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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-February 14, 1964)	5th Logo (March 13, 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)

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)

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)

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.

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-===1st Logo (1920s-1936)===
+|Universal Cartoons.png|1st Logo (September 2, 1929-1931)
+||2nd Logo (1932-1936)
+|Universal(11).jpg|3rd Logo (August 15, 1938-December 15, 1947)
+|Universal(14).png|4th Logo (January 22, 1951-February 14, 1964)
+|Universal Pictures (1963-1990) ("Presents" variant, 1963-1972 version) (Taken from Monster of Ceremonies).png|5th Logo (March 13, 1964-September 1, 1972)
+}}
+===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.
-Nickname: "The Cartoon Globe I"
+'''Technique:''' A hand-drawn graphic.
-Logo: It's almost the same as the movie logo of the 1920s, except it's a cartoon version and a still logo.
+'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the cartoon.
-Variant: Another variant of the logo was kept intact on Oswald's mid-30s Universal shorts. The "The End" is seen on the upper left corner, and the 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.
+'''Availability:''' Seen at the end of the Walter Lantz-produced ''Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' cartoons.
-FX/SFX: None, except for the closing variant, with the globe moving.
+===2nd Logo (1932-1936)===
-Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the cartoon.
+[[File:Universal Cartoons (1936).jpg|center|396x396px]]
+{{YouTube|id=xEkVJTFqLXk}}
+'''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.
-Availability: Extremely rare. It's seen at the end of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons (later owned by Disney with a few rights by Universal), mainly Trolley Troubles. When Disney released all cartoons on DVD part of the Walt Disney Treasures series, this logo was no more. Any possible VHS releases should have this.
+'''Audio:''' See 1st logo.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on cartoons from that era.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
+===3rd Logo (August 15, 1938-December 15, 1947)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Universal(11).jpg
+A Universal Picture (1941).png|Blue Version
+</gallery>
+'''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:'''
-===2nd Logo (1927-1936)===
+*'''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.
-Nickname: "The Cartoon Globe II"
+'''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.
-Logo: See 1st Logo.
+===4th Logo (January 22, 1951-February 14, 1964)===
-Variant: There's a sepia variant.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Universal(14).png
+Universal International (1960-1963) logo (Open Matte).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the movie logo.
+'''Technique:''' Same as the movie logo.
-FX/SFX: The earth moving.
+'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the cartoon.
-Music/Sounds: See 1st Logo.
+'''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''.
-Availability: See 1st Logo.
+===5th Logo (March 13, 1964-September 1, 1972)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Universal Pictures (1963-1990) ("Presents" variant, 1963-1972 version) (Taken from Monster of Ceremonies).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' Same as the movie logo, but short.
+'''Technique:''' Same as the movie logo.
-===3rd Logo (1936-1946)===
-Nicknames: "The Art-Deco Globe", "The Glass Globe"
-Logo: Same as the movie logo. On later cartoons this is in color and is blue-tinted.
-Trivia: On one Woody Woodpecker short, the second ending is shown with the phrase "BUY MORE WAR BONDS FOR VICTORY".
-Variant: On some public domain prints of the 1941 Woody Woodpecker cartoon, "Pantry Panic", the globe is in a green color.
-Closing Titles: In 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" in white script 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.
-The third variant, more common than the other, the "The End" is smaller and the Screen Cartoonists Guild logo is seen on the bottom.
-FX/SFX: Same as the movie logo.
-Music/Sounds: The theme song's intro.
-Availability: Rare, seen on some early Woody Woodpecker cartoons, as well as the infamous Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat.
-===4th Logo (1946-1963)===
-Nickname: "Rotating Globe"
-Logo: Same as the movie logo.
-FX/SFX: Same as the movie logo.
-Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the cartoon.
-Availability: Scarce. Seen on Woody Woodpecker cartoons. Usually it was seen on Chilly Willy cartoons on Boomerang.
-===5th Logo (1963-1972)===
-Nicknames: "The Gaseous Globe", "MCA Globe"
-Logo: Same as the movie logo.
+'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the cartoon.
-FX/SFX: Same as the movie logo, but short.
+'''Availability:'''
-Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the cartoon.
+*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.
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-Availability: Rare; Universal Cartoons managed to survive into the 1970s unlike other major film company cartoon divisions. Seen on some Chilly Willy cartoons syndicated on television. Also can be seen on later Woody Woodpecker cartoons.
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