Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty

Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty, officially shortened to RBUK (/ɑːrbʌk/), is an animated children's television series created by Rich Magallanes.[2] The series is produced by American toy company Funrise and Canadian studio Bardel Entertainment.

Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty
Also known as	RBUK
Genre	Adventure[1] Comedy[1] Fantasy
Created by	Rich Magallanes[2]
Developed by	Rich Magallanes Mark Palmer (co-developer)
Voices of	Allegra Clark Arturo Sandoval Katie Leigh Laila Berzins
Theme music composer	Noam Kaniel
Opening theme	"Main Title Theme Song" by Noam Kaniel
Composer	Noam Kaniel
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producers	King Cheng Randy Shoemaker Shirley Price Rich Magallanes
Producers	Aaron Simpson Kris Marvin Hughes
Running time	11 minutes[3] 22 minutes ("Merry Mythmas" only)
Production companies	Funrise Toys Bardel Entertainment[4]
Distributor	Jetpack Distribution[5]
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon (Eps. 1 and 6-15) Nicktoons (Eps. 2-5 and 16-26)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	January 28 – December 1, 2019
External links
Production website

The series stars Felicity, a spirited magical kitty who is also part rainbow, butterfly, and unicorn, as she goes on adventures with her friends in the mashup city of Mythlandia.[6] In the United States, Nickelodeon acquired broadcast rights to the first season from Funrise Toys.[7]

Plot

Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty follows the mythical adventures of Felicity, a magical cat that is part rainbow, part butterfly, and part unicorn. She has transformative powers that allow her to choose between Rainbow Power, Butterfly Power, Unicorn Power, and following the events of Purrfect Party, Kitty Power. Her other friends; best friend Miguel, a down-to-earth Anubis chihuahua, Athena, a book-smart owl, and Yana the ditzy yeti, accompany Felicity on their various adventures in the city of Mythlandia, a place full of fairy tale creatures, wizards, giants, dragons, and much more,[1][7] while also occasionally hanging out together at Mythic Malts, a restaurant owned by Moona that sells delicious malts, to cool down.

Each episode has been stated to "explore female empowerment and non-conformity" as Felicity transforms into different forms using her magical abilities.[1] The series is also a celebration of individuality and self-confidence.[6]

Characters

Main

• Felicity (voiced by Allegra Clark[8]) is a sassy, fearless magical cat who is part rainbow, butterfly, and unicorn. She possesses transformative powers that allow her to lasso items in the form of a rainbow, produce thunderous claps from her butterfly wings, fire lasers from her unicorn horn, and her kitten paws can shoot glow sticks.[1][7]
• Miguel (voiced by Arturo Sandoval) is a blue down-to-earth, active and energetic Anubis chihuahua.[1][7] King Nacho (Billy Bongo) is his Anubis dog ancestor.
• Athena (voiced by Katie Leigh[9]) is a book-smart owl[1] and one of Felicity's friends. She speaks in a very monotone voice.
• Yana (voiced by Laila Berzins[10]) is a ditzy Yeti[1] and is also one of Felicity's friends.

Recurring

• The Sun (played by Michael Sorich) is a sentient sun with a live-action human face. He also has skinny arms and is able to talk. Being the Sun, he oversees the many adventures of the main cast and occasionally commentates, or silently reacts to them. As shown in "The Sand Crab Man", he also turns into the Moon at night.
• Rudy (voiced by Chase Mitchell) is a snarky rat that pretends to be a rabbit. He often causes trouble for Felicity and friends.
• Timmy (voiced by Rich Magallanes) is a little Kraken who often causes trouble.
• Mayor Snowball (voiced by Dorothy Elias-Fahn) is the mayor of Catlantic City. Her former rival is Mayor Wags (Kyle Hebert).
• The Sand Crab Man (voiced by Doug Stone) helps the other citizens of Mythlandia with falling asleep.
• Moona (voiced by Sara Cravens) is a cow and the owner of Mythic Malts. She dates Oscar Go, a slow French snail.
• Chippy (voiced by Cristina Vee) is a chipmunk-like creature.
• Andy (voiced by Kyle Hebert) is a dragon.
• Hank is a hippo that is part Bumblebee, Magnetic and Karaoke.

