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Background: Famous Studios was an animation production company active from 1942 to 1967. It produces every Paramount cartoon series, especially Popeye, Superman, Little Lulu, Little Audrey, the Screen Songs series and the Noveltoons series all brought by U.M.&M. Television Corporation in 1956 and later National Telefilm Associates in the 1960's (U.M.&M. and NTA both did not own Popeye and Superman). Harvey Films brought the rights to the Little Audrey series in 1959, while Associated Artists Productions brought the rights to the Popeye cartoons in 1956. Famous Studios was renamed to Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956, which continues to release shorts until 1967 when it closed its doors and is replaced by Paramount's new owner, Gulf+Western.


1st Logo
(1942-1946)

Logo: This isn't really a logo, just the disclaimer for Popeye cartoons that reads:


which had "in TECHNICOLOR" starting in 1943. But on 1942-1943 Superman cartoons, the custom disclaimer reads:

...and on the Noveltoons series, the custom disclaimer was used:


Sometimes, the backdrop is a Paramount mountain with 24 stars.


FX: None, it's an in-credit disclaimer.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on pre-1946 Popeye cartoons, Superman cartoons and the Noveltoons series.

Scare Factor: None.


2nd Logo
(1943-1956)

Nickname: ''The Paramount/Famous Studios Mountain''

Logo: We see the red Paramount mountain on a blue sky with white clouds and over the mountain is the words


In the early years, the words "A Famous Studios Production" is different, and in script. Several variations are used.

Little Lulu Variants:

• Original Variant: After the title screen was shown (which reads "Paramount PRESENTS: LITTLE LULU by Marge from SATURDAY EVENING POST in TECHNICOLOR"), the title fades away, and the logo on the mountain now reads "A Famous Studios Production", in the same script font used for the Paramount script logo. The backdrop is the red Paramount mountain and stars on a blue sky (the mountain is colored dark blue on a navy blue sky until 1945), after which we get the regular credits and the cartoon title, or vice versa.
• U.M.&M. Variant: The Paramount logo is replaced by the U.M.&M. logo and the original Paramount titles were replaced by the U.M.&M. titles (the U.M.&M. titles were custom-made for the Little Lulu short "Super Lulu", and the background is red (or green for "Super Lulu") instead of the Paramount mountain backdrop.

Popeye Variants:

• Original Variant: After the title screen was shown (which reads "Paramount Presents Popeye the Sailor, etc., etc.), the title fades away, and the logo on the mountain background now reads "A FAMOUS Studios PRODUCTION" in the Famous Studios corporate font, after which we get the regular credits and the cartoon title, or vice versa. However, Popeye cartoons didn't have the Famous Studios logo until 1946, just the title screen consisting of the words "Paramount PRESENTS" at the top of the screen, followed by "POPEYE" in its own printed, pre-1963 Popeye corporate title logo font updated for 1960's Popeye cartoons from King Features Syndicate. Below "POPEYE" we see "The Sailor" in script, then "A FAMOUS STUDIOS PRODUCTION" printed out below "The Sailor". Below it we see the word "in" written out, and then in large block lettering, the word "TECHNICOLOR". The words "BY AGREEMENT WITH KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC." are printed out in small letters, after which we get the regular credits and cartoon title, or vice versa. The variant is the same as the Little Lulu star spin.
• AAP Variant: The Paramount logo is replaced by the AAP logo, and a bit of the Famous Studios logo appears after the title screen.

Variants:

• There is a variation that there are no clouds surrounding the mountain. This was seen from 1943 to 1948.
• Until 1946, Popeye cartoons didn't have the Famous Studios logo, just the disclaimer "A FAMOUS STUDIOS PRODUCTION''.
• This logo sometimes is superimposed on a special background on some cartoons.
• Another has a reddish mountain on a navy blue sky with clouds. This was seen from 1954 to 1957.

FX: None really, it's an in-credit logo.

Music/Sounds: The opening of the cartoon series' theme.

Availability: Appears on Popeye and Little Lulu cartoons. The superimposed variant was seen on Little Audrey cartoons, Noveltoons, Screen Songs, and The Friendly Ghost.

Scare Factor: Low.