Cartoon Network Productions

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Background

Cartoon Network Productions, Inc. is the global television production and distribution arm of Cartoon Network and a division of Warner Bros.' Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It distributes television shows, television pilots, and feature movies for the main American Cartoon Network and the network's international channels since 1993.

1st Logo (Still variants) (December 5, 1993-2018)

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  Space Ghost Coast to Coast
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  What-a-Cartoon Show
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  Big Bag
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  Early What-a-Cartoon Show version
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  Hanna-Barbera version
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  Cartoon Planet
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  Early Cartoon Planet variant
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  The Popeye Show
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  The Amazing World of Gumball (season 1)
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  Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
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  Small version with Time Warner credit
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  Tiny version (Black background)
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  Tiny version (White background)
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  Inverted version
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  The Moxy & Flea Show: Abducted
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  Brak Presents The Brak Show Starring Brak
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  Cartoon Gang
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  1994 byline
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  1995 byline
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  1997 byline
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  The Moxy Show
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  Space Ghost Coast to Coast ("Girl Hair")
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  Sealab 2021
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  Sealab 2021 typo version
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  Sealab 2021 ("Bizzaro")
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  Sealab 2021 ("Murphy Murph and the Feng Shui Bunch")
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  Sealab 2021 ("Let 'Em Eat Corn")
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  The Brak Show ("The Eye")
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  Toonheads
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  Sealab 2021 ("Neptunati")
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  Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood
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  Fat Dog Mendoza
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  The Cramp Twins (Season 1)
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  The Aardman Factory (2000; Spain)
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  The Amazing World Of Gumball intro
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Visuals: The 1992-2004 Cartoon Network logo (which is basically the words "CARTOON NETWORK" written on a black and white checkerboard with the white letters on black squares and the black letters on the white squares) is seen superimposed on the screen. Usually, the copyright stamp and/or the Turner/(AOL) Time Warner byline is seen below.

Variants:

• This logo would come after the 1997 Hanna-Barbera logo from some season 1 & season 2 episodes of Johnny Bravo, season 3 episodes of Cow & Chicken, and several season 2 episodes of Dexter's Laboratory. After the Hanna-Barbera irises out, the Cartoon Network logo zooms in, and the Service Mark symbol appears on the center right of the logo.
  • On some season 1 episodes of The Powerpuff Girls and the season 2 episode "Slave the Day"/"Los Dos Mojos", as well as on Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip, the logo comes after the 1998 H-B logo. The logo zooms in from the center of the star along with the white background, and the SM symbol appears as usual.
• On some early What-a-Cartoon Show shorts, the logo is up against a purple-white gradient background with text in black reading "HOME OF THE TOP TOON STARS" below. On some airings (particularly on Boomerang), it would appear after the Hanna-Barbera "Comedy All-Stars" or Cartoon Network Studios logos before it was plastered by them.
• On later What-a-Cartoon Show shorts, the logo is up against a black background with a white box around it with no byline. This was later removed from all airings.
• On Big Bag, the logo is in 3D (appearing as it did on bumpers during the "Checkerboard" era) against a blue background with no byline.
• There is another bylineless variant seen on early Cartoon Network airings of Cartoon Planet where the logo is on a black background.
• On The Popeye Show anthology series, the logo is on a red background.
• On Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, the logo appears against Harvey's power symbol (the stylized winged Sun). Five black bars shoot out of the right of the screen and expand, covering the logo.
• On season 1 of The Amazing World of Gumball, the logo is in-credit below the Dandelion Studios logo.
• In some cases, an in-credit text was used.
• On some episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, the logo is tiny. It may either be inverted, on a white background, or on a black background, depending on the episode.
• On Toonheads, the logo is on a black background with "A Time Warner Company" below the logo. The copyright stamp is seen below.
• On some episodes of Sealab 2021, there is a typo in the copyright notice, where it says "All Right Reserved" instead of "All Rights Reserved".
• On early episodes of Sealab 2021, it's the same as the Toonheads variant, but the logo is much smaller. There is another variant in which the colors of the logo are inverted.
• On the ''Sealab 2021 episode "Murphy Murph and the Feng Shui Bunch", Master Shake from Aqua Teen Hunger Force tries to break the Cartoon Network Productions logo, after he broke the 70/30 Productions and Williams Street logos, but fails.
• There is a version with "Co-produced by" in white above the logo.
• On the Sealab 2021 episode "Bizarro", the Bizarro version of Quinn jumps on the logo several times, causing the logo to lower down, while he shouts "I'm helping! I'm helping!".
• On The Moxy & Flea Show: Abducted, Colin Versus the World and Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood, the logo is seen without byline or copyright.
• On Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak, the logo is on a paper taped to the background with the copyright shown.
• On The Moxy Show, the logo is in 3D with copyright, and also in that logo, Moxy is seen dancing under a spotlight.
• On the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Girl Hair", the logo is moving, while it also contains fire.
• On the Brak Show episode "The Eye", the eye is floating in front of the Cartoon Network logo.
• On the Sealab 2021 episode "Neptunati", the logo is placed near the bottom of the screen, then Zombie Cat (with a rainbow trail behind him) falls on the logo and says "Zombie Cat loves you."
• On the Sealab 2021 episode "Let 'Em Eat Corn", the logo appears as normal, then cuts to a living room setting with the logo on a TV screen. Two men on a couch say a few lines, then a dresser "wakes up", looks around, then closes back up.
• A rare in-credit version was seen on Japanese airings of Ed, Edd 'n Eddy.
• At the end of the full intro to The Amazing World of Gumball, an in-credit version of the logo is seen underneath the show's logo.
• On the 1997-1999 segments of Cartoon Gang, the logo is seen on the plate after the letters fall down, causing the dish closes and giving an iris-out effect at the end.

