Klasky-Csupo, Inc.

Background : In 1981, Klasky-Csupo (pronounced "CLASS-key CHEW-po") was formed in a bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, California. The name of the company derives from the last names of the two producers Arlene Klasky and Hungarian-born animator Gábor Csupó. During The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1990) days, Klasky-Csupo produced the animated Simpsons shorts, consisting of 48, before The Simpsons became a full-time network series in 1989. After those initial skits, Klasky-Csupo worked with 20th Century Fox Television and Matt Groening to produce the first 3 seasons of the animated sitcom until 1992, when Film Roman took over production. In 1990, the duo cut a production deal with Nickelodeon, and there they made the cable network's most successful animated series, Rugrats (1991-2004). After that, Klasky-Csupo made other successful animated shows such as The Wild Thornberrys (1998-2004), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994-1997), Rocket Power (1999-2004), As Told By Ginger (2000-2006), All Grown Up (2003-2008), Duckman (for USA Network and Paramount Television), and The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald (a promoted cartoon available exclusively at McDonald's restaurants from 1998 to early 2001). The company also produced Spy vs. Spy cartoons for Cartoon Network's MAD (a resurrection of MADtv).

===1st Logo (September 15, 1989-December 19, 1998; October 20, 2002-March 1, 2003)===

Nicknames: "The Rooster", "Crazy Rooster", "The Collision of Pathé and Klasky-Csupo"

Logo: On a green city skyline, we see a rooster's silhouette on one of the buildings (depending on the aspect ratio, the rooster will be either in the top-left corner of the screen, or the center). The sun rises, and the rooster wakes up and opens its eyes. It yells "Waaaaaake uuuuuuuup!" as the blocks in the K-C logo float around. When the rooster is finished screaming, the sun brightens, as the rooster mysteriously disappears, and the K-C logo appears in the center. It looks grungier than the one in the past two logos.

FX/SFX: Great CGI animation, however...

Cheesy Factor: ... it seems rather tacky and ugly-looking (which was probably an intentional design choice). Also, it is somewhat hard to hear the rooster's yelling with the loud music blaring.

Music/Sounds: A very loud techno theme that appears to be yet another remix of the 1991 logo's music. A faint robotic whisper of the company name can be heard at the end.

Availability: Rare. Seen on the 2003 film Rugrats Go Wild and the 2008 film Immigrants.

Scare Factor:  Medium. The rooster screaming and loud music will bother viewers, but it's otherwise a slight improvement over the previous logo.