Oucho the Cactus is a puppet cactus and sidekick to Ed Petrie, presenter of CBBC. He is puppeteered by Warrick Brownlow-Pike.
Oucho speaks a cactus form of language called Cactinian. He was born in a garden centre just off the A1 road, and spent much of his life in Anne Robinson's office, of whom he is now terrified; Basil Brush also disturbs him greatly. Oucho loves bananas, balloons and lemonade. He is also a big fan of Dolly Parton, as well as Country and Western music (he dreams of releasing a single called The Crazee Cactus Song).
Over the Christmas period, Oucho insisted Ed should decorate the office with what is known in Cactinian as a "Kiki Dee". As humans add a festive Christmas tree to their homes, Cacti apparently prefer a 'Christmas Man' mannequin.
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