Technique: A still, digital graphic. For the variant, a zooming effect.

Audio: Usually the opening/closing theme of the show. In other cases, it's silent.

• Other times, it carries the second half of the long 1997 Hanna-Barbera Cartoons theme. The zooming variant uses a "whoosh" sound with other assorted SFX.
• On The Moxy & Flea Show: Abducted, Flea mutters quietly, "There's no such thing as monkey underwear".
• On The Popeye Show, a fragment from "Popeye the Sailor", the very first cartoon, is heard.
• For the Toonheads variant, Leslie Fram says "Watch these and other great cartoons on the Acme Hour, right here on Cartoon Network".
• For the Sealab 2021 "Let 'Em Eat Corn" variant, the second guy on the couch says "Man, this **** show!". The first guy on the couch then says "Dude, it keeps on getting lame." The second guy then says "Random a** confusing bulls-" before getting interrupted by the dresser waking up, to which the second guy in response says "No! Bad dresser!"
• The Brak Show's "The Eye" variant has a cranky voice saying "Hey, hey, hey! I float like a floating eye, sting like a floating eye. Oh yeah!"
• On SGC2C, a soundbite from the preceding episode.
  • On "Bobcat", Marky Ramone scats, which then skips repeatedly.
  • On "Punch", Space Ghost (voiced by George Lowe) says "Magenta. Now that's a silly word."
  • On "Suckup", Brak (voiced by Andy Merrill) says "I need to sop up the juicy flavor of the (muffled voice while drowning in gravy)"
  • On "Woody Allen's Fall Project", Don Kennedy (impersonating Bill Manspeaker) says "Stop hitting me, who's hitting you, stop it!"
  • On "Table Read", Matt Maiellaro imitating a train whistle.
• The Space Ghost Coast To Coast "Girl Hair" variant has random gibberish (Bizarro Santa), then Zorak (voiced by C. Martin Croker) says "No, no! It's got to be heated! Heated up!" Fire crackling is heard throughout.
• On the SGC2C episode "Spanish Translation" and earlier airings of Cartoon Planet, a music box jingle (with the melody consisting of 15 notes, ending in 3 additional notes).

Availability:

• Seen on some Cartoon Cartoons of the era and Adult Swim shows, such as Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law, Sealab 2021 and The Brak Show, as well on various animated shorts aired occasionally on Adult Swim, the 2007 revival of George of the Jungle, and season 1 of The Amazing World of Gumball.
• The 3-D variant should be preserved on VHS tapes of Big Bag.
• The black bylineless version was seen on programs like later What-a-Cartoon Show! shorts and Cartoon Network airings of Cartoon Planet during said show's run on TBS.
• The zoom-in variant is seen on seasons 1 & 2 of Johnny Bravo, season 3 of Cow & Chicken, several season 2 episodes of Dexter's Laboratory, Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip, and sometimes, season 1 episodes of The Powerpuff Girls on Boomerang. Also seen on on the short The Moxy & Flea Show: Abducted.
• The purple-white version recently showed up on airings of early What-a-Cartoon shorts on Boomerang (these are later prints, as the What-a-Cartoon logo and music at the beginning and end are removed (a version of the Cartoon Cartoon music plays instead).
• On pre-1996 airings of Cartoon Planet, the logo appears directly after a still version of the Williams Street logo. On some later airings of Cartoon Planet, this logo makes an appearance immediately after the next logo below. The same situation occurred on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, where it appears directly after the credits (preceding either the title card of the episode, the Williams Street logo or the "Contact Ghost Planet Industries" bumper) before the normal logos appear.
• The logo was retained on iTunes prints of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and HBO Max up until its removal from the latter in 2023.

