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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 domestic animation for the first three 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 (1967-2006)|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 animated ''Spy vs. Spy'' and Don Martin cartoons for ''Mad TV'' on Fox. However, shortly after ''The Rugrats Movie'' came out in 1998, Nickelodeon and Klasky-Csupo started to get into contract disagreements combined with 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 canceled in the following year, and ''All Grown Up!'' was put on hiatus in 2006 before officially being canceled 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 were 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, officially confirmed that a revival of ''Rugrats'' was in the works, which would 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+]] streaming service in 2021, though it was removed in late March 2024, with season 2 onwards being released on Apple TV shortly after their TV airings on Nicktoons. | 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 domestic animation for the first three 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 (1967-2006)|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 animated ''Spy vs. Spy'' and Don Martin cartoons for ''Mad TV'' on Fox. However, shortly after ''The Rugrats Movie'' came out in 1998, Nickelodeon and Klasky-Csupo started to get into contract disagreements combined with 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 canceled in the following year, and ''All Grown Up!'' was put on hiatus in 2006 before officially being canceled 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 were 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, officially confirmed that a revival of ''Rugrats'' was in the works, which would 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+]] streaming service in 2021, though it was removed in late March 2024, with season 2 onwards being released on Apple TV shortly after their TV airings on Nicktoons. | ||
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* It can be found on episodes such as those of later ''Rugrats'' seasons (starting with the episode "Runaway Reptar"), the short-lived ''Rugrats Pre-School Daze'', ''Rocket Power'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'' (earlier episodes had the "Graffiti" logo), ''As Told By Ginger'', and on ''All Grown Up!'', all of which aired on TeenNick's now-defunct block 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"), the short-lived ''Rugrats Pre-School Daze'', ''Rocket Power'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'' (earlier episodes had the "Graffiti" logo), ''As Told By Ginger'', and on ''All Grown Up!'', all of which aired on TeenNick's now-defunct block NickRewind; it is also shown in place of the previous logo on airings with split-screen credits. | ||
* First introduced on the rather obscure cartoon ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' (as part of promotion with the fast-food restaurant). This logo was used on K-C films from ''The Rugrats Movie'' to ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', though on the first two Rugrats movies' digital prints, it is plastered by the regular variant. It's also on the company's website too. | * First introduced on the rather obscure cartoon ''The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' (as part of promotion with the fast-food restaurant). This logo was used on K-C films from ''The Rugrats Movie'' to ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', though on the first two Rugrats movies' digital prints, it is plastered by the regular variant. It's also on the company's website too. | ||
* The part with only Splaat | * The part with only Splaat could be found on the company's website when first opened, though it and the website no longer work as of late 2021. This is because Adobe Flash was discontinued that year. | ||
* The 2002 alternate variant was only seen at the end of ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' and the video for the studio's re-opening. However, the remastered version of the variant was first introduced on Gábor Csupó's official YouTube account | * The 2002 alternate variant was only seen at the end of ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' and the video for the studio's re-opening. However, the remastered version of the variant was first introduced on Gábor Csupó's official YouTube account; it later appeared as a vanity plate on the 2021 revival of ''Rugrats'' (which is produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studio instead of Klasky Csupo, due to KC ceasing to function as an animation studio in 2006, despite several attempts to restart operations). The latter was available on Paramount+ until late March 2024, with Nickelodeon also scrubbing all mentions of the reboot from their website. | ||
* 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. Also 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. Also appeared on ''Psyko Ferret''. | ||
* 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, which is made by Noggin (now as "Nick Jr."). | * 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, which is made by Noggin (now as "Nick Jr."). | ||