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The player takes control of an
unseen being whose job it is to tend to a neglected piece of land on Piñata Island.
Using a variety of gardening tools,
they get the plot ready for the planting of various kinds of plants and
erection of structures and habitats. When certain requirements are met, the
garden will attract any one of 60 species of Piñatas to come visit (based on
real animals, but in wild colors and given cute designations). Meeting further
requirements would result in that Piñata becoming a resident. If two Piñatas of
the same species take up residence (they have no gender) and their requirements
for mating are met, they will perform a “romance dance” that will lead to an
egg being delivered by Storkos
(a superpowered human woman who retrieved the eggs from Egg Mountain,
which the Piñatas had trouble doing themselves). The player can then hatch the
egg or send it off to another player. The ultimate goal is to keep the Piñatas
happy and healthy.
Professor Pester and the Ruffians.
The game isn’t just all gardening
and mating, however. To add a challenge there are antagonists in the form of
Ruffians led by the masked human Professor Pester and Sour Piñatas,
all of whom want to wreak havoc on your garden or harm your resident Piñatas.
Pester and his Ruffians can be chased off by purchasing certain items or
siccing a particular Piñata on them, while Sours could additionally be trapped
and tamed into being good Piñatas. Another threat comes from the natural food chain
of the island, known as the “doughnut of life”. Some Piñatas are predator and
prey to each other and must be eaten for a requirement. If both types are
residents, however, they won’t do that unless told, but fights between them
could still break out. And what gardening game would be complete without the
constant threats of weeds popping up and destroying your hard work?
Piñata Island.
Viva Piñata was developed by
British studio Rare,
who was responsible for hit Nintendo
games like Donkey Kong Country until Microsoft
purchased them outright. Co-founder Tim Stamper
came up with the idea of the game for the handheld Pocket PC
platform in 2002 and started up a development team on it. After the studio’s
acquisition, development moved to the Xbox
and eventually the Xbox
360
for its enhanced graphics. Wanting a unified style, the developers settled on
the piñata motif which excited them not only because piñatas were rare in their
home country, but the idea of their being filled with candy opened up all-new
gameplay possibilities. Microsoft’s only instruction to the team was to keep it
family-friendly, as they sought to make it the Xbox’s signature franchise and
use it to increase its market appeal.
The game was released on November 9,
2006. In order to meet their deadline, Rare ended up having to cut partial
ideas leaving the game incomplete in their eyes. However, the game was
well-received by players and performed within the company’s expectations,
making it an internal success. In promotion of the system and the game,
Microsoft collaborated with Six
Flags Mexico to build a 48-foot (15m) tall and 52-foot
(16m) long Piñata modeled after a Horstachio
(a horse); the largest-recorded
piñata ever built. Microsoft greenlit a sequel, which Rare
saw as an opportunity to make a more definitive version of the original. They
built upon the work they had already done, adding in a new cooperative
multiplayer mode, Xbox Live Vision
Camera support, more types of Piñatas and areas to catch
them, a new plot, fashion show and racing minigames and the ability to teach
the Piñatas tricks. Trouble
in Paradisewas released on September 2, 2008 to generally favorable
reviews that praised the additions but felt it was too similar to its
predecessor.
As part of their franchising,
Microsoft sought to bring their properties to television. They partnered with 4Kids
Entertainment and offered them several options from their
library. Seeing potential in Viva Piñata, 4Kids selected it before the
game was even released. 4Kids worked closely with Rare in making the show;
basing the character designs on the 3D models used in the game, including tips on
how to interact with the in-game Piñatas into the stories, and having original project
lead Gregg
Mayles approve each script for their applicability to the
game.
Langston in Piñata Central.
Like the game, the series was set on
Piñata Island, home to sentient Piñatas. The Piñatas went about their days
munching on candy and gardening until they reach their full Candiosity,
which was detected by a Candiosity
Meter that operated like a scale, or their own personal Piñatameter
that resembled a smart phone. The meter was monitored by Piñata
Central, which fielded requests for Piñatas at human parties.