2nd Logo (Space Ghost Coast to Coast custom variant) (March 17, 1995-1998)

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  Alternate logo
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  SGC2C "Brilliant Number One" Variant

Visuals: On a pink background with the 1992-2004 Cartoon Network logo and a yellow zig-zag line on the bottom moving, an object resembling a jack-in-the-box pops out of the logo. It has a pinkish/purplish}} and blue zig-zagged stick holding a red oval with the word "PRODUCTIONS" on it. Then, sticks and eyeballs pop out of the CN logo, with the eyeballs each leaving behind a dotted trail. The zig-zagged stick wobbles through the remainder. The background quickly fades to a light pink vignette as it does this.

Trivia:

• This logo briefly appeared on the SGC2C episode "Untitled".
• The Cartoon Planet and "Zorak" audio variants can be heard at the beginning and end of Space Ghost's Musical Barb-B-Que (1997) and Space Ghost's Surf & Turf (1998).

Variants:

• An alternate version of this logo (looking less hand-drawn) exists, which can be found on Stephen W. Brandt's broadcast design reel. The zig-zagged stick is also yellow and blue.
• On the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Gallagher", the logo is slowed down and a music theme played on a baseball organ is also heard throughout.
• On the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Brilliant Number One", the logo is in grayscale.

Technique: 2D animation, done by Stephen W. Brandt in-house using Mac and Flame platforms.

Audio: This logo has its own music (which varies on SGC2C, though only one variant was used on Cartoon Planet), with different sound effects to accent the pop-up of "PRODUCTIONS" and the sticks and eyeballs flying out. Most of the time on SGC2C, a soundbite from the previous episode or a clip of the show's music (composed by Sonny Sharrock and Eddie Horst) would be used:

• An accordion and weird, distorted sounds.
• A five-note tune and a frog croaking twice (also used on Cartoon Planet).
• A wobble/sizzle sound with metallic chimes.
• An eight-note xylophone/piano tune.
• Andy Merrill saying "Stupid" six times (taken from the episode "Freak Show").
• Space Ghost (voiced by George Lowe) saying "I don't know." or "Oh my, I can't believe my ears!".
• A deck of cards being shuffled.
• A slide whistle rising and a boing, used on "Gilligan", "Sharrock", and "Banjo".
• "Zorak" used a 12-note xylophone/flute jingle.
• On "Zorak", a Hanna-Barbera sound is heard before the logo fades out.
• "Zorak" used a stock wobble/sizzle sound.
• The accordion and weird, distorted sounds were used again on "Zorak".
• "Switcheroo" used a splat sound.
• A snippet of the SGC2C theme playing in reverse. Used on episodes such as "Switcheroo II" and "Woody Allen's Fall Project".
• A series of siren-esque beeps. Used on episodes such as "Needledrop".

Availability:

• Seen on seasons 2-4 of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast (either following the title card of the episode, the "Contact Ghost Planet" bumper or the Ghost Planet Industries logo) and Cartoon Planet (long gone from TV, but segments from it can be found on DVD releases of SGC2C and The Brak Show) after it moved from TBS to Cartoon Network in 1996.
  • The former show was available on HBO Max until 2023, but this logo was absent on most of season 2.
• It is also preserved on DVD releases and digital prints of SGC2C; said prints of certain Season 1 episodes such as "Spanish Translation" and "Gilligan" also have this logo.
• This logo was also long rumored to have appeared on What a Cartoon!.
• The alternate variant can be found on Stephen W. Brandt's broadcast design reel.

3rd Logo (November 12, 1999-July 22, 2017)

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  Standard fullscreen logo (1999-2001; 2003-2009)
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  Standard fullscreen logo (1999-2001; 2003-2009) (16:9 open matte)
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  Standard fullscreen logo (1999-2001; 2003-2009) (cropped to 16:9)
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  Squished variant (1999-2001; 2003-2009)
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  AOL Time Warner byline (2001-2005)
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  Re-Animated (2006)
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  The Powerpuff Girls ("Seed No Evil/City of Clipsville", blacked out AOL Time Warner byline)
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  Bylineless version
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  Bigger AOL Time Warner byline
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  Standard widescreen logo (2005-2015)
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  Standard widescreen logo (2006-2015) (4:3)
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  DreamWorks Dragons version

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Visuals: On a black background is the 1992-2004 Cartoon Network logo in the middle of the screen. Below it is the (AOL) Time Warner byline (in the Garamond font), and to the center-right of it is the Service Mark or Trade Mark ("SM/TM") symbol inside a circle. Appearing from behind the logo are the turquoise circles used in the 1998 Cartoon Cartoons logo, which stop after the theme is played. If one watches carefully and/or plays the logo in slow motion, there are six circles in the background.