Production

Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty is produced by Funrise, who took over production of the series for Saban Brands after its closure due to the sale of the majority of its entertainment properties to Hasbro. The series is animated by Bardel Entertainment, and it features photo-real elements. The series is targeted towards kids 6 to 11.[1]

The first season has a total of 52 11-minute episodes.[5] For broadcast, each episode is paired with another to fill a 22-minute slot, which makes for a total of 26 half-hours.[11] The final episode of the season however, is a half-hour holiday special.[12]

Ever since the last episode of the first season aired, time will tell whenever or not the series would get a second season renewed.[11]

Episodes

No.	Title	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date	Prod. code [11]	US viewers (millions)
Nickelodeon
1	"Purrfect Party" "Anubis Newbie"	Story by : Rich Magallanes Written by : Mark Palmer, Ray DeLaurentis and Will Schifrin Ray DeLaurentis and Will Schifrin	Raven Molisee and Kat Dela Cruz	January 27, 2019 (sneak peek) January 28, 2019 (premiere)[note 1]	101	0.88[13]
When Felicity and Miguel are invited to the annual party at the Palace of the Perfect, Felicity worries that her powers won't measure up for it as the most powerful citizens in Mythlandia will be there. Miguel gets tested by an ancient Anubis king to see if he's ready to leave Mythlandia and become the next ruler of the underworld.
Nicktoons
2	"Catlantic City" "Scaredy Cat"	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	Bob Baxter and Garrett O' Donoghue	January 29, 2019	102	0.10[14]
Miguel gets locked up in the pound for being a dog after he's bought to Catlantic City by Felicity. Felicity, Miguel, Yana, and Athena have to cross the Phobia Forest so they can cash in their coupons for free cupcakes.
3	"It Takes Two to Talent" "Pot Luck"	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin Andrew Zuber	Raven Molisee and Bob Baxter	January 30, 2019	104	0.08[15]
Felicity and Miguel take part in a talent show in order to get malts named after them, but they have trouble coming up with their act. Felicity and Miguel help a worried leprechaun find his purpose.
4	"Sleeping Yeti" "The Sand Crab Man"	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	Larry Hall and James Bourne	January 31, 2019	103	0.08[15]
Yana eats a witch's apple and falls asleep, so Felicity and Miguel try to find a way to break the spell. Felicity has so much fun at her party that she convinces the Sand Crab Man to take the night off, causing chaos in Mythlandia.
5	"The Loch Mess Monster" "Mighty Meow and Super Lucha"	Greg Grabianski Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	Garrett O' Donoghue and Kat Dela Cruz	February 1, 2019	105	N/A
The Loch Mess Monster moves in with Miguel as his house is messy. Felicity and Miguel pretend to be real superheroes and draw the wrath of a supervillain called The Couch Potato.
Nickelodeon
6	"Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Cupid"	Gene Grillo	Raven Molisee and Bob Baxter	February 10, 2019	110B	0.82[16]
Moona announces that she's closing Mythic Malts.
7	"The Green-Eyed Monster"	Lissa Kapstrom	Raven Molisee and Bob Baxter	February 10, 2019	109A	0.82[16]
Miguel invites a cute chipmunk-like creature, Chippy, to join him and Felicity on their friend-iversary. However, Chippy isn't all she seems.
8	"Gone with the Wand" "Fountain of Too Much Youth"	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin David Grubstick	Larry Hall and James Bourne	February 17, 2019	106	1.07[17]
Felicity and her friends find a magic wand that they use to make crazy wishes with until they locate the wand's rightful owner. Miguel's favorite malt is now on the kids menu.
9	"Nobody's Purrfect"	David Grubstick	Raven Molisee and Bob Baxter	February 23, 2019	109B	0.82[18]
Felicity tries too hard to be purfect with a bedazzling sparkling kitty collar.
10	"Mythic Mounties"	Gene Grillo	Raven Molisee and Bob Baxter	February 23, 2019	110A	0.82[18]
The gang join a scouting group, but Felicity has a hard time winning the praise of her scoutmaster and earning a merit badge.
11	"Snack Attack" "The Backward Bug"	Grant Levy and Dominik Rothbard Dani Michaeli	TBA	March 2, 2019	107	0.81[19]
Felicity's favorite snack has been sabotaged, so she visits the Snacktory. The Backwards Bug bites Miguel and Athena, which causes them to speak backwards.
12	"Denzel in Distress" "Meanotaur"	TBA	TBA	March 9, 2019	111	0.69[20]
Felicity and Miguel rescue Prince Denzel, who was imprisoned by his evil brother, Prince Larry. When Felicity loses her favorite toy, she and her friends try to retrieve it from the yard of her dreaded neighbor, the Meanotaur.
13	"Palace of the Powerless" "My Fair Yeti"	TBA	TBA	March 16, 2019	112	0.77[21]
Felicity and Miguel attend a costume party at the Palace of the Perfect, where they end up in a fight to take back some stolen powers. When Yana is invited to a fancy society event, she is afraid that she'll make a fool of herself.