Once full of their limit of candy, a Piñata was loaded into the Cannoñata
(a massive cannon) and fired to a party where they were smashed open by the
guests. Upon returning to the island, the Piñata was reassembled by robots and
they resumed their life until the next time they’re full. Certain Piñatas were
exempt from attending parties, such as royalty like King Roario (a lion, voiced
by Dan Green) or older more fragile Piñatas in retirement.
Promo art featuring Franklin, Simone, Paulie, Les, Fergy and Hudson.
The show focused on a primary set of
inhabitants: Hudson Horstachio (Green), one of the most popular and famous Piñatas
on the island whose ego often needed to be reigned in; Paulie Preztail (Brian
Mallard), a red-tailed fox that was clever and no-nonsense with a skill for
cooking and a dislike of parties; Fergy Fudgehog (David Wills), a hedgehog who
loved candy but had a deathly fear of parties and did whatever it took to get
out of them; Franklin Fizzlybear (Marc Thompson using a surfer accent), a laid
back grizzly bear who loved to surf and draw portraits of the others; Tina and
Teddington Twingersnap (Kathleen Delaney and Jamie McGonnigal, respectively), a
two-headed serpent that had sub-par gardening skills and always argued with
each other; Ella Elephanilla (Rbecca Soler), an elephant who suffered from
short-term memory loss and loved ballet; Les Galagoogoo (Eric Stuart, who also
served as voice director), a Galago whose intelligence was often overshadowed
by the fact his words came out as high-pitched gibberish (although the others
seemed to understand him, they just ignored him); and Langston Lickatoad (Mike
Pollock), a toad who was the representative of Piñata Central and responsible
for getting a full Piñata to the Cannoñata.
The Sours.
As in the game, the Piñatas were
often accosted by Professor Pester (David Brimmer) who concocted a variety of
plans to trap and break open the Piñatas in order to get at the candy they
contained. His plans were often ruined by his bumbling henchmen, the Ruffians
(Stuart), who also led to Pester accidentally creating the Sours. Another
antagonist was the Great Bonboon,
a baboon that pretended to be an all-knowing guru and tried various schemes to
steal the other Piñatas’ candy. Other characters included Chortles
Chippopotamus (Sean Schemmel),
a hippopotamus that believed himself to be a comedian; Pecky Pudgeon (Stuart),
a gossiping photojournalist pigeon; Simone Cinnamonkey (Soler), Hudson’s
resourceful monkey agent; Prewitt
Profitamole (Mike MacRae),
a mole who was the only mechanic on the island and an inventor, and who
performed repairs on Piñatas; Dr.
Quincy Quackenberry, a duck and the resident psychologist
called on to cure everything that ailed the others; Hailey
Horstachio, Hudson’s biggest rival; and Beverly
Badgesicle, a badger that was Hudson’s biggest and most
obsessive fan.
Ella squishing Paulie.
Viva Piñata debuted on FOX on August 26, 2006 as
part of the 4Kids
TV
programming block. The series was developed by Norman Grossfeld
and Lloyd
Goldfine, and was a co-production between 4Kids, Microsoft, YTV (where it would air in
Canada), and Bardel Entertainment,
who animated it. Each episode consisted of two segments written by Anne D. Bernstein,
David Steven Cohen,
Robert David,
Randolph Heard,
John T. Reynolds,
Eric Scott
and Mike
de Seve. The characters’ designs were adapted for the show
Ryan Cummings, Jason Cheng, Edmond Mai, Shayan Naziripour, and Carolyn Wong.
The series’ music was composed by John Siegler,
Mike Brady, Lou Cortelezzi, Sue Shufro, Elik Alvarez, Peter Lurye, Matt
McGuire, Ralph Schuckett, Freddy Sheinfeld, Dan Stein and Russell Velázques,
with Siegler and Grossfeld doing the theme.
