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Universal Cartoons
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Contents | ||||
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1st Logo (September 2, 1929-1931) | 2nd Logo (1932-1936) | 3rd Logo (August 15, 1938-December 15, 1947) | 4th Logo (January 22, 1951-March 13, 1964) | 5th Logo (April 10, 1964-September 1, 1972) |
1st Logo (September 2, 1929-1931)
Visuals: It's almost the same as the movie logo of the 1920s, except it's a cartoon version and a still logo.
Technique: A hand-drawn graphic.
Audio: The closing theme of the cartoon.
Availability: Seen at the end of the Walter Lantz-produced Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons.
2nd Logo (1932-1936)
Visuals: "The End" is seen on the upper left corner, and a globe, with clouds, is seen on the lower right corner, as in some of the movies from the 1930s. The words "IT'S A UNIVERSAL CARTOON" in capital letters overlap the globe.
Technique: Printed card.
Audio: See 1st logo.
Availability: Seen on cartoons from that era. [Examples?]
3rd Logo (August 15, 1938-December 15, 1947)
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Blue Version
Visuals: Same as the movie logo.
Variant: On later cartoons, this logo is blue-tinted.
Closing Titles: On a blue, red or customized background, "A WALTER LANTZ CARTUNE" is seen above the screen in very small letters. Below the text, the following variants:
- The early ending involved some credits and "The End" on the bottom.
- The second variant doesn't have the credits, the "The End" words are bigger and in a different script. Also, Walter Lantz is billed as "Walt Lantz" in some shorts.
- On Air Raid Warden (1942), Ration Bored and Pass the Biscuits Mirandy! (both 1943), the second ending is shown with the phrase "BUY MORE WAR BONDS FOR VICTORY". The latter has a plate of grenade biscuits replace “The End”.
- The third variant, more common than the other, the "The End" is smaller and the Screen Cartoonists Guild logo is seen on the bottom.
Technique: Same as the movie logo.
Audio: The opening theme of the cartoon.
Availability: Seen on some early Woody Woodpecker cartoons, as well as the infamous Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat.
4th Logo (January 22, 1951-March 13, 1964)
Visuals: Same as the movie logo.
Technique: Same as the movie logo.
Audio: The opening theme of the cartoon.
Availability: Seen on Woody Woodpecker cartoons from the era. Usually it was seen on Chilly Willy cartoons on Boomerang.
5th Logo (April 10, 1964-September 1, 1972)
Visuals: Same as the movie logo, but short.
Technique: Same as the movie logo.
Audio: The opening theme of the cartoon.
Availability:
- Universal Cartoons managed to survive into the 1970s unlike other major film company cartoon divisions.
- Seen on some Chilly Willy cartoons syndicated on television.
- It can also be seen on later Woody Woodpecker cartoons as well.