Logo descriptions by Argus Sventon, James Fabiano, Matt Williams, Dan DeCosta, Nicholas Aczel, Kris Starring, and Cameron McCaffrey
Logo captures and editions by Eric S., AsdfTheRevival, Guillermo A. Martinez, Mr. Logo Lord, V of Doom, and CuriousGeorge60


Best Film & Video Corp.

(1983-1988)

Nickname: "Flashing Star", ''The Blue Star''

Logo:

• Opening: A blue star flies up to the middle of the screen and the words "BEST FILM & VIDEO CORP.", in gold, appears across it. The background is a shot of a seaside city at sunset.
• Closing: Same as the opening logo, only in the background are sped-up "action" scenes such as fireworks, a sunrise, and a highway.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The star utilizes '80s dust-trailing effects. Also, the sped up footage for the background.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Can be found on many earlier releases of Marvel Comics-based cartoon videos.

Scare Factor: Low.
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BIllionfold, Inc.

Background: This is the vanity card of Butch Hartman, creator of The Fairly OddParents (2001-present) and Danny Phantom (2004-2007).

(2004- )

Nicknames: "Butch the Superhero", "The Extending Cape", "SuperButch", "Spoofed Superman"

Logo: On a plain white background with a light blue trapezoid shape, we see a drawing of Butch Hartman as a superhero, looking somewhat similar to Superman, but with a few differences:

• Butch is smaller in size than Superman.
• His tights are purple with black briefs.
• His boots are yellow.

Instead of an "S" embedded in a backwards triangle, it is a cursive red "B" in front of a yellow circle. Butch's cape extends out to reveal the words:


written on it.

FX/SFX: The cape waving, the cape extending out to reveal "BILLIONFOLD INC." Very excellent animation.

Music/Sounds: A loud "heroic" fanfare accompanied by a voice shouting "BILLIONFOLD!" At the end, there is a squeaky "inc!" sound.

Availability: Current; can be seen on 2004-present episodes of The Fairly OddParents both on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons Network and Danny Phantom on Nicktoons Network.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the booming voice shouting the company name can catch you off guard.
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BRB Productions

(1986-1990)

Nicknames: "Multicolored BRB", "Scary BRB"

Logo: On a gray background, a logo materializes from the top down, as if being "drawn" in. It is a series of segmented lines in the form of two "B's" with an "R" as a kind of "hole" between them. The lines are (from top to bottom) shades of red, purple, blue and green. Diagonal white lines appear above and below the logo, and below the lower line is the word "PRODUCTIONS."

FX/SFX: The logo being "drawn".

Music/Sounds: A synthesized, six-note, kiddie-like jingle. Some episodes of Zoobilee Zoo had a twinkling sound music. In other cases, it's silent.

Availability: Seen at the end of Zoobilee Zoo and some Pee Wee's Playhouse repeats.

Scare Factor: Low, the logo looks ugly. Combined with the twinkiling is scary.
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Educational Pictures/Film Exchanges/E.W. Hammons

Background: Educational Pictures was an early film company that produced and distributed short subject materials in the 1920s. Some of the Felix the Cat silent cartoons were distributed by Educational Pictures. Around the start of the sound era, Educational Pictures began handling all of the short subjects for Fox Film Corporation, including the early Paul Terry "Terrytoons". This continued until at least 1938.

(1929-1938)

Nicknames: "The Spice of the Program", "Aladdin's Lamp"

Logo: We see the words "Educational Film Exchanges presents", "Educational Pictures presents", or "E.W. Hammons presents" at the top of the screen followed by the name of the short. At the bottom of the screen, is a drawing of a genie's lamp with smoke coming out of it, and written above it in cursive are the words "Educational Pictures" connected to the smoke. At the bottom of the lamp, the words "THE SPICE OF THE PROGRAM" are below the lamp. Then the logo appears full screen with a real photo of a lamp and above the lamp, "Educational Pictures" is written out, and below it are the words, "The Spice of the Program".

FX/SFX: The logo quickly fading in from top to bottom after the first opening credits.

Music/Sounds: The theme to whatever short or cartoon is playing.

Availability: Probably rare, considering the age of the company, and the possibility that TV or home movie distributors may have retitled the shorts and cartoons. Can be seen occasionally on PBS's Matinee At the Bijou.

Scare Factor: Low to medium; the live action lamp appearing in the middle of the opening credits may startle some people.
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Flying Mallet, Inc.

