Williams Productions

Background: Williams Productions was founded in 1987 by Alice Williams and her brother Marc. Their educational shows are targeted for children ages 5 to 8. The shows that they are most famous for are Rocky the Rabbit (1988-1997), starring an anthropomorphic red rabbit named Rocky, and Fairy City (1990-1999), a Japanese anime about a big city inhabited by fairies. Williams also produced There Are Dinosaurs on My Bed! (1999-), Cathy (1988-1994), and The Ghost of Christmas Future (1997, TV special).

1st Logo

(1988, 1989, 1990-1999)

Nicknames: "Banned Logo" (1988 version), "Here's Cathy!", "Cathy of the Comics"

Logo: On a black background, we see the red text "WILLIAMS", the white text "PRODUCTIONS INC.", and Cathy's head with her wild hair.

Variants:

In 1988, the background was solid blue and "WILLIAMS" was yellow. Also, Cathy drinks alcohol.

On some shows, the background is blue, "WILLIAMS" is yellow, and the logo is shifted to the top. Additional text "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" fade below the logo.

On some episodes, Cathy's hair is red.

Trivia:

The original version of this logo was banned from TV after the original airing of the Rocky the Rabbit episode "Binging Time!", due to alcoholism. On reruns of this episode, the 1989 logo is used. The 1988 logo was still seen on the pilot episode in the 2009 DVD of Rocky the Rabbit: The Complete First Season, however.

This logo made a sudden appearance at the end of the Ryo the Cat episode "Falling Arches".

Cathy gets her own TV show.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Cathy saying "Popcorn rocks the world!"

Availability: The 1988 variant was seen only on the pilot episode of Rocky the Rabbit and the Rocky the Rabbit episode "Binging Time!" (Season 1, Episode 1). The 1989 variant can be seen on many of Willaims' TV shows from the era.

Scare Factor: Low. Cathy's hair may unnerve some children.