The first 20 episodes of season one
aired on FOX until April 28, 2007. The remaining 6 episodes aired in the weeks
leading up to the debut of the second season in November, complete with a new intro. However, after three
episodes the new ones stopped airing in the United States. By this time, the
relationship between 4Kids and FOX was dissolving due to 4Kids’ failure to pay
the network for the air time and the network’s inability to guarantee that
affiliates would even carry the block. Ultimately, FOX would abandon Saturday
morning programming altogether. In the meantime, the series continued to air on
YTV. 4Kids brought the show back onto their CW4Kids
programming block on The
CW
in September of 2008, but took it off again after 6 episodes; leaving 16
episodes unaired in the United States. Viva Piñata finished out its run
on YTV in May of 2009, and continued airing reruns through June of 2011. Across
both seasons, Viva Piñata aired in over 107 different countries and was
translated in 27 languages.
Microsoft commissioned a video game
based on the show, making use of its characters—Hudson, Paulie, Fergy, Franklin
and their female counterparts that appeared in various episodes—and voices.
However, as Rare was working on Trouble in Paradise (whose plot was
influenced by the show, although not as directly as this game), Microsoft
outsourced its production to Australian Krome
Studios. Unlike the other Viva Piñata games, Party Animals was
comprised of minigames in what is known as a party game, a genre popularized by
the Mario
Partyseries. It was framed like a game show where contestants competed
against each other with colorful commentary provided by announcers, followed by
a racing game and random challenge games. The winner was determined by which character
ended up with the most Candiosity. Although Microsoft expressed the utmost
confidence in Krome to help keep the franchise—and the 360—successful, the end
result was a game that was poorly received. Many criticized the fact it leaned
towards a much younger audience, and that the minigames felt far too similar to
each other. Rare would go on to make only one more Viva Piñata game in
2008: Pocket Paradisefor the Nintendo DS.
While maintaining the original gameplay mechanics. Pocket Paradise would
make use of the cartoon’s characters and clips both within the game and for its
marketing.
One of the DVD covers.
The segments “Chewnicorn in the
Garden” and “Horstachio of a Different Color” were released for free download
on the Xbox Live Marketplace
as a kind of preview before the show’s debut. The latter was also later
included on a bonus disc included with the Special
Edition of the game. In 2009, Shout!
Factory released the first 10 episodes across two DVD collections: The
Piñatas Must be Crazy and Other Storiesand Lights,
Camera, Action!Imavision
Canada would release three
volumes in Canada containing 4 episodes each. In the United Kingdom, Walt
Disney Pictures released 15 episodes across 3 DVDs: Hudson’s Better
Half, Invasion of the Boogie Snatchers!, and A Match Made in Court! On
the UK releases, segments were mixed up and not paired with their originally
aired partners. In Australia and New Zealand, Magna Pacific
and Warner
Bros. released 12 different episodes across 3 collections. EPISODE
GUIDE (some airdates vary by source and may not be entirely accurate): Season
1: “Cocoadile
Tears / Candiosity” (8/26/06) – Tina and Teddington need Cocadile tears to
improve their garden. / Fergy tries to decrease his Candiosity so he won’t have
to go to the party. “Queen
for a Day / A Chewnicorn in the Garden” (8/26/06) – The Buzzlegums grow tired
of Beatrice and make Franklin their leader. / Fergy and Franklin try to
convince Paulie that Chewnicorns are real. “Legs
/ Horstachio of a Different Color” (8/26/06) – Fergy has to borrow Chuckles’
legs when he loses his during dance practice. / A new rival turns Hudson off of
entering the Spring Fair Horstachio Competition. “Whirlm
with a Dream / The Crush” (8/26/06) – Wilson’s stature keeps him from going to
a party. / Ella accepts invitations to the dance from Fergy and Paulie, causing
problems between them. “Trojan
Horstachio / The Piñatas Must Be Crazy” (9/23/06) – Professor Pester and his
minions disguise themselves as a female Horstachio to lure Hudson into a trap.
