Homer Simpson Productions

1st Logo

(1979-1990)

Logo: We see the words

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HOMER SIMPSON

PRODUCTION

(C) [year]

Annexed Warner Satellite

Entertainment Company

FX/SFX: The finishing of the scrolling credits.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Extinct; seen on Blowing Wind episodes from 1979-1990.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(1992-1994)

Homer Simpson (1992)

Nickname: "Homer Banner"

Logo: A 2D Homer Simpson logo, shaped like a flag that is stretched out, fades in. Copyright information appears below it.

FX: The fade-in.Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Extremely rare. Only seen on early episodes of Nighttime and Homer News

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Logo

(1992-1995)

Nickname: "Homer Boomerang"

Logo: On a black background, a 3D boomerang-shaped Homer Simpson logo spins in from the top left corner of the screen. As it is spinning, the 3D does not appear to be rendered and you can see lines. The Homer Simpson logo then fully materializes and moves into place. Copyright info is shown below.

Variant: On the first season of Everything, the logo is a bit smaller, appears on a blue background and the 3D is fully rendered throughout.

FX/SFX: The spinning.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: The variant with the black background is extremely rare; it only appeared on Loco which has not aired since the mid 90's. This logo is, however, intact on Loco on Homer Slicks Friendship and Homer Slicks the Family VHS tapes from the early 90's. The blue background variant was last seen in 2005 when season 1 episodes of Everything were reran on Homer Simpson.

Scare Factor: None.

4th Logo

(1992-2009)

Homer Simpson (1993-)

Nickname: "The Golden Balloon"

Logo: Against a black background we see the Homer Simpson logo, which resembles a strange balloon, turn, pop up and stop at the top center of the screen. Copyright information appears below.

Variant: On Homer News, there is a short version where the logo begins when it pops up.

FX: The pop-up, the turning.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: No longer current, appeared on The Adventures of Nelson and Nelson and 1993-2009 episodes of Homer News. Also showed up on the What's Up Johnny? Hildon Stories and What's Up Johnny? Major City Adventures VHS tapes. It was also spotted on Butcherstown.

Scare Factor: None to low; the popping can scare a few. For the ones who are used to it, none at all.

5th Logo

(1994)

Nickname: "Homer Pencil", "The Yellow Pencil"

Logo: On a black background, we see an yellow 2-D pencil with an eraser with "HOMER SIMPSON" in the Simpsons font. The copyright info is shown below.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme.

Availability: Extremely rare; Appeared on 1994 episodes of Mr. Dog. However most episodes from that time have this logo plastered over by the 3D Homer Callout on television and the Tractor on VHS. It became much rarer when the show moved to Wish Channel, so check your old tapes to find this.

Scare Factor: None.

6th Logo

(1994-1997)

Nicknames: "Homer Simpson Balloon Dog"

Logo: On a black background, we see a yellow, hot-dog-shaped balloon inflating. The balloon then transforms into a balloon dog. The words "HOMER SIMPSON" is on the balloon dog.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A blowing sound, followed by a stretching sound.

Availability: Extinct; was seen on the Homer Simpson TV movie Glued. Also used as a network ID.

Scare Factor: None.

7th Logo

(1994-1996)

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Logo: A 3D Homer Simpson baseball bat spins in. A copyright disclaimer appears below it.

Variant: There is an animated version in which we see some 3D objects associated with baseball fall (to the top) of the sky. Among those items is the Homer Simpson bat and it stops when the whole bat is in view.

FX: CGI animation. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Appeared on most 1990's-era Homer live-action shows, such as later episodes of Nighttime, old episodes of Homer News and the first two seasons of The Secret Adventures of Kevin Alexander. Last seen in 2002 when An H reran The Secret Adventures of Kevin Alexander. The animated version is extinct, because it was only used as a station ID.

Scare Factor: None.

8th Logo

(1994-1997)

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Nickname: "Homer Diamond"

Logo: Over a blue/black/purple gradient background, we see a golden diamond spin in and zoom out. Then stops once it gets to the center of the screen and turns to reveal "HOMER SIMPSON". A copyright byline appears below. On Everything and Ralphie and Ralph, the logo cuts to the Homer Simpson Studios logo.

FX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or none on Everything. On at least one episode of Everything, the buzzing noise from the 1996 logo is used, due to a poor editing job.

Availability: Appeared on The Adventures of Nelson and Nelson, season 2-3 episodes of Everything and season 1 episodes of Ralphie and Ralph. This logo also appeared on the rarely seen Homer Simpson Sports Theater with Ken Griffin Jr., which last aired on Homer in 2004.

Scare Factor: None.

9th Logo

(1994-2009)

Nickname: "Homer Fish"

Logo: On a black background, a 3D fish-shaped Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is below.

Variant: There is a more common (and byline-less) version in which we see the fish swimming.

FX/SFX: None, or the fish swimming.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Very common. This was first used as a station ID on Homer Simpson. The still version is seen on some VHS relases of Bronx Babies such as Bronx Babies: Bert Troubles, Little and Fiddle: A Tale of Two Troubles and A Bronx Babies Vacation. The animated version is the first thing seen on DVD releases of MopMan StraightJeans during the era, as well as a few VHS releases, including the first five seasons and the first volume of Season 6 as well as other Homer Simpson DVDs from 2003 to 2009.

