Background: TheSponge231 Productions is the company behind SpongeBob in Minecraft. Their logos are known for their use use of video game star Pac-Man in modern art.
1st Logo (2014-2016)
Nicknames: "Neon Pac-Man" "Ugly Neon Sign Pac" "Neon Toc-Man" (Halloween variant)
Logo: On a black background, a yellow light flies by, revealing the logo.
Variants:
- There is a Halloween variant used around Halloween time, that is red and has an evil laugh.
- There is also a still version.
FX/SFX: The yellow streak of light.
Cheesy Factor: The logo is ugly.
Music/Sounds: An zooming noise, and computer noises.
Music/Sounds Variants: On the Halloween variant, there is an evil laugh.
Availability:
- Original logo: Uncommon. Logo can be seen on early DVDs of SpongeBob in Minecraft.
- Halloween variant: Extinct. Only known to have appeared once. (Thank goodness.)
Scare Factor: Depends on the variant:
- Original logo: Low.
- Halloween logo: Low to nightmare. The evil laugh and redness is likely to scare a lot of viewers.
- Still version: None.
2nd Logo (2016)
Nicknames: "Neon Pac-Man II"
Logo: Same as the first logo.
Variants:
- On the trailer for The SpongeBob in Minecraft Movie, the logo is white on a cosmic background.
- On the trailer for the now-cancelled Angry Birds Ninja film, the logo is red.
- There is also a still version.
FX/SFX: The yellow explosion.
Music/Sounds: An explosion sound, followed by computer noises.
Availability: Extinct, as this logo lasted for only a few months. The trailer versions can be seen on their respective trailers.
Scare Factor: Medium. None for the still version.
3rd Logo (2016-2017)
Nicknames: "Not-so-Neon Pac-Man"
Logo: It's a still logo.
Variant: There is a logo that has the URL.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Common. Seen at the end of SpongeBob in Minecraft as of Season 4.
Scare Factor: None. The silence may get to people.
4th Logo (2017-)
Nicknames: "Goodbye, Neon Pac-Man!" "TS2"
Logo: The logo forms (coming from the inside out) on a black background, glows blue, and then the text appears.
Variant: After the company's split from Viacom, the byline was removed.
FX/SFX: The logo and the text fading in.
Music/Sounds: A simple Moog note that gradually gets higher, and stops when the logo is completely formed.
Availability: Brand new. First appeared in The SpongeBob in Minecraft Movie (2017)
Scare Factor: Low, bordering on medium for people who don't like Moog notes.