Go Away, Unicorn! | |
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Genre | Comedy Fantasy |
Created by | Emily Mullock |
Based on | Go Away, Unicorn! by Emily Mullock |
Developed by | Dan Signer |
Directed by | Jason Groh |
Voices of | Chris Diamantopoulos Rebecca Husain Jennifer Hale |
Theme music composer | Walk Off the Earth |
Composer | Matt Ouimet |
Country of origin |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Andrea Gorfolova Ashley Rite |
Producer | Coral Schoug |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Sonar Entertainment Nelvana |
Original release | |
Network | YTV (Canada) Disney Channel (US) |
Release | September 7, 2018 June 8, 2019 | –
Go Away, Unicorn! is a Canadian animated children's television series produced for YTV and Disney Channel by Sonar Entertainment in association with Nelvana. Evan Thaler Hickey and Alex Ganetakos provide story editing services for the series, with Jason Groh directing. The series aired from September 7, 2018, to June 8, 2019.
Plot
[edit]The series, based on the book of the same name by Emily Mullock (originally published by McKellar & Martin[1]), features a young girl named Alice and her best friend—an energetic male unicorn—as they explore their differences and realize that friendships can be found at the unlikeliest of places.[2]
The series stars Chris Diamantopoulos (Mickey Mouse) as the eponymous Unicorn and Rebecca Husain (Beat Bugs) as Alice. Alice's other friends include Varun Saranga as Ollie, an Indian-Canadian boy whose father was a champion speller back in his homeland, and spelled the very lengthy word vakrapucchalalajjihvaindramahhakarman, which is another word for a dog; and Pixie, a happy-go-lucky girl who loves pink glitter, tossing it into the air every now and then.
Characters
[edit]- Alice (voiced by Rebecca Husain) is a sassy 8-year-old girl who aspires to succeed in all of her endeavors.
- Unicorn (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos) is a cheerful and energetic male unicorn who constantly causes all kinds of shenanigans, but ultimately comes through for Alice.
- Ollie (voiced by Varun Saranga) is an Indian-Canadian boy, whose father could spell in three languages in his native country as a child.
- Pixie (voiced by Josette Halpert) is a very happy-go-lucky girl who loves pink glitter, tossing it into the air every now and then.
- Hugo (voiced by Jennifer Hale) is Alice's baby brother.
- Tanya (voiced by Jennifer Hale) is Alice and Hugo's mom.
- Chuck (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos) is Alice and Hugo's dad.
Production
[edit]Go Away, Unicorn! was under development as a co-production between Tricon Films & Television via Tricon Kids & Family and Mercury Filmworks as of March 27, 2013 with Tricon as international distributor.[3] The series was pick up by Disney Channels Worldwide and Corus Entertainment when Tricon was considered insolvent in December 2016. Sonar Entertainment purchased Tricon's assets including this series.[4] By October 2017, Sonar and Nelvana began producing the planned 52 11-minute segments totaling 26 half-hour episodes, as well as 10 x one-minute shorts. The Canada Media Fund is aiding in the production of the series, while CentraIP is the worldwide licensing agent.[2][5]
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | American air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1a | "Bounce Away, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Dan Signer | September 7, 2018 | March 3, 2019 | 101 | N/A |
1b | "Take a Dive, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Dan Signer | September 7, 2018 | March 3, 2019 | 101 | N/A |
2a | "Get a Clue, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Josh Sager & Jerome Simpson | September 7, 2018 | March 3, 2019 | 102 | N/A |
2b | "Move Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Dan Signer | September 7, 2018 | March 3, 2019 | 102 | N/A |
3a | "Stop Babying Me, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | September 15, 2018[a] | March 10, 2019 | 103 | 0.31 |
3b | "Take a Hike, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Nathaniel Moher | September 15, 2018[b] | March 10, 2019 | 103 | 0.31 |
4a | "Kick It, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | September 16, 2018 | March 10, 2019 | 104 | 0.29 |
4b | "Stop Stirring the Pot, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | September 16, 2018 | March 10, 2019 | 104 | 0.29 |
5a | "Giddy Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Nathaniel Moher | September 22, 2018 | March 17, 2019 | 105 | 0.30 |
5b | "Go Away for a Spell, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Nadiya Chettiar | September 22, 2018 | March 17, 2019 | 105 | 0.30 |
6a | "March Away, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Josh Sager & Jerome Simpson | September 23, 2018 | March 17, 2019 | 106 | 0.28 |
6b | "Bow Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Dan Signer | September 23, 2018 | March 17, 2019 | 106 | 0.28 |
7a | "Rap it Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | September 29, 2018 | March 24, 2019 | 107 | N/A |
7b | "Repeat After Me, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Story by : Dan Signer Teleplay by : Nathaniel Moher | September 29, 2018 | March 24, 2019 | 107 | N/A |
8a | "Trick or Treat, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Shawn Kalb | October 20, 2018 | October 27, 2019 | 108 | N/A |
8b | "Go Away, Frankencorn!" | Jason Groh | Ken Cuperus | October 20, 2018 | October 27, 2019 | 108 | N/A |
9a | "Strut and Turn, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Cole Bastedo | September 30, 2018 | March 24, 2019 | 109 | N/A |
9b | "Roll On, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | September 30, 2018 | March 24, 2019 | 109 | N/A |
10a | "Make Like a Tree, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Ashley Lannigan | December 1, 2018 | December 22, 2019 | 110 | N/A |
