Okoo-koo: they blow up your children’s afternoons!

Every Wednesday afternoon in Okoo-kooManon, Bouba, Julia and Sam combine education and entertainment to embody a real youth program, a genre that has disappeared from the small screen.

Camp directors, holiday club leaders, school supervisors… Call Manon, Bouba, Julia and Sam as you wish. Every Wednesday, these four actors accompany the afternoons of the kids sitting in front Okoo-koo on France 4. The show, broadcast since the start of the school year, revives the tradition of youth programs embodied by young adults. as Recess A2 and KD2A in their time. Together, they chain quizzes, interviews with personalities and reports of all kinds in this meeting which aims to be a clever mix of education, news and entertainment. Among the topics discussed: knights, the world of entertainment or school bullying. “We are aimed at children without being gnangnans or too intellectual“, assures William Chiflet, deputy general manager of Morgane, the production company of the show.

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Before it saw the light of day, 800 people applied to become the faces of the magazine. Manon, Bouba, Julia and Sam were chosen for their acting skills but also for their personality. “Our characters are extrapolated versions of ourselves“, sums up Manon, a musical comedy training in his pocket. Boubacar Kabo, he said he was messy during his casting. Bingo: his character will be too. “We must be examples for the children. We’re friends, we don’t speak badly and there’s no argument between us“, testifies the actor passed by Plus belle la vie, happy with his role far from being against the grain.

“The idea is to create a community with big brothers and big sisters.”

At a time when every toddler in possession of the secret code of the family tablet can click on thousands of videos without control, Okoo-koo wishes to propose a personalized editorial line. How ? By focusing on interactivity. “The idea is to create a community with big brothers and big sisters to answer their questions“, testifies William Chiflet. Young viewers send their questions by email, post or video via the Okoo application, on any type of subject. Where do pickles grow? What do mice do with baby teeth? And above all, how do we babies? In the 90s, we could see his name in the end credits of Dorothee Club. Today, children cross the screen…