Go Away, Unicorn!

Go Away, Unicorn!
Genre	Comedy Fantasy
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 Nelvana Limited
Original release
Network	YTV (Canada) Disney Channel (US)
Release	September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) – June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08)

Go Away, Unicorn! is an animated children's television series co-produced for YTV and Disney Channel by Sonar and Nelvana Limited. 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

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

• 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

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

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Canadian air date	American air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1a	"Bounce Away, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Dan Signer	Kerry Sargent	September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)	March 3, 2019	101	N/A
A unicorn invites himself to Alice's birthday party.
1b	"Take a Dive, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Dan Signer	Bradley Overall	September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)	March 3, 2019	101	N/A
Unicorn and Alice go to the aquarium to look at fish.
2a	"Get a Clue, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Josh Sager & Jerome Simpson	Kirk Jorgensen	September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)	March 3, 2019	102	N/A
Unicorn and Alice go on a mystery to find Alice's missing toy.
2b	"Move Out, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Dan Signer	Cory Wilson	September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)	March 3, 2019	102	N/A
Alice has second thoughts after kicking Unicorn out to hang out with Pixie.
3a	"Stop Babying Me, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Evan Thaler Hickey	Kerry Sargent Jung Ho Chang	September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15) [a]	March 10, 2019	103	0.31
Unicorn is bragging about how babysitting is so easy.
3b	"Take a Hike, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Nathaniel Moher	Bradley Overall	September 15, 2018 (2018-09-15) [b]	March 10, 2019	103	0.31
Alice's family don't listen to her about having no electronics on the hike, not even Unicorn.
4a	"Kick It, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Steph Kaliner	Kirk Jorgensen	September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)	March 10, 2019	104	0.29
Unicorn becomes a disaster to Alice's team, so Alice switches him with the other team.
4b	"Stop Stirring the Pot, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Evan Thaler Hickey	Christopher Richard	September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)	March 10, 2019	104	0.29
Unicorn is scared after mistakingly claiming a chef is using "Unicorn Chowder".
5a	"Giddy Up, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Nathaniel Moher	Kerry Sargent	September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)	March 17, 2019	105	0.30
Alice's plans to win the horse contest are ruined when Unicorn sends her horse on a cruise.
5b	"Go Away for a Spell, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Nadiya Chettiar	Bradley Overall	September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)	March 17, 2019	105	0.30
All of the stuff Unicorn is doing to Ollie aren't helping him prepare for the Spelling Bee.
6a	"March Away, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Josh Sager & Jerome Simpson	Kirk Jorgensen	September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)	March 17, 2019	106	0.28
Unicorn becomes a distraction to the marching band team.
6b	"Bow Out, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Dan Signer	Christopher Richard	September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)	March 17, 2019	106	0.28
Alice's plans of doing karate and getting the brown belt are interrupted when Unicorn causes a disturbance to everyone.
7a	"Rap It Up, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Steph Kaliner	Kerry Sargent	September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)	March 24, 2019	107	N/A
Alice doesn't know how to rap to save the convenience store.
7b	"Repeat After Me, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Story by : Dan Signer Teleplay by : Nathaniel Moher	Bradley Overall	September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)	March 24, 2019	107	N/A
Alice is sick, so she wants Unicorn to take over to get her accepted at the science studio.
8a	"Trick or Treat, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Shawn Kalb	Kirk Jorgensen	October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)	October 27, 2019	108	N/A
Unicorn celebrates his first halloween.
8b	"Go Away, Frankencorn!"	Jason Groh	Ken Cuperus	Christopher Richard	October 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)	October 27, 2019	108	N/A
Alice makes Unicorn a new friend, which he dislikes at first but quickly becomes friends with afterwards.
