Spongebob Csupo

Logo descriptions by  JuniorFan88, AsdfTheRevival, William Immendorf (WillWill45), JackLovesCLGLogos, Paperking99, BenIsRandom, and TomTornados3

Logo captures by  mr3urious, V of Doom, EnormousRat,mario9000sevenand Logoboy95

Editions by  V of Doom, CuriousGeorge60, kidinbed, ZoDanma, EnormousRat, BenderRoblox, johndakingofawesome, shnick1985, KirbyGuy2001, DaBigLogoCollector, edunk5, MilkTheCouch, gameandwatchisawesome101, BenIsRandom and GoAnimateFan199Pro

Video captures courtesy of  YoshiLove5000, NinJutsuDude1997 (AmantiDorian), billywws, FanCentralNetwork, Paperking99, and klaskycsupologofan



 Background : In 1982, Klasky-Csupo (pronounced "CLASS-key CHEW-po") was formed in a bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, California. The name of the company derives from the last names of the two producers Arlene Klasky and Hungarian-born animator Gábor Csupó. During The Tracey Ullman Show's days, Klasky-Csupo produced the animated Simpsons shorts, consisting of 48, before The Simpsons became a full-time network series in 1989. After those initial skits, Klasky-Csupo worked with 20th Century Fox Television and Matt Groening to produce the first 3 seasons of the animated sitcom until 1992, when Film Roman took over production. In 1990, the duo cut a production deal with Nickelodeon, and there they made the cable network's most successful animated series, Rugrats. After that, Klasky-Csupo made other successful animated shows such as The Wild Thornberrys, ''AAAHH!!! Real Monsters, Rocket Power, As Told By Ginger, All Grown Up, Duckman (for USA Network and Paramount Network Television ,  distribution currently held by CBS), and The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald'' (a promoted cartoon available exclusively at McDonald's restaurants from 1998 to early 2001). The company also produced Spy vs. Spy cartoons for Cartoon Network's MAD. Many shows from the company were cancelled in 2004 and All Grown Up was put on hiatus in 2006 before officially being cancelled in 2008, and the company went dormant. However, Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó officially revived the company in 2012 and have announced that they are currently working on some "top secret projects".





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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Nicknames : "The (Dancing) Graffiti", "Avant Garde Scribbles", "The Personification of All That is Cheesy", "Weird Stuff", "Weird Klasky-Csupo", "That Strange Logo After Rugrats", "Boxes from Hell (The Wild Thornberrys pilot variant)", "The Surrealist Thing", "Literally Out of the Box", "The Filmstrip"

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Logo : On a white background with shapes that change frequently, we pan past a row of box outlines. Each box has a drawing of an object turning into a letter. Here they are: <p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">The next five squares have a scribble write the stenciled " <span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(50,51,51);line-height:normal;-webkit-font-kerning:none;">CSUPO <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">" on them (in Helvetica); the first few letters are  <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(4,51,255);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">blue <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">, but the P is  <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(7,253,255);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">teal <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;"> when it is being drawn, but then it turns to  <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,165,1);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">orange <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;"> once it's finished, and the O is  <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(113,43,212);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">purple <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">. Everything described up to this point happens in a very fast pace. After this we zoom out, during which "I N C.", in  <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,37,0);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">red, appears letter-by letter. Then we see the complete boxes arranged with "SPoNGEBOB <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">" on top of "CSUPO". In "CSUPO", the "C" is  <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,37,0);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">red <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">, the "S" is  <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,251,1);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">yellow <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">, and the "U" is  <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(4,51,255);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">blue <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">. Then the logo turns black and white while the " B <span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">" turns purple a second later.
 * 1st Box :  <span style="-webkit-font-kerning:none;color:rgb(4,51,255);">Blue  cubic shapes forming a  <span style="-webkit-font-kerning:none;color:rgb(26,204,0);">green  "S" in Arial Bold Font, which is not centered.
 * 2nd Box : A  <span style="-webkit-font-kerning:none;color:rgb(17,30,138);">dark blue  hat that stretches into an boot, which then turns into an "P" in a Baskerville-like font that is centered correctly.
 * 3rd Box : An  <span style="-webkit-font-kerning:none;color:rgb(255,166,1);">orange  pattern that shrinks and turns into a choppy, lowercase "o" in an  Arial Bold Font that is positioned in the upper right corner of the box.
 * 4th Box : A  <span style="-webkit-font-kerning:none;color:rgb(4,184,255);">light blue  cone with rings surround it that turns into a crayon with a layer on it, and then turns into a silhouette of a lizard, which turns into an "N" in a Gill Sans-like font that sits in the bottom-left of the box.
 * 5th Box : A  <span style="-webkit-font-kerning:none;color:rgb(247,60,240);">pink  silhouette of a cow that turns into a butterfly and then quickly turns back into a cow, but from a different point of view, and then turns into an alligator, and finally a circle-jagged, grungy "K". It is centered like the dark blue "G" in the 2nd box.
 * 6th Box : An acrobatic performer forming a  <span style="-webkit-font-kerning:none;color:rgb(255,166,1);">tan  "E", which hangs a little off the bottom-right corner of the box.
 * 7th Box : None.
 * 8th Box : None
 * 9th Box : None

