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Background:

O Entertainment, currently known as Omation Animation Studio, is a production company founded by Steve Oedekerk in 1990. O Entertainment produced the Thumbs! series (Thumb Wars, Bat-Thumb, Thumbtanic, etc), Santa vs. the Snowman 3D, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Back at the Barnyard among other shows and movies. The studio has gone dormant since Planet Sheen, which was poorly-received and was a ratings flop.

1st Logo (September 3, 1997)

Nicknames: "Talking O", "Ha-ha Oedekerk!", "The Big O"

Logo: On a black background, a light yellow "O", with "ENTERTAINMENT" also in light yellow below it. The "O" then rotates, turning into a lip shape, and says "Ha-ha, Oedekerk!" (provided by Oedekerk himself).

FX/SFX: The "O" talking.

Music/Sounds: A 3-note synth theme, and the "O"'s dialogue playing over it.

Availability: Extremely rare. It only appeared on the one-off NBC special The O Show (a.k.a. steve.oedekerk.com).

Editor's Note: The O talking may creep some out, but the music is pretty peaceful.

2nd Logo (December 1997?-August 4, 2006)

Nicknames: "The Purple O", "Still O", "The Big O II"

Logo: On a white background, a purple "O" is on the center, which is surrounded by "entertainment" underneath.

Variants:

Sometimes the background is black, or the logo is a bit smaller.
On Santa vs. the Snowman 3D, the logo is on a white oval and shines as it slowly zooms in.

FX/SFX: The logo fading in and out; the zoom-in and shining in the 2nd variant.

Music/Sounds: None or the closing theme of the movie.

Availability: Rare. Seen at the end of Barnyard and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Also seen at the start of Santa vs. the Snowman 3D, which was originally made as a television special in December 1997 and later presented in IMAX 3D theaters during the 2002-2006 holiday seasons.

Editor's Note: This is much simpler than the next logo because the "O" is different with a more minimalistic design. It is also boring because it just fades in and out.

3rd Logo (September 10, 1998-November 24, 2007)

Nicknames: "The Purple O II", "The Falling O", "CGI O", "Oh!", "O!", "Jell-O", "The Big O III"

Logo: On a black background, a giant, gelatinous purple "O" falls to the center of the screen. As it jiggles, "Entertainment" fades in below it in a wipe-in effect.

Variant: On Thumbs!, "WWW.OEDEKERK.COM" appears below the logo.

FX/SFX: The "O" falling and "Entertainment" appearing. Nice CGI.

Music/Sounds: A low-pitched voice saying "O!" with a dreamy synth tune.

Music/Sounds Variant:

On the Jimmy Neutron pilot "Runaway Rocketboy", the synth theme is different and the "O!" voiceover is delayed for a fraction of a second.
Thumb Wars has the closing theme, with the voice saying "O!" intact.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on all episodes of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. It also appeared on said show's "Runaway Rocketboy" pilot. It also appeared on the Thumbs! series, such as Thumb Wars, and split-screen airings of Back at the Barnyard when it premiered up to the episode "The Barnyard Games". It appears in the bottom left corner of the screen whenever Back at the Barnyard is still rerun on Nicktoons in place of the Omation logo.

Editor's Note: This logo is best known for appearing in Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius in conjunction with DNA Productions, and is a favorite among fans of the show. However, the darkness and sudden voice might scare a few.

4th Logo (1999-2002)

Nicknames: "Silent O", "20s O", "The Big O IV"

Logo: In black and white, a thumb depicted as a human is sitting on a chair while winding a camera with stacks of film reels next to it in a front of a blackbackground. As he does, the camera projects to reveal the O Entertainment logo (the same one as the first) while it pans briefly.

FX/SFX: The thumb winding the camera, the panning, and the logo appearing.

Music/Sounds: A silent film-style piano piece, as well as the sound of the camera being wound.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen at the beginning of the Thumbs! series, excluding Thumb Wars.

