Messy Goes to Okido is a 2015 animated comedy adventure television series for children, adapted from characters in OKIDO, a children's Arts and Science magazine. Inquisitive monster Messy, voiced by Adam Buxton, has adventures with his best friends Zoe and Felix in the colourful world of Okido. The first series aired in 2015 premiering on the BBC channel CBeebies.
Overview
The concept was picked up by London-based CG studio . Working with Squint/Opera the concept was developed and re-imagined as a 52 part children's show combining live action footage with 3D renderings of Messy, his friends and the world of OKIDO. The show aims to tackle a scientific topic in each episode, beginning with a question posed by Messy, for example: why do some things float and some things sink?. He travels to OKIDO to discover the answers with the help of his friends Zoe & Felix and science trio Zim, Zam & Zoom who all have specific abilities which help them in their adventures.
Characters
Messy
Messy is a furry blue monster, excitable and curious he lives underneath a bed and ventures out often to discover new things and learn. Whilst Messy means well his excitement can often land him in trouble, he can't control his urge to push buttons and can never get enough of eating socks. Whenever Messy finds something new that he's curious about he travels to OKIDO to meet his friends and discover the answer.
Zoe
Zoe is one of Messy's best friends who lives in OKIDO with her brother Felix. Zoe is very smart and sensible, she hates being late and getting lost but has a passion for gadgets and gizmos, her favourite is her communications watch which she can use to call Zim, Zam & Zoom.
Felix
Felix is one of Messy's best friends who lives in OKIDO with his sister Zoe. Felix loves using his imagination, being inventive and being prepared. He always packs a rucksack with useful things to help on their adventures.
Zim
Zim is a talking computer who knows lots about science, he is full of big ideas. Zim works in the ZZZ Tower with Zam and Zoom. Zim is not very good at practical things like reading maps and this often leads to disagreements with Zam. Whenever Zim gets confused his screen starts buffering.
Zam
Zam is a triangle-shaped engineer who is brilliant at fixing things. She works in the ZZZ Tower with Zim. She is quite bossy and sometimes tells Zim off if he is getting in the way. Zam uses her tools to make all kinds of gadgets and vehicles. Zam also loves doing experiments, particularly when they blow up.
Zoom
Zoom is Zim and Zam's lab assistant. Zoom can morph into any shape they want as long as it is not bigger than their body. This is very useful when the OKIDO gang are on an adventure. He doesn't speak but can make noises.
Other characters
Mayor Oki – He is the Mayor of OKIDO, has his own TV show called OKIDO Today and a private jet 'Mayor-Force-One'. Mayor Okido panics easily. Lolly – Lolly runs the ice-cream van and beach cafe. She is very friendly and chilled out. Geoffrey – He owns the OKIDO cafe. He used to be an actor but one day forgot his lines and has never acted again... Snowden – A friendly, fun loving monster that lives in the snowy mountains. Fluff – Fluff a big white cloud from the Welsh Valleys, she is very calm, sweet and kind.
