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Background

This is David Spade's production company.

1st Logo (August 8-15, 2000)

Visuals: In front of a desert background (complete with cacti, mountains, and an animal skull), there is a smiling rat with a tuft of blonde hair wearing cutoff jeans and a sleeveless white T-shirt. He's holding a beverage and giving the peace sign. To the left of him, there are the words "DESERT RAT" in a stylized font.

Technique: Digital ink-and-paint.

Audio: None.

Availability: This was only seen on Sammy, which was only aired twice before NBC retired their animated sitcom block.

Legacy: Before its mid-2021 rediscovery, Sammy was considered a prime example of lost media. For decades, the only surviving evidence of the show were promotional stills, newspaper ads, and character design sheets. By extension, this logo would have also been considered lost media, making it a contender for one of the most obscure logos of all-time (second only to the partially-found T.A.T. Communications logo).

2nd Logo (July 29, 2019-)

Visuals: On a white background with a gray outer vignette, there is a cartoon illustration of an unconscious brown rat wearing red boxers, falling, and hitting the ground. A red cup falls out of his hand and rolls beside the rat. To the right of him, the words "desert rat" appear letter-by-letter in a typewriter font.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: The sounds of the typewriter typing with a dropping sound or the closing theme.

Availability: Can be seen on Lights Out with David Spade on Comedy Central as well as The Netflix Afterparty on Netflix.

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 ===Background===
-Desert Rat Productions is the vanity production company for works produced by David Spade.
+This is David Spade's production company.
-===1st Logo (2000)===
+===1st Logo (August 8-15, 2000)===
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+'''Visuals:''' In front of a desert background (complete with cacti, mountains, and an animal skull), there is a smiling rat with a tuft of blonde hair wearing cutoff jeans and a sleeveless white T-shirt. He's holding a beverage and giving the peace sign. To the left of him, there are the words "'''DESERT RAT'''" in a stylized font.
-'''Nicknames''':
-"Desert Rat 1", "Peace Sign Rat", "Lost Rat"
+'''Technique:''' Digital ink-and-paint.
-'''Logo''':
+'''Audio:''' None.
-In front of a desert background (complete with cacti, mountains, and an animal skull), we see a smiling rat with a tuft of blonde hair wearing cutoff jeans and a sleeveless white T-shirt. He's holding a beverage and giving the peace sign. To the left of him, we see the words:
+'''Availability:''' This was only seen on ''Sammy'', which was only aired twice before NBC retired their animated sitcom block.
-<center>'''DESERT RAT'''</center>
+'''Legacy:''' Before its mid-2021 rediscovery, ''Sammy'' was considered a prime example of lost media. For decades, the only surviving evidence of the show were promotional stills, newspaper ads, and character design sheets. By extension, this logo would have also been considered lost media, making it a contender for one of the most obscure logos of all-time (second only to the partially-found [[T.A.T. Communications Company|T.A.T. Communications logo]]).
-in a stylized font.
+===2nd Logo (July 29, 2019-)===
-'''FX/SFX''':
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Screen Shot 2021-05-25 at 3.01.42 PM.png
-None.
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=fyDXMekVROY}}
-'''Music/Sounds''':
-None.
-'''Availability''':
-Extinct; as close to an urban legend as one can get. Was only seen at the end of ''Sammy''(2000), Spade's animated sitcom that aired exactly twice on NBC in August of 2000.
-'''Editor's Note''':
-This logo - along with its parent series - was considered to be lost media for over two decades.<ref>https://lostmediawiki.com/Sammy_(partially_found_NBC_animated_TV_series;_2000)</ref> On May 24th, 2021, the pilot episode was posted to YouTube after user ''Matt'' (who was also responsible for the re-discovery of Nickelodeon's ''The Electric Piper'' (2003)) contacted one of the crew members about the existence of the series. <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5DhY-InKno</ref> The failure of another NBC animated sitcom commissioned at the time, ''God, The Devil, and Bob''(2000), resulted in NBC reconsidering their approach to producing animated television shows, effectively leaving ''Sammy'' in limbo. Although 13 episodes of ''Sammy'' were produced, only the first two were aired due to contractual obligations. <ref>https://lostmediawiki.com/Sammy_(partially_found_NBC_animated_TV_series;_2000)</ref>
-===2nd Logo (2019-2020)===
-'''Nicknames''':
-"Desert Rat 2", "Falling Rat"
-'''Logo''': TBD
-'''FX/SFX''':
-The rat falling, it's cup rolling around on the ground, the appearance of the letters.
-'''Music/Sounds''':
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background with a {{color|gray}} outer vignette, there is a cartoon illustration of an unconscious {{color|saddlebrown|brown}} rat wearing {{color|red}} boxers, falling, and hitting the ground. A {{color|red}} cup falls out of his hand and rolls beside the rat. To the right of him, the words "'''desert rat'''" appear letter-by-letter in a typewriter font.
-The final notes of the credits theme for "''Lights Out with David Spade''"
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Availability''': Can be seen at the end of "''Lights Out with David Spade''" on Comedy Central. Unfortunately, after being put on hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Comedy Central voiced their decision to not renew the series. According to a press release, the network is not ruling out selling the program to another network, so it's possible that this will be seen again on television soon.
+'''Audio:''' The sounds of the typewriter typing with a dropping sound or the closing theme.
-'''Editor's Note''':
+'''Availability:''' Can be seen on ''Lights Out with David Spade'' on Comedy Central as well as ''The Netflix Afterparty'' on Netflix.
-None.
+[[Category:United States]]
-[[Category:American Logos]][[Category:Television Logos]][[Category:American Television Logos]]
+[[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:American television logos]]
+[[Category:Vanity cards]]