14	"The Boaracle" "Out of the Box"	Lissa Kapstrom Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	Raven Molisee and Bob Bakter	March 31, 2019	113	0.67[22]
The Boaracle, a boar who claims to predict the future, makes a series of predictions about Miguel that all come true. When Felicity's fun unboxing videos go viral, a jealous Rudy slips Pandora's box into her scratching post house.
15	"A Big Baby" "Mythic Macaroons"	Jordan Gershowitz	Paul Villeco and Kat Dela Cruz	April 7, 2019	114	0.65[23]
Felicity and Miguel babysit a baby giant, but things quickly escalate out of control. Felicity's Mythic Mounties troop sells cookies to raise money so they can save their favorite park.
16	"Rudy Awakening" "Bound to Be Friends"	TBA Jordan Gershowitz	TBA	April 14, 2019	118	0.54[24]
It's Eggtober, and Rudy is scared everyone will discover he's lying about being related to the Easter Bunny. Felicity and Miguel become stuck together by magical friendship bracelets that will only unlock if they prove they're really best friends.
17	"The Return of Mighty Meow and Super Lucha" "Grumplestiltskin"	David Grubstick Lissa Kapstrom	Larry Hall and James Bourne	April 28, 2019	115	0.72[25]
When Felicity visits Mirror Rock with Miguel, she accidentally releases the evil mirror image of herself, Evil Felicity. Felicity has a big party to celebrate her Cat-ceanara, in which she'll officially go from kittenhood to cathood.
Nicktoons
18	"The Trouble with Travis"	TBA	TBA	June 21, 2019[note 2]	116A	N/A
In order for a genie to grant more wishes, Felicity must get the last person who found the lamp to complete an unmade wish.
19	"Tooth or Consequences"	TBA	TBA	June 28, 2019[note 2]	116B	N/A
Someone steals the gold coins the Saber Tooth Fairy exchanges for loose teeth.
20	"The Boogie Man"[11][26]	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	Paul Villeco and Kat Dela cruz	July 5, 2019	117A	N/A
While getting ready for a big dance competition, Felicity starts having nightmares about the Boogie Man.
21	"The Souper Monster"[11][26]	Jordan Gershowitz	Paul Villeco and Kat Dela cruz	July 19, 2019	117B	0.25[27]
In order to help Miguel win Mythlandia's annual cook-off competition, Felicity buys him a bag of magic beans.
22	"The Winky"[11]	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	TBA	July 26, 2019	119A	N/A
Overwhelmed by the responsibility of owning her first pet, a cute but mischievous creature called a Winky.
23	"Trivial Per Hoot"[11]	Lissa Kapstrom	TBA	August 2, 2019	119B	N/A
Athena loses her confidence when, for the first time ever, she gets a fact about Mythlandia wrong.
24	"Small Change"[11]	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	Ben McSweeney and Kat Dela Cruz	August 9, 2019	120A	0.11[28]
Felicity questions what she's meant to be when she baby-sits a little changeling girl struggling with the same issue.
25	"Rip Van Stinkle"[11]	Lissa Kapstrom	Ben McSweeney and Kat Dela Cruz	August 16, 2019	120B	0.13[29]
When Felicity comes to the aid of a stinky stranger named Rip Van Stinkle, he vows to be at her beck and call for life.
26	"Excali-Burt"[11]	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin<	TBA	August 23, 2019	121A	N/A
Felicity pulls a legendary talking sword named "Excali-Burt" from a stone and is rewarded with her own magical castle.
27	"Ratted Out"[11]	Kris Marvin Hughes	TBA	August 30, 2019	121B	0.13[30]
Rudy begs Mighty Meow and Super Lucha to give him a shot at being their sidekick.
28	"Just Add Sprinkles"[11]	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	Raven Molisee, Bob Baxter, and Justin Wallace	September 8, 2019	122A	N/A
Felicity calls a magic, but mischievous, pixie to make her malts delicious.
29	"The Write Stuff"[11]	Jordan Gershowitz	Raven Molisee, Bob Baxter, and Justin Wallace	September 15, 2019	122B	0.12[31]
Felicity's new pen has a way with words, making them a reality.
30	"Smart Cookie"[11]	TBA	TBA	September 22, 2019	123A	N/A
Yana eats a cookie to level up her smarts, but realizes it's her heart that makes her special.
31	"Disappearing Act"[11]	TBA	TBA	October 13, 2019	123B	N/A
Miguel learns a new trick, which gets him completely lost.
32	"Bumblebee Magnetic Karaoke Hippo"[11]	David Grubstick	Tom Galvin and James Bourne	October 20, 2019	124A	N/A
Felicity helps a mashup creature to realize his true potential.
33	"Time Out"[11]	Ray DeLaurentis & Will Schifrin	Tom Galvin and James Bourne	November 3, 2019	124B	N/A
Felicity borrows Father Time's watch.
34	"Playing the Piper"[11]	TBA	TBA	November 10, 2019	125A	N/A
Miguel's sudden rise to stardom during Rat Con has some consequences.
35	"Shrinking Yeti"[11]	TBA	TBA	November 17, 2019	125B	0.13[32]
Yana begins to shrink after receiving a gift.
36	"Little Monster"[11] "The Great Mighty Mythic Marathon"[11]	TBA	TBA	November 24, 2019	126	N/A
Timmy asks Felicity and Miguel to baby sit his nephew. All of Mythlandia competes for the ultimate prize.
37	"Merry Mythmas"[11]	Ray DeLaurentis, Lissa Kapstrom, and Will Schifrin	TBA	December 1, 2019	108	N/A
When Santa Paws takes the year off, Felicity is chosen to replace him and deliver the Mythmas presents to all of Mythlandia. Rudy teams up with Timmy the Kraken to try and ruin Mythmas.

