Cartoon Network Studios/Logo Variations

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

These are the logo variations seen throughout the years by Cartoon Network Studios, with more to be added overtime.

Third Logo Variants

Time Squad

Buck warns Larry not to press a button. Then, while Otto is watching, Larry presses the button, causing a shock where the logo reverts back to normal.

  • The box in Season 1 was baby blue instead of red and lacked the AOL Time Warner byline.
  • Season 2 used the regular red box and AOL Time Warner byline.



Samurai Jack (Seasons 1-4)

Jack slices the logo's walls, causing the logo to close.

  • Normally, the box was the regular red and featured the AOL Time Warner byline.
  • Some episodes featured an orange-colored box, the "STUDIOS" part shook and a different sword sound was sometimes used.


Grim and Evil and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

Grim, with a smirk on his face, stands next to Billy and Mandy. He attempts to chop their heads off with his scythe, but fails because they hid in their shirts. Their heads pop out and Billy looks amused while Mandy looks irritated. Grim does a double take and gives a confused/shocked look.

  • The normal version is set on a black background rather than a white one, and is also bylineless.
  • On Season 1 of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, it uses the standard white background and AOL Time Warner byline.



The Flintstones: On the Rocks and Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law (Season 1)

The logo is still.

  • The former special uses it with the AOL Time Warner byline and is silent.
  • The latter show doesn't use the byline and uses the ending theme. On the episodes "Shoyu Weenie" and "The Dabba Don", Judge Mightor is heard saying "Hello?"

Dexter's Laboratory (Seasons 3-4)

Dexter stands next to Dee Dee, who slowly presses a button in front of him, causing Dexter to explode. After a flash of light, Dexter appears, scorched and visibly annoyed as a smoke particle drifts out of the logo.

  • The normal version is set on a black background with a neon green box, without the byline.
  • Some late Season 3 episodes use this logo with the regular white background, red box and AOL Time Warner byline respectively.
  • There also exists a filmed variant, which was featured on the theatrical version of "Chicken Scratch", featured before The Powerpuff Girls Movie.


The Powerpuff Girls (Seasons 5-6), The Powerpuff Girls Movie, The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! and The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?

Mojo Jojo opens the logo and roars at the audience. The girls, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup then each zoom in and beat him up. Mojo also bumps into the W.

  • This variant first appeared after the credits of The Powerpuff Girls Movie.
  • By Season 6 (and later episodes of Season 5), the byline was switched to "A TimeWarner Company", being the only show to use that variant, alongside Star Wars: Clone Wars.
  • On The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! and Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?, the logo is squished, despite the latter already being in a 4:3 screen format.


Star Wars: Clone Wars

The logo is still on a black background with a Time Warner byline. A Hanna-Barbera sound effect is then heard.

  • Seasons 1 and 2 used the "Grungy" font variant, while Season 3 uses the normal version.
  • This initially was kept on Disney+ prints of the show, but has since been removed.


Johnny Bravo (Season 4)

Johnny shows off his poses, then kisses the screen. His lips get stuck in the logo, but he quickly squeezes them out. Beginning with this variant, the logo now uses the design from the standard variant and appears larger on-screen.


Megas XLR

Megas shoots a few laser blasts at the screen, then its guns jam. It taps one of its blasters with a confused look. It accidentally fires at the right side of the logo, and it closes without any damage.


Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Mac stands on the red box and blinks. Bloo then appears on the right into the box and tackles Mac. They both smile at each other.


Evil Con Carne (Season 2)

Major Dr. Ghastly is holding a clicker and General Skarr is on a jet pack. Ghastly presses the button on the clicker and Skarr flies around, crashing into the logo, damaging it. He destroys the left side of the logo (as well) and vanishes. Ghastly looks at the audience and the logo closes without any damage.


Camp Lazlo

Lazlo begins to blows a trumpet, and then Scoutmaster Lumpus walks up with a large cork and places it in the trumpet. Lazlo continues to blow on it, making a quieter trumpet sound. This is the first version of the logo to be made in a 16:9 widescreen format.


The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (Seasons 2-3)

Monsters lift the Cartoon Network part of the logo to escape, but Juniper jumps on top of the logo and squashes the monsters by closing the logo, and then finally jumps away from the screen.