Trivia:

• This logo is based on an intro for Cartoon Cartoons, a block that ran on Cartoon Network from 1997 to 2004.
• This logo (taken from the 2013 short Lakewood Plaza Turbo) briefly appeared on the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "Let's Watch the Pilot".

Bylines:

• November 12, 1999-2001, 2003-July 22, 2017: "A Time Warner Company"
• 2001–March 25, 2005: "An AOL Time Warner Company"

Later Variants:

• July 8, 2005-July 22, 2017: The speed of the circles are faster, and the Time Warner byline is in the Adobe Caslon font. Also, the logo and the byline are slightly larger. This was concurrently used with the original 1999-2009 slower and smaller version until the Scandinavian airing of Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show on May 31, 2009.
• May 29, 2006-July 22, 2017: The logo is larger and the circles are faster in 4:3.
• May 21, 2014-July 22, 2017: On the last three years of usage of the Ripple endtag, the Service Mark ("SM") symbol is now replaced with the Trade Mark ("TM") symbol, which has smaller text, and bolder text and symbol than the original 1999-2015 "SM" symbol version. This is to indicate that Cartoon Network does not only own the shows, movies, and specials, and their brand and copyright, but also the intellectual property as a whole which are other tangible and intangible assets and properties associated with them such as merchandise like toys and DVDs, commercials, soundtracks, and online, video and mobile games through the network's Cartoon Network Games division.

Other Variants:

• Multiple widescreen versions exist.
  • Widescreen prints of pre-2006 shows may have the 1999 variant cropped or stretched to 16:9.
  • A native 16:9 version exists for both the 1999 and 2005 variants.
• An extended version exists, where after the animation finishes, the logo stays still for a couple seconds before cutting to black.
• On seasons 1 and 2 of DreamWorks Dragons, the 1992-2004 CN logo uses its inverted variant, Time Warner byline and Service Mark (SM) symbol are black, uses the background used in the closing credits, and the circles do not appear behind the logo.
• A bylineless version exists.
  • On The Powerpuff Girls episode "Seed No Evil/City of Clipsville", the AOL Time Warner byline variant is used, albeit with the byline blacked out (presumably due to the preceding Cartoon Network Studios logo). If one looks closely, the black bar is visible when the circles zoom in.
• On the UK VHS release of The Powerpuff Girls: Birthday Bash!, the AOL Time Warner byline is larger and is set in Garamond font, similar to the 2001 Warner Bros. Pictures logo.
• On the Codename: Kids Next Door TV movie Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S., the logo is still (likely because it was the very last episode of the series).
• On The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! and the 2008 documentary Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?, the logo is squished, despite the latter already being in a 4:3 screen format.
• On Re-Animated, the logo has a copyright stamp on the bottom.
• On Road Trip Rumble, a copyright stamp is shown after this logo.

Technique: 2D animation, designed by Cartoon On-Air.

Audio: The last seven notes of the "Cartoon Cartoons" theme, composed by Stephen Mank.

Audio Variants:

• On Australian broadcasts of season 3 of Chowder, the entire show plays in a low tone, thus affecting this logo as well.
• On Re-Animated, Transformers: Animated, and seasons 1 and 2 of DreamWorks Dragons, the ending theme of the show is used.
• Sometimes, the logo has no audio.
• On the short version, only the last four notes of the music are used.
• On some season 2 episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog, the music is PAL-pitched (high-tone).
• On some international airings of Cartoon Network shows, the retro four-note version of the 2010 CN jingle from the 10th logo plays over the endtag.

Availability: Seen on Cartoon Network shows that were originally produced from November 12, 1999 to November 10, 2016 and distributed until July 22, 2017. Its first appearance was on an Australian airing of The Powerpuff Girls (original series) episode "A Very Special Blossom/Daylight Savings" on November 12, 1999, and it was last used on the Mighty Magiswords episode "Letter Wronging Campaign", originally produced in 2016 and aired on July 22, 2017.