Broadcast

Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty was originally planned to be launched in Fall 2018,[1] but was postponed to 2019. In the United States, the series had sneak peek premiere on the main Nickelodeon network on January 27, 2019, before it had its season premiere on Nicktoons a day after. Alongside the premiere, the same sneak peek episode was made available on the Nick App and Nick On Demand on January 18.[7] The sneak peek was successful enough to warrant the show remaining on Nickelodeon's schedule whilst also airing on Nicktoons. Episode premieres continued on the main network on February 10 with the episodes "The Green-Eyed Monster" and "Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Cupid." During this temporary switch from Nicktoons to Nickelodeon, only the acronym for the show, RBUK, is used which differed from how the show was mentioned and displayed on promos, advertisements, most TV guides, and the theme song which was cut from all broadcasts. The name change was to avoid confusion with the Cartoon Network show Unikitty!. The series returned to Nicktoons on June 21, 2019, starting with the episode "The Trouble with Travis", and premiering all segments on separate days.

Jetpack Distribution announced that it acquired international distribution rights in Canada, Latin America, Europe (excluding Italy and Russia), Australia, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.[12][33] The series premiered on some of Nickelodeon's international channels and branded blocks following the U.S. launch later in 2019.[34] In Canada, the series debuted on Family Channel on September 2, 2019.[35] The series premiered January 1, 2020 on eToonz in South Africa.

Reception

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series 2 out of 5 stars; saying that, “Felicity's unique nature makes her a decent example of embracing uniqueness in yourself and in others, but the show's frantic pace and distracting visuals tend to overshadow this positive quality.”[36]

Merchandise

The associated toy line for the series by Funrise Toys is planned to cover many categories such as figurines, playsets, bobble heads, plush and dress-up.[1] In February 2019, there was a preview of new toys from Funrise at the New York Toy Fair.[34] The toys were released at Walmart on July 1, 2019.

Notes

1. This episode was released early on the Nick app and VOD on January 18, 2019.
2. These episodes were released early on the Nick app and VOD sometime in early June.

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External links

• Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty at IMDb
• Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty on Funrise
• Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty on Family