My Gym Partner's a Monkey

Jake and Adam swing on a vine (Adam, visibly uncomfortable, is being held by Jake). Jake swings off the screen, but Adam hits the edge of the logo and falls to the ground. Jake then swings back to the other side, passing by Adam. This was the first variant to use a white box.


Squirrel Boy

Rodney accidentally fires a rocket, as it catches Bob Johnson by his shoe, causing a nervous laugh by Rodney at Andy. The "Cartoon Network" text is also slightly larger than normal when the logo is closed.


Class of 3000

A piano plays and Sunny Bridges appears at the first of the line, smiling and taking his hat off leading the other main characters of the show (Lil' D, Madison, Philly, Tamika, Eddie and Kim) on the ride through the piano. Eventually, Kam falls onto the piano.


Ben 10 franchise:

  • Ben 10 (Seasons 3-4) and Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix: Ben turns on the Omnitrix, chooses an alien and pushes the button, triggering a flash of green light. This variant uses a gray box, and uses the "Grungy" variant of the logo. The logo also opens wider than usual.
  • Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Alien Swarm and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien: There is a close-up of a grown-up Ben's eyes. The screen then zooms out on him and as he does in the Ben 10 original variant, he pushes the button on the Omnitrix, triggering a flash of green light. Before the flash, Ben turns into a silhouette. This variant uses a black background and a white box. Also, it uses the ending theme of the show (in the case of Alien Swarm, the Alien Force cuts in and plays over).


Out of Jimmy's Head

Two of Jimmy's cartoon friends, Pickles and Prickles, hit each other with hammers. The logo also shakes when this happens even when the box is closed.


Chowder

Chowder walks by with a bag of food. He eats the "O" in "NETWORK". An apple falls out of the bag and replaces the "O" as the logo closes.


The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

Takes place in a white box and the logo is already opened. Flapjack is seen with Captain K'nuckles. Flapjack is giggling in a really annoying way. K'nuckles gets annoyed and pulls down the top of the logo, closing it.

  • On the episode "Flapjack Goes to a Party/Rye Ruv Roo", Flapjack's laughter is replaced by him barking like a dog.


Underfist: Halloween Bash

The original 2001 logo is shown, but with a still zooming picture of Hoss Delgado with his banana nunchuks (which is tinted in green) and Billy (voiced by Richard Horvitz) saying "All that work and nothin' to show for it!"


Adventure Time (Season 1)

Finn pokes Jake, as he becomes larger and larger, roaring and squeezing aside him. As he does this, Finn laughs.


Generator Rex (Season 1)

Rex turns his back into a jet engine, blasting off in the process while smiling, but he crashes into the logo when it closes, which causes the logo to shake. Like with the Ben 10 variant, this variant uses the "Grungy" version of the logo.


Fourth Logo Variants

Regular Show (Seasons 1-4)

The right-most square features a clip from the episode "Prank Callers", whereas the sound clip of Mordecai and Rigby laughing is from the episode "Death Punchies". There is an earlier version where it uses a clip from the episode "Free Cake", where Mordecai and Rigby chant "Free Cake!" twice.


Sym-Bionic Titan

In the right-most square, a clip from the episode "Neighbors in Disguise" is seen with the camera panning up to the Titan robot's head, with Lance saying "Form Titan!". This variant features a techno robotic version of the jingle.


Adventure Time (Seasons 2-5)

The right-most square features a clip from the episode "The Enchiridion!", with Finn saying "This party is so crazy!" This is one of the two variants where the fourth square doesn't turn white at the end.


Level Up and Incredible Crew

The logo is in-credit at the bottom left. Also, the fourth square is not shown.


Tower Prep and Level Up (TV movie)

Only the first three squares appear. The fourth square doesn't appear at all. This variant also features a deep synthesized version of the same four-note CN jingle.


Generator Rex (Seasons 2-3)

The right-most square features a clip from the episode "The Day That Changed Everything", with Rex transforming.


The Problem Solverz

The right-most square features a clip from the episode "Videogamez", with Alfe dancing against a yellow-red striped background. Like the Adventure Time variant, the fourth square doesn't turn white.


Secret Mountain Fort Awesome

The right-most square features a clip of the episode "Funstro", with The Fart saying "All right, who used the last of the purple stuff?"


Ben 10: Omniverse (Seasons 1-4), The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed and Tome of the Unknown

The logo animates as usual, however no clip is featured in the fourth square. This variant also features a deep synthesized version of the same four-note CN jingle.