/ Great Bonboon convinces everyone that a balloon animal is a supreme being. “Franklin
Can’t Dance / Les Saves the Day..Again!” (9/30/06) – Franklin’s friends talk up
his the skills at dancing he doesn’t have to help him impress a girl. / No one
can understand Les’ warnings about the erupting volcano. “Sick
Day / Lights, Camera, Action!” (10/7/06) – Fergy takes care of the sick Piñatas
in the hopes of catching their cold. / Professor Pester disguises himself as a
movie director and everyone wants to be in his film, except Paulie. “Mad
Mongo / Hudson’s Biggest Fan” (10/21/06) – Franklin attempts to tame a Sour
Macaraccoon. / Beverly Badgesicle loves Hudson so much that she just won’t
leave him alone. “Mission:
ImPiñatable / My Little Fergy” (11/11/06) – Professor Pester captures Hudson,
who takes a liking to Pester’s lair. / Fergy’s mother comes to visit and he’s
embarrassed at never having been to a party like he’s written to her that he
has. “The
Great Gob Rush / Hero” (11/4/06) – Fergy stumbles upon a cave full of golden
caramel clusters. / When Franklin saves Hudson’s life Fraklin has trouble with
his newfound fame and Hudson has trouble being overshadowed by him. “On
a Sour Note / Pig Out Mountain” (11/18/06) – Sour joining the Piñata’s band
makes them a success. / Paulie and Fergy join Roary Rashberry’s gang on a trek
for a location supposedly loaded with food, which they plan on moving to. “Piñatapartyphobia
/ Royal Visit” (2/17/07) – Dr. Quackberry tries to cure Fergy’s party phobia. /
Fergy attempts to get knighted by King Roario so he won’t have to go to any
parties. “The
Wraisins of Wrath / Piñata Island Idol” (2/17/07) – A raisin pie turns the Piñatas
into their personality opposites. / The Piñatas attempt to raise funs to
rebuild the dance hall. “To
Catch a Piñata / Invasion of the Boogie Snatchers” (2/24/07) – Fergy becomes
the new Piñata wrangler. / Professor Pester hypnotizes the Piñatas to get all
of their candy. “Cannibalism
/ Pecky Pudgeon, Private Eye” (3/3/07) – Fergy is charged with cannibalism
after he eats a chocolate Bunnycomb he said was his cousin. / Pecky searches
for the missing Ella. “Rocket
to Nowhere / Twingersnapped!” (3/10/07) – Bonboon offers to send Fergy to
another planet for all of his candy. / Teddington and Tina split into two after
they get lost in the jungle. “Franklingestion
/ Confetti-it is” (3/17/07) – Franklin can’t remember a party he went to, or
figure out why he’s spitting up vegetables. / Franklin’s coat falls out when he
contracts Confetti-it is and goes to Dr. Quackberry for a cure. “Soil
and Green / I, Pretztail” (3/24/07) – Fergy and Paulie discover a Whirlm that
can make plants grow anywhere he digs. / Paulie learns he was mistaken about
his origins due to a misplaced file. “Free
the Piñatas / For My Next Trick” (4/7/07) – Professor Pester convinces the Piñatas
to destroy the Cannonata in Piñata Central. / Professor Pester sets his sights
on Franklin’s new magic wand. “Treasure
of Piñata Madre / Between a Flock and a Hard Place” (4/21/07) – Professor
Pester seeks to claim a found treasure chest. / When Goobaa rampages his flock
through the gardens, Teddington gets the blame. “High
Plains Drafter / Pester’s Party” (10/13/07) – A caricature artist visits the
town and destroys the confidence of the Piñatas. / Professor Pester changes the
Cannonata’s coordinates to launch the Piñata’s to his party trap. “Mouse
Flap / Snow Place Like Home” (10/20/07) – Monty Mousemallow gets angry when
Franklin accidentally sits on him. / Paulie and Fergy’s retirement destination
ends up being in the Arctic. “The
Abominable Jeli / Mirror Shmirror” (10/27/07) – Franklin, Fergy, Hudson and Les
