Comedy Central Productions: Difference between revisions

|Comedy Central Productions 1991 (High Quality).png|1st Logo (November 1991-July 1994)

|Comedy Central Productions 1995 (High Quality).png|2nd Logo (July 1994-June 5, 1996)

|XIVWl6BKxmMLjsbKrpBkIg19538.jpeg|5th Logo (January 1999-January 21, 2001, February 13, 2002)

|Comedy Central (2004).png|7th Logo (2004-2005?)

|56b920a8866d129b88b65fd575591e05.jpeg|8th Logo (2004-2005?)

|Comedy Central Productions (1997-2006).png|9th Logo (2006-December 31, 2010?)

|Comedy Central Productions (2006).jpg|10th Logo (2006-????)

|PZKv2iVnsT-ppUjaH09LuQ36330.png|11th Logo (January 1, 2011)

|Comedy Central Productions logo (2012).PNG|12th Logo (September 25, 2012-April 14, 2015)

|2015_Comedy_Central_International_logo.jpg|13th Logo (2012-2019?)

|Comedy Central Productions (2020).jpg|14th Logo (May 4-September 7, 2020)

===(April 1-June 1, 1991)===  

 

===1st Logo (November 1991-July 1994)===  

*It's seen on the CC-era of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K'') starting in the latter half of season 3 ("Star Force: Fugitive Alien II" is the earliest known episode with it) to the first few episodes of season 6 on VHS tapes (the rest of the season uses the next logo).

*Also seen on several other Comedy Central shows from the era.

*Most episodes of ''MST3K'' on PlutoTV and DVD releases have this and the [[HBO Downtown Productions]] logo removed; however, they can still be seen on the episode "The Rebel Set".

===2nd Logo (July 1994-June 5, 1996)===  

===3rd Logo (June 5, 1996-November 30, 1997)===  

*An edit exists on the first three episodes of ''South Park'' where the "credit card" animation is kept in, but the ATM screen is cut as it abruptly switches to the next logo.

*Similar to the next logo, ''South Park'' episodes on their website have a copyright stamp added to the logo, along with the Comedy Central URL.

*The [[Rhino Home Video|Rhino]] VHS and DVD releases of early ''South Park'' episodes retain this logo (it is removed on the season 1 DVD set) along with seasons 2-4 of ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist''.

*The credit card animation was retained on some early episodes of ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' when it was aired on GSN.

===4th Logo (August 13, 1997-December 1, 1999)===  

*It first appeared on the first three episodes of ''South Park'' as part of the variant for the previous logo (see above).

*The ''South Park'' first season DVD removes this logo on all but "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut", while the second season DVD features this logo intact.

*Preserved on DVDs and VHS tapes of season 5 and the first six episodes of season 6 of ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'', earlier episodes of ''Bob and Margret'' and ''Comedy Central Presents'' episodes from the era, although the first episode is plastered by the 6th logo.

===5th Logo (January 1999-January 21, 2001, February 13, 2002)===  

*{{color|Silver}} background with {{color|red}} and {{color|silver}} bubbles

*{{color|Blue}} background with {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} bubbles

*{{color|Green}} background with {{color|green}} and {{color|darkgreen|dark green}} bubbles

*{{color|Red}} background with {{color|darkred|dark red}} bubbles

*{{color|Gold}} background with {{color|goldenrod|gold}} bubbles

*{{color|darkmagenta|Purple}} background with {{color|darkviolet|purple}} bubbles

*{{color|deepskyblue|Blue}} background with {{color|mediumvioletred|purple}} bubbles

*On South Park episodes on Comedy Central with compressed credits, the "zooming-in" portion of the logo is removed.

*In later years, the URL "www.comedycentral.com" was seen at the bottom.

*A copyright stamp was added on the ''South Park'' episodes shown at "southparkstudios.com".

*A variant on ''Upright Citizens Brigade'' exists where the logo quickly switches between the {{color|blue}}/{{color|darkblue|dark blue}}, {{color|silver}}/{{color|red}}, and {{color|green}}/{{color|darkgreen|dark green}} palettes.

*On ''Strangers with Candy'', a techno theme is heard (also used on Comedy Central's bumpers at the time) with something that sounds like a car's tires screeching.

*On ''Comedy Central Presents'', the last part of the [[RickMill Productions]] logo's theme plays over the logo.

*On ''Don't Forget Your Toothbrush'', ''Win Ben Stein's Money'', and ''South Park'', it's the sound of muffled slushing and bubbling.

*First seen on season 2 episodes of ''Comedy Central Presents'' and last seen on the ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' episode "Lerapy".

*The blue variant was seen on ''South Park'' episodes from this era up to "Probably", but given constant plastering from the next logo, it can now only be seen on "Prehistoric Ice Man" on the second season DVD (the first ''South Park'' episode to use it, the rest of the episodes on the DVD end with the previous logo).

*Nearly all of the colours can be found on DVDs of ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' episodes from the era.

*It also appeared on Craig Kilborn/early Jon Stewart-era ''The Daily Show'' episodes and ''Comedy Central Presents'' episodes from the era.

*The blue version can also be seen on the DVD of ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', at the end of ''Comedy Central's Canned Ham: The Dr. Evil Story'' (a fake documentary tying in with the film).

===6th Logo (November 1, 2000-May 28, 2004)===  

*On later seasons of ''South Park'', this logo starts with the finished product on numerous episodes, bypassing the circles. A copyright stamp for Comedy Partners is included. A few episodes keep the animation as usual, but still have the copyright notice plastered over all the animation. This variant also appeared on ''Comedy Central Presents''.

*Versions where the background is {{color|blue}} or {{color|mediumseagreen|green}} instead of {{color|darkorange|orange}} exist.

*Current reruns of ''South Park'' keep this logo intact; however, it's part of the split screen credits. Therefore, the logo is sometimes extended to fit with the length of the commercial (in case it is too long). This is done by having the logo play as normal with the last bit of the circle animation going on a continuous loop when the finished product appears.

*The audio variant can be heard on later prints of the un-aired ''South Park'' pilot, as well as the remastered prints of early seasons of said show.

*The blue background variant appears on the TV movie ''Windy City Heat'', and on ''Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust''.

*The green variant appeared on ''Beat the Geeks'' and ''Let's Bowl!''.

===7th Logo (2004-2005?)===  

 

===8th Logo (2004-2005?)===  

===9th Logo (2006-December 31, 2010?)===

 

=== 10th Logo (2006-????) ===

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'''Logo:''' On a blue sky background, a large scribble that takes up most of the screen quickly transforms into a grungy looking black and white version of the 2000 Comedy Central logo similar to that of the previous logo. On top of the logo is a crude drawing of a white bird. Throughout the logo's screentime, there's multiple shots of the logo "flickering" and the scribble appearing around the logo while the bird "looks" around. The word "PRODUCTIONS" in the same font as before appears below the logo and "flickers" itself in various sizes while a copyright notice with the year is right next to it in the same font.  

===11th Logo (January 1, 2011)===  

'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the rebrand montage. The song is an instrumental excerpt of "Wham Bam" by Clooney, which is a part of the Extreme Music library and has been featured in many promos for other Paramount-owned networks (like Nickelodeon and VH1).

'''Availability:''' Seen only on the 2011 Comedy Central rebrand montage.

===12th Logo (September 25, 2012-April 14, 2015)===

Comedy Central Productions logo (2012).PNG

 

 

 

 

===13th Logo (2012-2019?)===

===14th Logo (May 4-September 7, 2020)===