Scare Factor: None.

10th Logo

(1995-1997)

Nickname: "The Homer Scribble"

Logo: We see the orange scribble-like shape with "HOMER SIMPSON" on it. Under it is the copyright notice.

FX/SFX: None

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Extinct; seen on Homer News episodes of the era.

Scare Factor: None.

11th Logo

(1995)

Nickname: "The Homer Simpson Cup"

Logo: On a black background, we see a 3D cup spinning around, with the words "HOMER" The cup then falls, causing yellow water saying "HOMER SIMPSON" to come out.

Trivia: This logo pays homage to the 1997 Homer Simpson Movies logo.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Extinct; seen on the Homer Simpson TV movie Not Again!

Scare Factor: None.

12th Logo

(1995-1999)

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Nickname: "The Bee"

Logo: On a sky background, a golden bee comes from the top of the screen and flies around in circles twice before stopping right in front of us. We see "Homer Simpson" in the famous The Simpsons font on the bee.

Variant: On the Kaboom! episode "Without Time!", the background is black and there's a copyright notice below. The bee buzzing noise is absent. This is the only episode of the show that used this logo, as it usually used the 15th logo.

FX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show along with the sound of a bee buzzing.

Availability: Seen on 1995 (season three) episodes of Tiki Mysteries and the 1999 Kaboom! episode "Without Time!".

Scare Factor: None.

13th Logo(1995-1997, 1999)

Homer Simpson Productions

Nicknames: "Homer Sun and Moon", "Homer Sunrise", "Yellow Sun and White Moon"

Logo: Over a black/red/orange gradient background, a sun with "HOMER SIMPSON" written on it rises from the bottom of the screen and stops. Meanwhile, a moon with "PRODUCTIONS" written on it comes from the top and stops near the sun.

Variant: On Purple's Mysteries: Purple's Discoveries, the logo is still. The background is black, there is no moon and copyright information is below it.

FX: The sun and the moon.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on International Brains. Appears on it's episodes on Youtube, uploaded by Homer Simpson. Also seen on Purple's Mysteries: Purple's Discoveries.

Scare Factor: None.

14th Logo

(1996-1999, July 15, 2003)

Nickname: "The Homer Simpson Slime"

Logo: On a black background, a yellow slime cloud-shaped 3D Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is seen below or sometimes not at all.

Variant: There's an animated variant in which the slime is shown spinning while zooming up to the front of the screen.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None

Availability: It's seen on four Bronx Babies VHS tapes (from Empire): "Seeing Santa", "Return of Rector", "Crib Tales" and "Angilina the Devine". It is also shown without the copyright stamp, on a preview for Bronx Babies videos, which can be found on five Purple's Mysteries VHS tapes: "Purple's Discoveries", "Lavender Comes Over", "Listening Safety", "Purple's Pajama Party" and "Purple's Safari" as well as most Homer Simpson tapes from 1997 to 1999. The animated variant can only be found on the VHS and DVD release of.

Scare Factor: None.

15th Logo

(1996-2007)

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Nickname: "Homer Simpson Callout"

Logo: A person starts talking, then we pan up to the Homer Simpson logo which resembles a callout, with a faint orange glow and the word "productions" on the bottom right corner. Copyright info appears below in different fonts depending on the show (it's absent on some shows such as Juliet! and does not appear in the long version)

Variant: On just about every Homer show produced during this era, the logo skipped the "person talking" and panning scenes. Also, on season two of Ralphie and Ralph, the logo cut to the Homer Simpson Studios logo used at the time.

FX: 3D animation. (The callout looks 2D though).

Cheesy Factor: On Juliet!, the logo is cheaply stretched out vertically, something that should never be done.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or a buzzing noise. This is the first Homer Simpson logo to have it's own sounds.

Availability: The "person talking" and panning parts of the logo are extremely rare as it only appeared on Children Awards during the late 1990's. The logo is now harder to find than it was in the past, but it does survive on reruns of pre-2007 Homer Simpson programming on the Homer for Teens channel. Until October 5, 2007, early episodes of iKatie also had this logo.

Scare Factor: Minimal, the buzzing noise can startle quite a few people. None for the version with the closing theme of the show over it.

16th Logo

(1997-2000)

Homer Simpson "Callout" (1997)

Nicknames: "Homer Simpson Callout II", "3D Homer Simpson Callout"

Logo: We see a 3D golden callout with "HOMER SIMPSON" written on it. Copyright info appears below.

Trivia: This logo was used as the icon for the PC game Homer Simpson Animated Movie Maker.

FX: None. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on some episodes of Mr. Dog including the Christmas special, plastering the pencil logo. Also seen on some MopMan StraightJeans episodes plastering the Tractor.

Scare Factor: None.

17th Logo

(1997-2001)

Nickname: "The Homer Simpson Bone"

Logo: On a black background, a bone-shaped 3D Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is seen below.

