Planet Unicorn

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Planet Unicorn is an American computer-animated cartoon series created by Mike Rose and Tyler Spiers^[1]. The stories revolve around three talking unicorns - Feathers, Cadillac and Tom Cruise - who were created by an 8 year-old gay boy named Shannon.

The tag-line for the series reads:

"In the year 2117, an 8-year-old gay boy named Shannon found a magic lamp. He was granted three wishes. The first, a fur jacket. The second, a flying car. And the third was a planet full of unicorns. This is the story of that planet..."

Each episode begins with the spoken introduction above, which is followed by the theme song introducing the three unicorns.

The theme songs goes as follows:

"A gay boy wished for a planet full of unicorns. Planet Unicorn, Unicorn Planet. Give it up for Feathers, Ooh, Cadillac, and Tom Cruise! Uhhh whoooa! Planet Unicorn... Heyyy!"

1 Characters
2 Episode list
3 Media attention
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Characters

Major Characters	Played by^[1]
Shannon	Mike Rose
Feathers	Drew Droege
Cadillac	Mike Rose
Tom Cruise	Tyler Spiers

Minor Characters	Played by^[1]
Crybaby Troll	Tyler Spiers
The Rock	Tyler Spiers
Debbie	Tyler Spiers
The Ocean	Tyler Spiers
The Frog	Drew Droege
The Flower	Bennie Arthur

[edit] Episode list

Episode 1: The unicorns encounter Shannon for the first time and thwart a threat to their environment. We learn of Tom Cruise's special ability.

Episode 2: The unicorns discover the importance of expressing emotions.

Episode 3: A trip to the sea proves dangerous. Cadillac's special ability is revealed.

Episode 4: Vanity threatens to ruin the unicorns' friendship.

Episode 5: Shannon's new friend comes between him and the unicorns. Feathers displays his special ability.

Episode 6: The unicorns learn about Christmas and fill in for Santa's reindeer, while the reindeer explore Planet Unicorn.

[edit] Media attention

Originally distributed through MySpace^[2] and Channel101.com, Planet Unicorn is now widely available on YouTube and a variety of video-sharing websites.

The show has been featured on NPR's Day to Day show^[3], in Out Magazine (August 2007), Time Out New York (August 2007), and was named as one of New York Magazine's 20 Funniest Web Videos of 2007^[4]. The creators have been interviewed on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.^[5] The show received the 2008 "OMFG Internet" award from the Logo Channel. ^[6]