Logos[]
1st logo: Against a blue background, we see the text "ROMAN" in white with yellow outlines with "film" in a red cursive font in the "O". The yellow letter "A" is seen above and the word "PRODUCTION" in yellow is seen below the logo. The bottom of the "F" extends downward past the inside of the "O", looking kind of like a pen.
Variants[]
Most episodes and TV movies of Garfield and Friends from season 2 onward simply used the text "A FILM ROMAN PRODUCTION" with "in association with" below on a certain colored background.
- October 26, 1984: Orange background used on Garfield in the Rough.
- October 30, 1985: Fuchsia background used on Garfield's Halloween Special.
- May 27, 1986: Navy blue background used on Garfield in Paradise.
- May 8, 1987: A blue background featuring an image of Garfield sleeping below the text used on Garfield Goes Hollywood.
- May 23, 1989: A brick wall background featuring a silhouette of Garfield in a detective trench coat all in black & white used on Garfield's Babes and Bullets.
- November 22, 1989: A brown background was used on Garfield's Thanksgiving
- December 22, 1987: Blue background used on A Garfield Christmas Special.
- July 11-September 12, 2003: A black background with the text reading as "IN ASSOCIATION WITH DPS FILM ROMAN" on the short-lived show Free For All.
2nd logo: We see a blue background, which rapidly shrinks into a blue box on a white background. As the box stops shrinking, five sparks (two on the left, three on the right) form orange-ish curved lines in the box. The text "A FILM ROMAN PRODUCTION" ("FILM" and "ROMAN" are in blue filmstrip-like boxes) appears above and below the logo, in such fashion:
A
F I L M
(box design)
ROMAN
PRODUCTION Two yellow dots appear to the left and right of the logo.
Variants[]
- Sometimes, the dots are omitted. So far, this version has only been seen on The Mask: The Animated Series.
- TV movies and specials would have the title and copyright stamp below the logo.
- Another variant features "in association with" below.
- On season 4 episodes of Eek! Stravaganza (non-weekday episodes with Klutter), this logo is shown in split screen on the right alongside with the 1985-2002 Nelvana Limited logo on the left.
- An in-credit version of the logo (without "A" and "PRODUCTION") can be seen on Tom and Jerry: The Movie.
- In Garfield Gets a Life, instead of the logo fading out like it normally does, it cuts to black.
3rd logo: On a black background, we see a 3-D logo from the 2nd logo, that starts off in the center and later starts to turn itself rightward, minus "A" above the logo and "PRODUCTION" below it. This time, the dots and the fireworks are in a gold color. The dot on the left moves up and the dot on the right moves down and the entire logo later freezes.
4th logo: On a blue background with white spirals and the letters ''F'' and ''R'', we see a blue and white Film Roman logo looking very much like the one from the '90s, but slightly more modernized.
Variant[]
From 2003-2007, "DPS" in white is positioned on top of the logo, and the words FILM ROMAN are stacked at the bottom. The byline "an IDT ENTERTAINMENT company" or "an IDT Media company" is shown below, in white, and with "IDT ENTERTAINMENT" or "IDT Media" in bold lettering. The trademark (TM) symbol is shown on the lower right-hand corner of the logo, a black background version of this one exists.
5th logo: On a black background, we have the 4th logo of Film Roman, but this time the box is blue, the letters & inside of the box are white, and the fireworks are blue.
6th logo: On a white background, we see the Film Roman logo from the 5th logo. Under it is the byline "a STARZ company" in black.
7th logo: On a black space background, we see the Film Roman logo from the 5th logo. We see a blue light haze (a la the 2004 Nelvana logo) behind it. Under
it is the byline "a starz company" (in white) with "starz" in its corporate font.
Variants[]
- On the 2008 Christmas special Cranberry Christmas, the logo is surrounded by light green Christmas lights.
- On Dead Space, there is no byline.
- On Dante's Inferno: Animated Epic, the logo appears black on the red fabric, like other logos.
8th logo: On a white background, the letters form out the name of the company at a close range, with two pieces of paper followed. The name pans back to a rectangle containing the Film Roman name. Suddenly, a computer arrow is seen as it makes a small rectangle inside the logo. The arrow then turns into a paintcan, as it paints the logo blue. It also drops paint in smaller rectangle, causing the fireworks to burst out. The background then turns black, with the byline "a Starz company" appearing.
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo: The ending theme of the show.
2nd logo: An ascending dreamy synth tune when the lines are drawn, followed by 2 pinging sounds (sounding similar to the Game Boy boot sound, hence the nickname above, also similar to the sound at the end of the Concerned Children’s Advertisers ads) when the dots appear.
Music/Sounds Variants[]
- Sometimes, only the pinging sounds are left in; occasionally, you can hear the very end of the synth tune before the first ping.
- The final season of Garfield & Friends used a variant of the full logo with just the first ping.
- For the TV movie variants and a few shows, the end theme also finishes over it, but sometimes the pinging is still intact.
- There is also a high and low tone version.
3rd logo: The end title theme of Johnny Tsunami.
4th logo: The ending theme of the show. Other times, it's silent.
5th logo: The last few notes of Free for All's theme song.
6th logo: None.
7th logo: None.
8th logo: The end-title theme from any show. On the long version, it only has sounds from a pen, computer arrow, "paint splattering" sounds, and finally, three chimes at the end. On Dan Vs. the "paint splatter" and chime sounds play over the end-theme.
Scare Factor[]
1st logo: None.
2nd logo: Low for the full music version, and low to medium for the version with just the pinging. However, this logo is fairly popular, particularly among 1990’s kids, and is a favorite of many since it brings back memories.
3rd logo: None.
4th logo: None.
5th logo: None.
6th logo: None.
7th logo: None.
8th logo: None.
Video[]
Bluebird Toys Canal D.A. Film Roman