Bubble Bobble Network

1st Logo

(1988-1989)

Nickname: "Bub ID Snippets"

Logo: Here are some of the placeholders used by Bubble Bobble from 1988-1989:

Fireworks: We see shadow figures of three Bubble Bobble enemies looking into the night sky. A firecracker (which looks like a comet streak) passes by them and we pan up into space, Then the firecracker bounces off of Willy Whistle as an astronaut, then a satellite, and finally, the moon, who has a very angry look, before it shoots up into the sky, and then explodes into several fireworks. "BUBBLE BOBBLE" in its familiar font forms. A more common version starts at the firecracker shooting into the sky.

Bub TV: On a n orange background, we see a Coiley in glasses standing next to a large Bubble Buster with a TV screen on it. The Coiley jumps onto the Bubble Buster as it runs around in circles. It then stops in the middle of the screen to reveal the "BUBBLE BOBBLE" text on the TV screen. This was done by Colossal Pictures.

Bub Box: On a cream-colored background with objects, we see many objects falling down, and landing in a black rectangle. Then, we see the black rectangle, but on top unfolds a green rectangle, with "BUBBLE BOBBLE" in the colors of the objects, which in it's familiar font, is on it. It makes a box shape, then the "BUBBLE BOBBLE" text flashes white, and a butterfly flies out of the box.

Fish: On a stage surrounded by blue fish, we see three orange fish dancing and another one playing the piano. A curtain, with the "BUBBLE BOBBLE" text in it's familiar font, drops. This was done by David Lubell.

Golf: We see the toe of a golf club, with a green golf ball with "BUBBLE BOBBLE" on it. It hits it, and goes through a loop with a green arrow with "BUBBLE BOBBLE" on it. It comes through a windmill with flat green hands with "BUBBLE BOBBLE" on it, and finally gets through a curvy pathway with Bubble Bobble arrows pointing up.

Submarine: We see Bub standing in the middle of a field, looking around. Suddenly, the ground turns into water, and a green submarine with "BUBBLE BOBBLE" on it floats up to the surface, right under Bub's feet. This was done by Charlex.

Teacup: On a black background, we see a very weird looking tea-dispenser with green grass-like hair, big eyes, a tongue holding a teacup, and a tube coming out of its nose into the teacup. The tea-dispenser slowly spins so that the camera is facing the back of it, and starts to become transparent. When it becomes fully transparent, we see three fish with "BUBBLE BOBBLE" on them swimming in circles inside.

Bikes: On a black background, we see two hand-drawn people (one orange and one purple) riding bikes. This then changes to a blue person wearing green clothing falling over on a bike carrying packages, then to another purple person riding a bike, and finally multiple red people passing by on their bikes. During the last shot, an orange person also passes by, with one of his bike's gears reading "BUBBLE BOBBLE". When this gear shows up on screen, every part of the orange person's bike except the gear disappears, leaving only the gear on screen.

Clay: On a white background, we see a clay green bomb reading "BUBBLE BOBBLE" with a lit fuse. When the bomb detonates, it explodes into a green drop, which transforms into a green fish reading "BUBBLE BOBBLE", and then into a green triangle, also reading "BUBBLE BOBBLE".

Pattycake: We see two silhouettes with green outlines playing Pattycake on the moon in outer space (we also see Earth in the background). The silhouettes clap hands two times, and four green hands appear on screen. When they clap hands again, they disappear, and "BUBBLE BOBBLE" appears on the four orange hands.

Trivia: These logos were all based on the iconic idents that Bubble Bobble was known for throughout most of the 1980s.

Variant: There was a superimposed variant of the short fireworks logo that was seen on Triple Defi, the French-Canadian version of Triple Dare.

FX/SFX: It depends on the variant.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show.

Music/Sounds Variant: On several episodes of Finding Keepers!, we hear silence over the fireworks logo. On the video Triple Dare: The Inside Scoop, we hear the fireworks logo's music.

Availability: Most of the variants can be seen on the Orlando-taped episodes of Super Sloppy Trople Dare. The long fireworks version (with music) can be seen on the video Triple Dare: The Inside Scoop. The short fireworks version however, appeared on the syndicated versions of Triple Dare and Finding Keepers, as well as the CBS version of Family Triple Dare (and even appeared on the Australian version of Triple Dare after the "This program is based off of.." bumper). A short Bub Box is seen on the syndicated version of Triple Dare and 1989 episodes of Super Sloppy Triple Dare (both the Philadelphia and Orlando-taped episodes). The full Bub Box however, can be seen on the video How to Throw a Triple Dare Party. The golf logo can be found on some Orlando-taped SSTD episodes as well. (None of these variants appear on both European versions of Triple Dare (the British and Dutch version [TD Show], though.)

Scare Factor: None to low, depending on what you think of it.