10b | "Claus Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | December 1, 2018 | December 22, 2019 | 110 | N/A |
11a | "Smarten Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | October 27, 2018 | March 31, 2019 | 111 | 0.31 |
11b | "Go Away, Corné!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | October 27, 2018 | March 31, 2019 | 111 | 0.31 |
12a | "Ready, Set, Go Away, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Ashley Lannigan | November 10, 2018 | March 31, 2019 | 112 | 0.31 |
12b | "Can't Touch This, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Emer Connon | November 10, 2018 | March 31, 2019 | 112 | 0.31 |
13a | "Swap 'Til You Drop, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Story by : Dan Signer Teleplay by : Nathaniel Moher | November 24, 2018 | April 7, 2019 | 113 | 0.34 |
13b | "Grow Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jeremy Winkels | November 24, 2018 | April 7, 2019 | 113 | 0.34 |
14a | "Let it Slide, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Ashley Lannigan | December 8, 2018 | April 7, 2019 | 114 | 0.34 |
14b | "The Tooth Hurts, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Mike McPhaden | December 8, 2018 | April 7, 2019 | 114 | 0.34 |
15a | "Party On, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | December 22, 2018 | April 14, 2019 | 115 | 0.32 |
15b | "Quiet on the Set, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Emer Connon | December 22, 2018 | April 14, 2019 | 115 | 0.32 |
16a | "Dig This, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jeremy Winkels | January 26, 2019 | April 14, 2019 | 116 | 0.32 |
16b | "Disappear, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | January 26, 2019 | April 14, 2019 | 116 | 0.32 |
17a | "Snap Out Of It, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Shawn Kalb | February 2, 2019 | April 21, 2019 | 117 | 0.32 |
17b | "Fix It Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Mark Steinberg | February 2, 2019 | April 21, 2019 | 117 | 0.32 |
18a | "This Is Tutu Much, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jocelyn Geddie | March 9, 2019 | April 21, 2019 | 118 | 0.32 |
18b | "Get Real, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Josh Saltzman | March 9, 2019 | April 21, 2019 | 118 | 0.32 |
19a | "Blast Off, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | March 16, 2019 | April 28, 2019 | 119 | 0.30 |
19b | "Stay Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Mark De Angelis | March 16, 2019 | April 28, 2019 | 119 | 0.30 |
20a | "Buzz Off, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Nathaniel Moher | March 23, 2019 | April 28, 2019 | 120 | 0.30 |
20b | "There's No Escape, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Mike McPhaden | March 23, 2019 | April 28, 2019 | 120 | 0.30 |
21a | "Go Away, Unipox!" | Jason Groh | Josh Saltzman | March 30, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | 121 | 0.30 |
21b | "Quit Foolin' Around, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Charles Johnston | March 30, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | 121 | 0.30 |
22a | "Go Away, Tune-icorn!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | April 27, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | 122 | 0.30 |
22b | "You've Been Flagged, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jocelyn Geddie | April 27, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | 122 | 0.30 |
23a | "Snow Away, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jeremy Winkels | May 4, 2019 | May 19, 2019 | 123 | 0.25 |
23b | "Lead the Way, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Grant Sauvé | May 4, 2019 | May 19, 2019 | 123 | 0.25 |
24a | "Ready or Bot, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | May 18, 2019 | June 2, 2019 | 124 | 0.29 |
24b | "Pig Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | May 18, 2019 | June 2, 2019 | 124 | 0.29 |
25a | "Dream On, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | May 25, 2019 | June 9, 2019 | 125 | 0.34 |
25b | "You Rule, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | May 25, 2019 | June 9, 2019 | 125 | 0.34 |
26a | "Big Surprise, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | June 8, 2019 | June 16, 2019 | 126 | 0.27 |
26b | "Go Away, Alice!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | June 8, 2019 | June 16, 2019 | 126 | 0.27 |
Broadcast
[edit]The show broadcast worldwide but premiere in the third quarter of 2018 on YTV in Canada before an international roll out.[6][7][8] The series was also shown on Teletoon's French counterpart Télétoon.
In the United States of America, Go Away, Unicorn! aired from March 3 to December 22, 2019 on Disney Channel.[7][8][5]
Merchandise
[edit]Toys have been licensed worldwide by Jazwares, and were scheduled for release during fall 2019.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Go Away Unicorn | McKellar & Martin Publishing Group, Limited". www.mckellarmartin.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
- ^ a b "Sonar dives into Go Away, Unicorn! production". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 27, 2013). "Tricon, Mercury Unite for 'Unicorn'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Pinto, Jordan (December 20, 2016). "Sonar Entertainment moves into kids content". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (November 7, 2018). "Sonar Names Jazwares Global Master Toy for 'Go Away Unicorn!'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "Sonar Starts Production on 'Go Away, Unicorn!' for Disney, Corus". Animation Magazine. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Tong, Joanna Padovano (September 7, 2018). "Sonar's Go Away Unicorn! Lands in Canada". TVKIDS - World Screen. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ a b MacLellan, Julie (September 18, 2018). "Unicorns are good luck for these New West book publishers". New Westminster Record. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.