Ox Tales (1987)
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.
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Ox Tales
1987Seasons & Episode
Boes starts his work early in the morning. His milch cows` breast are swollen, almost reaching the ground. To solve the problem he puts faucets on the cows` to milk them automatic. He then has to train an untamed horse, which is not easy. This is not all, he has to colect eggs, take care of the sheep, chop wood etc. etc....The animals do not help at all...
The phone rings. Boes takes his first-aid-kit and runs out. Some animals are injured and some are ill. Boes takes care of them all day, taking out a nail, bandaging etc. He is in high spirit, but.....
It`s time for breakfast. The Biton family who are all big eaters can`t wait for Boes to feed them and fall in the feeder. Tad eats too much and his shell falls apart. The birds steal the food from the dog. However, the Bitons eat more then the others. They eat and eat and eat....
Ping is sick and tired of taking care of her children. They are always a nuisance. She really wants to have a rest and take a nap. All the piglets want is to be fed. She disappears leaving her husband (Biton) with the small ones. Boes finding out that Biton can`t cope alone, he tries to hire babysitters. In the end they all refuse to work because the piglets are noisy.
Rhino falls in love with a female rihno called Saila. However, he`s got a rival who is another rhino with a tough and big horn. It seems like Saila likes Rhino`s rival better. So Rhino challenges his rival to a duel, this doesn`t work as Rhino`s horn is as soft as a balloon. Boes knowing how lonely Rhino is gets an idea. He sharpens Rhino`s horn and then have him challenge his rival again...
Boes goes fishing and gathers an earthworm. The earthworm however doesn`t feels like being swalloed by a fish and tries to escape. Boes tries to persuade him, but the earthworm will not listen. When a fish tries to swallow the earthworm it swalloes the fish instead...
It`s noisy in the forest. Everywhere young birds are born. Some fall onto the ground a peep frantically. Finding that the nests are too small for the birds, Boes decided to make boxes. However, they look funny and the birds don`t like them. Even though the birds ignore the boxes, Boes is happy and in high spirits...
A calf is born at Boes` farm. While mother cow is feeding the calf, a mole appears and steals the milk using a straw. The calf gets angry as it feels all the milk is his. It starts sucking on all the nipples at the same time. Then when Boes comes to milk the cow, the calf attacks Boes and runs after him...
Donking is a male lion. His thundering roar gives the other animals the shudders, makes Boes almost lose his hearing. To be frank Donking has lost most of his mane. In order to disguise this fact, Dinking uses his tail as a wig. The female lion encourage him to keep his dignity as king of the beasts. This is not easy for him as his is too soft hearted...
Boes and Tad are relieved when the mother of Ellen, the baby elephant, comes to pick her up. They found it quite tiring to babysit as Ellen cried a lot, ate a lot and was as mischievous as a monkey. They learn that there is no way to reason with a little elephant. However to Boes` surprise Tad turned out to be a good babysitter...
Boes goes fishing. A big fish swallows the bait, but Boes can`t get it out of the water. He loses confidence in his physical strength and starts to train. 1st of all he challenges Rambau the gorilla and Phat Elephant to arm wrestle, but fails. Next he tries to lift barbells, but falls on his back. He then takes up weightlifting etc., which becomes a nuisance to the animals in the forest...
Cal Rabbit is lazy and a big eater. One day he gets fed up of leading a boring life an decides to see what the rest of the world looks like. Boes and Tad worry about Cal, but he is smart enough to survive the hardship of the world outside. He even finds himself a pretty girlfriend. What`s more he gets better at stealing carrots from Boes` field...
Mornin` Cock crows in a lovely voice and the hens lay eggs like crazy. Boes is happy and praises Mornin` too much. So Mornin` crows from early morning to sundown, making Boes totally crazy. Boes and Tad get a good idea. They talk about roast chicken and set the table. Mornin` peeps through the window and becomes scared...
Boes loves honey. one day he follows a honeybee and finds the honeybee’s nest. However, Mark the bear reaches the nest first and eats up all the honey. Drop the bee thinks that Boes has stolen all his honey and Stings Boes. Boes gets enough of sharp pointed things on his back. He wants to lick honey, but Mark gets him wherever he goes, and bee’s impatience are very dangerous...
