The Shortest Video on YouTube



The Shortest Video on YouTube is a long-running American web-series, created by Adam Schleichkorn, that revolves around a cat called Mylo who is trying to stop a trio of bad guys from ruining his life and reputation. The series features episodes that are 1 to 7 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 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. The title also became redundant with the videos stretching from 2 to 5 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 5 chapters.
 * Prequels: Humble Beginnings (Episodes 1-79)
 * Chapter 1: An Awakening (Episodes 80-100)
 * 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-present)

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 Aftershow
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
A compilation of fanart 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 Barry’s chase after Barkley all told from the point of view of a kid who lives across the the main strip.

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 Stretch

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