Editor's Note: This is a hilarious logo.

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 ===Background:===
-O Entertainment, currently known as [[Omation Animation Studio]], is a production company founded by Steve '''O'''edekerk in 1990. O Entertainment produced the ''Thumbs!'' series (''Thumb Wars'', ''Bat-Thumb'', ''Thumbtanic'', etc), ''Santa vs. the Snowman 3-D'', ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and ''Back at the Barnyard'' among other shows and movies.
+O Entertainment, currently known as [[Omation Animation Studio]], is a production company founded by Steve '''O'''edekerk in 1990. O Entertainment produced the ''Thumbs!'' series (''Thumb Wars'', ''Bat-Thumb'', ''Thumbtanic'', etc), ''Santa vs. the Snowman 3D'', ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and ''Back at the Barnyard'' among other shows and movies. The studio has gone dormant since ''Planet Sheen'', which was poorly-received and was a ratings flop.
-=== 1st Logo (September 3-December 13, 1997)===
+=== 1st Logo (September 3, 1997)===
 [[File:O Entertainment (Oedekerk).jpg|center|frameless|342x342px]]
 {{Youtube|id=x7158riRuyk}}
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 '''Music/Sounds:''' A 3-note synth theme, and the "O"'s dialogue playing over it.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It only appeared on the one-off NBC special ''The O Show'' (a.k.a. ''steve.oedekerk.com''), and the 1997 ABC special ''Santa vs. the Snowman''.
+'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It only appeared on the one-off NBC special ''The O Show'' (a.k.a. ''steve.oedekerk.com'').
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
+'''Editor's Note:''' The O talking may creep some out, but the music is pretty peaceful.
-===2nd Logo (September 10, 1998-November 24, 2007) ===
+=== 2nd Logo (December 1997?-August 4, 2006)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:O_entertainment_logo.jpg
+File:O entertainment (Black BG).jpg
+File:O entertainment (Smol).jpg
+File:O entertainment (Glowing Oval).jpg
+</gallery>'''Nicknames:''' "The Purple O", "Still O", "The Big O II"
+'''Logo:''' On a white background, a purple "'''O'''" is on the center, which is surrounded by "'''entertainment'''" underneath.
+'''Variants:'''
+*Sometimes the background is black, or the logo is a bit smaller.
+*On ''Santa vs. the Snowman 3D'', the logo is on a white oval and shines as it slowly zooms in.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The logo fading in and out; the zoom-in and shining in the 2nd variant.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the closing theme of the movie.
+'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen at the end of ''Barnyard'' and ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius''. Also seen at the start of ''Santa vs. the Snowman 3D'', which was originally made as a television special in December 1997 and later presented in IMAX 3D theaters during the 2002-2006 holiday seasons.
+'''Editor's Note:''' This is much simpler than the next logo because the "O" is different with a more minimalistic design. It is also boring because it just fades in and out.
+===3rd Logo (September 10, 1998-November 24, 2007) ===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:O Entertainment.png
@@ Line 25: / Line 48: @@
 File:O Entertainment (Link).jpg
 </gallery>{{YouTube|id=g9XqpREbvAs}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Purple O II", "The Falling O", "CGI O", "Oh!", "O!", "Jell-O", "The Big O II"
+'''Nicknames:''' "The Purple O II", "The Falling O", "CGI O", "Oh!", "O!", "Jell-O", "The Big O III"
 '''Logo:''' On a black background, a giant, gelatinous purple "'''O'''" falls to the center of the screen. As it jiggles, "Entertainment" fades in below it in a wipe-in effect.
-'''Variant:''' Sometimes, "WWW.OEDEKERK.COM" appears below the logo.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Thumbs!'', "WWW.OEDEKERK.COM" appears below the logo.
 '''FX/SFX:''' The "O" falling and "Entertainment" appearing. Nice CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A low-pitched voice says "O!", with either a dreamy synth tune or, on ''Thumb Wars'', the closing theme.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A low-pitched voice saying "O!" with a dreamy synth tune.
+'''Music/Sounds Variant:'''
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the ''Jimmy Neutron'' pilot "Runaway Rocketboy", the synth theme is different and the "O!" voiceover is delayed for a fraction of a second.