One day a cute little dachshund named Mary winks at Tays. Of course Tays falls in love with her at first sight. However, Mary is the type who is everybody’s friend and can’t decide on only one man. She’s even nice to the Bull....
Mary the Sheep is a tomboy. She won’t listen to Tays the Watchdog who is no good at watching sheep. She kicks lays and runs away, Tays cries. Boes tells Lay to go and find Marry. Tays finds Mary all right, but a lion and a wolf are after Mary. Tays fights with the lion and the wolf to protect Mary, but.
Pee the Skunk breaks wind that smells awful. Flowers and grass fade and bees fall. Tad and the Lion faint. The Gorilla falls out off the tree. Boes gets an idea and puts a stopper into Peep’s behind in order to block his evil smell. Peep’s belly is full of gas and swells like a balloon. At last the gas removes the stopper. Boes next catches Peep and puts him in a cask. Peep breaks wind in the cask and faints, but...
It’s Boes’ birthday today and Boes is going to have a party. He walks through the woods and asks the animals to visit him with presents. Tad makes a fancy cake for Boes, consulting a Cooking book. He puts the cake on the table and walks out to take a bath, then the Fox and the Cat appear and they eat the cake. Now the party is going to start...
Rambau the Gorilla falls in love with a female gorilla named Lyra and spends all day doing nothing. He is Surprised to learn that Lyra is a tomboy, but he won’t give up. He gives Lyra many different presents to make her pay attention to him. He does many different things to please her, but Lyra is superior to him in everything. Seeing Rambau feel small in the presence of Lyra, Boes and Tad decide to cheer him up, but....
Bura the Crow is a thief. He makes a fool of everyone in the woods, stealing something from them. He steals sausages and cheese from Boes and calls him a fool. Boes is now very angry with him. Boes and Tad decide to teach him a good lesson. They set a trap to catch him but in vain. Dura just takes a nap using Boes’ umbrella and cushion. Seeing this, Boes sets another trap to catch Bura and…
River the Crocodile has got a big mouth. He is always hungry and awaits his game to come, with his mouth wide open, but he is never able to catch any. Being afraid of River’s horrible—looking teeth, Rabbits, ducks and storks etc. avoid him. One day Boes throws trash into River’s mouth. An alarm clock is in the trash. Every time River walks up to his game, the clock rings. River starts crying...
Billy the Beaver has gotten married recently. Billy and his wife are busy building their new house while Boes and Tad enjoy fishing. Boes is angry at the beavers because he cannot catch fish as they make terrible noises. Boes starts to grill fish burning the beavers tree branches. Lilly the Beaver’s wife is angry with Boes. The beavers start biting Boes’ table and chair. They bite the hen’s’ coop and lays’ house too....
Boes and the gang go on a picnic on a raft. While they are taking a nap, the raft is carried as far as the ocean. Now they are hungry and thirsty, but they have nothing to eat or drink. Then a storm attacks them and they find themselves on a strange island....
Boes discovers a flower that he believes is very rare. He gets into various wild predicaments trying to protect the flower, which proves to be far from rare
Boes starts working out in order to beat Rambau, who has been going around punching the other animals. After training very hard, he and Rambau enter the ring and fight to a surprise ending….
Ted cannot sleep. Boes tries to help him out, but his little acts of kindness keep escalating so that he ends up keeping Ted awake rather the putting him to sleep.
Boes and Tad save a young boar. They decide to become its foster parents, but it soon proves too much for them — as well as the other animals — to handle...
Boes who is always up to mischief, starts painting everything, his house, lays house, birds, storks and other animals. He boasts that he is a genius artist, but the animals are all angry with him....
It is summer now. It is so hot that Boes and the gang cannot stand the heat. They plan to go somewhere to avoid the heat and start on a journey by canoe. They take the wrong waterway and reach the South.
