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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
In 1982, Klasky-Csupo (pronounced "CLASS-key CHEW-po") was formed in a bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, California. The name of the company derives from the last names of the two producers, Omaha native Arlene '''Klasky''' and Hungarian-born animator Gábor '''Csupó'''. During ''The Tracey Ullman Show''<nowiki/>'s days, Klasky-Csupo produced the animated ''Simpsons'' shorts, consisting of 48, before ''The Simpsons'' became a full-time network series in 1989. After those initial skits, Klasky-Csupo worked with [[20th Century Fox Television]] and Matt Groening to produce the first 3 seasons of the animated sitcom until 1992, when [[Film Roman]] took over production. In 1990, the duo cut a production deal with [[Nickelodeon]], and there they made ''Rugrats'', one of the first three Nicktoons, and one of the network's successful animated series. After that, Klasky-Csupo made other successful animated shows such as ''The Wild Thornberrys'', ''AAAHH!!! Real Monsters'', ''As Told By Ginger'', ''Duckman'' (for USA Network and [[Paramount Television (pre-2006)|Paramount Network Television]], distribution currently held by CBS), and ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' (a promoted cartoon available exclusively at McDonald's restaurants from 1998 to early 2001), among others. The company also produced ''Spy vs. Spy'' cartoons for Cartoon Network's ''MAD''. However shortly after ''The Rugrats Movie'' came out in 1998, Nickelodeon and Klasky-Csupo started to get into contract disagreements combined the rising popularity of the then new ''SpongeBob Squarepants''. But the straw that broke the camel's back was with the 2003 release of ''Rugrats Go Wild!'', which was a financial disappointment''.'' As a result, many shows from the company were cancelled in the following year, and ''All Grown Up'' was put on hiatus in 2006 before officially being cancelled in 2008. The company went dormant for a while, but Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó officially revived the company in 2012 and announced that they are currently working on some "top secret projects". On July 16, 2018, then [[Paramount Players]] and current Nickelodeon CEO [[Tollin/Robbins Productions|Brian Robbins]] revealed that the pair, along with co-creator Paul Germain have officially confirmed that a revival of ''Rugrats'' is in the works, which will include 26 new episodes, and a new live-action movie, both featuring the babies re-imagined in CGI form, until the latter was pulled from the release plan. The revival | In 1982, Klasky-Csupo (pronounced "CLASS-key CHEW-po") was formed in a bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, California. The name of the company derives from the last names of the two producers, Omaha native Arlene '''Klasky''' and Hungarian-born animator Gábor '''Csupó'''. During ''The Tracey Ullman Show''<nowiki/>'s days, Klasky-Csupo produced the animated ''Simpsons'' shorts, consisting of 48, before ''The Simpsons'' became a full-time network series in 1989. After those initial skits, Klasky-Csupo worked with [[20th Century Fox Television]] and Matt Groening to produce the first 3 seasons of the animated sitcom until 1992, when [[Film Roman]] took over production. In 1990, the duo cut a production deal with [[Nickelodeon]], and there they made ''Rugrats'', one of the first three Nicktoons, and one of the network's successful animated series. After that, Klasky-Csupo made other successful animated shows such as ''The Wild Thornberrys'', ''AAAHH!!! Real Monsters'', ''As Told By Ginger'', ''Duckman'' (for USA Network and [[Paramount Television (pre-2006)|Paramount Network Television]], distribution currently held by CBS), and ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' (a promoted cartoon available exclusively at McDonald's restaurants from 1998 to early 2001), among others. The company also produced ''Spy vs. Spy'' cartoons for Cartoon Network's ''MAD''. However shortly after ''The Rugrats Movie'' came out in 1998, Nickelodeon and Klasky-Csupo started to get into contract disagreements combined the rising popularity of the then new ''SpongeBob Squarepants''. But the straw that broke the camel's back was with the 2003 release of ''Rugrats Go Wild!'', which was a financial disappointment''.'' As a result, many shows from the company were cancelled in the following year, and ''All Grown Up'' was put on hiatus in 2006 before officially being cancelled in 2008. The company went dormant for a while, but Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó officially revived the company in 2012 and announced that they are currently working on some "top secret projects". On July 16, 2018, then [[Paramount Players]] and current Nickelodeon CEO [[Tollin/Robbins Productions|Brian Robbins]] revealed that the pair, along with co-creator Paul Germain have officially confirmed that a revival of ''Rugrats'' is in the works, which will include 26 new episodes, and a new live-action movie, both featuring the babies re-imagined in CGI form, until the latter was pulled from the release plan. The revival debuted on the Paramount+ service in 2021. | ||