+*On the ''Jimmy Neutron'' pilot "Runaway Rocketboy", the synth theme is different and the "O!" voiceover is delayed for a fraction of a second.
+*''Thumb Wars'' has the closing theme, with the voice saying "O!" intact.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on all episodes of ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius''. It also appeared on said show's "''Runaway Rocketboy''" pilot. It also appeared on the ''Thumbs!'' series, such as ''Thumb Wars'', and split-screen airings of ''Back at the Barnyard'' when it premiered up to the episode "The Barnyard Games". It currently appears on Nicktoons reruns of ''Back at the Barnyard'', where it appears in the bottom left corner of the screen, like the credits, in place of the [[Omation Animation Studio|Omation]] logo.
+'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on all episodes of ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius''. It also appeared on said show's "''Runaway Rocketboy''" pilot. It also appeared on the ''Thumbs!'' series, such as ''Thumb Wars'', and split-screen airings of ''Back at the Barnyard'' when it premiered up to the episode "The Barnyard Games". It appears in the bottom left corner of the screen whenever ''Back at the Barnyard'' is still rerun on Nicktoons in place of the [[Omation Animation Studio|Omation]] logo.
-'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is best known for appearing in Nickelodeon's ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' in conjunction with [[DNA Productions]], and is a favorite among fans of the show.
+'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is best known for appearing in Nickelodeon's ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' in conjunction with [[DNA Productions]], and is a favorite among fans of the show. However, the darkness and sudden voice might scare a few.
-===3rd Logo (1999-2002)===
+===4th Logo (1999-2002)===
+[[File:O Entertainment (1999).png|center|frameless|342x342px]]
-'''Nicknames:''' "Silent O", "20s O", "The Big O III"
+'''Nicknames:''' "Silent O", "20s O", "The Big O IV"
 '''Logo:''' In black and white, a thumb depicted as a human is sitting on a chair while winding a camera with stacks of film reels next to it in a front of a blackbackground. As he does, the camera projects to reveal the O Entertainment logo (the same one as the first) while it pans briefly.
@@ Line 48: / Line 74: @@
 '''FX/SFX:''' The thumb winding the camera, the panning, and the logo appearing.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A silent film-style piano piece, as well as the sound the camera makes when being winded.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A silent film-style piano piece, as well as the sound of the camera being wound.
-'''Availability:''' Seen at the beginning of the ''Thumbs!'' series, excluding ''Thumb Wars''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-=== 4th Logo (December 21, 2001-August 4, 2006)===
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-File:O_entertainment_logo.jpg
-File:O entertainment (Black BG).jpg
-File:O entertainment (Smol).jpg
-File:O entertainment (Glowing Oval).jpg
-</gallery>'''Nicknames:''' "The Purple O", "Still O", "The Big O IV"
-'''Logo:''' On a white background, a purple "'''O'''" is on the center, which is surrounded by "'''entertainment'''" underneath.
-'''Variants:'''
-*Sometimes the background is black, or the logo is a bit smaller.
-*On ''Santa vs. the Snowman 3D'', the logo is on a white oval, and it slowly zooms in.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The logo fading in and out. The logo zooming in slowly in the 2nd variant.
+'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Seen at the beginning of the ''Thumbs!'' series, excluding ''Thumb Wars''.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None, or the closing theme of the movie.
+'''Editor's Note:''' This is a hilarious logo.
-'''Availability:''' Seen only at the end of most of their movies like ''Barnyard'', ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', and ''Santa vs. the Snowman 3-D''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Much more simple than the 2nd logo because the "O" is different and with a more minimalistic design. And also boring because it just fades in and out.
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