• On recent U.S. airings of Cartoon Network shows, this logo is edited out, but is preserved on HBO Max and other streaming platforms (such as HBO GO in Asian countries and Netflix globally).
• Broadcasts of Cartoon Network originals in the U.S. before June 14, 2004 would usually replace this logo with a Cartoon Cartoons or Cartoon Cartoon Fridays/Weekend endcap.
• It also survives on some episodes of the 2001 revival of Dexter's Laboratory, several 2000 episodes of Johnny Bravo and episodes of Samurai Jack when reran on Boomerang.
• It was also seen directly under the split-screen credits of Courage the Cowardly Dog on Cartoon Network, plastering the Stretch Films logo.
  • The high tone variant can be found on Season 2 of that show on DVD and iTunes.
• This logo is also seen on Regular Show episodes on iTunes, plastering the Cartoon Network Studios logo, as well as episodes of the show seen on demand and on the CN app.
• This logo can also be seen on every post-1999 Cartoon Network show on DVD (such as season box sets of The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Adventure Time and Regular Show, as well as various Cartoon Network compilation DVD releases).
• Also seen on the sneak peek, on demand, and CN app versions of Uncle Grandpa.
• It is also seen on European co-productions such as Chop Socky Chooks, Hero 108, and My Spy Family.
• The original 1999-2015 Service Mark (SM) symbol version is seen on episodes of CN shows, films, and shorts that were originally produced from November 12, 1999 to late 2014 and aired until 2015 (such as The Powerpuff Girls, Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, most episodes of Ben 10: Omniverse (episodes 1-77; 80, from "The More Things Change: Part 1" to "Malgax Attacks" and "A New Dawn" (with the latter being the final episode of the series and Classic Continuity of Ben 10 franchise as well as the franchise's 151st-227th and 230th episode overall)), some episodes of Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Uncle Grandpa, Regular Show, etc.) while the 2014-2016 Trade Mark (TM) symbol version is seen on episodes, films, and shorts that were produced from May 21, 2014 to November 10, 2016 and aired until July 22, 2017 (such as the 2016 Powerpuff Girls reboot, We Bare Bears, 78th and 79th episode ("The Most Dangerous Show" and "The End of an Era") of Ben 10: Omniverse (the antepenultimate and penultimate episodes of the series and franchise's Classic Continuity as well as its 228th and 229th episode overall), some season 1 episodes of the 2016 Ben 10 reboot, etc.).
• The last Cartoon Network short to use this logo is Lasso & Comet, a Cartoon Network Asia short, while the last Cartoon Network original series to use this logo is Ben 10 2016 reboot.
• This logo was concurrently used with the 2015-2021 Exploding Blocks endtag from June 18, 2015 to July 22, 2017.

Legacy: Considered a favorite of many due to its longevity, and is well-remembered for those who grew up watching Cartoon Network shows. The logo is also known by the unofficial nickname "Ripple" due to the circles appearing behind the logo while the Cartoon Cartoons music plays.

4th Logo (Powerpuff Girls VHS tapes custom variant) (May 30, 2000-October 23, 2001)

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Visuals:

• Dexter's Laboratory: A projector turns on, showing the 1992-2004 Cartoon Network logo in the white background. Dee Dee (voiced by Kat Cressida) makes shadow puppets and knocks over the projector. Dexter (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh) gets mad at her and sets it back up. "a" and "presentation" appear above and below the CN logo respectively, segueing into the Powerpuff Girls version of the Cartoon Cartoons logo.
• Johnny Bravo: Johnny Bravo (voiced by Jeff Bennett) shows off his muscles to the audience in the movie theater while in front of the screen, which is showing the Cartoon Network logo. However, one of the audience members tells Johnny to sit down in the third row of seats as he leaves. The silhouettes of the CN characters at the theater were: Pops from Johnny Bravo, Dee Dee from Dexter's Laboratory, and the Mayor of Townsville from The Powerpuff Girls. The camera zooms in to the CN logo while the aforementioned words appear above and below the logo respectively, segueing into the aforementioned version of the Cartoon Cartoons logo.

Technique: 2D cel animation, produced by BARK BARK with animation by another company.

Audio: The characters talking, sound effects corresponding to the animation, and the Cartoon Cartoons jingle.

Availability: It can be found on most Powerpuff Girls VHS tapes.

5th Logo (Adult Swim-exclusive variant) (May 7, 2001-2012)

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  2001 version
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  2001 version with a shadow effect
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  2007 version
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  2007 widescreen version
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  2007 widescreen version (alternate)
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  In-credit version
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  Earth Ghost version
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  Flipmode version
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  Squidbillies version
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  Squidbillies version (widescreen)
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  Squidbillies ("A**es to Ashes, S***s to Dust")
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  Bloodcorn version

Visuals: On a white fuzzy background, a white, minimalist skull and crossbones are displayed. The 1992-2004 Cartoon Network logo serves as the skull's teeth. The copyright stamp and the (AOL) Time Warner byline, both in white text with slight black shadow, are below the skull.

Trivia:

• The skull was created by Linda Simensky, a production manager for Duolingo and former executive at both Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.
• This logo first appeared on the Space Ghost: Coast to Coast season 7 episodes "Kentucky Nightmare", which originally aired a few months before Adult Swim started broadcasting on May 7. It appeared again on the episode "Justice Hole", which aired seven days after Adult Swim launched.
• This logo was also featured in an AS bump from 2010; specifically, the 2007 variant (where the change on the skull's teeth or the checkerboard logo can be seen) was the one that was used.
• Coincidentally, this logo was originally designed by Mike Lazzo, which was first seen as a pirate flag at the Cartoon Network Studios building for several weeks in 2000 (when the building was officially opened on August 24th) before local police threatened action over its lack of permit.
• The logo, albeit without the text in the checkerboard teeth, was reused for the Adult Swim block Checkered Past.

