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=Argosy Animation Studios=

Inspirations

 * The original Argosy page from Wikifoundry: http://dreamlogos.wikifoundry.com/page/Argosy%20Media
 * http://dreamlogos.wikifoundry.com/page/Argosy%20Kidz
 * (mainly the TV unit)
 * https://myfavoriteclosinglogos.fandom.com/wiki/Vyond_Pictures
 * https://adamsclosinglogosdreamlogos.fandom.com/wiki/ConnorWorks_Entertainment_Inc(Redux)
 * https://myfavoriteclosinglogos.fandom.com/wiki/Salt_Cover
 * https://myfavoriteclosinglogos.fandom.com/wiki/AstroblastFan5_Film_Corporation

Actual content
Background: Argosy Animation Studios was one of the first animation studios to compete with Disney.

1988-1993
Logo: We see Aaron sometimes in a swimsuit floating in water, holding a sign reading "Argosy Media", while a crab is grabbing Aaron's tail. He says "Hey! That's my tail!"

Music/Sounds: Seagulls with the cute little ditty, but a more tropical style, then Aaron saying the line.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on the unaired pilot episode of The Aaron Show (1993-2006), alongside the 1982 Argosy Media logo. Often plastered with newer logos.

1993-1999


Logo: We see Aaron (in his slightly more anthropomorphic design from the TV show’s pilot) roller skating along a highway. He passes three cars and then crashes into a tree. A white box fades in at the bottom of the screen, containing the text "Argosy Animation Studios" (in dark yellow with a magenta underline) and an ownership byline. A copyright stamp appears afterward.

Bylines:
 * AN INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY (1993-1996)
 * A SHAW COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY (1996-1998)

Variants:
 * On Orange Gus, Aaron crashes into a lamppost.
 * On Library Matters, Aaron roller skates on a bridge over a lake and crashes into, surprisingly, a brick building.
 * There is a short version where Aaron racing past the cars is taken out.
 * There is a prototype version where the logo is off-center and the text is in a different font.

FX/SFX: Yet again, cel animation, though this is the last Argosy logo to use traditional animation, as all subsequent logos are made in computer software.

Music/Sounds: A flute tune, three honks, someone saying "WATCH OUT!", Aaron saying "What?" and then a cartoon-style CRASH as the he hits the tree. We then hear the cute little ditty while Aaron moans.

Availability: Common, can be seen on shows of the era (such as The Aaron Show). Argosy Retro and Classix air The Aaron Show and Mercy and Friends, so you can see it. Also appears on Y2K: Romano Family Quartet.

1998-2003


Logo: Inside a red, white, yellow and blue circle on a black BG, we see Aaron (now with his design from the TV show) pop out of it, arms outstretched. Suddenly, confetti falls from the top of the screen, and "Argosy Animation Studios" fades in in a cursive font. Aaron then says his famous line, "Best known for it's purr-fect TV shows, TV movies, high quality, and me, Aaron, it's the one and only, Argosy Animation Studios!" A Corus byline fades in below everything else.

Variants:
 * A still version exists where Aaron is silent. This was shown on licensed games made by MTM Interactive before the Argosy Interactive unit was formed.
 * For international distribution, there is no confetti, "Distributed By" is chyroned in above Aaron, and "INTERNATIONAL" is in between the “Argosy Media” text and the Corus byline.
 * On shows marketed towards a female audience, like Revenge of Sarah, the white bits of the circle are light pink.
 * On Camp Dubziz and Uh-Oh!, the logo is bylineless.
 * On some episodes of The Aaron Show, a copyright stamp can be seen.
 * Sometimes, like in sister company MTM’s logo, Aaron wears an outfit related to the theme of the show, or is replaced by another character entirely.
 * Sometimes, between 2001 and 2003, the URL www.argosy.com would be chyroned in below the logo.

FX/SFX: Early pre-Flash CGI, made using an Unix box. This technique “Rotanimation” was also used for several Argosy TV shows in the 90s, and was invented by Argosy alumni animator Robert Stainton.

Music/Sounds: A snap when Aaron pops out, tons of party blowers blowing when the confetti starts to fall out, and at the end, a piano version of the cute little ditty plays while Aaron is talking.

Availability: Common. This logo made its debut in the Argosy 2000 TV movies, which are from 1998-99, and the Shaw byline variant was beautifully restored on the 2007 DVD and Blu-ray releases of the Argosy 2000 films, distributed by MTM Home Entertainment; ironically enough, current reruns of this series aren't so lucky; this logo is plastered with either the MTM Enterprises 1998 logo, the MTM Television Distribution 2013 logo, or the 2008 Argosy Media logo on reruns. Robyn's Journey kept the logo when it was released on video and DVD, so you can see it on there. Most reruns of Mercy and Friends and The Aaron Show have this logo intact. This logo was also used to plaster the Svensk Filmindustri logo on current prints of the Swedish dub of Mimsie’s Haunted Mansion.

2003-2006
(TBA)

2006-2008
(TBA)

2008-2011
(TBA)

2011-present


Logo: On a sky background, we see Aaron run up onto grass, with a flag containing the Argosy A logo in red on his tail. Then Aaron looks at the screen. The text "argosy animation studios" fades in below, followed by the ArgosyMTM byline.

Variants:
 * In 2013, a 100th Anniversary variant was used. As Aaron runs up, the words "100th Anniversary" in red and in a script font appear above the logo.
 * Some shows have Aaron on a white background. This variant is mainly used for plastering older logos.
 * On Tales Of Orange Gus, Aaron gets hit with a guitar, and the classic "KABONG!!!" sound comes in.
 * Some shows have a copyright stamp for “ArgosyMTM Enterprises Inc.”

FX/SFX: Excellent animation, with shading far beyond that capable in Adobe Flash. This was made around the time they switched to ToonBoom, and they seem to have pushed their brand-new software to its limits.

Music/Sounds: A nice classical guitar version of Aaron's Ditty.

Availability: Current. It debuted on the Argosy New Media web animation movie Mimsie vs. Sarah. Seen on all Argosy shows from the era, including episodes of the ITV shows P.S. 3538 and Sticks n' Stones and on the MTM shows Chainsaw and Ninjas of the Awesome, which are co-produced with Argosy. Also used on all episodes of The New Aaron Show.