(2000-2004)

Nickname: "White-Winged Mallet"

Logo: Over a somewhat cheap-looking light blue background with cumulus clouds, we see a brown mallet with white wings rise from the screen, flapping its wings. It stops in the middle, and a transparent circle containing "FLYING MALLET INC" with "FLYING" on top and "MALLET INC" on the bottom, spins out and places itself in a position so that the winged mallet is in the center of it. The surrounding area of the circle then becomes solid white.

FX/SFX: The flapping and rising, the circle's animation.

Cheesy Factor: The background and mallet look cheaply drawn, and the logo looks like it was animated with Adobe Flash.

Music/Sounds: We hear a "flapping" noise and the sound of wind blowing, followed by a long piano chord that carries on into the Nickelodeon Productions logo. KaBlam! used the end theme.

Availability: Was only seen on the final season of KaBlam! from 2000, which last seen on July 1, 2006 when the final season episode "Now With More Flava" aired on Nicktoons Network as part of a special event titled Nicktoons A-Zim Weekend. It also was last seen with music on Action League NOW! when it was reran on Nicktoons TV, before becomig Nicktoons Network, in 2005.

Scare Factor: Minimal... unless you're somehow creeped out by the thought of a flying mallet.
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Gunther-Wahl Productions, Inc.

Background: This is the vanity card for The Angry Beavers.

(April 19, 1997-November 11, 2001)

Nickname: "GW"

Logo: Over a brown stone background with cracks in it, we see an emblem with a conjoined "GW" in it, surrounded by "GUNTHER-WAHL" on top, and "PRODUCTIONS, INC.". The whole emblem is slightly slanted.

FX/SFX: None; it's a still logo.

Cheesy Factor: The "GW" looks somewhat ugly.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Rare; it was last seen on Nicktoons TV/Network's reruns of The Angry Beavers.

Scare Factor: Minimal; the design might not sit well with some.
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Home Sweet Home Educational Media Co.

(1988-1991)

Logo: On a loose leaf paper BG, we zoom out to see the words "Home Sweet Home Educational Media Co." in a childish font. At the top right of the text is a yellow triangle on top of a red circle and a blue square. A copyright date is shown below.

FX/SFX: The zoom out.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of Gerbert.

Availability: Seen at the end of Gerbert, which still airs on Christian TV stations and networks to this day.

Scare Factor: None.
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Kromocolor Productions

Background: This was the colorization unit of Modern Film Sales Corporation.

(1930s)

Nickname: "Multicolored Sunburst"

Logo: Several sunbursts are seen stacked on a dark blue background, which has the words "the end" on it in white lettering. The sunbursts are pinkish in nature, with the smaller sunburst dark pink, while the biggest is nearly white. This is stacked atop a pinkish background with the word "A KROMOCOLOR (Title below) PRODUCTION" in black Art-Deco type. The rest of the logo has been cut off. Possibly, this may not actually be a logo, but something else. Kromocolor could have been the film process used. Modern Film Sales bought some of the old Mutt and Jeff cartoons, added soundtracks, and colorized them.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending music of a Mutt and Jeff cartoon.

Availability: The only known cartoon that this logo has been seen on is Mutt and Jeff in Westward Whoa!.

Scare Factor: Minimal.
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Background: This is the vanity card of Peter Hannan, creator of CatDog.

(October 4, 1998-2001)

Nickname: "The Cowboy Pig"

Logo: Over a white background, we see an anthropomorphic pig standing on the right of the screen, with a straw in his mouth, wearing cowboy attire. The crudely-written text "PETER HANNAN PRODUCTIONS", in black, is next to the pig.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Usually, the end theme of CatDog finishes over it, but when Nickelodeon started split-screening credits in 2000, it gained the sound of flies buzzing.

Availability: Extremely rare; appeared on CatDog. Last seen in on Nicktoons Network on December 28, 2007. However, it is currently seen on CatDog on Nicktoonsters in the UK.

Scare Factor: Minimal, the fly buzzing might suit some people.
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Pee Wee Pictures

(September 13, 1986-November 1990)

Nicknames: "The Wonder", "Clay Creatures"

Logo: On a blue gradient BG with a red splotch in the center and a spotlight, we see various objects spelling out the words


Above that is "A" in magenta and below that is "PRODUCTION" and a copyright date in small black childish text. The creatures move a little.

FX/SFX: The clay animals moving.

Music/Sounds: 6 pop-like noises, after the first one a ukulele is struck 9 times, and then 4 cello notes, which plays twice.

