List of South African Television Series - O

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• Oompie in die Ruimte (1980s) - Dubbed from the French children's series Il était une fois... l'espace. This is a sequel in a series of French edutainment programs. See also Eendag was daar...
• Opdrag (1977) - Local drama series focussing on the South African Defence Force, Starring James White.
• Orkney Snork Nie - Local sitcom (English: Orkney isn't snoring, implying that Orkney is not a boring place.)
• Ouma Kom Help (1976)
• Oskar in Asblikfontein (1978); Ran from 1982-1983 - Locally produced puppet series about the inhabitants of Asblikfontein ("Trashcanville"), where discarded objects come to life. The main characters are Oscar, a cheeky but lovable rabbit, and Knersus, the prehistoric pterodactyl with a taste for rabbit meat. Knersus lives in a cave with his three sets of spare teeth, and it's here that he makes his wicked plans to catch Oscar and to annoy the inhabitants of Asblikfontein. Oscar’s friends are knight and inventor Prins Poggenpoel, who went off course during a dragon hunt and was never found; Snorkie the little dragon; and Marietjie the pretty rag doll. The second series introduced Wonderwoef, a dog with a love for dancing and many magic tricks up his magician’s hat. Oscar was based on a children’s book by Norman Dahl, and the TV series was a co-production between the SAUK TV1 and IDTV.
• Our Living Planet
• The Outer Limits (1992–1993) - American sci-fi series
• Onder die Dekmantel (1984–1985) Dubbed from the American series - Cover Up, Dani pretended she was still a photographer and Mac her model, as an undercover team. the character Mac was later replaced by Jack after an onset accident.
• Onder draai die duiwel rond (1990s) -Set in Hartbeespoort,South Africa