MoonScoop Group

Background

MoonScoop Group is a French animation company founded in 2003 after the merger of Antefilms Production (started in 1990) and France Animation (started in 1984). In 2013, the company went into administration and its assets were divested. Mike and Liz Young purchased back the US division and renamed it as Splash Entertainment, while Dargaud Média acquired the rest of MoonScoop and appointed the remaining employees at EllipsAnime.

1st Logo (Code Lyoko Variant) (August 31, 2005-November 10, 2007)

Logo: Against a background of swirling blue/black lights, we see a gray crescent moon with the text "MOONSCOOP" written in the center. The lights pass through the moon and turn it from transparent into grey. The word "PRESENTS" (in whatever language the show is being broadcasted in) types itself below the logo, then it fades out and the opening intro continues.

Variant: At the end of the show, we see the MoonScoop logo, now with a yellow crescent, appear in a split-screen credit format at the left side of the screen.

Technique: CGI.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Code Lyoko starting with season 2. The closing variant was only used on season 2; later seasons have the Taffy Entertainment logo instead.

Legacy: This is a favorite for those that grew up watching Code Lyoko.

2nd Logo (2006-March 29, 2014)

Logo: We see a yellow moon against a night sky. Then the sun hits it, making an eclipse (which causes the moon to turn into a crescent). Under the crescent, we see the phrase "MoonScoop", swirling from the left to the center. After the swirling of the MoonScoop phrase, the phrase shines.

Variants:

There was also a still variant on a white background.
On some shows, the still variant shares its' screen via split-screen with other production logos.

Technique: CGI. None for the still version.

Music/Sounds: An explosion sound, followed by a synthesized shimmer. Most programs from MoonScoop at around this time had the show's ending theme playing instead, or just silence.

Availability: Uncommon. It's seen on Titeuf: Le film, The Twisted Whiskers Show, Gasp! (TV series), Zevo-3, Quest for Zhu, season 2 of Chloe's Closet, season 3 of Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, The DaVincibles, season 2 of Dive Olly Dive!, season 2 of Hero: 108, early episodes of season 1 of Lalaloopsy (TV series), later episodes of Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot, My Phone Genie, and early episodes of Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch. The white background version is relatively common and can be seen on seasons 1 and 2 of Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, Dive Olly Dive! and the Pirate Treasure, season 1 of Wild Grinders, later episodes of season 1 of Hero: 108, season 2 of Pet Alien, and early episodes of Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot, as well as the Pet Alien game for the Nintendo DS.

Legacy: Another favorite among MoonScoop fans.

◄	Antefilms Production France Animation Mike Young Productions

MoonScoop Group

Dargaud Média
Splash Entertainment

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