Go Away, Unicorn!

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.

Go Away, Unicorn
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	United States Canada
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
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
External links
Production website

Plot

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 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 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 snarky 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.[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

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	January 21, 2019 sneak peak March 15, 2019	103	0.31
3b	"Take a Hike, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Nathaniel Moher	September 15, 2018	January 21, 2019 sneak peak 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)

1. "Wake Up, Unicorn!" (February 18, 2019)
2. "In a Jam, Unicorn!" (February 19, 2019)
3. "Dance Dance, Unicorn!" (February 20, 2019)
4. "Black Hole, Unicorn!" (February 21, 2019)
5. "Rake and Leaf, Unicorn!" (March 8, 2019)
6. "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.[6][7][8] 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.[7][8][5]

Merchandise

Toys have been licensed worldwide by Jazwares, and were scheduled for release during fall 2019.

References

1. "Go Away Unicorn | McKellar & Martin Publishing Group, Limited". www.mckellarmartin.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
2. "Sonar dives into Go Away, Unicorn! production". Kidscreen. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
3. Milligan, Mercedes (March 27, 2013). "Tricon, Mercury Unite for 'Unicorn'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
4. Pinto, Jordan (December 20, 2016). "Sonar Entertainment moves into kids content". Kidscreen. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
5. Milligan, Mercedes (November 7, 2018). "Sonar Names Jazwares Global Master Toy for 'Go Away Unicorn!'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
6. "Sonar Starts Production on 'Go Away, Unicorn!' for Disney, Corus". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
7. Tong, Joanna Padovano (September 7, 2018). "Sonar's Go Away Unicorn! Lands in Canada". TVKIDS - World Screen. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
8. MacLellan, Julie (September 18, 2018). "Unicorns are good luck for these New West book publishers". New Westminster Record. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

External links

• Go Away, Unicorn! at IMDb