find themselves in the middle of a snowball war. / Franklin falls into another
dimension and encounters an evil dictator version of himself. “My
Pal Langston / Snail’s Pace” (10/27/07) – Fergy and Paulie plot to become
Langston’s friends so he won’t send them to any parties. / Fergy’s soccer team
must overcome their handicaps to deal with suddenly facing off against a team
of Sours. “Hudson
on Hudson / Wild Horstachios” (11/3/07) – Hudson’s puppet show starring a
puppet of himself gives him a crisis of ego. / Hudson ends up living in the
wild for the first time with a group of Horstachios. “My
Sweet Sours / Six Million Dollar Piñata” (11/10/07) – Professor Pester
reminisces about the beginnings of his sinister plans. / Fergy gets a bionic
upgrade and has trouble controlling his new abilities. Season
2: “A
Terrible Tribute / Pester the Piñata” (11/17/07) – Hudson is placed on a show
where he meets Piantas from his past. / Professor Pester gets amnesia and
believes he’s a Piñata. “Fudge
Match / Hudson’s Holiday” (11/24/07) – Fergy becomes jealous of a visiting
Fudgehog and challenges him to a race. / Hudson is forced to take a vacation on
a deserted island. “Hudson
Tells All / Langston’s Jameleon Cousins” (12/1/17) – Hudson’s talking doll
records a rant and offends the other Piñatas. / Langston’s cousins visit and
pull pranks on him. “The
Fudgetive / She Stomps at Night” (2/17/08 CAN, 9/13/08 US) – Fergy tricks the Piñatas
into believing he’s been captured by a vacationing Professor Pester. /
Professor Pester attempts to lure a sleepwalking Ella to his lair. “Les
the Jet Setter / Slayin’ em at the Sands” (2/24/08 CAN, 9/20/08 US) – Fergy
uses Les’ jetpack to avoid parties. / Professor Pester puts on a comedy routine
to make Paulie’s cousins lose their candy. “Crimes
of Passion Fruit / The Antlers are Blowin’ in the Wind” (3/2/08 CAN, 9/27/08
US) – Thinking the big boss of Piñata Central—a bowl of fruit—is ignoring him.
Fergy smashes him with a stapler. / Paulie and Fergy are joined by Machi Moojoo
in their attempts to avoid parties. “Sumo
Tsumani / Recipe for Disaster” (3/9/08 CAN, 10/4/08 US) – Fergy becomes a sumo
wrestler so that he can gorge. / Fergy and Paulie enter a cooking contest to
win a lifetime supply of candy. “Mr.
Unbustable / Too Many Fergys” (3/30/08 CAN, 10/11/08 US) – Fergy plots to work
out hard to make himself unbreakable. / Fergy ends up in a time portal that
sends him back to yesterday. “Party
Parasite / Hibernation Nation” (11/4/06) – Hudson learns a parasite is eating
all of his candy. / Franklin invites his friends to a hibernation party. “The
Old Piñatas Home / Shirley Sells Out” (4/6/08 CAN, 10/18/08 US) – Fergy and his
friends decide to spruce up his uncle’s retirement home. / Professor Pester
gives Shirley a potion that changes her into a Sour. “The
Transparent Trap / To Catch A Pester” (6/8/08 CAN) – Great Bonboon convinces
Fergy that a tonic turned him invisible. / The Piñatas lock up Professor Pester
in their new jail, but he turns out to be an annoying houseguest. “My
Sweet Swanana / Ella Forgets to Forget” (12/8/07) – Fergy and Paulie set Rory
up on a date in an effort to get him out of Paulie’s house. / Fergy uses Ella’s
forgetfulness as a service, but she ends up beginning to remember the secrets
she’s told. “Motivational
Break / Bringing up Cluckle” (4/20/08 CAN) – Langston enlists a drill sergeant
to get Fergy and Paulie ready for parties. / Joining a big brother program puts
Hudson in charge of a mother Cluckle’s three kids. “Beauty
and the Beasts / The Talented MR. Hck” (4/27/08 CAN) – Disliking the entrants
