Ongo

Ongo is one of the five main Jammbonian children on Jelly Jamm. He is a purple alien boy with hair that covers his eyes and a simple outfit consisting of a T-shirt, capris, and sneakers.

Despite appearing significantly less than the other children, having few speaking lines, and not contributing much to plots often, Ongo is still considered a main character as he is part of the children's group of friends.

JellyJamm.com (2011-2018)
"Ongo is the most mysterious character of them all and the one that is most connected to the planet. Even in building his house he felt no need for walls of ceilings. Tracing the borders on the ground was enough as long as he has his favorite sofa.

He’s happy---completely unflappable. Ongo doesn’t communicate with words. His language is a combination of sounds and mime. Ongo is quite the musician too---ready to belt out any sound or rhythm beat box style… and boy, can he dance."

Cartoonito
"Ongo is very mysterious and feels close to planet Jammbo - he lives outside with his house drawn on the ground! Ongo is a great musician who often uses music to talk to his friends."

Japanese
"Ongo is the most mysterious, but in fact, he may be the most deeply rooted character to the planet. He doesn't need a roof over his head to build his own house; all he needs is a plot of land marked with boundary lines and his favorite couch.

''He is like a different kind of creature from his friends. He is happy and unfazed. He can disappear somewhere alone for hours. Then, when his friends need him, he suddenly appears.''

Ongo has a strong heart and gets things done with ease.

''He does not use words to communicate. He uses only sounds and gestures with his body and his hands. If his friends start a fight, he can calm them down just by that method.''

''Ongo also has tremendous musical talent. He can make any sound or rhythm, and even beatboxes. Of course, he's also a talented dancer."''

StarTimes
"Ongo is the quiet one. What he lacks in verbal communication he more than makes up for in musical talent. He is by far the most musically gifted out of everyone."

Taiwanese
"Ongo is very mysterious and a great musician, his innate sense of rhythm and strong musicianship have brought a lot of beautiful music to Jammbo. Ongo often communicates with his friends through music!"

Personality
Ongo is a child of few words, but that does not mean he is apathetic or lacking in terms of personality. In fact, though he is mysterious, Ongo is expressive and has his own way of looking at the world. Ongo seems to live by the motto "don’t worry, be happy". He is a simple fellow who finds joy in just lazing around on his couch, unfazed by the troubles of the world, curled up with a good book or perhaps a Dodo companion. He has a deep connection to nature and appreciates the little things in life, not taking anything for granted. To Ongo, a beautiful sunset and a nice view of the Jammbonian landscape are his daily entertainment. He knows quite a lot about Jammbo as a result of his strong connection to the planet. When Ongo speaks, it’s usually in his own gibberish language. He prefers to utilize sound effects - which he’s rather skilled at imitating! - as well as song and dance to communicate, and he gets along fairly well with the others because he’s so easy to be around, even if they don’t always understand him most of the time. Ongo makes frequent appearances in the show’s music videos, dancing along joyfully to the songs. His musical talent is unparalleled - from playing all the naturally-formed instruments on Jammbo to beatboxing, Ongo can do it all. His dance moves are also incredibly skilled! Ongo does enjoy playing with action figures from time to time, too.

Appearances
Ongo does not appear in every episode or music video. Below, please find a list of episodes and music videos Ongo has appeared in.

Season 1

 * "Mina's Party"
 * "Super Jelly League"
 * "Best Friends Forever"
 * "Rita Adopts a Dodo"
 * "The Jelly Must Flow" (Cameo Appearance)
 * "Radio Goomo"
 * "Inventor Bello"
 * "Queen Rita"
 * "Scary Stories"
 * "Flying Lies"
 * "Mina's Swing"
 * "Cheating Bracelets"
 * "Operation: Save Jammbo"
 * "Experiments in Invisibility"
 * "Musical Aurora"
 * "Queen's Birthday"
 * "My Little Queen"
 * "Goomo's Birthday"
 * "Jammbo's Many Worlds"
 * "Great Student"
 * "Unexpected Pianist"
 * "One Note Universe"
 * "Soundcatchers"
 * "One Eyed Bello"
 * "Goomo's Race"
 * "Agent Mina"
 * "Color of Fun"
 * "Silent Sheriff"
 * "Back Up"
 * "Rhythm Judge"
 * "Royal Frame"
 * "White Dodo"
 * "Questions, Questions"
 * "Look at Me"
 * "Jammbo's Rhythm"

