Argosy Network Originals

1983-1990

Logo: On a black space background that zooms away slowly, we see "Produced for" appearing, then it fades out, making room for a flying Argosy "Big A" logo (in red) with the text "Argosy Network" below in a badly hand-drawn font (in blue).

FX/SFX: Basic Softimage CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A disco hip-hop tune

Availability: Extremely rare.

Scare Factor: None.

1990-1992

Logo: On a black background, we see the words "Argosy Network" with "Argosy" in Catull Bold and "Network" in Times New Roman Regular.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. It was seen on the first few episodes of Long-Tail Kitty in Space, which are hard to find. It's unlikely that this logo will be seen on current reruns of the show, due to it being plastered over with the 1996 Argosy Network Originals logo.

Scare Factor: None.

1991-May 31, 1996

Logo: Over a background of concentric circles coming from the center (and computer-animated), we see Aaron the Cat's victory pose inside the Argosy Network logo of the era that features a black television set with cat ears at the top, with the white "Argosy" text in the Futura Md BT Bold font inside and "NETWORK" below.

Variants:

• The background pattern of the concentric circles vary.
• Some co-produced series would carry the text "In Association With" above the logo.

FX/SFX: The animating background.

Music/Sounds: Either the end theme of the show, or a hip-hop/rock jingle containing Aaron the Cat saying "Yeah!", followed by an unknown voice saying "All right!" (or something like that). The short version just has the "All right!" sounder.

Availability: Quite rare. It appeared on original airings of Aaron vs. Predator, The Adventures of the Magic Cats, Kendra's Krib, the first three seasons of Alien Felines, and Heil Kitler. None of these shows are currently reran on any Argosy-related network, except DinosaurToons, which plasters this logo with the 1996 Argosy Network Originals logo. Check your old tapes!

Scare Factor: None.

1994-1996

Logo: Over a psychedelic purple background, we see "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" in white. It fades out and zooms in and the Argosy Network logo from last time, in purple, zooms up. "Argosy", in the Futura Md BT Bold font, pops out of the logo when it stops. Through the remainder, the logo shifts colors and patterns. There is a "ghost" of the logo in front of it.

Variant: On some shows, it omits the words "IN ASSOCIATION WITH", so we start with the Argosy Network logo zooming in.

FX/SFX: The logo zooming-in and changing colors.

Music/Sounds: Either the end theme of the show, or the music from the previous logo.

Availability: Near extinction. It very, very occasionally appears on sporadic airings of the first two seasons of Cats vs. Dogs and AaronVision on Argosy Network, as part of the "Argosy Replay" block. Don't expect to find this logo on DinosaurToons' airings of these shows, as that channel plasters this logo by the next logo.

Scare Factor: None.

June 1, 1996-May 2, 2009

Logo: Over a black background, we see pixie dust flying to the top. It explodes and forms several Aaron head outlines, all of which fly towards the viewer, turning the background into a cloudy sky. An Aaron outlined head that happens to be Argosy Network's 1996-2010 logo, flies to the bottom right, and turns into a blue outlined Argosy Network logo, filled with watery white coloring and the "Argosy NETWORK" text with "Argosy" in the Chalkboard font. A blue banner reading "OrIGInaL" in white pops up around the logo. The entire logo wobbles.

Variants:

• There is a more commonplace short version starting with the wobble. The long version only appeared before shows and was retired in 2002, but continued to appear on animated Argosy Network shows until 2006, and iTunes prints of Argosy Network series until 2010.
• On seasons 9-11 of Science Superstars Super Show, "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" is above the logo.

FX/SFX: Flying pixie dust, the explosion, the Aaron outline head popping up.

Music/Sounds: Several drumbeats, followed by an electric guitar theme ending in 4 notes, which would later become the channel's main theme until 2011. There is also a shorter version of it. May also use the show's ending theme.

Music/Sounds Variants:

• On Cat City and Alien Felines, we hear the 4th logo's music, except the "Yeah!" is extended. Several shows used a short version of it.
• On FoxToons Network music videos, the last thirteen notes of the 1993-1999 FoxToons Network Home Video logo theme (excluding the "boing" sound) is heard.

Availability: The long version is extinct, but the short version is very common. It appears on reruns of most of Argosy Network shows from the era like The Aaron and Ickis Hour , Cat City and Cats vs. Dogs on Argosy Network part of the "Argosy Replay" block, and on DinosaurToons. This logo has plastered over the previous Argosy Network logos on pre-1996 episodes of shows that used the previous logo (which are long gone from TV and home video). It used to appear on brand new episodes of non-"filmed" Argosy Network original shows. It still appears on Argosy Network's original movies from 1998-2007 when aired on DinosaurToons; it plasters the 3rd and 4th logos. This logo premiered on reruns of Argosy Network series from June 1, 1996.

Scare Factor: None.

Final Note: Although most Argosy Network Shows (and their original movies) switch to the next logo in 2008, select episodes of Science Superstars Super Show used the "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" variant until 2009.

2007-present

Logo: On a black background, we see a blue ribbon drawing its way front. The camera follows the ribbon thus. All of a sudden, the background changes to twinkling blue, and the ribbon turns into Aaron head, forming the Argosy Network logo from last time, but with a bit of a difference (the "argosy" text is all-lowercase and in the Futura Bold Condensed font). Then a white Aaron head appears from it and zooms in. The "OrIGInaL" banner drops down under the Argosy Network name, and doesn't wobble, so it comes to a complete stop. Instead of the water-like substance from the last logo, the inside of the Aaron Head has what appears to be a weird, beige semi-solid that morphs (almost like oatmeal).

Variants:

• There is a prototype version of this logo that was cut short. It was only seen on Revenge of Sarah: The Movie Part 2 and Return of the Blue Screen of Death. However, this logo "officially" debuted on January 25, 2008.
• A widescreen version exists, with blue lines sandwiched on the left and right respectively. On the 2008 Argosy Network Games, it disappears, causing the Creativity Pictures Distribution copyright notice to appear.
• On LOL Cartoons Movie: Mirror World, the "OrIGInaL" banner is absent.

FX/SFX: The ribbon drawing itself, the banner dropping down.

Music/Sounds: This logo had many music variants:

• A breakbeat with a short techno redoing of Aaron's Ditty.
• The 1994-2000 Argosy Pictures Home Video logo theme.
• The 1996 theme.
• The "All right!" sounder.
• The closing theme of the show.

Availability: It was seen on newer Argosy Channel shows, such as RoboCat and Splash, as well as Gar, The New Aaron Show, Double Rainbow, Giant Insects from Outer Space, and Dance Idol, among others. Even though they have a new logo, this logo is still being used, as seen on BOOM, The New Aaron Show, Return of Alien Felines, Felis Sapiens, and Agent Aaron, among others.

Scare Factor: None.