he has to judge for the Miss Piñata pageant, Hudson has Fergy, Franklin and
Paulie enter disguised as women. / Hudson’s hiring of a double backfires when
the double really does try to take his place. “De-Mock-Racy
/ Her Royal Forgetfulness” (5/18/08 CAN) – Hudson takes the lead in the vote to
replace Langston. / Fergy takes advantage of Ella’s new status of being a queen
to play her husband and get out of parties. “The
Wrong Stuff / Piñatametermania” (5/25/08 CAN) – Hudson is sent to a party on
the moon that ends up being a trap by Professor Pester. / A mix-up at the
theater leaves the Piñatas with the wrong Piñatameters and jobs as a result. “Heads
and Tails / Speechless” (6/22/08 CAN) – A faulty repair robot puts Hudson’s
head on Fergy’s body and he ends up put into a circus. / Teddington takes
advantage of Tina’s laryngitis to engage in his terrible singing without her
complaints. “Good
Cop, Bad Cop / Announce This” (6/29/08 CAN) – Hudson becomes a cop and arrests
everyone on the island—even himself. / Hudson, Pierre and Pecky compete to be
the announcer for the Party Animals Championship Challenge. “Ruffians
On Strike / Zip It Good” (9/7/08 CAN) – Hudson helps the Ruffians strike
against Professor Pester…now he needs to get them back to him. / Hudson
takes a vow of silence. “Tabloid
for Two / All Spun Out” (9/14/08 CAN) – Rivals Hudson and Hayley are forced
into a wedding when their agents promote their having a relationship. /
Professor Pester opens a nightclub to lure in the Piñatas and steal their
candy. “Arctic
Invasion / Say Uncle Hoofy” (1/11/09 CAN) – Hudson and Langston work together
to get rid of the sensational new visiting band. / Hudson and Fergy fight over
who’s the favorite son when Fergy’s mother and Hudson’s uncle get married. “A
Match Made in Court / Hudson’s Better Half” (1/18/09 CAN) – Beverly takes
Hudson to court and is awarded the right to be within 10 feet of him at all
times. / Hayle and Hudson’s teams compete in an obstacle course that both want
to lose. “Hudsonly
Ever After / Hudson Who-Stachio?” (9/8/07) – Hudson tells his dummy a bedtime
story to help him sleep and inserts himself into it. / When Hudson is ignored
at a party he falls into a personal crisis. “The
Horstachio Who Never Was / Fergy Drops Out” (9/15/07) – Hudson creates a new
identity for himself that the others like more than his original one. / Fergy
and Paulie flee a party re-education course and Fergy finds himself named the
master of a group of party-rejecting Chocstriches. “Super
Hero Hudson / The Amazing Hudini” (9/22/07) – Hudson gains super powers and
becomes a hero, but ends up taking things too far. / Hudson attempts to revive
his career by becoming a stunt performer. “Variations
on a Theme Park / Masters of Klutz Fu” (5/18/09 CAN) – Hudson prevents Rodney
from building his theme park. / Fergy and Paulie decide to create their own
martial art to fend of kids at parties.
Rainbow Butterfly
Unicorn Kitty(not to be confused with Unikity from The LEGO Moviefranchise, although you’d be forgiven for doing so) is a product and media
line from Funrise Toys. The animated show
followed the adventures of Felicity (Allegra Clark), a sassy and fearless
magical cat who was part rainbow, part butterfly and part unicorn (possessing
rainbow coloring, butterfly wings and a horn as a result). She was able to tap
into each aspect of herself by summoning three magical medallions by chanting
her name and hitting one of them, transformer her fully into that aspect and
enhancing those related abilities. For instance, hitting the butterfly one
would elongate her body and grow her wings, giving her quick air speed.
Felicity flying over Mythlandia.