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Variants : <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> FX/SFX : Dazzling animation of the objects forming the letters in the logo...
 * A still version of the logo (with graffiti still dancing and the logo already black and white with "B <span style="color:rgb(50,51,51);-webkit-font-kerning:none;">" purple) was spotted on Stressed Eric.
 * An abridged version with higher-pitched music was used on Duckman with the music somewhat resembling the next logo.
 * An in-credit variation was on Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on HBO Storybook Musicals and on the credits for the music video of Shadrach by the Beastie Boys.
 * A version exists on the first two seasons of AAAHH!!! Real Monsters where the logo fades out early and the music trails off into the Nickelodeon "Scribble" logo.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Cheesy Factor : ...some of which are very choppy and/or incredibly cheap, looking like it was done on Adobe Flash despite that medium not even existing during that time. Plus, the black & white transition and purple "Y" are unnecessary. This logo also features so many random sound effects that you don't even hear on other 90s closing logos. It's one of the weirdest logos out there, but it's also very creative.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Music/Sounds : A bit complicated, but here it goes:

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Throughout the entire logo, a 24-note synth-cello line (sounding much like an old portable Casio keyboard) plays that adds vibrato to its last two notes. A catchy drum-machine loop (time signature possibly 5/4) and a strange film projector-like sound (sounding much like a bingo machine) play as well; the former stops once the logo zooms out, while the latter stops when the transition to B&W starts. As the letters pan, there are also corresponding sound effects with the actions of said letters: <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> During the formation of “CSUPO”, a scribbling sound is heard (which was omitted in 1992) along with two old-timey car honks (abridged to one in 1992), soon followed by a dog “yipping” six times in a high-pitched fashion, similar to a Chihuahua’s barking. As the logo zooms out, a warm synth gradually glissandos to G-5 (on a piano scale) along with a bass note playing in the same key, albeit five octaves lower, the latter of which sustains for the remaining time. An elephant trumpets twice as the logo nearly finishes its transformation to B&W.
 * S : No effect since the music hasn’t started yet.
 * P : A rather abrupt “blocky” sound (possibly meant for the first letter).
 * o : Two notes of a rock guitar.
 * N : A fast paced “twirling” sound.
 * G : A rising, choppy cowbell sound.
 * E: A boing sound which fits with the acrobat jumping.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Music/Sounds Trivia : The early variant of the logo music appears at the end of the song "Alanis", from Neil Cicierega's Mouth Sounds mixtape.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Music/Sounds Variants : <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Availability : Uncommon. Currently seen on Rugrats episodes from the era on The Splat on TeenNick, DVD, and VHS, including episodes from season 8 and excluding Angelica and Suzie's Pre-School Daze when it was used instead of the next logo (however, current prints of season 8 episodes use the 2nd logo). An example of this is the 2002 Rugrats Halloween VHS. It's also seen on DVDs of Duckman, DVDs of Santo Bugito, and VHS tapes, DVDs and digital downloads of AAAHH!!! Real Monsters. The in-credit variant appears on reruns of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on HBO Family, as part of "HBO Storybook Musicals", and the music video for the song Shadrach by the Beastie Boys, which was actually where this logo premiered. Also seen on early episodes of The Wild Thornberrys. The "Boxes from Hell" variant is extinct, as the pilot hasn't been released or aired since its original airing in 1998. Don't expect to see this on the first three seasons of The Simpsons as the studio only did the animation for the show. They did not produce the show. Split-screen credits airings of their shows usually plasters this logo with the next one, but it did appear on some episodes of Rugrats after Nickelodeon USA's split-screen credits when it made reruns from 2010-2013.
 * In exceptional cases, it uses the closing theme, like Stressed Eric and the Rugrats episode "I Remember Meville/No More Cookies".
 * On "Bird in the Window", the logo is silent.
 * A version exists on the 1998 pilot of The Wild Thornberrys where the logo plays as usual, but with the 1998 "Robot" logo audio instead. The pilot aired on September 1, 1998, and the "Robot" logo was introduced on October 8, 1998, so the "Robot" logo might had been intended to debut on this pilot, but for unknown reasons, was changed back to the "Graffiti" logo, but keeping the "Robot" audio intact. Interesting, but still very strange, not to mention that all other episodes with this logo use the normal music/sound variant.
 * On Santo Bugito, a slightly rearranged version of the music is heard.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);"> Scare Factor:  Depending on the variant: <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,51,51);">
 * Original and Abridged versions : Low to medium. The cut from the credits to the logo is jarring, the random sound effects, animations, and styles may catch you off guard, and the fast pace of the abridged may suck you up, but it's a memorable logo and a favorite for those who remember seeing it.
 * The Wild Thornberrys Pilot variant : Medium to high. The sounds from the next logo are pretty creepy, combined with the jarring cut and random animations. It can be jarring if you expect the regular audio and wind up with this. In addition, its highly unlikely people would expect this due to this version being only a one time occurrence, it will also bring back bad memories to the people scared of the next logo.
 * With the closing theme : Low, as it does not stop the cut from the credits nor the effects.
 * In-credit and "Still" variants : None.

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