''Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge'' (often shortened to ''Cheyenne Cinnamon''), is an American

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created by

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and

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; mainly produced by

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it was animated by

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. Rated TV-MA, the pilot episode aired on

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's late night programming block

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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on March 29, 2010, but was not picked up for a full series.

Premise

Willis explained the plot as "a

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pop princess that lives in a candy wonderland just outside

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". She comes into Detroit and helps solve problems of

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and

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"with the power of

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and

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songs".

History and production

The pilot episode was first released in the United States, as part of the ''

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'' DVD box set on October 27, 2009. The pilot was later posted on Adultswim.com as part of an online poll entitled "Big, Uber Network Sampling" in early 2010 . The pilot episode eventually aired on television in the United States on

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on March 29, 2010. The central joke of the series is a parody of how pop music sensations are often nothing like their public image: while Cheyenne outwardly projects the image of being a clean and wholesome role model, she is in fact a heavy abuser of drugs and is very promiscuous. For example, Cheyenne can magically transport people to her base of operations in a

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-like environment, but it turns out that the volcano that at first appears to be spewing sugar is in fact spewing

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, which Cheyenne snorts off-camera. Alternative country singer

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stars as Cheyenne Cinnamon but does not provide singing vocals. Instead, "her character will

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, and then a decidedly different-sounding voice sings all the songs", according to Dave Willis.

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and T-Pain provide additional voices. References to the show, including brief clips from the pilot, have been featured in various episodes of ''

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'', another Adult Swim program. Willis mentioned on

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that the pilot was not picked up for a full series.

Characters

* Cheyenne Cinnamon (

) – A pop singer. * Emily (

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) – A pregnant teenager. * Gummi (

) – A talking

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, who is associated with Cheyenne. * Big Chocolate Bunny (

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) – A big chocolate bunny. * Gingerbread Bouncer ( T-Pain) – A club bouncer.

Pilot episode

Home media

On October 27, 2009, Adult Swim, and distributor

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, released "Adult Swim in a Box", a seven-disc

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box set of a variety of different Adult Swim shows. ''Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge'' is featured in this set on a bonus DVD along with ''

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'', the pilot episode of ''

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'', '' Totally for Teens'', and ''

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''; in June 2010, the bonus DVD, from "Adult Swim in a Box", was made available for separate purchase on Adultswimshop.com.Adult Swim Pilots
DVD overview at adultswimshop.com

References

External links

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Interview about the show
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