Unikitty!

Premise

As the ruler of the Unikingdom, Princess Unikitty has various misadventures in her land with her brother Prince Puppycorn, scientist Dr. Fox, bodyguard Hawkodile, and advisor Richard. They also deal with the threats of Master Frown from the neighboring Frown Town.

Characters

Main

Princess Unikitty (speaking voice by Tara Strong and singing voice by Juliana Hansen) is the princess of the Unikingdom who is a cat/unicorn hybrid. She is very happy, playful, cute, and upbeat, but has an angry side that she sometimes struggles to control. She was previously voiced by Alison Brie in the original film and its sequel.

Prince Puppycorn (voiced by Grey Griffin) is Unikitty's younger brother, a pug/unicorn hybrid. He is sometimes clueless and dimwitted, but is also loyal and good-hearted. He makes a cameo in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.

Dr. Fox (voiced by Kate Micucci) is a red fox and the castle's resident scientist whose experiments and inventions can both create and resolve problems.

Dr. Fox's Robots are small robots that work for her.

Hawkodile (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) is Unikitty's trusty hawk/crocodile hybrid bodyguard who has a "macho" personality and has a crush on Dr. Fox. He trained to be a fighter in the Action Forest and has a rival named Eagleator, who was his former best friend and an eagle/alligator hybrid.

Richard (also voiced by Roger Craig Smith) is a grey 1x3 Lego brick who is Unikitty's royal advisor and the castle's property caretaker. He speaks with a dull monotone voice and is often the voice of reason, though the others find him boring to listen to.

Master Frown (voiced by Eric Bauza) is Unikitty's archenemy who comes from Frown Town at the other side of Unikitty's kingdom. He is one of the Doom Lords that spread pain and misery throughout the world as he wants to impress the other Doom Lords. This often causes him to suffer the wrath of Unikitty, who wants to spread fun and joy. In the series finale, Master Frown betrays the other Doom Lords and becomes friends with Unikitty and the rest of the main 5, in prior to his redemption. It's heavily implied (until it's confirmed in the end of the series) that he and his sidekick, Brock, are a couple.

Brock (voiced by H. Michael Croner) is an anthropomorphic headstone with a neutral personality who is Master Frown's best friend since childhood, sidekick, and boyfriend (this is confirmed in the end of the series). Brock often hangs around his apartment playing video games rather than help Master Frown with his plots. The only time he gets angry is when Master Frown neglects his part of the chores. He is also Crankybeard's son.

Other

Asteroid is a talking asteroid who appears in the episode "Asteroid Blues".

Action Police is a police force who first appeared in "License To Punch".

Batty is a dark purple and black bat citizen in the Unikingdom with a stand for legs.

Beau (also voiced by Tara Strong) is a blue square with yellow stripes.

Beatsby is a yellow boombox with tiny-rounded arms and legs and light red eye sclerae. His toy counterpart has no arms and legs.

Bim-Bom Liebowitz (voiced by H. Michael Croner when speaking, Roger Craig Smith when coughing) is an anthropomorphic green garbage bag or dumpling who has somewhat of a sassy and sometimes antagonistic personality.

Burger Person (also voiced by Tara Strong) is a cheeseburger citizen of Unikingdom who dislikes being eaten.

Crabatar is a robot crab created by Dr. Fox who appeared in "Beach Daze" that is used to study crabs. At the end of the episode, she and the other robot crabs trap the gang in a "pinching dungeon" to torture them with pinching and she claims the Perfect Spot.

Craig (voiced by Tara Strong) is a moose who works as a farmer with an Italian accent.

Crankybeard (also voiced by Eric Bauza) is a bluish-grey tombstone-shaped old man with one wheel for a left foot who resides in Frowntown. He is also Brock's father.

Crazy Chicken is a chicken that is crafted out of a single brick.

Candy Fighters are six sentient candies who were brought to life by the gang in the episode "The Very Best Candy" to compete against each other for dominance over which is the best candy.

Episodes

Production

The series was announced on May 10, 2017. At the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, it was confirmed by co-showrunner and co-executive producer Ed Skudder that the series would premiere on Cartoon Network on January 1, 2018.

The second season of the series premiered on February 4, 2019, while the third and final season premiered on December 24, 2019. The series ended on August 27, 2020 after three seasons and a total of 104 episodes, with the two-part series finale "The Birthday to End All Birthdays".

Cancellation

By the time the series ended, Warner Bros. had terminated their film rights with The Lego Group, with Universal Pictures signing a deal as the distributor for future Lego films, though Warner Bros. retained the rights to the back catalogue of films and series. However, the episode "Sick Day", was left unaired in the United States due to being unintentionally similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it aired in other territories.

Broadcast

Release

The series was released on Cartoon Network on October 27, 2017, after The Lego Ninjago Movie was released in theatres on September 22, 2017. It was also released internationally in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 5, and on Teletoon in Canada on March 17, 2018. It premiered on Cartoon Network channels in Southeast Asia on March 30, in Sub-Saharan Africa on April 9 and in Australia and New Zealand on April 27, 2018. It premiered on France 4 in France on September 3, 2018. In Germany, Cartoon Network aired the series in 2018. Similarly to the US, the episode "Sick Day" was omitted from airing.

Home media

The first DVD set of the series was released on August 28, 2018, subtitled "Sparkle Party Season 1, Part 1".

The entire first season was released on DVD on May 7, 2019.

Sets

2018 sets

The first and only sets released in the United States in August 2018, including promotional sets.

Unikitty! Blind Bags Series 1

There are 12 completed blind bag sets.

Reception

Critical reception

Luke Y. Thompson from the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes wrote that "If you didn't like the character, this may not be for you, but also, you may have no soul."

A favorable review of the series came from Emily Ashby from Common Sense Media where she notes Unikitty's motivations can inspire good, her friends yield in teamwork and are willing to accept reality whenever everything doesn't go as planned.

Upon the release of the "Sparkle Party" DVD, Luke Y. Thompson from Forbes gave a positive review of Unikitty!, stating that the series "has humor for everyone", although its "occasional dark bit of subtext" could go against the taste of some parents for their children.