Fifth Logo Variants

Uncle Grandpa

A clip plays from the episode "Funny Face" with the character Beary Nice saying "That was quite delicious". The theme from the fourth logo can also be heard.


Another variant with the three main characters in claymation (seen in the short "Total Reality") cheering can be found on the episode "Guest Directed Shorts". It was animated by Max Winston.


My Science Fiction Project (Short)

A scene in the short with Chancellor Maniac saying "Oh hello, are you a potato?" to Nutmeg, Manler Wagner, and Woolworth, respectively.


Lakewood Plaza Turbo (Pilot)

A scene from the short with Radicles and Enid, with the latter saying "Boss, that's the graffiti wiener!"


Paranormal Roommates (Short)

Bigfoot is puffing while giving a greatly livid expression.


Long Live The Royals, Summer Camp Island, Ben 10 (2016 reboot, Season 2-4) and The Fungies!

The box shows a clip from its respective episode.


Regular Show (Seasons 5-8) and Regular Show: The Movie

The box shows the same clip and sound effect from the previous logo.


Adventure Time (Seasons 5-10)

The box shows the same clip from the previous logo.


Steven Universe, Steven Universe: The Movie and Steven Universe Future

Steven is thrown by Amethyst over to Garnet, who then throws him to Pearl. Pearl then throws him up into the air, and the box closes. This variant is animated in a similar style to the third logo, with a rough sketch style. It was animated by former Supervising Director/Co-Executive Producer Ian Jones-Quartey.


AJ's Infinite Summer (Short)

AJ says "Noice!" in an almost Michael Rosen-esque fashion.


Long Live the Royals (Pilot)

Katherine punches Alex, as Alex starts to punch her, then Rosalind punches Alex.


Back to Backspace (Short)

Mustacki spins around in a colorful vortex.


Pillywag's Mansion (Short)

Pillywag is seen stuttering.


Mixels

Vulk shouts "Remix!" and then scratches a rainbow-colored Cubit on his turntable. This is the only variant of this logo to have a copyright stamp beneath the logo. On some episodes of the show, the logo is still. Starting with the second season, the scratching sounds are different and the copyright notice is removed.


Ben 10: Omniverse (Seasons 5-8)

The box shows the scene from the episode "Arrested Development" where 11-year-old Ben hits his Omnitrix, with visible frustration when it doesn't work. Every episode has a different sound effect played over him hitting the Omnitrix.


Clarence (Pilot)

Clarence holds up a chicken, which then scratches at his face.


Clarence

A cardboard cutout of Clarence is shown, flopping around and whistling.


Over The Garden Wall

An eerie animation of Wirt and Greg's shadows is shown, which looks like it was sketched out using pencils.


Black Dynamite (Season 2)

The box shows scenes of Black Dynamite fighting.


Ridin' With Burgess (Short)

Burgess says "Fool, this ain't no high school football game!" rapidly.


Jammers (Short)

Carol's face "explodes" when a pimple forms on her face.


Twelve Forever (Pilot)

One of Reggie's imaginary creatures speaks in an alien language while holding flowers.


YES (2009 short, 2015 re-release)

The merman happily exclaims "Yes!" as the green and blue word "YES" draws above him.


Spleenstab (2009 short, 2015 re-release)

A scene where Twinkle says "Maybe take it down a notch".


Danger Planet (2009 short, 2015 re-release)

A scene where Danger Planet screams "I'm alive!". On the 2016 YouTube re-release of the short, the logo has brighter colors.


Meddlen Meddows (2009 short, 2015 re-release)

Bacculas is frantically crazy.


We Bare Bears (Pilot)

The box shows a clip of Panda saying "We should probably leave before someone calls the popo".


We Bare Bears

An animation is shown of the three main characters, with Grizzly typing on a laptop. He shouts "Done!" and raises his hand, followed by Panda and Ice Bear also shouting "Done!". This variant is animated in a similar style to the third logo, with a rough sketch style.


Episodes centering on the bears as kids use a different animatic of the cubs in a box, falling. This was used for the episodes "The Road", "Pet Shop", "The Island" and "Baby Bears on a Plane".


