Charlie the Unicorn
"Charlie the Unicorn" is a 2005 Flash animated comedy short film and viral video created by Jason Steele of independent film company FilmCow in Tyler, Texas. The short follows Charlie, a lethargic unicorn, who is taken by two other unicorns on an adventure to the mythical "Candy Mountain." However, as it turns out, the journey is a farce, and Charlie gets hoodwinked by the other two unicorns.
Steele originally created the video as a flash animation test for his mother; the video was partially credited to her and was released by her under the username "TypeQueen" on Newgrounds, where it rapidly gained popularity. The video was later uploaded onto YouTube by user Geoff Swanson, where it rapidly gained viewership and continued to increase in popularity.
The video was a viral hit, accumulating 50 million views and gaining worldwide praise. A merchandising line was later produced, as well as three sequels and a parody series titled "charlie teh unicron". The first three shorts in the series were released to DVD in 2009 as part of The FilmCow Master Collection.
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by: FilmcowWhen you're feeling all alone,
The world's a drone,
And nobody's shown... any love to you.
When your heart is cold as stone,
Just change your tone,
Get rid of that groan and the world will too.
'Cause swordfishes
Love you!
Jellyfishes
Love you!
Starfishes-
'I LOVE YOU! '
You know it's true,
Catfishes
Love you!
Cuttlefishes
Love you!
Blowfish-
'STARFISH REALLY LOVES YOU! '
In The Ocean Blue.
(Rapping):
Lung fish, black fish, alligator, Ice fish
Armour head, hammer head, anaconda, flat head
Manta ray, stingray, fang-tooth moray
Goblin shark, grass carp, round-river-bat ray
Noodle fish, hag fish, man o' war, lady fish
Black eel, baby seal, sprat, koi, electric eel
Lamprey, pejerey, yellow-edged moray
Salmon shark, sleeper shark, featherback and eagle ray
(Back to song):
Well you can ignore this plea,
That's fine with me,
But one day you'll see that my words are true.
If ya find that you agree,
I guarantee,
That you will soon be feeling the love too.
'Cause swordfishes
Love you!
Jellyfishes
Love you!
Starfishes-
'I WANNA BE WITH YOU FOREVER! '
You know it's true,
Catfishes
Love you!
Cuttlefishes
Love you!
Blowfishes-
'STARFISH! LOVE ME, LOVE ME! '