Japan Synopsis
げらげらブース物語
Ox Tales is an animated television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V., Tele-Image Japan Inc. and Meander Studio in association with Saban Entertainment. It was a Japanese-Dutch co-production 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 12 minute episodes, however these were usually transmitted as double deliveries in 24 minute slots of 51 shows. 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 runs The Funny Farm, containing possibly every creature known, with his best friend Jack the Turtle while narrated by a sarcastic Toucan. Ox Tales still continues to appear as a column strip in several Dutch daily and weekly newspapers.
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Animation + Comedy in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ox Tales itself).
The 1986–1988 Japan Window
Ox Tales holds position #32 of 99 Japan seriess in the 1986–1988 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ox Tales premiered alongside 26 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan seriess in 1987.
The 709th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,698 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,241 of 2,532 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Nederlands, 日本語 |
| Production Companies | Saban Entertainment, TV Tokyo, Telecable Benelux B.V., Telescreen Japan Inc. |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 104 |
| Release Date | April 7, 1987 |
Questions Answered
Who created Ox Tales?
Ox Tales was created by Wil Raymakers, Thijs Wilms.
When did Ox Tales end?
Ox Tales finished its run with its final episode airing on April 28, 1987.