Logo descriptions by Boomersmamaw, V of Doom, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Logo captures by WizardDuck, V of Doom, and Shadeed A. Kelly
Editions by Mr. Logo Lord, Shadeed A. Kelly, V of Doom and Wyraachur
Video capture courtesy of Juniorfan88


1st Logo
(1995-2000)

Nicknames: "Jack-in-the-Box CN Logo", "CN Goes Dali"

Logo: We see the 1992-2004 Cartoon Network logo on a pink background with a yellow zig-zag line on the bottom. Then, an object pops out of the logo. It has a pinkish/purplish and blue zig-zagged stick holding an orange oval with the word "PRODUCTIONS" on it. Then, sticks and eyeballs pop out of the CN logo. The zig-zagged stick wobbles through the remainder.

FX: The Jack-in-the-Box effect.

Music/Sounds: Either the sound of the logo popping up accompanied by B-52s-esque music or the closing theme of the show. On SGC2C, the music varied from episode to episode (usually a soundbite from the preceding episode).

Availability: Appears on the DVDs of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. It also appeared on Cartoon Planet (long gone from TV, but segments from it appear on DVDs of SGC2C and The Brak Show).

Scare Factor: None. It looks very cool.



2nd Logo
(1999- )

Nicknames: "The Ripple", "Cartoon Cartoons"

Logo: On a black background we see the then-current Cartoon Network logo in the middle of the screen. Appearing from behind the logo are the blue circles used in the 1998 Cartoon Cartoons logo. They later disappear after the theme is played.

Bylines:

• 1999-2001/2003-: A Time Warner Company
• 2001-2003: An AOL Time Warner Company

FX: The blue circles.

Music/Sounds: Only the ending part of the "Cartoon Cartoons" ID theme, or it's silent.

Availability: Uncommon. It was very common years ago. Survives on some episodes of the 2001 revival of Dexter's Laboratory when reran on Boomerang. It also, until recently, appeared directly after the split-screen credits of Courage The Cowardly Dog on Cartoon Network, plastering the Stretch Films logo (which is intact on weekend airings of that show). It also appeared on Codename: Kids Next Door. This logo is a lot more common in the UK, as it is seen at pretty much the end of all Cartoon Network produced shows, and it also appears at the end of Transformers: Animated on Nicktoons

Scare Factor: None.



3rd Logo
(1994-2007)

Logo: We see the 1992-2004 logo of Cartoon Network superimposed at the screen. Usually, the copyright information is below.

Variant: This logo would come after the 1997 Hanna-Barbera logo from either Johnny Bravo or Dexter's Laboratory with this logo zooming in. As it stops, the Service Mark symbol appears on the center right side of the logo.

FX: None. It's a still logo. For the variant, the logo zooms in rapidly.

Music/Sounds: Usually the closing theme of the show. In other cases, it's silent. Other times, it carries the 2nd half of the long 1997 Hanna-Barbera Cartoons theme.

Availability: Seen on some Cartoon Cartoons of the era and Adult Swim shows, such as Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law, Sealab 2021 and The Brak Show. Also, it was seen on various animated shorts aired ocassionally on Adult Swim.

Scare Factor: None.



4th Logo
(2000- )

Nickname: "The CN Skull"

Logo: We see a skull and crossbones on a white BG with the 1992-2004 Cartoon Network logo as its teeth. Copyright information is below.

FX: None. It's a still logo.

Music/Sounds: Just someone saying "Skull!". On some Space Ghost episodes, the closing theme accompanied it. Occasionally, the man saying "Skull!" will be more dramatic.

Availability: Can be seen directly after the Williams Street logo on many Adult Swim shows, such as Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, 12 oz. Mouse, and Metalocalypse among others. It is also seen on IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix.

On UK Adult Swim shows (mainly Robot Chicken and a couple of others), the logo's contrast has been turned up to the point where the logo is barely viewable, and only stays on screen for, in most cases, not even a second. This could be accounted to the fact that the Adult Swim lineup in the UK is broadcast on Bravo and not Cartoon Network. The only exception is on the DVD release of Robot Chicken Star Wars, wherein the logo appears unobscured.

Scare Factor: Low, the abrupt appearance of the logo may catch you off-guard.



5th Logo
(2004-2006)

Nicknames: "The Japanese Logo", "J-CN"

Logo: On a white background, we see the current Cartoon Network logo in Japanese lettering, which later changes to the English letter initials "CN". Underneath the letters says "CARTOON NETWORK" in its usual font and the byline "A Time Warner Company".

SFX: The letters changing.

Music/Sounds: A wooden flute theme followed by people shouting in Japanese.

Availability: Rare. Was seen on Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. Also available on DVD.

Scare Factor: None to minimal.