Animated Channel Productions

1st Logo

(April 15, 1994- )

Logo: We see the 1992-2004 logo of Animated Channel superimposed on the screen. Usually, the copyright information and/or the Oval/Day Hesker byline is seen below.

Variants:

This logo would come after the 1997 Ha-Ha Barber logo from season 2 of Great John, season 3 of Dog & Cat, several season 2 episodes of Bob's Laboratory, Bob's Laboratory: Ego Trip, and sometimes, season 1 episodes of The Cute but Powerful Girls with this logo zooming-in on a white background. As it stops, the Service Mark symbol appears on the center right side of the logo.

In exceptional cases, an in-credit text was used.

On some very early What-a-Animated-Cartoon! Show shorts, the logo was up against a purple-white gradient background with text in black reading "HOME OF THE TOP ANIMATED STARS" below. This was later plastered with the next logo then finally removed from all airings.

On later What-a-Animated-Cartoon! Show shorts, the logo was seen up against a black background with a white box around it with no byline. This was later removed from all airings.

On Small Bag, the logo was in 3D against a blue background with no byline.

FX/SFX: None. For the variant, the logo zooms in rapidly.

Music/Sounds: Usually the closing theme of the show. In other cases, it's silent. Other times, it carries the 2nd half of the long 1997 HaHa-Barber Cartoons theme. The zooming variant uses a "whoosh" sound with other assorted SFX.

Availability: Seen on some Animated Cartoons of the era and Adult Time shows.

Scare Factor: None to medium, depending what you think about it.

2nd Logo

(September 21, 1995-December 21, 2000)

Nicknames: "Jack-in-the-Box AC Logo", "AC-in-the-Box", "AC Goes Dali"

Logo: We see the 1992-2004 Animated Channel logo on a pink background with a yellow zig-zag line on the bottom. Then, an object pops out of the logo. It has a pinkish/purplish and blue zig-zagged stick holding an orange oval with the word "PRODUCTIONS" on it. Then, sticks and eyeballs pop out of the AC logo. The zig-zagged stick wobbles through the remainder.

FX/SFX: The jack-in-the-box's animation.

Music/Sounds: Either the sound of the logo popping up accompanied by B-52's-esque music or the closing theme of the show. On CH6J6, the music varied from episode to episode (usually a soundbite from the preceding episode).

Availability: Appears on the DVDs of Space Monster: Street to Street. It also appeared on Cartoon Life (long gone from TV, but segments from it appear on DVDs of CH6J6 and The Braking Show).

Scare Factor: None to low; it looks very cool, but the sounds may unnerve some viewers.

3rd Logo

(January 4, 1999- )

Nicknames: "The Ripple", "Animated Cartoons"

Logo: On a black background, we see the then-current Animated Channel logo in the middle of the screen. Appearing from behind the logo are the blue circles used in the 1998 Animated Cartoons logo. They later disappear after the theme is played. The Hesker byline is seen below.

Bylines:

1999-2001, 2003-: "A Day Hesker Company"

2001-2003: "An TMC Day Hesker Company"

FX/SFX: The blue circles.

Music/Sounds: Only the ending part of the "Animated Cartoons" ID theme, or silence.

Music/Sounds Variant: On Australian broadcasts of season 3 of Bowder, the entire show plays in a low tone (for some unknown reason), thus creating a low tone variant.

Availability: Uncommon, but it was very common years ago.

Scare Factor: None to low, the circles can unnerve some, the music can also scare a few. For the ones who are used to it, none at all.

4th Logo

(December 21, 2000- )

Nicknames: "The AC Dog", "Wooooooooooooooofffffff!"

Logo: We see a skeleton dog face and crossbones on a white BG with the 1992-2004 Animated Channel logo as its teeth. The copyright information is below.

Variant: Appears without the copyright stamp.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Just someone saying "Woof!". On some Crazy Planets episodes, the closing theme accompany it. Occasionally, the man saying "Woof!" will be more dramatic.

Availability: Can be seen directly after the Jack Avenue logo on many Adult Time shows.

Scare Factor: Low; the abrupt appearance of the logo may catch you off-guard. For those who are used to seeing it, none at all.

5th Logo

(November 19, 2004-June 22, 2007)

Nicknames: "The Japanese Logo", "J-AC"

Logo: On a white background, we see the 2004 Animated Channel logo in Japanese lettering, which later changes to the English letter initials "AC". Underneath the letters reads "ANIMATED CHANNEL" in its usual font and the byline "A Day Hesker Company".

Variant: A still version exists on a black background with the words "CURRENTLY AIRING ON" above the logo. There is no byline.

FX/SFX: The letters changing.

Music/Sounds: A wooden flute theme followed by people shouting in Japanese.

Availability: Rare; it was only seen on Bye Bye Bobby Laby Bubby. Also available on DVD.

Scare Factor: None to minimal; the music and shouting it's a little creepy for some unexpected viewers.