Written by Eddie_Hawkins, Shadeed A. Kelly and Eric S.
Logo Pictures by Eric S.

Murakami-Wolf-Swenson

(1987-1994)
Background: MWS was a joint venture between animators Jimmy Murakami, Fred Wolf, and Charles Swenson. It began as Murakami-Wolf Productions in the 1960s, and became known as Murakami-Wolf-Swenson in 1978. The company became Fred Wolf Films in 1994.

Nickname: "MWS"

Logo: In a stylised font on a white-to-black gradient background, the capital letters M,W,and S (in a stylized font and red-white gradient going from the top to bottom of the letters) and the word "inc" (the same font, lowercase letters, and approximately 1/3 the size of the MWS) next to it. Underneath the logo, in smaller white letters, is "Murakami * Wolf * Swenson."

Variation: A version of the logo appears at the end of "James Bond Jr." with its own music. That show is the only known sighting of this logo (to my knowledge)
FX: None, it's a still logo.


Music: For the aforementioned variation, a creepy synth tune that sounds like something out of a Hitchcock film. More often than not, it's seen at the end of shows with the end of the end theme overdubbing it.


Availability: Can be seen on every series they produced, beginning with "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in 1987.


Scare Factor: Minimal for the normal version, the strange font can startle some. Median for the version with music, as the jingle combined with the font can scare someone.









Murakami-Wolf Dublin
(1991-1994)

Nickname: "MW"

Logo: On a blue and black shaded background, we have a solid red "MW" with a yellow line below it and "DUBLIN, LTD." in white all in shadow effects.

FX: None, it's a still logo.

Music: None, just the end title theme playing from any show.

Availability: Appears on "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" episodes produced at the MW Dublin studio in Ireland.

Scare Factor: None.


Fred Wolf Films
(19??-199?)

Nickname: "The Scribble FW"

Logo: On a shaded grey background we see a light shaded blue rectangle with what looks like a pink FW written. Under it we see the words "FRED WOLF FILMS".

Variation: Shows produced at Fred Wolf's Irish studio in Dublin featured an added pinkish-red line and the word "DUBLIN"

FX: None, it's a still logo.

Music: A triumphant synthesized score.

Availability: Appears on the final seasons of "TMNT", along with "The New Adventures of Speed Racer", "Budgie the Little Helicopter", and other post-1994 Fred Wolf productions.

Scare Factor: None