Variants:

• Starting in 2007, the skull is drawn with a smoother outline, and the logo is much bigger overall. If one looks closely, the checkerboard teeth are replaced with a custom variant of the Cartoon Network logo, with the letters in a hand-written and messy style.
• Sometimes, the copyright stamp's shadow effect is more pronounced, with the color of the shadow leaning more towards pitch black.
• On seasons 2-6 episodes of Squidbillies, the skull flashes to a cartoon squid skull (most likely the skull of Early Cuyler) for a split-second before changing back into normal.
  • On the show's episode "A**es to Ashes, S***s to Dust", this same variant appears on a computer stuck inside Early's brain.
  • The episode "Rebel with a Claus" has snow falling over the variant, along with the credits and Williams Street logo.
  • Starting with the show's fourth season, another notice appears at the bottom that reads "The persons in this film are fictitious. Any similarities in actual persons of events is unintentional."
• On the Space Ghost: Coast to Coast episode "FLIPMODE", the logo appears with a static overlay.
• On Eagleheart, it is superimposed on the copyright credits with the IATSE and Teamsters logos.
• On the Xavier: Renegade Angel episode "Bloodcorn", the logo is blood red due to the end of the episode, in which the planet Earth cries blood that floods the universe after turning into a giant eyeball.
• On the Xavier: Renegade Angel episode "Damnesia You", the logo is stretched.
• On the Yappy Broads pilot, the logo fades in and out.
• On the Earth Ghost pilot, the logo is in sepia.
• On UK broadcasts of Adult Swim shows (mainly Robot Chicken and a couple of others), the logo's contrast has been turned up to the point where the logo is barely viewable, and only stays on screen for, in most cases, not even a second. This could be accounted to the fact that the Adult Swim lineup in the UK was broadcast on FX, and then Fox, and not Cartoon Network. From Robot Chicken: Star Wars onward, the logo is unobscured and appears fully.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: A split-second clip of Matt Maiellaro (writer of Space Ghost Coast to Coast and co-creator of Aqua Teen Hunger Force) saying "SKULL!".

Audio Variants:

• Occasionally, Maiellaro saying "SKULL!" will be time-stretched as if it was running through a granular synthesizer. This variant first appeared in 2006 and was used in tandem with the original variant until this variant replaced it around 2009 (with the exception of Squidbillies).
• On some Space Ghost episodes and other shows, the closing theme accompanies it.
• On seasons 1-6 episodes of Squidbillies, the audio is replaced with a different character (varies depending on each episode) saying "Skull!" or other words or phrases.
• On the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Rabbot", the "SKULL!" audio has noticeably less echo.
• On the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Sirens", one of the Sirens sings "SKULL!" instead of Maiellaro yelling "SKUUUUUUUUUUULLL!!!!!".
• On the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Dusty Gozongas", the audio is replaced with a character from earlier in the episode saying "Yes!".
• On the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "A PE Christmas", the audio is replaced with a door bell sound.
• On early live action Adult Swim shows (mainly Delocated and a few others), the logo is silent.
• On the Xavier: Renegade Angel episode "Bloodcorn", the "SKULL!" audio is muffled with the sound of liquid blood pouring.
• On season 1 episodes of Superjail!, the last hammer strike from the Williams Street logo is heard.
• On the final two seasons of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Maiellaro saying "SCHOOL." in a low tone. However, a different variant exists on "Idlewild South" and "Dreams" where he alternately shouts "SKILL!" in a high tone.
• On the Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil episode "Temptasia", a different voice shouts "SKUUUUUUUUUUULLL!!!!!".

Availability:

• This can be seen directly after the Williams Street logo on many Adult Swim shows, such as Space Ghost: Coast to Coast from "Kentucky Nightmare" to "Live at the Filmore", Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, 12 oz. Mouse, Metalocalypse, and Sealab 2021 episodes after "Shrabster" among others. It is also seen on Immortal Grand Prix.
• It is plastered out of current Adult Swim website prints of shows like 12 oz. Mouse along with the Williams Street logo being shortened to one hammer strike instead of two.

6th Logo (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi custom variant) (November 19, 2004-June 27, 2006)

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Visuals: Over a white background, the logo starts with the 2004-2010 Cartoon Network logo in Japanese lettering, which later changes to the English letter initials "CN". Underneath the letters is "CARTOON NETWORK" in its usual font and the byline "A Time Warner Company" (in the same font as the 3rd logo).

