WB Communications Group

Background: WB Communications Group is the most-used company. Founded in 1968 by Aaron Spears under the title "Aaron Spears Productions", it produced and released its first film in 1976, but never used a logo until 1982. In 1982, the company was renamed "WB Communications Group" after being acquired by Warner Brothers. In 1984, WB Communications Group introduced its mascots, a cat named Gumball and a fish named Darwin. These characters were later featured in The Wattersons (later revived in 2011 as The Amazing World of Gumball). In 1992, Hotshot Productions purchased WB Communications Group despite its flaws. Since 2006, the company was later folded into the Warner Brothers library, but never gets defunct.

Aaron Spears Productions

1st Logo

(1976-1982)

Logo: That's not a logo, that's an in-credit text for the company. We see:

(Insert show's name here) is sponsored in part by:

Aaron Spears Productions

FX/SFX: None

Music/Sounds: An end theme of the show/film followed by a female announcer's voice saying "(Show's name) is sponsored in part by Aaron Spears Productions".

Availability: Seen on the pilot episodes of What Will You Get (1983-1990) and Crumba! (1983-1994).

Scare Factor: None to minimal.

WB Communications Group

1st Logo

(1982-1984, 1997)

Nicknames: "Lines", "CPB Rip-Off!", "Flying Lines"

Logo: On a black background with occasional thulian yellow lines flying past, two WB's slide in and form the WB logo above the white text:

WB

Communications Group

FX/SFX: The 80's animation.

Music/Sounds: Same as the 2nd Ruby-Spears Productions logo.

Availability: This logo can be seen in most films, especially Hi-Five (1987 film) and Mortal Combat (1986 anime film). The logo was rarely featured at the end of some TV shows such as Wanita (1986-1995), What Will You Get and Crumba!.

Scare Factor: Low to Medium.

2nd Logo

(1984-1997)

Nicknames: "Gumball and Darwin", "A Cat and a Fish", "Let's Do It!"

Logo: On the green background, we see Gumball and Darwin standing on the top of the blue square right beside the yellow "Communications Group" text. On the top of the text is a blue "WB" in an Impact font.

Variants:

Some games with the Crumba! license have a still logo which completely don't feature Gumball or Darwin.

A red tint variant was featured on What Will You Get.

On Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the logo was in a same font as the 80's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo.

On Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Gumball and Darwin are black.

Trivia: Gumball and Darwin later have their own animated series, The Wattersons (1985).

FX/SFX: Either none or the animation of Gumball and Darwin.

Music/Sounds: Originally, Gumball and Darwin "Horray!", but it depends on the variant:

On Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Gumball holds a VHS and says "And we are going to return a copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on a Train!". This sentence was later heard on The Amazing World of Gumball episode "The DVD", except he says "Alligators" instead of '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

On Garfield and Friends, same as the Film Roman "Fireworks" logo with the "Horray!" soundbite intact.

On Crumba!, only Darwin says "Don't fool out, Gumball! It's dangerous!" (a reference to "Hey Guy" by Ken Lazlo).

Availability: Common. Was found on the later episodes of Crumba!, The Aaron Spears Week, Wanita, and What Will You Get (not counting the final season, which use the previous logo). Also featured on the USA airings of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and sometimes the the CBS airings of Garfield and Friends and Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat and it's also featured on films such as Thumbelina and A Troll in Central Park, too! Currently seen on The Aaron Spears Week when re-ran on The Hub (before the rebrand to Discovery Family).

Scare Factor: From None to Low.