Unlimited, Inc.

Background: Unlimited, Inc. is the production company of Kevin Eastman, the creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. He is famous for combining live-action and animation in this company's shows. The shows that he is most famous for is David Flitcher's animated series Shadow Busters (features a bunch of monsters with the ability to use their shadows as weapons) and Alice Williams live-action/Japanese anime series Alice's Super Show!, starring a live-action woman Alice Williams (b. 1958) and an animated dinosaur named Yoshi. Jake Seibert worked at this company during the Ultimate Enterprise Studios era.

1st Logo

(1982-1985, 2005)

Nicknames: "I am not Kevin, you jerks!", "Kevin Eastman the SSF"

Logo: On a black background, we see Meta Knight introducing the viewers to Kevin, who is in back. Suddenly, the words "UNLIMITED, INC." in blue fade in. After that, Kevin turns to reveals his nightmarish face. He says "I am not Kevin, you jerks!" and laughs, followed by Meta Knight yelling "AAAAAAAHHH!" and flies away. Kevin is designed by Jay Ward and Meta Knight is designed by Alice Williams of the Ryo the Cat fame.

Trivia: This logo was animated at Toei Animation Studios in Tokyo, Japan. Meta Knight later appeared in the 1993 video game Kirby's Adventure. The Talking Skull Head with Strobe Eyes is a Gemmy's animated Halloween decoration that can be found in the internet and some stores around Halloween.

Variants:

On the Shadow Busters episode "Crazy Christmas", the background is blue, the text is red, and Kevin is replaced with Kirby saying "Hi!" instead of saying "I am not Kevin, you jerks!" and the laughing. Also, there is no music. Kirby is designed by Alice Williams.

On the Shadow Busters episode "Jammy's Day", the background is red and Kevin is replaced by Jammy saying "I AM NOT KEVIN!" instead of saying "I am not Kevin, you jerks!" and the laughing. Also, there is no music. Jammy is designed by Jay Ward.

On the Karate Turtles 1984 rerun, the background is green and Kevin is replaced by Leonardo in his 1984 comic appearance, saying "I am not a human, I'm a turtle, see?!" instead of saying "I am not Kevin, you jerks!" and the laughing. Also, there is no music. Leonardo

is designed by Keven Eastman.

On the Shadow Busters Go! special, "Jammy's Halloween" (2005), Kevin is replaced by a live-action footage of the Talking Skull Head with Strobe Eyes. Then, instead of Meta Knight, the female voiceover says "Ladies and gentlemen, the skull is about to scare us to death!", followed by a scary moog synthesizer music and the skull says "Help me" in raspy voice and moans.

On the pilot episode of Alice's Super Show!, Kevin is replaced by King Bowser Koopa wearing a necklace and says "Celebrate good times, so come on!" (a reference to "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang). Bowser is designed by Alice Williams.

FX/SFX: The animation of Meta Knight and Kevin.

Music/Sounds: Meta Knight saying "And now, here's the maker of the show, Kevin!", then a sped up, PAL version of the Worldvision Home Video jingle without a WHOOSH sound was played, with the face saying "I am not Kevin, you jerks!" and laughs in a high-pitched voice, followed by Meta Knight yelling "AAAAAAAHHH!". On the pilot episode of Alice's Super Show!, the music is "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang.

Availability: Rare; this logo was seen on the first season of Shadow Busters (1982-1985), and the pilot episode of Alice's Super Show!. It also seen on the Karate Turtles.

Scare Factor: High to NIGHTMARE because of the face and the Worldvision jingle, especially those who are scared of the Worldvision "WHOOSH" logo. But the scare factor elevates to medium if you like Meta Knight. Low for the Kirby, Jammy and Leonardo variant. It's always compared to the next logo below! Nightmare to OMG for the "Jammy's Halloween" variant. Low for the "Bowser" variant.

2nd Logo

(1985-)

Nicknames: "The U", "The U of Doom", "I Hate That Letter U!", "The Reason Why I Hate Shadow Busters and Alice's Super Show!", "My Worst Nightmare", "Another Personification of All That is Evil", "Another Ninja Gaiden Music Rippoff!"

Logo: On the yellow background, we see a letter U which moves across the screen while shaking like crazy. An "Unlimited Inc." logo in green appears below it.

Variants:

There is a variation where "In the Association With" appears above the logo.

On the Shadow Busters season 3, the logo was in warp-speed.

On the 1994 re-runs of The Mew Show, the logo is still, already formed and Mew falls on it. Also, there is no music.

On Alice's Super Show!, the U in the logo is red.

On the Alice's Super Show! special episode "Ryo's the Cat's Adventure" (1988), the Powerpuff Girls start kicking the red U and shouts "THIS WAS A PRODUCTION OF UNLIMITED, INC...AND WHY IS THIS U SHAKING?". The Powerpuff Girls are designed by Caleb Martin.

On the Alice's Super Show! special episode "Latias and Latios: Champions of the Aqua City" (1986), the inside-out of the human body which looks a little bit like Inside-Out Boy without glasses started to move while vibrating like crazy. At one point, the head briefly turns into a blue beacon. Also, the background changes colors.

On The Dolan Show, Dolan creeps behind the "U". And says "Unlimited, PLS". Also, the logo is already formed.

FX/SFX: The U shaking, moving, logo appearing.

Music/Sounds: The "Life Lost" music from Ninja Gaiden.

Music/Sounds Variants:

On The Dolan Show, the music is "Towntoon Central Playground".

On the Alice's Super Show! special episode "Ryo's the Cat's Adventure" (1988), the music is "Cirno's Perfect Math Class" by IOSYS.

On the Alice's Super Show! special episode "Latias and Latios: Champions of the Aqua City" (1986), the same music as the first logo is played with Doug Funnie's (from Doug) voice shouting off-screen "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!". That line from Doug is later used in the 1987 Oblisk Animation Studios' "Pinchface" variant seen at the end of the Doug's Dear Journal special episode, "It's Doug's Birthday!" (1987) and later the 2013 film Doug's New Journal.

Availability: Common. It's seen on all of the series by the Shadow Busters and the Alice's Super Show! franchise (not counting the Shadow Busters special, "Jammy's Halloween", which uses the previous logo). It's currently seen on the Shadow Busters and Alice's Super Show! shows such as the original Shadow Busters on ABC Family and local syndication, Shadow Busters GO! and Alice's Super Show! on Nickelodeon, WGN America, and Cartoon Network. It also currently appears on Shadow Busters Warrior on BBC America and Alice's New Super Show! occasionally on TV One. It was seen on ZX's Alternate and on reruns of Shadow Busters on Toon Disney (now replaced by "Disney XD"). It also made a surprise appearance on one episode of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Megamind, Timon & Pumbaa, and Snap's World. It is preserved on DVD releases of some shows like the Shadow Busters related shows and Alice's Super Show!.

Scare Factor: High to NIGHTMARE for unexpected viewers; U shaking and the music might not sit well with some people. Also, the "In Association With" variant of the logo is usually followed by an "In Association With" screen which may scare some viewers even more! Medium for the Powerpuff Girls variant because you won't see the U in this part. High to NIGHTMARE for the human body one due to the fact that the human body vibrates, the head turning into the beacon, and the seizure-inducing color changes! None for the Mew variant.