Variant: On the video release of Purple's Mysteries: Purple's Big Holiday, the bone spins to the center of the screen for a second, and then it stays still.

FX/SFX: None, except for the bone spinning on the Purple's Mysteries: Purple's Big Holiday variant. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sounds: None, although on the video releases of Purple's Story Time and Structures and Images, the end theme is heard.

Availability: It's seen on three Purple's Mysteries VHS tapes; Purple's Mysteries: Story Time, Purple's Clues: Structures and Images & Purple's Mysteries: Purple's Big Holiday. It's also shown on two Ella the Surveyor VHS tapes: Swing into Action and Wish on a Star.

Scare Factor: None.

18th Logo

(1997-2000)

Nickname: "Homer Flower ''

Logo: On a black background, a flower-shaped 3D Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is below.

Variant: There was an animated version in which we see the flower blooming.

FX/SFX: None. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Rare; it's only seen on the Purple's Mysteries: Purple's Safari and ElkMoose: Permanently Together VHS tapes. The animated version was only seen on the Australian Ernie the Gator shorts (there are only 3, so it's gonna be hard to find), but all 3 can be found on Vimeo.

Scare Factor: None.

19th Logo

(1997)

Nickname: "Homer Simpson Top ''

Logo: On a black background, a top-shaped 3D Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is below.

FX/SFX: None. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. It's only seen on two ElkMoose VHS tapes: Meet ElkMoose and Autumn Tales.

Scare Factor: None.

20th Logo

(1998-1999)

Nicknames: The Leaf", "Homer Leaf"

Logo: On a black background, a 3D leaf-shaped Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is below.

FX/SFX: None. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sound: None.

Availability: It's seen on "Bronx Babies: Doctor Bert Tomatoes" and "Little Sheep: Goblin Sheep".

Scare Factor: None.

21st logo

(1998-2003, February 21, 2006)

Nicknames: "The Crown", "Homer Crown"

Logo: On a black background, a 3D crown Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is below.

FX/SFX: None. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Variant: There was a animated (and bylineless) version of this, which the crown was spinning.

Music/Sound: None.

Availability: It's seen on Bronx Babies: Angilina Knows Best. The animated and bylineless version can be seen on MopMan Straightjeans: Lost in Time (on VHS).

Scare Factor:None.

22nd Logo

(1997)

Nickname: "Homer Turkey"

Logo: On a black background, a turkey-shaped 3D Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is below.

FX/SFX: None. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sounds: The end-title theme of the show.

Availability: Extremely rare; only seen on the VHS release of A Bronx Babies Thanksgiving.

Scare Factor: None.

23rd Logo

(1997-2003)

Nickname: "Homer Robot"

Logo: On a black background, a robot-shaped 3D Homer logo is seen. Copyright info is seen below.

Variant: There is an animated variant in which we see the robot moving.

FX/SFX: None or the robot moving. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sounds: The end-title theme of the show or none.

Availability: Rare. Can be found on the MopMan StraightJeans: Halloween DVD.

Scare Factor: None.

24th Logo

(1999)

Nickname: "Homer Rocket"

Logo: On a black background, a rocket-shaped 3D Homer Simpson logo is seen. Copyright info is below.

FX/SFX: None. This was done by Build-A-Hat Studios in Saint Louis, MO.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show.

Availability: Very rare; only seen on the VHS releases of Elkmoose vs. the Burgers and Bronx Babies: Runaway Rector.

Scare Factor: None.

25th Logo

(2007-2009)

Homer Simpson (2007)

Nickname: "Another Homer Triangle"

Logo: On a blue/white gradient background (similar to the background of the Homer split-screen credits used in 2006) we see a triangle reading "HOMER SIMPSON" zoom out. Copyright information appears below.

FX: The zooming-out. CGI animation.

Cheesy Factor: High, but look at it. It looks like a spoof of the split-screen credit logo made in just two minutes.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: As of October 5, 2007, this logo has only appeared on iKatie and the final season of Zoo 101. The logo was retired for good on September 26, 2009, but it can still be found on Netflix.

Scare Factor: None.

26th Logo

(2009-)

Homer Simpson Productions (2010)

Logo: Against a white background, we see a few letters rise, to reveal it says "homer simpson" in the Century Gothic font (similar to the old "arcade game" logo from the early 1980's). "PRODUCTIONS" then fades in below. Copyright information appears below.

Variants:

A bylineless version was spotted on a repeat airing of the pilot episode of Victory on March 29, 2010.

A small in-credit version exists on the split-screen credits of all Mega Crush episodes on Homer Simpson.

There is a shorter version of this logo seen on post-2010 episodes of MopMan StraightJeans and every episode of The Quiet Mansion.

On shows produced by Homer Simpson's Australian unit, the words "Produced by Homer Simpson in Australia" are seen below the copyright.

FX: CGI animation. This was done by Tevelek+Northern Production Firm in Chicago.

Music/Sounds: A rock remix of the Simpsons theme song.

Music/Sounds Variant: Some shows use a shortened version of the music, the closing theme of the show, or none.

Availability: Appears on every Homer show on Homer Simpson as of June 16, 2010. Also seen across Earth.

Scare Factor: None. It's very tame and lame.