A monkey steals Boes’ mirror and causes trouble by blinding everyone with it. Boes tries his best to get it back, to no avail. He finally gets a bright idea …
Boes decides to become the guardian of the forest in order to protect the weak animals. He and Tad wander through the forest with a flashlight and see some amazing things …
One day, while Does is fishing, his line gets caught on the decayed tooth of a shark. He pulls the tooth out and is rewarded by the shark. This makes Boes think that he might make a good dentist. He goes about fixing the teeth of the other animals, but ends up causing more damage than good …
One day Boes notices that Tays’ doghouse is getting too small. This gives him the idea to design and build houses that will perfectly fit each of the animals. He begins by gathering materials for the house. With the sometimes-unwilling help of some of the animals, he gathers enough material for the house. he begins building, with some interesting results …
Boes gets up early one morning in order to go mountain—climbing. However, as Tad points out, there are no mountains in the area. They set out to find some mountains to climb and encounter some amazing things....
Boes and other animals eat too much and they all suffer from excessive eating and lack of physical exercise. Boes suggests they all have some exercise, but....
The snow has laid pretty deep. Having nothing to do, Boes is going to play his flute, but he finds it is missing. Boes believes that someone has stolen it and goes out with Tad and lays to catch the thief.
Boes discovers the excitement of rhythm while feeding the pigs. Soon, he and Tad are leaving behind a path of destruction as they get carried away. A crocodile becomes a wonderful instrument and soon all of the animals join in. But the best instrument of all turns out to be Tad...
One day, Tad and Boes decide to create a work of art of natural materials. Boes gets the wrong idea and begins to collect nuts and berries. Tad shows him what art is all about, which gets Boes interested in making his own creation. Boes’ work ends up in failure while the other animals make wonderful creations. This makes Boes resolve to show what a great artist he is, even stronger.
Boes discovers how good it feels to be kind to others. He goes about doing “good deads”, but ends up, as always, causing more trouble than good …
Boes uncovers some bones while digging a well. He and Tad decide that they are the bones of Gourmesh’s ancestors, Tad then gives a lecture on the Theory of Evolution with some interesting Results …
Tad finds a baby elephant that has wandered away from his herd. He leaves the elephant with Boes while he goes in search of that herd. The baby elephant is very rascal and causes a lot of trouble for Boes....
Boes is good at archery. He’s good enough to hit a target right in the center. Now he wants to hit a moving target and asks Cal the rabbit and others to be his targets. Tad suggests they have a contest so that the animals may show their special arts. Boes agrees and asks the other animals to join the contest....
When Boes’ bicycle breaks down, all of the animals run off with the different parts. Boes decides to build his own, but finds that the other animals have fashioned their own wheels and are able to travel faster than he can. He finally gives up and decides to build one great bicycle for all of them, with wild results.
It is nearly winter now. So it is a season when bears are supposed to be in hibernation, but Mark the bear is still active outside. Boes and Tad decide to persuade Mark to hibernate and attempt to do various things....
Boes is quite proud of this athletic abilities. When Tad praises him, he decides to start working out in order to challenge Rambau. The result is not very good, so he goes out to discover what sort of sports the other animals of the forest enjoy....
One day, an eagle carries off a mother kangaroo and drops her on an island in the river. Boes and Tad try to save her in a boat, but are stopped by a crocodile. They then decide to build a bridge to the island. After great difficulties, Boes manages to save the kangaroo, but is left stranded himself …
Boes and Tad set out one morning to pick some apples growing on a mountain some distance away. On their way to the mountain, they are sidetracked by the other animals in the forest and, for some reason, end up orbiting the earth instead of picking apples....
Boes gets very angry when Tad serves fried eggs for the nth time. He walks out and tries to some food for himself, but finds out that it’s much more difficult than he had bargained for …
There isn’t enough grass in the pastures to -feed the cattle, so Boes decides to take them to the other side of the mountain. However, the mountain is too steep to climb. Does than decides to dig a tunnel through the mountain with the help of other animals....
Boes and Tad go into the forest to look for mushrooms. They are so eager that everything begins to look like a mushroom. After many disappointments, Boes finally succeeds in picking a basketful of mushrooms which, of course, turn out to be poisonous. Just when the two are ready to give up, they come upon some strange stones....
