Universal Cartoons

Credits

Descriptions by
Logoboy95

Captures by
VPJHuk

Editions by
Shadeed A. Kelly and Michael Kenchington

Video captures courtesy of
LogoLibraryinc, simblos, Lotsoflogos Productions and Jordan Rios

Not to be confused with Universal Animation Studios.

1st Logo (September 2, 1929-1931)

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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:

• Opening: On a black background with spinning stars, a stylized glass globe is shown rotating, tilted at an angle. The words "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE", in a stylized Art Deco font, slowly orbit around the globe.
• Closing: 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.

Variant: On later cartoons, the opening logo is blue-tinted.

Technique:

• Opening: Live-action model work. This logo was created by set designer Alexander Golitzen and photographed by special effects artist John Fulton.
• Closing: A still, hand-drawn graphic.

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. It also has been spotted on some Andy Panda cartoons, namely Apple Andy, on MeTV Toons.

4th Logo (January 22, 1951-February 14, 1964)

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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. MeTV Toons preserved this on an airing of a Windy & Breezy cartoon titled Salmon Yeggs.

5th Logo (March 13, 1964-September 1, 1972)

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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.