9a	"Strut and Turn, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Cole Bastedo	Kerry Sargent Nicholas Hehn	September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)	March 24, 2019	109	N/A
Pixie and Alice are squabbling over what is best at a fashion show.
9b	"Roll On, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Evan Thaler Hickey	Bradley Overall	September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)	March 24, 2019	109	N/A
Alice doesn't know how to ride a bike.
10a	"Make Like a Tree, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Ashley Lannigan	Kirk Jorgensen	December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)	December 22, 2019	110	N/A
Unicorn is messing around whilst decorating the Christmas Tree.
10b	"Claus Out, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Alex Ganetakos	Christopher Richard	December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)	December 22, 2019	110	N/A
Unicorn is disguised as Santa Claus.
11a	"Smarten Up, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Steph Kaliner	Kerry Sargent	October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)	March 31, 2019	111	0.31
Unicorn finds Naja insufferable when she is "getting all the attention from Alice".
11b	"Go Away, Corné!"	Jason Groh	Steph Kaliner	Bradley Overall	October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)	March 31, 2019	111	0.31
Unicorn is disguised as Corné to get the kids inside the art studio, which is for adults only.
12a	"Ready, Set, Go Away, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Ashley Lannigan	Kirk Jorgensen	November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)	March 31, 2019	112	0.31
Unicorn doesn't help Alice and Tanya audition for their favourite reality game show.
12b	"Can't Touch This, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Emer Connon	Christopher Richard	November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)	March 31, 2019	112	0.31
Alice and Chuck enter a father/daughter model building competition without telling Unicorn.
13a	"Swap 'Til You Drop, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Story by : Dan Signer Teleplay by : Nathaniel Moher	November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24)	April 7, 2019	113	0.34
Unicorn "accidentally" gives away Alice's toy to Chaz.
13b	"Grow Up, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Jeremy Winkels	Bradley Overall	November 24, 2018 (2018-11-24)	April 7, 2019	113	0.34
Unicorn only makes Hugo and the 3 triplet babies' play date worse.
14a	"Let It Slide, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Ashley Lannigan	Kirk Jorgensen	December 8, 2018 (2018-12-08)	April 7, 2019	114	0.34
Unicorn is too scared to get out of the way in the slide at the water park.
14b	"The Tooth Hurts, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Mike McPhaden	Chris Richard	December 8, 2018 (2018-12-08)	April 7, 2019	114	0.34
Unicorn believes that the tooth fairy would come.
15a	"Party On, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Steph Kaliner	Brian Wong	December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22)	April 14, 2019	115	0.32
Unicorn ruins everything at Tanya and Chuck's wedding party.
15b	"Quiet on the Set, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Emer Connon	Nicholas Hehn Bradley Overall	December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22)	April 14, 2019	115	0.32
Alice and Unicorn make a movie about Marie Curie.
16a	"Dig This, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Jeremy Winkels	Kirk Jorgensen	January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26)	April 14, 2019	116	0.32
Alice, Unicorn and the gang attempt to "find a buried treasure".
16b	"Disappear, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Steph Kaliner	Christopher Richard	January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26)	April 14, 2019	116	0.32
Alice "accidentally" loses Unicorn's powers.
17a	"Snap Out Of It, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Shawn Kalb	Brian Wong	February 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)	April 21, 2019	117	0.32
A hypnotiser "accidentally" hypnotises Unicorn.
17b	"Fix It Up, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Mark Steinberg	Bradley Overall	February 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)	April 21, 2019	117	0.32
Alice "accidentally" breaks Unicorn's horn.
18a	"This Is Tutu Much, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Jocelyn Geddie	Kirk Jorgensen	March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09)	April 21, 2019	118	0.32
Alice has to beat Chaz in ballet.
18b	"Get Real, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Josh Saltzman	Christopher Richard	March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09)	April 21, 2019	118	0.32
Alice has to "accidentally" prove that Unicorn is real.