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* It can be found on episodes such as those of later ''Rugrats'' seasons (starting with the episode "Runaway Reptar"), ''Rocket Power'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'' (earlier episodes had the "Graffiti" logo), ''As Told By Ginger'', and on ''All Grown Up'', all of which are currently airing on TeenNick's NickRewind; it is also shown in place of the previous logo on airings with split-screen credits. | * It can be found on episodes such as those of later ''Rugrats'' seasons (starting with the episode "Runaway Reptar"), ''Rocket Power'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'' (earlier episodes had the "Graffiti" logo), ''As Told By Ginger'', and on ''All Grown Up'', all of which are currently airing on TeenNick's NickRewind; it is also shown in place of the previous logo on airings with split-screen credits. | ||
* Debuted on the rather obscure cartoon ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald''. This logo was used on K-C films from ''The Rugrats Movie'' to ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie''. It's also at the company's website too, and can be found on the main page when first being browsed. | * Debuted on the rather obscure cartoon ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald''. This logo was used on K-C films from ''The Rugrats Movie'' to ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie''. It's also at the company's website too, and can be found on the main page when first being browsed. | ||
* The alternate variant was seen at the end of ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' and the video for the studio's reopening. However, the remastered version of the variant debuted on Gábor Csupó's official YouTube account, and | * The alternate variant was seen at the end of ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' and the video for the studio's reopening. However, the remastered version of the variant debuted on Gábor Csupó's official YouTube account, and later the 2021 reboot of ''Rugrats,'' which is available on Paramount+. | ||
* The still variant appears on ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' for PS1, ''Rugrats: Royal Ransom'' for PS2 and GameCube (both with the white background) and ''Rocket Power: Beach Bandits'', also for PS2 and GameCube (with the black background), among others. Recently appeared on ''Psyko Ferret''. | * The still variant appears on ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' for PS1, ''Rugrats: Royal Ransom'' for PS2 and GameCube (both with the white background) and ''Rocket Power: Beach Bandits'', also for PS2 and GameCube (with the black background), among others. Recently appeared on ''Psyko Ferret''. | ||
* This logo also appeared on the obscure ''Rugrats'' spin-off ''Rugrats Pre-School Daze.'' This did not appear on Klasky-Csupo's first live-action series, ''What's Inside Heidi's Head?'', because it was a series of interstitials as opposed to a series. | * This logo also appeared on the obscure ''Rugrats'' spin-off ''Rugrats Pre-School Daze.'' This did not appear on Klasky-Csupo's first live-action series, ''What's Inside Heidi's Head?'', because it was a series of interstitials as opposed to a series. | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' This logo appears to be a metaphor for Klasky-Csupo's rather inspirational rise to fame from humble beginnings as an animation studio. Just like 'Graffiti', this logo is famous inside and outside the community thanks to its constant airplay on Nick, again from the unique animation and SFX, as well as Splaat's unnerving design. It's not unusual to call this probably the most infamous "scary" logo of all time, thanks to Splaat's design as well as the "in-your-face" nature of the animation; there is a staggering amount of logo remix videos and other (usually, quite low in production quality) videos related to this logo. This logo even got a remaster recently, with the addition of glitches used throughout the logo, and can scare a new generation of children if it was used ever on a children's program. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo appears to be a metaphor for Klasky-Csupo's rather inspirational rise to fame from humble beginnings as an animation studio. Just like 'Graffiti', this logo is famous inside and outside the community thanks to its constant airplay on Nick, again from the unique animation and SFX, as well as Splaat's unnerving design. It's not unusual to call this probably the most infamous "scary" logo of all time, thanks to Splaat's design as well as the "in-your-face" nature of the animation; there is a staggering amount of logo remix videos and other (usually, quite low in production quality) videos related to this logo. This logo even got a remaster recently, with the addition of glitches used throughout the logo, and can scare a new generation of children if it was used ever on a children's program. | ||
===3rd Logo (June 13, 2003; 2007; October 20, 2008; October 24, 2018)=== | ===3rd Logo (June 13, 2003; 2007; October 20, 2008; October 24, 2018)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Rooster", "Crazy Rooster" | '''Nicknames:''' "The Rooster", "Crazy Rooster" | ||
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===4th Logo (December 22, 2016-)=== | === 4th Logo (December 22, 2016-)=== | ||
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'''Nicknames:''' "Splaat II","The Face II", "Super Scary Face II", "(The) SSF II", "Splaat's Return", "Robot II" | '''Nicknames:''' "Splaat II","The Face II", "Super Scary Face II", "(The) SSF II", "Splaat's Return", "Robot II" | ||
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'''Editor's Note:''' One of the reasons RoboSplaat was created as a response towards the logo editors who edited them, so this logo is more like a combination of the 2nd and 3rd logos. | '''Editor's Note:''' One of the reasons RoboSplaat was created as a response towards the logo editors who edited them, so this logo is more like a combination of the 2nd and 3rd logos. | ||
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