1.Case of the Disappearing Hens
- 2.Cy and the Solo Sailor
- 3.The Ghostly Galleon
- 4.The Prophet (Ovide)
- 5.The Creature in the Cave
- 6.Treasure of the Endzones
- 7.The Island Games
- 8.Cy the Sorceror
- 9.Spellbound (Ovide)
- 10.Great Slave Cake
