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'''Audio:''' The closing theme. | '''Audio:''' The closing theme. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'' on ''HBO Storybook Musicals'' and the music video of "Shadrach" by the hip-hop group Beastie Boys. This logo doesn't appear on the first two seasons of ''The Simpsons,'' as the studio only did the animation for the show and | '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'' on ''HBO Storybook Musicals'' and the music video of "Shadrach" by the hip-hop group Beastie Boys. This logo doesn't appear on the first two seasons of ''The Simpsons,'' as the studio only did the animation for the show and did not produce it. | ||
===2nd Logo (August 11, 1991-August 7, 1999)=== | ===2nd Logo (August 11, 1991-August 7, 1999)=== | ||
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'''Technique:''' Traditional animation. | '''Technique:''' Traditional animation. | ||
'''Audio:''' Throughout the entire logo, a 24-note synth-cello line (sounding much like an old portable Casio keyboard) plays that adds vibrato to its last two notes. A | '''Audio:''' Throughout the entire logo, a 24-note synth-cello line (sounding much like an old portable Casio keyboard) plays that adds vibrato to its last two notes. A drum-machine loop (time signature possibly 5/4) and a film projector-like sound (sounding much like a bingo machine) play as well; the former stops once the logo zooms out, while the latter stops when the transition to black-and-white starts. Like the second [[Cartoon Network Productions]] logo, there are also corresponding sound effects with the actions of the letters as they pan: | ||
* First K: There's no effect since the music hasn’t started yet. | * First K: There's no effect since the music hasn’t started yet. | ||
* L: A rather abrupt “blocky” sound (possibly meant for the first letter). | * L: A rather abrupt “blocky” sound (possibly meant for the first letter). | ||
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* The face's official name is "Splaat". | * The face's official name is "Splaat". | ||
* According to a reply on a post on Splaat's Facebook page, the logo was designed by Gabor Csupo, Laslo Nosek, and Sergei Shramkovsky, the latter of which is implied to have designed Splaat himself. | * According to a reply on a post on Splaat's Facebook page, the logo was designed by Gabor Csupo, Laslo Nosek, and Sergei Shramkovsky, the latter of which is implied to have designed Splaat himself. | ||
** | ** Also in the reply, it is also revealed that the logo was never tested on test audiences. | ||
** In another reply, Andrew S. (here on AVID as BoyOnTheMoon) states how the logo as a whole is a metaphor for the studio's rise to fame from its humble beginnings, quoteː ''"They took nothing (like paper scraps),"'' (represented by how Splaat is created out of 2 paper cutouts) ''"and established their own distinct style that represents who they are (a face representing a style that literally says who they are)".'' | ** In another reply, Andrew S. (here on AVID as BoyOnTheMoon) states how the logo as a whole is a metaphor for the studio's rise to fame from its humble beginnings, quoteː ''"They took nothing (like paper scraps),"'' (represented by how Splaat is created out of 2 paper cutouts) ''"and established their own distinct style that represents who they are (a face representing a style that literally says who they are)".'' | ||
* This logo accidentally appeared on early airings of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode "Wet Painters/Krusty Krab Training Video". This was an editing mistake made by Nickelodeon when they first began using split-screen credits; normally, Nick makes custom credits for each of its series and its producers. K-C was the only company at the time, besides [[Frederator Studios|Frederator]], that produced several Nicktoons, and Nickelodeon created a generic one for these shows (which mentioned Klasky and Csupo as producers and included Splaat), but, on the said episode of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', Nickelodeon accidentally used the K-C split-screen credits for that episode. This was fixed in 2006 and the [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] logo has been seen on the episode ever since, but it's still one of the oddest editing mistakes ever made. | * This logo accidentally appeared on early airings of the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' episode "Wet Painters/Krusty Krab Training Video". This was an editing mistake made by Nickelodeon when they first began using split-screen credits; normally, Nick makes custom credits for each of its series and its producers. K-C was the only company at the time, besides [[Frederator Studios|Frederator]], that produced several Nicktoons, and Nickelodeon created a generic one for these shows (which mentioned Klasky and Csupo as producers and included Splaat), but, on the said episode of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', Nickelodeon accidentally used the K-C split-screen credits for that episode. This was fixed in 2006 and the [[United Plankton Pictures, Inc.]] logo has been seen on the episode ever since, but it's still one of the oddest editing mistakes ever made. | ||
* On the VHS releases of ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', the "computerized voice" uttering the Klasky-Csupo name is actually closed-captioned. The same happens in ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', but Splaat's voice is referred to as a "computerized voice". Additionally, the sound effects after Splaat's disappearance are also closed captioned (including the lip-flapping sound being referred to as a "voice blubbering" and the duck quacking sound labeled as "novelty horn honks"). | * On the VHS releases of ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', the "computerized voice" uttering the Klasky-Csupo name is actually closed-captioned. The same happens in ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', but Splaat's voice is referred to as a "computerized voice". Additionally, the sound effects after Splaat's disappearance are also closed captioned (including the lip-flapping sound being referred to as a "voice blubbering" and the duck quacking sound labeled as "novelty horn honks"). | ||
