Worst Heads Productions

Background: Worst Heads, Inc. (first known as Hairless Head Productions) is an entertainment company based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. It is best known for its creation and production of the comedy/sci-fi television program The Mystery Station, aka TMS (1988 – 1999). The company ceased producing the program in 1999 and closed its studio. Currently, its only functions are to sell TMS-oriented merchandise and negotiate box-set releases through Loud! Factory. On November 5, 2007 Jim Mallon and Paul Chaplin of Worst Heads revived the TMS brand by launching a new series of Flash-based animated shorts featuring the robots of The Mystery Station on the official website. The series was ended after several months due to cost issues. (From Infopedia)

Hairless Head Productions

1st logo

(November 24, 1988-May 28, 1989)

Logo: Up against a starry background, we see "(C) (Year when the episode was made) KOBA & HAIRLESS HEAD PRODUCTIONS" in white.

FX/SFX: None; its a still logo.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Extinct; was only seen on The Mystery Station episodes from the KOBA era.

Scare Factor: None.

Worst Heads Productions

1st logo

(November 28, 1989-October 13, 1990, November 17, 1990)

Logo: On a black background, the words “A WORST HEADS PRODUCTION” are written in white.

FX/SFX: It’s a still logo.

Cheesy Factor: It’s incredibly plain.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Very rare; seen on The Mystery Station episodes from the era, few of which have been released onto DVD.

Scare Factor: Low to high; due the eerie text and black background.

2nd logo

(October 27, 1990-August 8, 1999)

Nickname: "The Stinger"

Logo: A short clip from that episode’s movie is shown. The words “A Worst Heads Production” are written at the bottom. Sometimes, a copyright logo is seen on the left side of the text.

Variants:


 * On the very first stinger, the name "A WORST HEADS PRODUCTION" is written at the upper left corner, in a similar style as the first logo. The name disappears after a few seconds.
 * On "Super Bob" the name "A Worst Heads Production" is on the top and not the bottom.
 * The font used for the name was replaced with a bolder one in season 4 starting with "The Time Guys".
 * On "Santa Claus Is Here" the copyright symbol appeared next to the name "A Worst Heads Production".
 * "Village of the Little Guys" had the stinger replaced with a memorial card to Bob Michael, who died shortly before.
 * When the show moved to Space Channel, the font became different.Trivia: The first episode that had a stinger was "An Rocket Attacks That Room".

FX/SFX: Whatever “FX” the clip has.

Cheesy Factor: Varies on how cheesy the movie is.

Music/Sounds: Whatever sounds the clip has.

Availability: Seen on many TMS DVDs. For some reason, "The Crazy Brothers" used the logo above. The Hippo Video release of "The Worst Second" strangely lacks the stinger, although the episode had one.

Scare Factor: None to nightmare; It all depends on the clip shown.