A.K.A. Cartoon/Summary

Background : A.K.A. Cartoon, Inc. was the production company of Canadian animator Danny Antonucci. It was founded on April 1, 1994 and was located in Vancouver, BC. The company's first project, The Brothers Grunt, was a critical and ratings failure, but the company later gained a success with the creation of Ed, Edd n Eddy, which was a cult hit and Cartoon Network's longest-running original show. Despite being dormant since the release of Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show in November 2009, which served as the show's finale, the company recently released a pilot titled Snotrocket.

1st Logo
(August 15, 1994-March 12, 1995)

Nicknames : "Guy in a Circle", "Early Guy Impaled By A Pencil", "Guy from Hell"

Logo : 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 guy, which is enclosed in a purple circle, that is impaled by a pencil which went through his head with three 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.

Variants :
 * On Danny Antonucci's director's reel, the text reads "a.k.a. CARTOON inc." with text saying "danny antonucci director's reel" below.
 * At the end of said reel, the studio's contact information is seen below the logo.
 * There is a variant that only has "a.k.a. CARTOON inc." below the guy.

FX/SFX : None.

Music/Sounds :
 * 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.

Availability : Extremely rare, if not extinct. Seen on the infamous The Brothers Grunt, which hasn't been shown in decades. Was also recently spotted on Danny Antonucci's director's reel from circa 1995, which can be seen on YouTube. The variant that only has "a.k.a. CARTOON inc." can be seen on a print of Lupo The Butcher that was included in a YouTube video that contains almost all of the company's pre-Ed, Edd n Eddy projects.

Editor's Note : Even though the subject matter of the logo might be too gruesome, it actually fits with the overall theme of the show. It features an intentionally ugly and grotesque design, which fits the show to a T.

2nd Logo
(January 4, 1999-)



Nicknames : "Guy in a Box", "Guy Impaled By A Pencil", "Guy from Hell II", "You Know, For Kids!", "Bloody Guy from Hell" (Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo-Haw Haw variant)

Logo : On a white background, we see a dark blue drawing of the same guy from the previous logo (in which the guy looks redrawn to tone down the subject matter from the previous logo) contained inside a yellow box. Also, the text "Produced at" is seen above, and underneath the picture is the text "a.k.a. CARTOON" in a plain black font.

Later Variants : There are different variations of the logo (all listed variants have black backgrounds and an "inc." symbol):
 * "Purple Box" : The a.k.a. Cartoon logo appears inside a purple box with a yellow guy in it. Plus, "inc." is added next to "CARTOON". This variant appeared on S2 episodes of Ed, Edd n Eddy.
 * "Green Box" : We have a drawing of a black guy on a green box and "Made by" replaces "Produced at" and below is the text reading "A.K.A. CARTOON INC." in a different font this time. This variant appeared on S3 episodes of Ed, Edd n Eddy.
 * "Grey Box" : The drawing is white on a grey box. Below is the text reading "a.k.a cartoon inc." in another different font. Plus, "Made at" is replaced by once again, "PRODUCED AT" in a Copperplate Gothic font. This variant appears on season 4 episodes of Ed, Edd n Eddy.
 * "Christmas Stripes" : The box has red and green stripes. Plus, the text is in the same style as the "Green Box" variant. This variant can be seen on Ed Edd n Eddy's Jingle Jangle Jangle.
 * "Black Heart" : There is a black heart inside a red box. Plus, the text is once again, in the same style as the "Green Box" variant . This variant can be seen on Ed, Edd n Eddy's Hanky Panky Hullabaloo.
 * "Bloody Logo" : There is red blood on the logo and the box is red. Plus, the third time, the text is in the same style as the "Green Box" variant. This variant can be seen on Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo-Haw Haw.
 * "Leopard Print" : The words "Made at" is seen above the logo in the place of "Produced at" and below the same picture of a white guy it reads "A.K.A. CARTOON INC.". The box is like a leopard print. This variant appears on seasons 5 and 6 episodes of Ed, Edd n Eddy and its special, "The Eds are Coming, the Eds are Coming".
 * "Watermelon" : The box has a picture of a watermelon styled texture in it, a reference to the Ed, Edd n Eddy character Jonny 2x4 and his superhero alter ego Captain Melonhead. "Made at" is seen above and below the picture of a white guy is "A.K.A. CARTOON INC." in the same style as the "Leopard Print" variant. This variant can be seen on Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show.
 * "Swimming Pool": The box is footage of blue water rippling. Both the guy and the text are white, with the text in the same style as the "Leopard Print" and "Watermelon" variants. Also, the guy is in his original design from the previous logo, and no text is above the box. This logo is used as the current variant.

FX/SFX : None.

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

Music/Sounds Variants :
 * 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", it is silent.
 * For the "Swimming Pool" variant, bubbling sounds are used instead.

Availability : Uncommon. Seen on Ed, Edd n Eddy. It was brought back on exclusive prints of Snotrocket, and might possibly appear on future projects from the studio.

Editor's Note : A well-remembered logo for those that grew up with EEnE or Cartoon Network in general, whether fondly remembered or not. It can be noted that although the design team that cleaned up this logo attempted to render the logo as less graphic than the first logo (i.e. the genitalia), it ended up as more graphic due to the more detailed design (especially the pencil going through the guy's head) and closer presence to the screen. This and the rapidly-paced music paired with the logo effectively made it infamous to a number people that watched the show.