The Shortest Video on YouTube

The Shortest Video on YouTube is a long-running web-series, created by Adam Schleichkorn, that revolves around Mylo and his squad who is trying to stop a group of bad guys from ruining his life and reputation. The series features episodes that are 1 to 2 minute 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 discontinued on the series for an unknown reason, most likely to focus on his main channel at that time, isthishowyougoviral.

Recommendation Sightings and Continuation: 2021
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. Starting from episode 86, 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.

Production hiatus: 2021-2022
Adam eventually got a new job, causing uploads to slow down. Unfortunately, four of the main cast members caught COVID-19 and eventually, he caught COVID-19. This caused a 4 week hiatus. He posted an update video on 6th January 2022 stating his problems but also revealing that he was getting better and that production would soon restart. Production resumed shortly thereafter and has been normal ever since.

Story
The story is divided into 25 chapters with the first four chapter's titles 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: Fixing the Friendship (Episodes 323-354);
 * Chapter 8: The Alligator's Found Out (Episodes 355-369);
 * Chapter 9: Paying Bitty a Visit (Episodes 370-393);
 * Chapter 10: We Need More Chairs! (Episodes 394-424);
 * Chapter 11: The Tackling Reveal (Episodes 425-474);
 * Chapter 12: Some Proper Introductions (Episodes 475-494);
 * Chapter 13: Trying To Find And Meet Garry (Episodes 495-522);
 * Chapter 14: Big Al’s Cousin (Episodes 523-561);
 * Chapter 15: Swim Team Is Here (Episodes 562-610)
 * Chapter 16: Talk with Gamerboy’s Mom (Episodes 611-680)
 * Chapter 17: Mylo Squad vs Bird Gang (Episodes 681-694)
 * Chapter 18: Ruckus in the Limo (695-720)
 * Chapter 19: Ruckus at Big Al’s Diner (721-736)
 * Chapter 20: The Guards (737-760)
 * Chapter 21: Talk with Willmeister (761-834)
 * Chapter 22: Going to Bitty's (839-944)
 * Chapter 23: Noisy Gangs (945-950)
 * Chapter 24: Rylo's Crew vs Mylo Squad (951-970)
 * Chapter 25: Deals and Reconciliations (971-today)

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.

Random Cat Footage
Random Cat Footage is a compilation of videos recorded of the real life Mylo the Cat.

