Go Away, Unicorn! facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Go Away, Unicorn |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Genre | Comedy Fantasy |
| Created 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(s) | Matt Ouimet |
| Country of origin |
|
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Andrea Gorfolova Ashley Rite |
| Producer(s) | Coral Schoug |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sonar Entertainment Nelvana |
| Distributor | Corus Entertainment (Canada) Disney-ABC Domestic Television (US) |
| Release | |
| Original network | YTV (Canada) Disney Channel (US) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | September 7, 2018 – June 8, 2019 |
Go Away, Unicorn! is an American-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 premiered in a sneak peek on September 7, 2018 and another on January 21, 2019. The series later premiered on February 8, 2019 on Disney Channel and is available on Disney Now.
Plot
The series, based on the book of the same name by Emily Mullock (originally published by McKellar & Martin), features a young girl named Alice and her best friend—an energetic unicorn—as they explore their differences and realize that friendships can be found at the unlikeliest of places.
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 cheerful, happy-go-lucky girl who loves pink glitter, tossing it into the air every now and then.
Characters
- Alice (voiced by Rebecca Husain) – A sassy 8-year-old girl who aspires to succeed in all of her endeavors.
- Unicorn (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos) – A cheerful and energetic unicorn who constantly causes all kinds of shenanigans, but ultimately comes through for Alice.
- Ollie (voiced by Varun Saranga) - an Indian-Canadian boy, whose father could spell in three languages in his native country as a child.
- Pixie (voiced by Josette Halpert) - a cheerful, young, happy-go-lucky girl who loves pink glitter, tossing it into the air every now and then.
- Hugo (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - Alice's baby brother
- Tanya (voiced by Jennifer Hale) -Alice and Hugo's mom
Production
Go Away, Unicorn! was under development as a co-production at Tricon Films & Television and Mercury Filmworks as of March 27, 2013 with Tricon as international distributor. 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. 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.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date | U.S. air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | "Bounce Away, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Dan Signer | September 7, 2018 | February 8, 2019 | 101 | N/A |
| 1b | "Take a Dive, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Dan Signer | September 7, 2018 | February 8, 2019 | 101 | N/A |
| 2a | "Get a Clue, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Josh Sager & Jerome Simpson | September 7, 2018 | February 22, 2019 | 102 | N/A |
| 2b | "Move Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Dan Signer | September 7, 2018 | February 22, 2019 | 102 | N/A |
| 3a | "Stop Babying Me, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | September 15, 2018 | March 15, 2019 | 103 | 0.31 |
| 3b | "Take a Hike, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Nathaniel Moher | September 15, 2018 | March 15, 2019 | 103 | 0.31 |
| 4a | "Kick It, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | September 16, 2018 | February 15, 2019 | 104 | 0.29 |
| 4b | "Stop Stirring the Pot, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | September 16, 2018 | February 15, 2019 | 104 | 0.29 |
| 5a | "Giddy Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Nathaniel Moher | September 22, 2018 | March 8, 2019 | 105 | 0.30 |
| 5b | "Go Away for a Spell, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Nadiya Chettiar | September 22, 2018 | March 8, 2019 | 105 | 0.30 |
| 6a | "March Away, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Josh Sager & Jerome Simpson | September 23, 2018 | February 8, 2019 | 106 | 0.28 |
| 6b | "Bow Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Dan Signer | September 23, 2018 | February 8, 2019 | 106 | 0.28 |
| 7a | "Rap it Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | September 29, 2018 | March 22, 2019 | 107 | N/A |
| 7b | "Repeat After Me, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Story by : Dan Signer Teleplay by : Nathaniel Moher |
September 29, 2018 | March 22, 2019 | 107 | N/A |
| 8a | "Trick or Treat, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Shawn Kalb | October 20, 2018 | October 18, 2019 | 108 | N/A |
| 8b | "Go Away, Frankencorn!" | Jason Groh | Ken Cuperus | October 20, 2018 | October 18, 2019 | 108 | N/A |
| 9a | "Strut and Turn, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Cole Bastedo | September 30, 2018 | March 1, 2019 | 109 | N/A |
| 9b | "Roll On, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | September 30, 2018 | March 1, 2019 | 109 | N/A |
| 10a | "Make Like a Tree, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Ashley Lannigan | December 1, 2018 | December 21, 2018 Sneak Peak March 29, 2019 | 110 | N/A |