Technique: A fading effect.

Audio: A wooden flute theme, followed by people shouting "CN!" in Japanese (almost sounding like "See ya!").

Availability: It was a custom variant for Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (in which this logo is used before the 3rd logo), which Cartoon Network cancelled and scrubbed all evidence of in October 2006, while a fourth season was in the works. It is preserved on DVD releases, including the 2009 boxsets that were released in Japan and Thailand.

7th Logo (Still variants) (November 5, 2005-April 14, 2013)

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Visuals: There is the 2004-2010 Cartoon Network logo superimposed on the screen. Usually, the copyright stamp is seen below.

Variant: A special version appears on Skatoony; the Cartoon Network logo appears on a blue background. The show's cartoon host, Chudd Chudders, appears from the left and slides to it. Chudd says "Yeah!" as he points to the logo, then he leaves.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: The opening/closing theme of the show. In other cases, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on some internationally produced Cartoon Network shows, such as Immortal Grand Prix, Skatoony and Powerpuff Girls Z, among others. It was last used on Skatoony on Teletoon, making Cartoon Network Canada (then known as Teletoon when the show was aired) the last branch to use the 2004 CN logo.

8th Logo (Ben 10: Race Against Time custom variant) (November 21, 2007)

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Visuals: Over a black background, the CN blocks and various objects fly upwards as it quickly changes to a cloudy sky. The blocks settle down to form the 2004-2010 Cartoon Network logo, while they close down the objects.

Trivia: This logo is based on Cartoon Network's Fall branding from 2007-2008.

Technique: A mix of 2D and 3D animation, designed by Shilo Designs.

Audio: Cartoonish bouncing sounds.

Availability: It was only seen on Ben 10: Race Against Time. Instead of using the Cartoon Network Studios logo before the 1999-2017 Ripple endtag, this logo is used (this is because the film was produced by Alive and Kicking, Inc., a live-action division of CNS that doesn't have its own logo).

9th Logo (September 6, 2010-)

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Visuals: An end tag featuring the 2010 Cartoon Network logo, except the copyright information is shown.

Variants:

• On Bill and Tony and Lamput, a white background is used, plus the copyright notice is shown as "© 2015 TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM ASIA PACIFIC, INC.". The current variant only includes the logo, making it similar to the end of a Cartoon Network bumper or promo.
• On Season 2 of Animal Control, the logo's text is absent.
• A still, in-credit version of the logo (sometimes the 2010 version of the CN checkerboard logo is used) exists, which used for Cartoon Network's co-produced shows.
  • On the Care Bears: Unlock the Magic specials, the white square is absent.
• The logo can be on a colored background, such as blue, yellow and pink.
• Early prints of the first ten episodes of Total DramaRama have the colors of the logo inverted.

Technique: 2D computer animation. A still, digital graphic for the in-credit variant.

Audio:

• The same Cartoon Cartoons jingle from the 1999-2017 Ripple endtag was used on two animated shorts that were produced on Asia in 2013 which are Season 1 of Animal Control and The Fog of Courage. The latter has the jingle slightly lower pitched and aired in 2014.
• On some episodes of Bill and Tony and Season 2 of Animal Control, the swoosh sound effect is used.
• On Lamput and newer episodes of Bill and Tony, the current 4-note jingle is used with the conjunction of the current logo's sound effect.
• On the in-credit variant, the opening/ending theme of the show is heard.

Availability:

• Animated variant: This is only used on animated shorts that are airing in Asia. The Cartoon Cartoons variant can be found in The Fog of Courage (which hasn't been aired in the United States yet) and Season 1 of Animal Control. The textless variant can be found on Season 2 of Animal Control. The white background variant can be found on Bill and Tony, as well as Lamput, which is on HBO Max in the US.
• In-credit variant: Currently used on Cartoon Network co-productions such as Total DramaRama, Bakugan: Battle Planet, Bakugan: Armored Alliance, Power Players, the Care Bears: Unlock the Magic half-hour specials and the 2023 revival of Total Drama Island. This logo is sometimes removed on non-US prints of these shows.

10th Logo (June 18, 2015-April 9, 2021)

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Visuals: On a blue background, a black square (the C square) rolls like a dice and a white square (the N square) dashes in and they merge. When they merge, they explode and form the 2010 version of the Cartoon Network "Checkerboard" logo. The background changes from blue to white once this happens.

Technique: A mix of 2D and 3D animation.

Audio: A retro four-note version of the 2010 CN jingle, composed by Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing.

Audio Trivia: This jingle was used at the end of the 2013 Uncle Grandpa "Sign Dance" promo which was shown two years before this endtag was introduced.

