Lightspan Entertainment

Background: Lightspan Entertainmentis a multi-media company that serves as a successor to Lightspan Adventures, a video game company that specialized in making educational games for the PlayStation. Formed in 2004 as a joint venture between NT Animation and Plato Learning, the company was first formed after NT acquired the logo and trademark from Plato. Lightspan has been in the film and television business since 1997.

1st logo

(November 14, 1997-April 6, 1998)

Nickname: "The Lighting Sign",

Logo: On a nighttime background, we see a sign that is not lighted, consisting of the lightning bolt from the game logo, and the word "LIGHTSPAN" in the same font as the game's first logo. Mars Moose's hand then appears and touches the sign, and the sign lights up, with the text first, then the logo, as it changes colors throughout.

FX/SFX: Mars Moose's hand touching the sign, and the sign changing colors.

Music/Sounds: A "thunk" sound when Mars Moose touches the sign, followed by some electrical zap sounds.

Availability: Uncommon. It was first seen on the pilot episode for K9.5 and the first season of Liquid Books.

Editor's Note: TBA

2nd logo

(September 18, 1998-)

Nicknames: "The Mars Moose Logo", "YOU STINKAH!"

Logo: In a living room with a space wallpaper, we see Mars Moose on the chair watching TV and changes the channel, and the Lightspan bolt from the previous logo bursts out of the TV, knocking him and the chair over. His legs dangle as the logo disappears in a "switch-off" fashion.

Variants: Two variants exist starting with the fourth season of K9.5.

Hockey: Mars Moose and his dog Cosmo play hockey indoors. They come from the left side of the logo. Cosmo knocks Mars Moose out, and as he hits the hockey puck, it flies up and crashes the screen, with the logo on the puck.

Roller Skate: Mars Moose walks out of control with Cosmo shown on roller skates skating out of control. They seem to be chasing out-of-focus, and the helmet Cosmo is wearing comes off his head, and gets to the inside of the helmet, rocking left-to-right, with the entire logo inside it.

Starting in 2010 on newer shows, the logo is enhanced in widescreen high-definition.

FX/SFX: The wind sounds and the TV screen popping. A cross of Flash animation and cut-out animation.

Music/Sounds: A split-second of the Mars Moose theme is heard, followed by a whoosh and crashing sounds. At the end, Mars Moose is heard yelling, "YOU STINKAH!" and a brief "POP" is heard when the logo disappears. On some times, the sound effects are either mixed or drowned out with network announcements on ABC, CBS, The WB, UPN, and The CW.

Availability: Seen on K9.5, The Secret of Googol, Mona & Moki, Mars Moose Adventures, P.K. & Friends, KazMania and The Three Decoders (which has all 3 versions).

Editor's Note: TBA