Felicity
lived in the city of Mythlandia which was, as the name implied, populated by
mythological and fairytale creatures such as wizards, giants, dragons, and
more. Her best friends included Miguel (Arturo Sandoval), a blue Anubis
chihuahua who was down to earth and energetic; Athena (Katie Leigh), a
book-smart owl who spoke in monotone; and Yana (originally Betti, voiced by Laila
Berzins), a ditzy Yeti that lived in a giant snowglobe. Other characters
included the Sun (Michael Sorich),
who liked to comment on the goings on below him and could turn into the moon at
night; Rudy (Chase Mitchell),
a rat who pretended to be a rabbit and often caused trouble for Felicity and
her friends; Timmy (Rich
Magallanes), a Kraken who also liked to cause trouble; the Sand Crab Man (Doug Stone), a
nightgown-wearing sand crab who put the citizens of Mythlandia to sleep every
night; Moona (Sara Cravens), a cow
who ran the Mythic Malts malt shop where Felicity and her friends liked to hang
out; Chippy (Cristina Vee), a
chipmunk-like creature; Andy (Kyle
Hebert), a dragon; and more.
Group hug! Yana squeezing Miguel, Felicity and Athena.
Originally,
Saban Brands was set to produce the
animated series but those plans were abandoned when Saban sold off most of its
properties to Hasbro in 2018. Funrise, who
was tapped by Saban to handle the show’s merchandising, acquired the full rights
through their newly-formed entertainment division. After being postponed from
fall 2018, Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty aired a sneak peek January
27, 2019 on Nickelodeon before beginning its
official run the next day on Nicktoons.
It returned to Nickelodeon on February 10th where its title was
shortened to RBUK and the intro cut until going back to Nicktoons on
June 21st where it finished out its run with the original intro
restored. Each episode was 11-minutes in length, with two combined to form a
single half hour until the second Nicktoons run where each one aired
individually. “Merry Mythmas” was the only full 22-minute episode of the
series. Jetpack Animation acquired
the international distribution rights and the show began appearing on
Nickelodeon’s international channels and branded programming blocks later in
2019.
A second
season for Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty had not been ordered despite
the show doing well for Nickelodeon and Funrise, nor had it been officially
cancelled. Funrise continues to oversee the production of new merchandise
related to the character. While no home media has been released as yet,
episodes were made available to view on the Nickelodeon
app.
EPISODE GUIDE:
“Purrfect Party / Anubis Newbie” (1/27/19 & 1/28/19) – Felicity
is worried that her powers won’t measure up to the powerful guests coming to
her party. / Anubis tests Miguel to see if he’s ready to become king of the
underworld.
“Catlantic City / Scaredy Cat” (1/29/19) – Miguel is locked
up in the pound for being a dog when Felicity brings him to Catlantic City. /
Felicity and her friends must get through the Phobia Forest to use their free
cupcake coupons. “It Takes Two to Talent / Pot Luck” (1/30/19) – Felicity and
Miguel have trouble coming up with an act to win a talent show and get malts
named after them. / Felicity and Miguel help a leprechaun figure out his
purpose in life. “Sleeping Yeti / The Sand Crab Man” (1/31/19) – Felicity and
Miguel must figure out how to wake Yana up from a witch’s spell. / Felicity doesn’t
want to stop having fun so she convinces the Sand Crab Man to take a night off,
causing chaos around the land. “The Lock Mess Monster / Mighty Meow and Super Lucha”
(2/1/19) – Because of his messy house, the Loch Mess Monster moves in with
Miguel. / Pretending to be superheroes causes Felicity and Miguel to attract a real
supervillain. “Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Cupid / The Green-Eyed Monster”
(2/10/19) – Moona decides to close Mythic Malts. / Miguel invites Chippy on his
and Felicity’s friend-iversary, but Chippy isn’t what she seems. “Gone with the Wand / Fountain of Too Much Youth” (2/17/19) –