After an irritating morning, Boes falls asleep on the riverbank and awakes to -find that he and Tad have shrunken to the size of an ant. The little creatures that now look many times their original size torment them. Just when they find themselves trapped between a barking dog and a hissing cat, with no place to hide, Boes awakens to discover it was all a dream…
Boes decides that he wants to go treasure hunting underwater to find something with which to decorate his home. Many beautiful and unusual objects come almost within his reach but as usual, things just don’t go, as he’d like them to….
Tays helps Boes out, with good results and bad, but to Tad, he seems to be the model dog, loyal to his master. After many misadventures Boes decides that Tays is not such a good dog, after all. Tays disproves this by discovering a hot spring, but...
Boes’ goldfish refuses to eat one day and Boes thinks that it is because they are unhappy with the small bowl they are in. He makes them a pond to play in. They look so happy that Boes decides to try living underwater as well. After several failures, he is finally able to learn what it is like to live underwater...
Boes decides to help the other animals to look beautiful. He has a few successes but, as usual, most of his efforts end in failure.
Although Rott is a parrot, he has trouble making parroting sounds. Boes and Tad do their best to teach him to say “Good Morning”, without success. It turns out that Rott is a genius at mimicking other animals. He causes great havoc everywhere. .
Boes mistakenly believes that he has a beautiful singing voice and that everyone is dying to hear him sing. He nearly drives all the animals crazy with his singing...
Boes uses lays to bring in the cows. However, there is one cow that refuses to come in. Boes goes after him with a lasso...
When Does pops a button, he decides that he should get some exercise in order to get into shape. While he’s out running, he notices the other animals lolling around. He decides to help them shape up by teaching them to play baseball.
The animals keep Boes and Tad up night after night. Boes decides to move to a quieter place. They pack their things, but need help carrying them. They go from animal to animal for help, but find in the end it’s difficult to leave friends behind.
One day, Boes decides to train a young hawk to hunt. The hawk has no idea how to capture its preys. Tad suggests that Boes uses a stool pigeon in order to give the hawk practice. Of course, he ends up being that stool pigeon.
The animal kids get into all sorts of mischief, so Boes decides to help them by creating an amusement park for animals. He has the adult animals help out, he creates some very ingenious rides but he always ends up destroying his creations.
Boes sets out with his camera, in order to catch some “perfect moments”. Each time someone or something ruins his picture but he doesn’t give up easily.
Boes notices many animals who seem to have lost their stamina and decides to help them exercise and build up their muscles. A success story, for a change. .
After seeing an article in the newspaper about a circus, Does decides to start his own. He trains the animals to do tricks. All goes fairly well till he gets two elephants to get up on the trapeze swings...
The animals seem very restless. Does and Tad believe that it is a sign that an earthquake is pending. Boes decide, in that case, the animals should be given an earthquake drill. He puts everyone through terrible trials...
Boes notices the animals digging through the trash and fighting over food and decides to give a lesson in gourmet dining. He prepares appetizing food for the animals and all seems to go. But, toward the end of the story calamity strikes
A spotbill duck lays its eggs in Bees’ house. Does takes over for the exhausted mother, and soon the chicks hatch. When the chicks are old enough, their mother takes them on a journey to a nearby pond. Does decides that he must protect them...
Tad complains that Boes spends too much time napping. He suggests that Boes practices soccer for exercise. Does especially enjoy kicking balls, which, as usual, gets him into hot water.
Boes cleans up his home and is so pleased to see it spic and span, that ho decides to go out and teach the other animals what it feels like to be clean. He goes about scrubbing up the animals with the expected results.
Boes gets it into his head that he should try to beautify the animals. He tries to give lessons in dressing up to look better, and gets himself into a lot of hot water..
Boes at his shiny best! Two wolves try to get at Does’ hens and pigs. For a change, everything Boes does (well, almost) to turn back the wolves goes well! This is not the same Butterfinger Boes we know so well...
Boes’ electric fan goes out of order one sizzling day. While Tad tries to fix it, Boos tries to find some nice, cool place to wait. He discovers how difficult it is to find comfort, but is finally able to coil off in the end.
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.
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