| 10b | "Claus Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | December 1, 2018 | December 21, 2018 Sneak Peak March 29, 2019 | 110 | N/A |
| 11a | "Smarten Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | October 27, 2018 | April 12, 2019 | 111 | 0.31 |
| 11b | "Go Away, Corné!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | October 27, 2018 | April 12, 2019 | 111 | 0.31 |
| 12a | "Ready, Set, Go Away, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Ashley Lannigan | November 10, 2018 | June 7, 2019 | 112 | 0.31 |
| 12b | "Can't Touch This, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Emer Connon | November 10, 2018 | June 7, 2019 | 112 | 0.31 |
| 13a | "Swap 'Til You Drop, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Story by : Dan Signer Teleplay by : Nathaniel Moher |
November 24, 2018 | April 19, 2019 | 113 | 0.34 |
| 13b | "Grow Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jeremy Winkels | November 24, 2018 | April 19, 2019 | 113 | 0.34 |
| 14a | "Let it Slide, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Ashley Lannigan | December 8, 2018 | May 3, 2019 | 114 | 0.34 |
| 14b | "The Tooth Hurts, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Mike McPhaden | December 8, 2018 | May 3, 2019 | 114 | 0.34 |
| 15a | "Party On, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | December 22, 2018 | May 17, 2019 | 115 | 0.32 |
| 15b | "Quiet on the Set, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Emer Connon | December 22, 2018 | May 17, 2019 | 115 | 0.32 |
| 16a | "Dig This, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jeremy Winkels | January 26, 2019 | June 26, 2019 | 116 | 0.32 |
| 16b | "Disappear, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Steph Kaliner | January 26, 2019 | June 27, 2019 | 116 | 0.32 |
| 17a | "Snap Out Of It, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Shawn Kalb | February 2, 2019 | June 24, 2019 | 117 | 0.32 |
| 17b | "Fix It Up, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Mark Steinberg | February 2, 2019 | June 25, 2019 | 117 | 0.32 |
| 18a | "This Is Tutu Much, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jocelyn Geddie | March 9, 2019 | July 5, 2019 | 118 | 0.32 |
| 18b | "Get Real, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Josh Saltzman | March 9, 2019 | July 5, 2019 | 118 | 0.32 |
| 19a | "Blast Off, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein | March 16, 2019 | September 6, 2019 | 119 | 0.30 |
| 19b | "Stay Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Mark De Angelis | March 16, 2019 | September 6, 2019 | 119 | 0.30 |
| 20a | "Buzz Off, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Nathaniel Moher | March 23, 2019 | August 2, 2019 | 120 | 0.30 |
| 20b | "There's No Escape, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Mike McPhaden | March 23, 2019 | August 2, 2019 | 120 | 0.30 |
| 21a | "Go Away, Unipox!" | Jason Groh | Josh Saltzman | March 30, 2019 | September 20, 2019 | 121 | 0.30 |
| 21b | "Quit Foolin' Around, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Charles Johnston | March 30, 2019 | September 20, 2019 | 121 | 0.30 |
| 22a | "Go Away, Tune-icorn!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | April 27, 2019 | January 17, 2020 | 122 | 0.30 |
| 22b | "You've Been Flagged, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jocelyn Geddie | April 27, 2019 | January 17, 2020 | 122 | 0.30 |
| 23a | "Snow Away, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Jeremy Winkels | May 4, 2019 | November 22, 2019 | 123 | 0.25 |
| 23b | "Lead the Way, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Grant Sauvé | May 4, 2019 | November 22, 2019 | 123 | 0.25 |
| 24a | "Ready or Bot, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | May 18, 2019 | November 8, 2019 | 124 | 0.29 |
| 24b | "Pig Out, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | May 18, 2019 | November 8, 2019 | 124 | 0.29 |
| 25a | "Dream On, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | May 25, 2019 | April 17, 2020 | 125 | 0.34 |
| 25b | "You Rule, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | May 25, 2019 | April 17, 2020 | 125 | 0.34 |
| 26a | "Big Surprise, Unicorn!" | Jason Groh | Evan Thaler Hickey | June 8, 2019 | February 14, 2020 | 126 | 0.27 |
| 26b | "Go Away, Alice!" | Jason Groh | Alex Ganetakos | June 8, 2019 | February 14, 2020 | 126 | 0.27 |
Shorts (2019)
- "Wake Up, Unicorn!" (February 18, 2019)
- "In a Jam, Unicorn!" (February 19, 2019)
- "Dance Dance, Unicorn!" (February 20, 2019)
- "Black Hole, Unicorn!" (February 21, 2019)
- "Rake and Leaf, Unicorn!" (March 8, 2019)
- "I Wish There, Unicorn!" (May 10, 2019)
Broadcast
The show broadcast worldwide but premiere in the third quarter of 2018 on YTV in Canada before an international roll out. The series will be shown in French Canada on Télétoon.
The series made its premiere on Disney Channel in various worldwide territories in January 2019 and on the American Disney Channel on March 3, following a launch preview on the DisneyNow streaming service in December.
Merchandise
Toys have been licensed worldwide by Jazwares, and were scheduled for release during fall 2019.
See also
In Spanish: Go Away, Unicorn! para niños
