Background[]
O Entertainment was a company founded by Steve Oedekerk in 1990. O Entertainment produced the Thumbs! series (Thumb Wars, Bat-Thumb, Thumbtanic, etc), Santa vs. the Snowman, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and its television series, Barnyard and its television series, among other shows and movies. In 2007, the company was reincorporated as Omation Animation Studios.
1st Logo (1996 - 1998)[]
O Entertainment (1997)
Nickname: "Lips"
Logo: On a black background, a yellow "O" is seen, with "ENTERTAINMENT" also in yellow below it. The "O" then rotates, turning into a lip shape, and says "Ha-ha, Oedekerk!".
FX/SFX: Computer Graphics.
Music/Sounds: A 3-note synth theme, with the "O"'s dialogue playing over it.
Availability: Extinct. It only appeared on the one-off NBC special The O Show (a.k.a. steve.oedekerk.com) and the end of Santa vs. the Snowman.
2nd Logo (1997 - 2006)[]
Nickname: "The Purple O"
Logo: On a white background, a purple "O" is on the center, which is surrounded by "entertainment" underneath.
Variants:
- Sometimes the background is black, the logo is on a white oval, or the logo is smaller.
- On Santa vs. the Snowman 3D, the logo is on a white oval, and it slowly zooms in.
- On a June 2014 airing of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, after Nickelodeon's last-scene-of-the-show credits, the logo is superimposed and on a white background.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Music Variant: At the end of Barnyard, the tail end of "The Barnyard Dance" is heard over it, then the after-song conversation starts before the logo fades out.
Availability: Seen at the end of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Santa vs. the Snowman 3D.
3rd Logo (September 10, 1998 - November 24, 2007)[]
Nickname: "Jell-O"
Logo: On a black background, a giant, gelatinous purple "O" falls to the center of the screen. As it jiggles, "Entertainment" fades in below it.
Variant: Sometimes, "WWW.OEDEKERK.COM" appears below the logo.
FX/SFX: CGI.
Music/Sounds: A low-pitched voice says "O!" accompanied by a dreamy synth tune.
Music/Sounds Variants:
- On the Jimmy Neutron pilot "Runaway Rocketboy", the synth theme is different and the "O!" voiceover is delayed for a fraction of a second.
- Thumb Wars has the closing theme, with the voice saying "O!" intact.
- At the beginning of the Thumb Wars VHS, only the "O!" voiceover is heard.
Availability: Seen on The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and early episodes of Back at the Barnyard. It also appeared on the Nickelodeon premiere broadcast of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius instead of the previous logo.