* On October 2015 to May 2017 airings of ''Hey Arnold!'' on The Splat, this logo appeared instead of the [[Snee-Oosh]] logo for the same reason stated above. This was fixed by the time the programming block was rebranded into "NickSplat". | * On October 2015 to May 2017 airings of ''Hey Arnold!'' on The Splat, this logo appeared instead of the [[Snee-Oosh]] logo for the same reason stated above. This was fixed by the time the programming block was rebranded into "NickSplat". Only TeenNick SD was affected by this error, as TeenNick HD had the correct logos. | ||
* At the July 2012 Comic-Con venue in San Diego, California, the day before Klasky-Csupo was relaunched, Arlene Klasky mentioned that she found, as claimed, "a bunch of fan mashups" of their production logo, in which she also added that the mashups might have been created in part with how many people explained their experience with the logo as kids, and how it "scared" them, so she later decided to give the "robot" character a name: Splaat. Splaat was also given arms, legs, and a more noticeable ability to speak; his voice is done by Greg Cipes. The character was originally intended to be in an animated PSA, with Splaat stating his confusion about why these mashups exist, and then adding that he is, in fact, ''not'' a robot, but rather an ink splat, which is how his name originated. He stars in his own web series, which you can see [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdZ001zSMD4rJ57m2cOkcSw here]. You can see Splaat's PSA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j90KFWrrHEQ here], or the full Comic-Con event [https://web.archive.org/web/20150627160035/http://geeknation.com/videos/sdcc-2012-klasky-csupo/ here]. | * At the July 2012 Comic-Con venue in San Diego, California, the day before Klasky-Csupo was relaunched, Arlene Klasky mentioned that she found, as claimed, "a bunch of fan mashups" of their production logo, in which she also added that the mashups might have been created in part with how many people explained their experience with the logo as kids, and how it "scared" them, so she later decided to give the "robot" character a name: Splaat. Splaat was also given arms, legs, and a more noticeable ability to speak; his voice is done by Greg Cipes. The character was originally intended to be in an animated PSA, with Splaat stating his confusion about why these mashups exist, and then adding that he is, in fact, ''not'' a robot, but rather an ink splat, which is how his name originated. He stars in his own web series, which you can see [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdZ001zSMD4rJ57m2cOkcSw here]. You can see Splaat's PSA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j90KFWrrHEQ here], or the full Comic-Con event [https://web.archive.org/web/20150627160035/http://geeknation.com/videos/sdcc-2012-klasky-csupo/ here]. According to Klasky, this logo was ''not'' intended to be scary. | ||
*On a February 12, 2016 airing of the ''Rocko's Modern Life'' episode "Fish-N-Chumps/Camera Shy" on The Splat, this logo appeared instead of the [[Games Animation]] logo for, again, the same reasons stated above. | *On a February 12, 2016 airing of the ''Rocko's Modern Life'' episode "Fish-N-Chumps/Camera Shy" on The Splat, this logo appeared instead of the [[Games Animation]] logo for, again, the same reasons stated above. | ||
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* There is a bizarre audio variant found on the Russian-language dub of ''As Told by Ginger'' which has a grumpy-sounding male voiceover speaking over the logo's music: "Klasky-Csupo (pronounced like "zupa"). Blblbllblblblbllblbl. (trying to imitate the lip flapping sound)". The timing varies depending on the episode, as does the tone, as different voiceovers were recorded for every episode this version appeared on (this can be identified through the exhausted-sounding voice in some episodes). In later episodes, the voiceover has a weird echo/reverb effect. | * There is a bizarre audio variant found on the Russian-language dub of ''As Told by Ginger'' which has a grumpy-sounding male voiceover speaking over the logo's music: "Klasky-Csupo (pronounced like "zupa"). Blblbllblblblbllblbl. (trying to imitate the lip flapping sound)". The timing varies depending on the episode, as does the tone, as different voiceovers were recorded for every episode this version appeared on (this can be identified through the exhausted-sounding voice in some episodes). In later episodes, the voiceover has a weird echo/reverb effect. | ||
* Another audio variant found on the Russian-language dub of ''The Wild Thornberrys'' features a male voiceover (different from the one above) saying, "Film Klasky-Csupo Incorporated" after Splaat speaks. | * Another audio variant found on the Russian-language dub of ''The Wild Thornberrys'' features a male voiceover (different from the one above) saying, "Film Klasky-Csupo Incorporated" after Splaat speaks. | ||
* On early episodes of ''Rugrats'' after the "Graffiti" logo's retired, the logo has the audio from the previous logo. This also happens on a Nickelodeon airing of ''Rugrats'' on March 4, 2000, but | * On early episodes of ''Rugrats'' after the "Graffiti" logo's retired, the logo has the audio from the previous logo. This also happens on a Nickelodeon airing of ''Rugrats'' on March 4, 2000, but the audio itself was shortened down significantly causing the logo to be silent a bit after the finished product is formed. | ||
* On the 2021 remastered version, the logo's audio is sped up. However, the last boing is replaced with a whoosh sound, which goes in sync with the logo disappearing. | * On the 2021 remastered version, the logo's audio is sped up. However, the last boing is replaced with a whoosh sound, which goes in sync with the logo disappearing. | ||
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* On ''Immigrants'', the faint robotic whisper is not heard. | * On ''Immigrants'', the faint robotic whisper is not heard. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on | '''Availability:''' Seen on ''Rugrats Go Wild'' (both opening and closing), the company's sizzle reel and ''Immigrants''. Also appeared on Gabor Csupo's 2018 demo reel. | ||
'''Legacy:''' Despite being considered an improvement over the 2nd logo by some, it has an infamous reputation for its loud music, its sound effects and its usage on/association with ''Rugrats Go Wild''. | '''Legacy:''' Despite being considered an improvement over the 2nd logo by some, it has an infamous reputation for its loud music, its sound effects and its usage on/association with ''Rugrats Go Wild''. | ||