19a	"Blast Off, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Doug Hadders & Adam Rotstein	Brian Wong	March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16)	April 28, 2019	119	0.30
Unicorn "accidentally" blasts everybody in outer space.
19b	"Stay Out, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Mark De Angelis	Bradley Overall	March 16, 2019 (2019-03-16)	April 28, 2019	119	0.30
The robot monitor of the house kicks Unicorn out.
20a	"Buzz Off, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Nathaniel Moher	Kirk Jorgensen	March 23, 2019 (2019-03-23)	April 28, 2019	120	0.30
Unicorn "accidentally" becomes the new Queen Bee.
20b	"There's No Escape, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Mike McPhaden	Christopher Richard	March 23, 2019 (2019-03-23)	April 28, 2019	120	0.30
Alice and Unicorn's entire family give up on an escape room by "accidentally" saying they give up.
21a	"Go Away, Unipox!"	Jason Groh	Josh Saltzman	Mitch Manzer	March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	May 5, 2019	121	0.30
Alice and her friend's attempt to "accidentally" cure Unicorn's chicken pox does not help matters one bit.
21b	"Quit Foolin' Around, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Charles Johnston	Jung Ho Chang Bradley Overall	March 30, 2019 (2019-03-30)	May 5, 2019	121	0.30
Alice's pranks have went too far!
22a	"Go Away, Tune-icorn!"	Jason Groh	Alex Ganetakos	Kirk Jorgensen	April 27, 2019 (2019-04-27)	May 12, 2019	122	0.30
Alice's attempt to sing and dance nonstop goes too far!
22b	"You've Been Flagged, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Jocelyn Geddie	Christopher Richard	April 27, 2019 (2019-04-27)	May 12, 2019	122	0.30
Alice has to play the flag game with her worst enemy... CHAZ!
23a	"Snow Away, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Jeremy Winkels	Mitch Munzer	May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04)	May 19, 2019	123	0.25
Unicorn "accidentally" brings a snowman to life... LITERALLY!
23b	"Lead the Way, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Grant Sauvé	Bradley Overall	May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04)	May 19, 2019	123	0.25
The fact that Alice and her 3 best friends have went on a racing toboggan goes too far... LITERALLY!
24a	"Ready or Bot, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Evan Thaler Hickey	Kirk Jorgensen	May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18)	June 2, 2019	124	0.29
Unicorn "accidentally" breaks Alice's robot just for her to "win the contest".
24b	"Pig Out, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Alex Ganetakos	Christopher Richard	May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18)	June 2, 2019	124	0.29
Unicorn and the guinea pig both go away.
25a	"Dream On, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Alex Ganetakos	Mitch Manzer	May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25)	June 9, 2019	125	0.34
Alice and Unicorn's dreams come true... LITERALLY!
25b	"You Rule, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Evan Thaler Hickey	Bradley Overall	May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25)	June 9, 2019	125	0.34
Unicorn's rules go too far!
26a	"Big Surprise, Unicorn!"	Jason Groh	Evan Thaler Hickey	Kirk Jorgensen	June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08)	June 16, 2019	126	0.27
Alice and her 3 best friends try to find the missing Bigfoot.
26b	"Go Away, Alice!"	Jason Groh	Alex Ganetakos	Christopher Richard	June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08)	June 16, 2019	126	0.27
In the series finale, Alice wants to discover Unicorn and his new dragon friend's plans at all costs.

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 was also shown on Teletoon's French counterpart Télétoon.

In the United States, Go Away, Unicorn! aired from March 3 to December 22, 2019 on Disney Channel. ^{[7] [8] [5]}

Merchandise

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

Notes

1. "Stop Babying Me, Unicorn!" premiered as a sneak peek on January 15, 2019.
2. "Take a Hike, Unicorn!" premiered as a sneak peek on January 21, 2019.

References

1. "Go Away Unicorn | McKellar & Martin Publishing Group, Limited". www.mckellarmartin.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
2. "Sonar dives into Go Away, Unicorn! production". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
3. Milligan, Mercedes (March 27, 2013). "Tricon, Mercury Unite for 'Unicorn'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
4. Pinto, Jordan (December 20, 2016). "Sonar Entertainment moves into kids content". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
5. 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.
6. "Sonar Starts Production on 'Go Away, Unicorn!' for Disney, Corus". Animation Magazine . October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
7. 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.
8. 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.

External links

• Go Away, Unicorn! at IMDb