A.K.A Cartoon

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This page contains a logo which some people might find disturbing, offensive or both. Viewer discretion is advised.

Logos[]

1st Logo (August 15, 1994- April 9, 1995)[]

On a background that looks like wrinkled skin (or a vague face tiled from the top-right to the bottom-left, or fingers over skin), there is a drawing of a naked guy with slightly visible genitalia enclosed in a purple circle, that is impaled by a pencil which went through his head with 2 drops of blood flying out; his whole body is wrapped around it, so he's in excruciating pain (his eyes have crosses and his face looks painful). On the bottom is the caption "An a.k.a.CARTOON inc. Production For MTV Networks". A copyright for MTV Networks appear below.

2nd Logo (January 4, 1999- November 8, 2009)[]

On a white background, we see a black/dark blue drawing of the same guy from the previous logo (though close up and redrawn slightly for it to make an attempt to be friendlier for audiences, including removing the genitalia) contained inside a yellow box. Also, the text "Produced at" is seen above in Helvetica, and underneath the picture is the text "a.k.a. CARTOON" in the same fonts.

Music/Sounds[]

1st Logo[]

The Brothers Grunt has the end theme of the show.
The director's reel opening variant and the variant with only "a.k.a. CARTOON inc." have an extended version of the trumpet scream heard in the next logo.
The director's reel ending variant is silent.

2nd Logo []

A trumpet "scream" composed by Patric Caird (composer of the background music for Ed, Edd n Eddy and The Brothers Grunt) against a jazzy drum rift followed by a descending strum, a crash-like sound and a honk, ending with what sounds like an electrical guitar string plinking.

Variants[]

On the Ed, Edd n Eddy episode "Pop Goes the Ed"/"Over Your Ed", the logo's audio is high-pitched, mainly due to the entire episode's audio being high-pitched.
On Ed, Edd n Eddy specials, an "Uh" sound (presumably from the end of the Ed, Edd n Eddy theme -- "B-b-b-b-bl yeah!") is heard at the beginning.
On the Ed, Edd n Eddy S3 episode "Is There an Ed in the House"/"An Ed is Born", the logo is silent.

Scare Factor[]

1st Logo []

Medium. The image is very grotesque and won't sit with many viewers, along with the blood and the strange background; it isn't too surprising considering the show that precedes it. Medium to nightmare for the variant. The trumpet scream in the director's reel opening variant makes the logo look even less friendly, which doesn't help matters with the next logo...

2nd Logo[]

Majority of the variants: Medium to nightmare. The very grotesque and violent image combined with the trumpet scream can be disturbing to most. Some might think it's funny, due to the anti-humor and/or the jingle. However, the subject matter like this is very inappropriate for a children's show. The darker color schemes in some variants may also collaborate, and the "Uh" sound on specials of EEnE might be jarring to a few viewers who are not used to it. Besides, the next variant is even worse, really...
Boo-Haw Haw Variant: High to nightmare. The blood all over the logo and much darker color scheme make it even worse. The retained pencil impaled guy drawing and trumpet scream also don't help. However, given that this was used for a Halloween special, this was likely intentional, but still shocking to see on a kid's show.
"Is There an Ed in the House"/"An Ed is Born" Variant: Medium. We still have the grotesque drawing, but it's significantly tamer without the trumpet "scream".