The Powerpuff Girls (2016 reboot)

The box shows the Powerpuff Girls' voice actors dressed up in their respective characters' attire and flying through the sky, with their color streaks trailing behind them. This does not appear on the Teen Titans Go!/The Powerpuff Girls (2016 reboot) crossover episode "TTG v PPG", as the company wasn't involved in that episode.


Mighty Magiswords

An animatic of Prohyas happily unleashing a Muscle Magisword (which is in color), which intentionally panning to an unsuspecting Vambre reading as her left arm enlarges with magical muscles, which breaks the right side of the logo as Grup just looks at her while he floats. There is a different variant in the episode "Let's Team Up Because We Aren't Bad Friends" where Scarriet says "What's a Cartoon Network?", then Witchy Simone says "Don't worry about it.".


Ben 10 (2016 reboot, Season 1)

A clip of the episode "The Filth" is shown of Four Arms exclaiming "Time to throw stuff!". Starting with the episode "Out to Launch", the logo uses a clip from its respective episode.


Infinity Train:

Pilot: The box shows the scene from the pilot where Tulip asks Atticus if he wants to go outside, to which he eventually agrees.


Book One: For episodes one to nine, Tulip's hand, against a backdrop of the Wasteland, with her number rapidly changing. On episode ten (the final episode of Book One), Tulip's number reaches zero and a bright green light fills the screen.

Book Two: For episodes one to nine, MT (Mirror Tulip; later known as Lake) looking at her reflection in her hand while on board the Infinity Train. On episode ten (the final episode of Book Two), Lake looking at her reflection in her hand, but now in the real world. She smiles hopefully.

Book Three: Grace, Simon, Hazel, Amelia, and Tuba’s hands with their numbers are shown. The logo changes from episode-to-episode depending on how many of them are remaining or added to the group at that point.

  • On episode one, Simon and Grace's hands, with their numbers, with the floor of the Mall Car in the background.
  • On episode two, Simon and Grace's hands are joined by those of Tuba and Hazel's, prominently showing their numbers (and lack thereof), against the background of the Jungle Car's ground. Hazel's hand waves playfully.
  • On episode three, Simon, Grace, Hazel, and Tuba's hands, against a background of the floor of the Debutante Ball Car. Hazel's hand continues to wave playfully.
  • On episode four, Simon, Grace, Tuba, and Hazel's hands against a backdrop of snow. Grace's hand is covered by her glove, Hazel's hand continues to wave playfully.
  • On episode five, against the background of the Campfire Car, Tuba's hand is now gone, Grace's hand is still covered, and Hazel's hand, rather than waving playfully, fearfully trembles in its turtle form with webbed fingers and claws.
  • On episode six, Simon, Grace, and Hazel's hands are now joined by Amelia's, against a background of the Canyon of the Golden Winged Snakes Car.
  • On episode seven, Simon, Hazel, Amelia, and Grace's hands, against a background of the grotto the group camped out in.
  • On episode eight, Simon, Hazel, Amelia, and Grace's hands, against a backdrop of the Hey Ho Whoa Car, with the white screen of Grace's memory projection visible in the background.
  • On episode nine, Against a background of static, Simon's number rises while Grace's still-gloved hand is gradually covered in static.
  • On episode ten (the final episode of Book Three), Grace is back in the Mall Car as she was in "The Musical Car," but she is now alone, as her number rapidly descends down her arm, reaching her wrist before the tag closes.

Book Four: From episodes one to nine, Ryan and Min-Gi's hands with their numbers are shown. On episode ten (the final episode of Book Four), Min-Gi's hands are shown holding a Stylophone, while Ryan's hand is shown holding a guitar pick.


Victor and Valentino (Pilot)

The box shows Chupacabra saying "Oh, a fine choice little man!" to Victor and Valentino.


Victor and Valentino

The box shows the scene from the episode "Dead Ringer" where Victor lifts up Valentino's shirt and starts slapping his stomach, as they both laugh.


Samurai Jack (Season 5)

The box shows the scene from the episode "XCII" with a close-up of Jack's face. Sword sound effects are played as the box opens and closes.


Primal

The box shows a scene from the episode "Spear and Fang" with Spear riding Fang, while holding a spear in his hand. On Primal: Tales From Savagery, the scene is smaller.


OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

The box shows an animatic of the main cast flying towards the camera while showing off their Power Moves, before then ending on a closeup of K.O.'s face. This logo is a reference and a homage to the 1994 "All-Stars" Hanna-Barbera logo, as it features the same general concept of that logo, along with the classic H-B sound effects. It was animated by the show's Storyboard Supervisor Jeremy Polgar.


Craig of the Creek (Pilot)

A clip is shown of Kelsey shouting "Bad boys for life!" followed by J.P. excitedly agreeing.

Craig of the Creek

A clip plays from the episode "Jessica Goes to the Creek" with Craig saying "Just like I drew it!"


Summer Camp Island (Pilot)

A clip is shown of a shirt in an open drawer saying "Oh my gosh, hi!"


Apple & Onion (Pilot)

The box shows a scene of Apple saying "We're already doing it, baby!"

Apple & Onion

The box shows Apple and Onion staring at the ground, before they then look up and face the camera. The camera then zooms into an extreme closeup of their faces.


Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

The box shows Mao Mao backing up, before then charging into the camera with his sword. He stares angrily at the viewer as the box closes.


JJ Villard's Fairy Tales

The box shows the main character from that episode doing something.


Adventure Time: Distant Lands

BMO: The box shows a scene of BMO raising their broken arm & saying “Good babies.”

Obsidian: The box shows Marceline floating in the air saying "Oh, come on, you love it."

Together Again: The same logo from seasons 5-10 of Adventure Time is used.

Wizard City: The box shows Cadebra, during her audition, saying “Do not attempt at home!”


Close Enough (Seasons 1-2)

The box shows Josh and Emily high-fiving and chest-bumping each other.


Trick Moon (Short)

The box shows a clip from the short of Pocket kicking Trickshot in the face.


The Wonderful Wingits (Short)

The box shows puppets of Tim and Iris taking a bow.


Bottom's Butte (Short)

A scene where Beverly and Peanette say "I know" and start quietly laughing.


Legendary Place (Short)

Baba Lee points to a plate of dumplings and yells "Legendary!".


Welcome to My Life (Short)

A scene of a young T-Kesh blowing out the candles for his birthday party.


Tiggle Winks (Pilot)

A scene of Tiggy saying, "Toodles! Bye! See ya!" while starting up and driving off with Gweeseek in the back.


Sunshine Brownstone (Short)

Gene, sweating and jumping, says "Can I use the bathroom?".


Pops and Branwell (Short)

A white dog with a blue bowtie is sitting at a desk in front of Pops. The dog barks, jumps off the seat and does a little tap dance on the table before falling off.


Splitting Time (Short)

Coen and Pinn are sitting on chairs with drinks in their hands. They raise their drinks, and Coen says "To a flawless plan!". They then both laugh.


Cadette in Charge (Short)

In an empty futuristic classroom, Cadette, with Nono behind her, is smiling and rotating her arms in front of her, while making a hissing sound. This is an extension of the final scene of the pilot, where Cadette and Sam fail their group project. Cadette says to Sam "We're such good friends we even finish each othersssssssssssss...", while a visibly ticked-off Sam walks away. Cadette continues to make the hissing sound, thinking he'll come around.


Tig n' Seek

The box shows Gweeseek meowing on top of a stuffed laundry basket.


Starting with the episode "Boss: Bear in the City", Gweeseek presses the button of the arcade cabinet as she meows.


Come and Learn with Pibby (Short)

The logo is on a black background with Pibby in front as she turns around and looks at it. Shortly after, they glitch out. This appears during the short.


In the full animatic of the Pibby pilot, Pibby says "What's a Cartoon Network?" as she sees the end credits.

Sixth Logo Variants

We Baby Bears

An animation of young Grizzly, Panda, and Ice Bear coming together and taking a selfie.


Close Enough (Season 3)

The same clip from the previous logo.


Unicorn: Warriors Eternal

A clip plays from the episode "The Awakening" with Copernicus steaming his head.


Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

A clip plays from the episode "Prismo the Wishmaster" with Fionna riding Cake.


Jessica's Big Little World

A clip plays from the episode "Small Uncle's Big Bath" with Jessica (wearing a bonnet) hugging Small Uncle.


Craig Before the Creek

A clip from the movie plays from where Craig enters the creek for the first time as the camera pans around.

At the start of the movie, a still version of the logo fades to the opening scene, with the second "O" in "CARTOON" fading into the moon.

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