The Shortest Video on YouTube

The Shortest Video on YouTube is a long-running web-series, created by Adam Schleichkorn, that revolves around a cat called Mylo who is trying to stop a trio (Rylo, an evil villainess and Barkley) of bad guys from ruining his life and reputation. The series features episodes that are 1 to 12 seconds long.

First Episodes: 2011-2013
The first installment was released on the 19th January 2011 and was uploaded to the channel hiddentracktv2. It featured James Catusco’s cat Mylo smiling to the camera. It was originally meant as a joke video which was meant to fit into the channel’s very short, meaningless, random video style.

After making 14 episodes, Adam gave up on the series for an unknown reason, most likely to focus on his main channel at that time, isthishowyougoviral.

Recommendation Sightings and Continuation: 2021-Present
Around 2021, he noticed that the first 14 episodes had all popped up in people’s recommendations. He then released the "long-awaited" Episode 15 on the 21st January 2021. From then on, he posted 1 episode every day. Videos became slightly longer, ranging from 1 to 5 seconds and (rarely) 12 seconds. This was overshadowed by the fact that the series had changed its style drastically. Instead of being 1 second videos of Mylo saying random stuff, it was now an ongoing story about Mylo facing off against an evil villainess who’s revealed to be his ex, her henchman and another henchman disguised as him and trying to ruin his reputation.

Story
The story can be divided into 7 chapters that were first devised by GoldBar Playz.


 * Prequels: Humble Beginnings (Episodes 1-86);
 * Chapter 1: An Awakening (Episodes 87-100);
 * Chapter 2: Revenge and Reunion (Episodes 101-141);
 * Chapter 3: That’s Not Mylo (Episodes 142-211);
 * Chapter 4: Broken Friendships and Mysteries (Episodes 212-247);
 * Chapter 5: The Biggest Episodes (Episodes 248-300);
 * Chapter 6: The Imposter Chase (Episodes 301-322);
 * Chapter 7: The Reunion (Episodes 323-340).

Animation style
The animation style is very varied. The characters have animated bodies but wear live-action clothes. A variation of this goes for Mylo, Barry and Lulu as all three of those characters have all live-action models with only their arms being animated. The backgrounds are half-drawn, half-live-action. The series also occasionally switches to having the live-action Mylo, Barry and Lulu (and once Rylo) in front of a random location.

The Shortest Video on YouTube After Show
The after shows (hosted mainly by Mylo and Barry) are basically short recaps of the last 10 episodes, explaining the plot in detail.

Mylo Fan Pics
Mylo Fan Pics is a compilation of fan art that were sent in by fans of the series.

Ask Mylo 2021
A revival of an old series on the Mylo the Cat channel. The series features Adam answering questions about the show (while still talking in the Mylo voice).

Hawk and The Yak
Hawk and The Yak is a show created by Savvy Amusing and Adam that revolves around two characters Hawk and The Yak as they sit in Big Al's Diner and discuss important issues. The series is set in the same timeline as the main series. Both Hawk and The Yak were first seen in the show's 253rd episode.

Gamerboy696969 Vlogs
They are a series of vlogs that are meant to parody “cringy” gamers (with the loud stock music and overly long names) but also are meant to give an insight into the story, all told from the point of view of a kid who lives across the the main strip.

Music
The following are the songs featured in the series.
 * Peter Toh - Pretty Primal [Episode 1, Episode 11, Episode 62, Episode 81, Episode 100]
 * I’m Just a Cat and I’m Doing Cat Stuff (Remix) [Episode 3]
 * Peter Toh - Criminal [Episode 5]
 * I’m Just a Cat and I’m Doing Cat Stuff [Episode 9]
 * Peter Toh - Shoes of a Beast [Episode 19 and Episode 27 to Episode 28]
 * Slynk - Twelve Speed [Episode 42 to Episode 45]
 * TrackTribe - Run Away [Episode 73 to Episode 75]
 * Bobby Richards - 19th Floor or Hectorino Martinez - Floor [ See here ] (Both songs have different names but are identical)
 * Final Boss (Stock music from the YouTube Audio Library) [Episode 130 to Episode 132, Episode 155 to Episode 157, Episode 193 to Episode 195 and Episode 255 to Episode 257]
 * Vans in Japan - Sonic Pogo [Episode 296 to Episode 300 and Episode 323 to Epispde 325]
 * Sofia Vargas - Outside

The following songs are not featured in the series but is featured in parts of the series (like the After Show).


 * Sofia Vargas - Beach [background music in the After Show]

Cast

 * Adam Schleichkorn - Mylo, Barry, Rylo, Mylo’s “Papa”, Barkley, Gamerboy696969
 * Savvy Amusing - Officer Thotamus, Bitty, Hawk, The Yak
 * Dan Taft - Garrison Gator
 * G4Paddy - Calum
 * Alexa Clawsister - Casey
 * Brad Chervel - Petey
 * Budster S - Bob
 * poiuntu - DJ Hypersloth
 * 1999 Toyota Corolla - Dewey
 * VoiceActingGod - Wally
 * Anonymous Pink Bunny - Sammi T

Lulu and the evil villainess appear but it is unknown who voices them.

Trivia
According to Adam himself in a live chat, SVoY was inspired by the Simpsons and South Park mainly.