Availability: Seen on all episodes of Pee Wee's Playhouse.

Scare Factor: Low; the music may startle some, but this is a great logo for those who grew up with this show.
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Snee-Oosh, Inc.

Background: This is the vanity card for Hey Arnold!, being also seen on Hey Arnold!, The Movie.

(October 7, 1996-June 8, 2004)

Nicknames: "The Totem Pole", "Snee-OOOOOOOSH"

Logo: On a brown background, we see a tall totem pole bird. Under it are the words "SNEE-OOSH INC.", made out of brown logs.

Early Variant: In this logo's early days, the text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" (in the Hey Arnold! font) was above the logo.

FX/SFX: None.

Cheesy Factor: None for the version with the closing theme of Hey Arnold! over it. The one with the vocal line is a different story.

Music/Sounds: Usually, the end theme of Hey Arnold! However, Nickelodeon's split screen credits cut off the end theme, so on split-screen Nick airings, the logo used a creepy chorus singing "Snee-OOOOOOOSH" for music, followed by a weird flute/gong tune (similar to a Native American tribe woodwind music) which played over the following Nickelodeon logo.

Availability: The original version survives when Hey Arnold! is reran on Nicktoons Network. The variation with the chorus is rarely seen nowadays and only appears on rare occasions when Nick reruns Hey Arnold!.

Scare Factor: Depending on the logo variant:

• None with the closing theme of Hey Arnold!
• Medium to high for the voices singing "Snee-OOOOOOOOSH!" and gong/flute sound on the split-screen variant (for those who aren't used to seeing it).

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United Plankton Pictures, Inc.

Background: This is the vanity card of Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants.

(July 17, 1999- )

Nickname: "Friends of the Sea", "Holding Hands", "The Underwater Logo", "The Plankton Logo"

Logo: On a moving ocean background with a reflection of light in the background, we see some crudely drawn sea creatures, one of them being a less detailed drawing of Plankton (a character on SpongeBob), holding hands. The words:


are above, and the words


are below, both written in the "SpongeBob" font.

Trivia: In the episode "Plankton's Army", Plankton's family visits the Chum Bucket and tries to take over the Krusty Krab. They are based off the characters in the United Plankton Pictures logo.

FX/SFX: The ocean background moving.

Cheesy Factor: The ocean background is low-budget, the sea creature drawings are very cheap, and the logo itself looks very unprofessional.

Music/Sounds: Usually, the SpongeBob SquarePants end theme or whatever theme was used on the credits finishes over it. On episodes with split-screen credits, there is the sound of crashing waves and seagulls. On early SpongeBob video releases, there is no music at ALL.

Availability: Can currently be seen on all episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon. All except for earlier showings of the episodes, "Wet Painters" and "Krusty Krab Traning Video", which had Klasky-Csupo's "Super Scary Face" instead of the regular logo!!!! On later showings of these episodes, it is (luckily) plastered with this logo.

Scare Factor: None to minimal; a well-known and very cute logo, but the bad drawings, the low-budget ocean background, and the cheap look of the logo itself could put some people off.
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World Events Productions, Ltd.

1st Logo
(1984-1989)

Nicknames: "The Voltron Logo", "The WE Globe"

Logo: Against a globe, and in a white "Arabian"/I Dream of Jeannie font, are the words "WORLD EVENTS PRODUCTIONS, LTD." with a copyright underneath.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Currently seen on Voltron on Boomerang, as well on Saber Rider.

Scare Factor: Low; this might make some people nervous with the relatively dark and still logo, combined with the ominous background sounds.



2nd Logo
(1988-1990)

Logo: On a woodlike background, in a spotlight, we see the text:


The logo shines for a bit.

FX/SFX: The logo shining.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Was seen on Denver The Last Dinosaur, which now is on DVD. It was also seen on Vytor:The Starfire Champion.

Scare Factor: None.



3rd Logo
(1998-2000)

Nickname: "The Voltron Logo II"

Logo: Superimposed In the closing credits, we see Voltron/GoLion swing his sword, causing a futuristic-looking W to flash in, followed by an E in the same style. The words "visit Voltronforce.com" fade in above, and "A division of Kopter Communications International" is displayed below. The logo flashes once more, and the camera zooms in.

FX/SFX: The CGI Voltron/GoLion swinging his sword, the flashing.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of Voltron: The Third Dimension.

Availability: Seen at the end of Voltron: The Third Dimension.

Scare Factor: None.