The Curiosity Company

Background : The Curiosity Company is The Simpsons creator Matt Groening's independent production company, known for producing the animated series Futurama and the Christmas special Olive the Other Reindeer. (March 28, 1999-September 4, 2013)

Nicknames : "The Water Reflection", "The Surfboard Reflection", "A Study in Wet Logo"

Logo : Against a black background, we see the silvery words "THE CURIOSITY COMPANY" arranged in three lines underneath a square. Above it is a heavily distorted image of wavy lines or waves washing ashore, which varies depending on the episode. In either version, there is a "C" shape made from a distorted surfboard reflection in either fully red or red with a white copy on it. On the other version, the distorted surfboard "C" shape appears to move down, with copies connecting them. There is another version, where we see golden dots on the water. The "O" in "CURIOSITY" has a dot in it.

Trivia : The water rippling footage is taken from a short film named A Study in Wet, made by Matt Groening’s father, Homer.

Variants :
 * On the first three episodes and later seasons of Futurama, plus the four direct-to-video movies, the words "in association with" are shown below the logo.
 * There's also a still and credit-compressed version of airings of Futurama on Comedy Central.
 * On the season one episode "Hell is Other Robots", Variant F (consisting of an orange wave with dots all around) is used, but footage from earlier in the film, occurring just before what is seen normally, is used.

FX/SFX : The waves (live-action).

Music/Sounds : Either a heavily distorted "tick-tock" sound or a heavily distorted sound of waves washing ashore, depending on the episode.

Music/Sounds Variants :
 * On the season four episode "A Taste of Freedom", Bender (voiced by John DiMaggio) is heard saying "Freedom!" one last time.
 * On the following episode, "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on T.V.", a hypnotoad sound is heard instead.
 * On Netflix and Hulu prints of the first two episodes, "Space Pilot 3000" and "The Series Has Landed", it’s silent.

Availability : Common on local syndicated airings of Futurama and Olive the Other Reindeer on Cartoon Network around Christmas. It can be found on DVDs and VHS tapes of Futurama and Olive the Other Reindeer. Don't expect this to appear on The Simpsons, The Critic or Disenchantment, though.

Editor's Note : Low to high. This logo is known for disturbing some due to its weird noises and psychedelic patterns.