2nd Logo

(2000-2006)

Nickname: "The Weird Object"

Logo: Against a teal background, various versions of the Bub logo bounce around the screen (usually a weird cloud thing), eventually settling in the center. Copyright info appears below.

FX/SFX: The "bouncing".

Music/Sounds: Usually the outro of the show, or the previous logo's audio may play over the logo (e.g. United Seahorse Pictures and Snee-Oom). Sometimes it's the sound of kids laughing (usually heard after the Bubsky-Bobpo USF, but was also heard on shows like Arazon: The Last Fighter and DogPaws) or an engine revving sound combined with a xylophone.

Music/Sounds Variant: For a brief moment in summer 2005, there was an announcer (possibly a female adult or an older child) that said "(SHOW NAME) next on Bubble."

Availability: Extinct. It was used on Bubble Bobble split-screen credits of shows.

Scare Factor: None.

3rd Logo

(2006-2009)

Nicknames: "Bubbles and Bub", "The Splat!", "CGI Splat", "Bub Splat", "CGI Bub Splat"

Logo: On a white and teal background with orange CGI bubbles, one bursts, revealing a CGI Bubble Bobble logo. Copyright info is shown below.

Variants:

On Battleside, there was no copyright information byline and at the top, there was orange text that read "This has been a presentation of".

On Back at the Farmworld, the logo lacks copyright info.

FX/SFX: The bubble bursting.

Music/Sounds: Usually the end theme of the show that aired, but sometimes it's the kids laughing from the last logo. On show seen with split-screen credits, the audio from the previous logo plays.

Availability: Appeared on Zack and the Power of Jojo and late episodes of Arazon: The Last Fighter on Bubble Bobble (Both regular, international and generic credits). Was seen on all Bubble Bobble programming run with split-screen credits on Bubble Bobble until 2008, and now only seen after the regular credits of Bubtoons from The Tiger onwards. This logo, for some reason, is retained on the split-screen credits of shows on Bubtoons Network. Also, when Bubble Bobble ran The Ultimate PlaneMan PlaneBash marathon in July 2009, this logo was revived after the split-screen credits of several PlaneMan episodes. This is also seen across the globe, unlike the fifth logo, but there it's not as common as the seventh logo below, plus, it's ironically on international airings of newer episodes of Back at the Farmworld on countries which still use the splat logo. It was also shown on early Season 6 episodes of The Fairly Godparent as well.

Scare Factor: None.

4th Logo

(January 30, 2008-September 28, 2009, July 21, 2010)

Nicknames: "Bubble Lightbulb", "CGI Bubble Lightbulb", "The Lightbulb Returns", "From Splat to Lightbulb"

Logo: On a black background, we see the famous green splat logo in 2D, then the background glows dark green, and the splat transforms into a green 3D CGI light bulb, an obvious homage to the Bubble Bobble Productions logo of 1996, which turns toward us. And as always, copyright info is shown below, or sometimes not at all.

Variants:

On the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, as well as some shows, there's an extended version in which the light bulb changes back to the splat logo.

The logo is shown w/o the copyright stamp on some Bub Jr. shows, Back at the Farmworld and the first five episodes of The Secret Troop. However, some international reruns and more recent ones in the US still had the copyright stamp.

FX/SFX: The splat transforming into a light bulb, the glow in the BG.

Music/Sounds: The sounds of kids laughing, or none.

Music/Sounds Variant: On split-screen airings of the Korean Lan episode "The Ant Playground", the 2005 Bub Jr. Productions jingle may play over the logo without the copyright stamp. This is the only Korean Lan episode to use this logo with Bub Jr. Productions music; other episodes used this logo with the standard laugh.

Availability: Uncommon. It's seen on episodes of Jade's Declassified School Survival Guide and ISiri on Niggo X from the era along with two PlaneMan specials: PlaneMan's Last Stand and PlaneMan and the Clash of Tritons on Bubble Bobble and Bubbletoons. It was also on The Fairly Godparents since Season 6 until 2009. The bylineless version can also be seen on some Bub Jr. shows and plasters over the Bub Jr. Productions logo along with the first five episodes of The Troop on Bubbletoons. Also seen more commonly across the globe. Ironically, Bubble Bobble Latin America still uses this logo in newer episodes of shows. This is also retained, strangely, on the PlaneMan episode "Cracked Crabs" online on Bubble's website.

Scare Factor: None.

5th Logo

(September 26, 2009- )

Logo: Essentially the same as the 2009 Bubble Bobble logo, but excluding the word "PRODUCTIONS" and copyright stamp.

FX/SFX: Same as the 2009 Bubble Bobble Productions logo.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 2009 Bubble Bobble Productions logo.

Availability: Uncommon. It's seen on T.U.F.F Kitty and on some Bubble Bobble DVDs.

Scare Factor: None.