Music
The following are the songs featured in the series. The following songs are not featured in the series but is featured in parts of the series (like the After Show):
 * 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, Episode 512 to Episode 515, Episode 897 ]
 * Peter Toh - Shoes of a Beast [Episode 19 and Episode 27 to Episode 28]
 * Unknown song? [Episode 39]
 * Slynk - Twelve Speed [Episode 42 to Episode 45]
 * TrackTribe - Run Away [Episode 73 to Episode 75]
 * Bobby Richards - 19th Floor or Hectorino Martinez - Floor (Both songs have different names but are identical) [Episode 119 to Episode 122, Episode 138 to Episode 141, Episode 287 to Episode 289, Episode 301 to Episode 304, Episode 308 to Episode 311, Episode 320 to Episode 322, Episode 329, Episode 330, Episode 904 to Episode 906]
 * Myuu - 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, Episode 348, Episode 350, Episode 368, Episode 416, Episode 431, Episode 468, Episode 469, Episode 562, Episode 585, Episode 634, Episode 678, Episode 689, Episode 690, Episode 697, Episode 745, Episode 768, Episode 812, Episode 818, Episode 834, Episode 868, Episode 874, Episode 984, Episode 990 ]
 * Vans in Japan - Sonic Pogo [Episode 296 to Episode 300 and Episode 323 to Episode 325]
 * Sofia Vargas - Outside or Patrick Patrikios - Outside the Box (Both songs have different names but are identical) [Episode 331 to Episode 336]
 * Cheel - Kurt [Episode 399, Episode 400, Episode 440 to Episode 440, Episode 577 to Episode 580, Episode 986 ]
 * Jimmy Fontanez - Dub Hub [Gamerboy696969 vlogs, Episode 409 to Episode 411, Episode 648 ]
 * LABA MUSIC & JOCABA MUSIC - Brother [Episode 417 to Episode 420 ]
 * Slynk - Doctor Momentum [Episode 558, Episode 777 ]
 * Anno Domini Beats - Awaken [Episode 598 to Episode 600, Episode 626 to Episode 628 ]
 * Patrick Patrikios - Running Out [Episode 605 to Episode 610 ]
 * NEFFEX - Go Down Swinging (Instrumental) [Episode 641 to Episode 643, Episode 684 to Episode 686, Episode 824 to Episode 827]
 * Brian Bolger - Black Mass [Episode 666, Episode 848, Episode 849, Episode 868, Episode 911 to Episode 913 ]
 * Godmode - Secret Job [Episode 707, Episode 749, Episode 898 to Episode 900, Episode 945, Episode 946 ]
 * Causmic - Much Higher [Episode 708 to Episode 710, Episode 750 ]
 * Josh Lippi & The Overtimers - Trieste [Episode 722 to Episode 726, Episode 891 to Episode 895 ]
 * Ethan Meixsell - In the Shadows [Episode 732 to Episode 735 ]
 * I'm Just a Dog and I'm Doing Dog Stuff [Episode 778 ]
 * Silent Partner - Cut It [Episode 800, Episode 807 ]
 * Unknown song? [Episode 831 to Episode 833]
 * The 126ers - A Call Is Upon Us [Episode 858, Episode 950 ]
 * NEFFEX - Born a Rockstar (Instrumental) [Episode 860, Episode 919, Episode 920, Episode 939, Episode 940, Episode 987 to Episode 990]
 * Spence - News Room News [Episode 901 ]
 * TrackTribe - Riffs For Days [Episode 928 to Episode 930, Episode 936 ]
 * JVNA - Wonders [Episode 933 to Episode 395 ]
 * Jeremy Korpas - Sharp [Episode 960 to Episode 963 ]
 * Vans in Japan - Higher Octane [Episode 968 to Episode 970 ]
 * Unknown Song? [Episode 978 to Episode 980]
 * French Fuse - India Fuse [Episode 980 ]
 * Sofia Vargas - Beach [background music in the After Show ]

Cast

 * Adam Schleichkorn - Mylo, Rylo, Barry, Mylo's Papa, Barkley, Gamerboy696969, Big Al, Brandon Bonna, Danny Zuckerbird, Chad
 * Savvy Amusing - Bitty, Officer Thotamus, Hawk, The Yak, Willmeister A. Hussell
 * Dan Taft - Garry
 * Betty Buttes - Lulu the Cat
 * Dolores Godspeed - Lexie
 * Harper Paige - Karen
 * G4Paddy - Calum
 * Alexa Clawsister - Casey
 * Budster S - Bob
 * Brad Chervel - Petey
 * Duncan73 - James
 * VoiceActingGod - Wally
 * poiuntu - DJ Hypersloth
 * Anonymous Pink Bunny - Sammi T
 * 1999 Toyota Corolla - Dewey
 * Vectorlarity - Keith
 * Super Cookie 64 - Sneed
 * Capochetta - Ilene
 * ajzeg01 - Jesse
 * TerraKing - Sunil
 * FlameMane - Syrus
 * DIMON - CAMI - Marc
 * An actual bird - Amy Zuckerbird
 * Meghan Stefek - Gamerboy's Mom
 * TheDominusIgnis - Jimmy
 * Taybrook - Gord
 * itai fic - Dirt
 * Rose Mulet - Melissa
 * Abby - Randi
 * Pikminfan67 - Premos
 * Laura Freeman - Castro
 * Sam 454 - Torres
 * JAMasterpeice42 - Jay
 * Jefflex - Joe
 * Evan Ryk - Morty
 * Kendra Reddington - Suzie C
 * LGKToons - Ethan

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