Audio Variant: On some prints of the 19th episode of the Ben 10 reboot 24th and franchise's 254th episode overall "Recipe for Disaster", the Cartoon Cartoons jingle from the 3rd logo is used, presumably due to an editing error.

Availability:

• It debuted on a Cartoon Network short Welcome to My Life on June 18, 2015 (which was first screened at Annecy Festival on the same day, and then released online through the official Cartoon Network YouTube channel on April 7, 2017), before being aired on TV one year later on November 10, 2016 starting with the Regular Show episode "The Key to the Universe". For some reason, it also appears on digital prints (and some international prints, such as British versions) of season 5 of Samurai Jack, even though the show aired on Adult Swim and was co-produced by Williams Street (probably since Samurai Jack originally debuted on CN itself (specifically, the first 4 seasons all premiered and aired on CN) and thus this logo was used).
• From June 14, 2018 to 2019 upon changing the name of Turner Broadcasting System's (Cartoon Network's parent company) parent Time Warner to WarnerMedia due to AT&T acquisition of the company, the copyright information at the end of credits of any CN original uses the name of Cartoon Network Studios instead of Cartoon Network. Despite this, this logo continued to be used for CN Studios-produced shows until Ben 10 (reboot) 112th and franchise's 350th episode overall "Roundabout: Part 2" on July 26, 2019, and non-CN Studios shows until Elliott from Earth (production spanned from 2018 to 2020) on April 9, 2021, because Cartoon Network Productions serves as the network's global distribution arm while Cartoon Network Studios produces shows for the network.
• The last appearance of this endtag for CN Studios-produced shows was Ben 10 reboot episode "Roundabout: Part 2" aired in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2019. After this, the endtag is no longer used on episodes of Cartoon Network original series, pilots, and films that were produced in the United States due to Cartoon Network and CN Studios became part of Warner Bros. Entertainment (with Warner Bros. being the new distributor for CN shows) as a result of the dissolution of Turner Broadcasting System on March 4, 2019 (with the last CN original series to use the Exploding Blocks endtag or in general, Cartoon Network Productions logo, is Ben 10 reboot and the first CN original series to not use the said endtag is Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, while the first CN movie not to use the CNP logo is Steven Universe: The Movie). As a result, they simply end with the CN Studios logo. However, despite this, the show's distributor (under the name of Cartoon Network or its corporate name The Cartoon Network, Inc.) continued to be used from 2019 months after the logo's discontinuation on CN Studios-produced shows to 2023 as a copyright stamp at the end of credits, and on non-CN Studios produced shows until April 9, 2021.
• This logo was concurrently used with the 1999-2017 Ripple endtag from June 18, 2015 to July 22, 2017.

11th Logo (Redraw Your World) (January 1, 2022-)

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Visuals: On a black background, a multicolored 3D square jumps up from the bottom of the screen to the top. The square rotates and then falls to the center of the screen, transforming into the 2010 Cartoon Network logo drenched in the colors from the square. The colors float away from the logo.

Trivia: This logo is based on the CN screenbug from 2021 to 2022, during the Redraw Your World era.

Technique: A mix of CGI and 2D animation, designed by Gimmick Studio.

Audio: A new retention of the 4-note CN jingle, composed by Andy Alvarez.

Availability: First seen at the beginning of We Baby Bears. Currently unknown if this will be used on other CN productions.

Copyright stamps

This list only shows for those produced and distributed in the United States. Outside the US, the copyright information related to Cartoon Network varies, with some even stating the parent company of CN's international channels as distributor. From 2018 to 2019, the name of the show's producer Cartoon Network Studios was instead used as a copyright stamp. It then reverted back to show distributor Cartoon Network Productions (under the name of Cartoon Network or its corporate name The Cartoon Network, Inc.) in 2019 which was used until 2023 where from that year, the Warner Bros. Entertainment name is now used. The CN copyright information is still used even after the Exploding Blocks endtag was discontinued on July 24, 2019 (Cartoon Network Studios-produced shows) and April 9, 2021 (Elliott from Earth) from 2019 to 2023. Since 2022, the disclaimer "This motion picture is protected under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries throughout the world. Country of first publication: United States. Any unauthorized exhibition, distribution, or copying of this film or any part thereof (including soundtrack) may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution." was added below the copyright stamp.

• 1993-2007: Copyright © [Production Year] Cartoon Network. All Rights Reserved.
• 2007-2018: Copyright © [Production Year] The Cartoon Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
• 2019-2021: Copyright © [Production Year] The Cartoon Network. A WarnerMedia Company. All Rights Reserved.
• 2021-2023: Copyright © [Production Year] The Cartoon Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
• 2022-2023: Copyright © [Production Year] The Cartoon Network, Inc. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All Rights Reserved.