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===Background===
Adult Swim is a block of Cartoon Network started in 2001, beginning as a once a week block that would air adult animation, new and imported, for three hours each night. It got so popular it expanded to be a daily block which covers all of 8 PM - 5 AM on CN, and is even considered a separate channel by Nielsen. It is overall most famous for giving the cancelled ''Family Guy'', ''Futurama'' and ''Home Movies'' enough exposure to get picked up again (with new episodes of ''Home Movies'' actually airing on AS itself). Like Cartoon Network briefly did in the late 2000s, they eventually started adding live-action, but this decision has been more warmly revived due to the popularity of such resulting shows as ''Tim and Eric'', its spinoff ''Check It Out! with Dr Steve Brule'' and ''The Eric Andre Show'', and unlike its present network live action still airs to this day. This in turn led to the opening of a YouTube branch, which occasionally airs on the channel itself, which has made such (in)famous videos as ''On Cinema at the Cinema'', ''Too Many Cooks'', ''Unedited Footage of a Bear'' and ''Bushworld Adventures'' (a mock episode of their fan favorite ''Rick and Morty''). Adult Swim almost never uses an actual end show logo (Williams Street unofficially serving as such although not every AS original is from them), but there has been one exception.


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===(April 18, 2018)===
|Screenshot_20211128-165735_YouTube.jpg|1st Logo (2016-)
|Screenshot_20211128-165825_YouTube.jpg|2nd Logo (April 18, 2018)
|Adult_Swim_logo_(UK,_opening_variant).PNG|3rd Logo (February 15, 2019-)
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===1st Logo (2016-)===
'''Logo:''' Merely the Adult Swim logo against a black background.
[[File:Screenshot 20211128-165735 YouTube.jpg|350px|center]]
{{YouTube|id=WbODsmN0UoA}}
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the Adult Swim logo (stylized as "'''[adult swim]'''") forms by the words appearing one-by-one inside the already placed brackets.


'''Variant:''' On the videos from Adult Swim UK's YouTube account, the logo is zoomed in.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.


'''Technique:''' Simple 2D effects.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A techno tune which fades out.


'''Availability:''' Only seen on the 2018 SDCC print of the ''Samurai Jack'' series finale "CI" after the Cartoon Network Studios, Williams Street and Cartoon Network logos.
'''Audio:''' The [[Mark VII Limited]] "Hammer" sound from 1951-1952 (the 2003-09 [[Heavy Iron Studios]] logo uses a similar sound) from the [[Williams Street]] logo, synchronized with the animation.


'''Availability:''' Seen before the start of Adult Swim programming on Hulu and Netflix overseas. Also seen on ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force The Baffler Meal Collection'' on DVD.
'''Editor's Note:''' More effort could have been put into it, but as it was a one time use logo it is understandable.


===2nd Logo (April 18, 2018)===
[[File:Screenshot 20211128-165825 YouTube.jpg|350px|center]]
{{YouTube|id=42cPcBj8HlM}}
'''Visuals:''' Merely a very small version of the Adult Swim logo against a black background.

'''Technique:''' A still digital graphic.

'''Audio:''' A techno tune which fades out.

'''Availability:''' Only seen on the 2018 SDCC print of the ''Samurai Jack'' series finale "CI" after the [[Cartoon Network Studios]], Williams Street and [[Cartoon Network Productions|Cartoon Network]] logos.

===3rd Logo (February 15, 2019-)===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Adult Swim logo (UK, opening variant).PNG|Opening variant
File:Adult Swim logo (UK, closing variant).PNG|Closing variant
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=_FQN7xcY2hA|id2=Yxaq4mGugrs}}
<center>'''Note:''' The opening variant on the first video start at 1:11.</center>
'''Visuals:''' The brackets shift to connect the Adult Swim wordmark.

'''Closing Variant:''' The Adult Swim logo fades in.

'''Technique:''' 2D digital animation.

'''Audio:''' None.

'''Audio Variant:''' On the videos from Adult Swim France's YouTube account, a 3-note rock theme is heard.

'''Availability:''' Seen before the start or end of Adult Swim programming on E4 and All 4, as well as other countries.

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1st Logo (2016-)

Visuals: On a black background, the Adult Swim logo (stylized as "[adult swim]") forms by the words appearing one-by-one inside the already placed brackets.

Variant: On the videos from Adult Swim UK's YouTube account, the logo is zoomed in.

Technique: Simple 2D effects.

Audio: The Mark VII Limited "Hammer" sound from 1951-1952 (the 2003-09 Heavy Iron Studios logo uses a similar sound) from the Williams Street logo, synchronized with the animation.

Availability: Seen before the start of Adult Swim programming on Hulu and Netflix overseas. Also seen on Aqua Teen Hunger Force The Baffler Meal Collection on DVD.

2nd Logo (April 18, 2018)

Visuals: Merely a very small version of the Adult Swim logo against a black background.

Technique: A still digital graphic.

Audio: A techno tune which fades out.

Availability: Only seen on the 2018 SDCC print of the Samurai Jack series finale "CI" after the Cartoon Network Studios, Williams Street and Cartoon Network logos.

3rd Logo (February 15, 2019-)

Note: The opening variant on the first video start at 1:11.

Visuals: The brackets shift to connect the Adult Swim wordmark.

Closing Variant: The Adult Swim logo fades in.

Technique: 2D digital animation.

Audio: None.

Audio Variant: On the videos from Adult Swim France's YouTube account, a 3-note rock theme is heard.

Availability: Seen before the start or end of Adult Swim programming on E4 and All 4, as well as other countries.

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