''Go Away, Unicorn!'' is an animated

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co-produced for YTV and

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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), 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. The series stars Chris Diamantopoulos (''

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'') 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 , 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. The series was pick up by Disney Channels Worldwide and

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when Tricon was considered insolvent in December 2016. Sonar Entertainment purchased Tricon's assets including this series. By October 2017, Sonar and

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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

Broadcast

The show broadcast worldwide but premiere in the third quarter of 2018 on YTV in Canada before an international roll out. 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

Merchandise

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

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