Felicity and her friends have some fun with a wand while searching for its
owner. / Miguel needs to get younger to be able to order his favorite malt
after it’s been moved to the kid’s menu. “Nobody’s Purrfect / Mythic Mounties” (2/23/19) – Felicity tries
hard to be perfect with her new kitty collar. / Felicity and her friends join a
scouting group but Felicity has a hard time earning a merit badge. “Snack Attack / The Backward Bug” (3/2/19) – Felicity heads
to the factory to investigate the sabotaging of her favorite snack. / When Miguel
and Athena are bitten by the Backwards Bug, they can only speak backwards. “Denzel in Distress / Meanotaur” (3/9/19) – Felicity and
Miguel set out to rescue Prince Denzel, held captive by his evil brother,
Larry. / Felicity’s friends try to help her retrieve her favorite toy from the
yard of her neighbor: the Meanotaur. “Palace of the Powerless / My Fair Yeti” (3/16/19) –
Felicity and Miguel attend a costume party where they end up having to help
retrieve some stolen powers. / Yana is afraid she’ll make a fool of herself at
a fancy social event. “The Boaracle / Out of the Box” (3/31/19) – The Boaracle’s
predictions about Miguel all come true! / Jealous of her viral unboxing videos,
Rudy slips Pandora’s box into Felicity’s house. “A Big Baby / Mythic Macaroons” (4/7/19) – Babysitting a
baby giant turns out to be harder than Felicity and Miguel thought. / Felicity’s
Mythic Mounties troop sells cookies to save their favorite park. “Rudy Awakening / Bound to Be Friends” (4/14/19) – Rudy is
worried people will discover he’s not really related to the Easter Bunny. /
Magical friendship bracelets stick Felicity and Miguel together until they can
prove they’re really best friends. “The Return of Mighty Meow and Super Lucha /
Grumplestiltskin” (4/28/19) – Felicity accidentally frees her evil mirror
image. / Felicity throws a big party to celebrate her Cat-ceanara, marking her
transition to cathood. “The Trouble with Travis” (6/21/19) – Felicity must find the
previous master of a Genie so that he can make his unused wish and allow the
Genie to grant more. “Tooth por Consequences” (6/28/19) – Someone has stolen the
gold coins the Saber Tooth Fairy usually leaves for teeth. “The Boogie Man” (7/5/19) – Preparation for a dance
competition gives Felicity nightmares about the Boogie Man. “The Souper Monster” (7/19/19) – Felicity picks up some
magic beans to help Miguel win the annual cook-off. “The Winky” (7/26/19) – Felicity is overwhelmed by the
responsibility of owning her first pet. “Trivial Per Hoot” (8/2/19) – Athena’s confidence is shaken
when she gets her first fact about Mythlandia wrong. “Small Change” (8/9/19) – Babysitting a changeling gives
Felicity questions about what she’s meant to be. “Rip Van Stinkle” (8/16/19) – After helping a stinky fellow
out, he vows to be at Felicity’s service for life. “Excali-Burt” (8/23/19) – Felicity is given a magic castle
when she pulls a talking sword out of a stone. “Ratted Out” (8/30/19) – Rudy begs to be Mighty Meow and
Super Lucha’s sidekick. “Just Add Sprinkles” (9/8/19) – Felicity asks a mischievous pixie
to make her malts delicious. “The Write Stuff” (9/15/19) – Felicity’s new pen makes
whatever it writes a reality. “Smart Cookie” (9/22/19) – Yana eats a cookie that will make
her smarter. “Disappearing Act” (10/13/19) – Miguel’s new trick causes
him to become completely lost. “Bumblebee Magnetic Karaoke Hippo” (10/20/19) – Felicity helps
a creature learn his true potential. “Time Out” (11/3/19) – Felicity borrows Father Time’s watch
so she can stop time and avoid her doctor’s appointment. “Playing the Piper” (11/10/19) – Playing a particular song
at a rat convention makes Miguel insanely popular with all the visiting rats. “Shrinking Yeti” (11/17/19) – Yana is gifted a painting that
causes her to shrink. “Little Monster / The Great Mighty Mythic Marathon”
(11/24/19) – Timmy asks Felicity and Miguel to babysit his nephew. / All of Mytlandia
competes to win the ultimate prize. “Merry Mythmas” (12/1/19) – Santa Paws tasks Felicity with
delivering this year’s presents while Rudy and Timmy plot to ruin Mythmas.