Season 2

 * "King's Clones"
 * "Grandpa Dodo"
 * "A Day at the Races"
 * "White Trainers"
 * "Lost Dodo"
 * "Dodo Butterfly"
 * "The Story"
 * "The Man that Could be King"
 * "Monster of Boredom"
 * "The Gift is the Gift"
 * "Double Bello"
 * "The Fall of Jammbo Man"
 * "Professor Goomo"
 * "Princess Smile"
 * "The Sticker"
 * "Assistant Grandpa"
 * "The Plant"
 * "Repetition, Repetition"
 * "Perfect Toy"
 * "The Camping Trip
 * "Choose Me"
 * "My Turn"
 * "Jammbo TV"
 * "Holding Hands"

Voice Actors

 * Flag of the United Kingdom.pngFlag of Spain.pngFlag of Mexico.pngFlag of Portugal.svgFlag_of_Italy.svgFlag_of_France.png etc. Bruno Coronel
 * Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Martins (He has the same VA in the Discovery Kids and BKS dubs.)
 * Flag of Romania.png Florian Silaghi
 * Flag_of_Japan.svg Saori Narita (成田早織)

Etymology
"Ongo" is derived from "hongo", the Spanish word for mushroom which is homonymous with his name. This is in reference to his hairstyle resembling a mushroom cap. His bowl-cut hairdo is also known as a "mushroom-cut". Some sources state his name as being derived from the word "ongoing". Coincidentally, it also bears a resemblance to the Indonesian and Malay word for the color purple, "ungu".

In Japanese, the kanji 音, meaning sound, can be pronounced "on," and the kanji 語, meaning language, can be pronounced "go". When put together these two kanji characters would be pronounced "ongo" and mean "sound language," referring to Ongo's preference of using sound effects and nonsensical gibberish as opposed to coherent words.

Name translations

 * Japanese: オンゴ
 * Taiwanese Mandarin: 安哥 (Pinyin: Ān gē, English (literal; this name is pronounced "Ongo"): "Calm older brother")

Trivia

 * Ongo is the only character whose voice actor in the original version is not British; instead, his voice actor is Mexican.
 * Most dubs leave Ongo's voice undubbed, since he speaks so infrequently and mostly uses gibberish to speak.
 * Ongo's eyes have never been shown, outside of two brief binocular shots in "Queen's Birthday" and "A Day at the Races".
 * Ongo is the only one of the main Jammbonian kids to neither have a house (his couch is his home), a dedicated vehicle (he quite enjoys riding Dodos), nor a symbol representing himself in the end credits.
 * In the Albanian dub, Ongo is voiced by an adult male, causing him to sound much older than he really is. Unlike in most dubs where his gibberish language, grunts, and cries of "Oh no!" (in "Jammbo's Many Worlds") are left undubbed whereas his "Ohh, mama!" (in "Rita Adopts a Dodo") is dubbed on occasion, every vocalization Ongo makes is dubbed - including his gibberish in "One-Eyed Bello" being replaced with the coherent Albanian sentence "Po, është vërtet shumë për të qeshur" (meaning "Yes, that's really very hilarious").
 * The Japanese dub only occasionally dubs over Ongo. His gibberish is undubbed, but his "Ohh, mama!" is dubbed; in addition, he is even given some new lines when he had none in the original. An example of such is uttering the coherent Japanese sentence "来るよ！" ("They're coming!") in "A Day at the Races."