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Charlie the Unicorn

You might remember it as Candy Mountain Charlie, FilmCow Charlie the Unicorn

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2005·Early YouTube·funny

An early YouTube animation whose lines are still repeated by people who cannot name it.

At a glanceThe facts

Remembered as
Candy Mountain Charlie
Spread in
2005
Format
Video
Era
Early YouTube
Made by
Jason Steele, under the name FilmCow
Where it started
Newgrounds
Uploaded by
On YouTube, Geoff Swanson, in 2006
Origin
Origin not yet established
Available
Playable from the source

Why it matteredWhat changed

A cartoon made as a birthday present for the animator’s mother had been watched forty-six million times by 2010, and its last instalment was paid for by its audience.

TimelineIn order

  1. Posted

    Steele posts the cartoon to Newgrounds.1

  2. Posted

    Somebody else uploads it to YouTube, where that copy becomes the most watched.1

  3. Remixed

    The first of three sequels is released.1

  4. Later

    A crowdfunding campaign for a finale is announced as having raised 209,247 US dollars.1

  5. Later

    The complete finale is released.1

The version you rememberNot the same thing

The version people rememberThe YouTube copy

Uploaded in 2006 by Geoff Swanson, and the more watched of the two.1

The originalA Newgrounds cartoon

Posted by its maker on 26 November 2005.1

More from hereIn this collection

Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later · the upload that made its maker known

The version shown here is a later copy, posted by the creator to YouTube.

Where it came fromWhat we know

Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.

View the creator's copy on YouTube

No original upload has been established for this record. The index is showing the earliest copy it currently knows about, and says so rather than guessing.

Created by Jason Steele. Established by research, not by who posted the copy shown here.

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SourcesWhat was read

  1. Wikipedia — Charlie the Unicorn

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