DreamWorks Animation Television/Logo Variations (2024)

The Adventures of Puss in Boots: Puss sits on the moon in place of the boy. He catches a fish which he tosses directly into his mouth, eating it.

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All Hail King Julien: Julien sits in a straw moon hanging above the jungle, pulls up his line to reveal that Mort is on the end, and then catches a shark. Mort yells "I'm okay!" as Julien laughs.

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Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh: Oh is in the moon in place of the boy, he fishes up the controller for his saucer, and activates it, flying off into the opening sequence.

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Dawn of the Croods: The entire family piles onto the moon as it rocks them to sleep as the camera pulls back, revealing the text.

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Dinotrux/Dinotrux Supercharged: First, we see Revvit engraving a silhouette of him and Ty Rux fishing on the moon. He wipes away the dust, revealing the already-engraved text, and crawls off.

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The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show: First, the WABAC flies throughout New York and up to the night sky, revealing the crescent moon. Then, Sherman leaps out, sits on it and using his fishing rod, which pulls up the DreamWorks text, while Mr. Peabody stands on the O in "DreamWorks". The text then lights up in neon.

DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge (Season 3): It is stylized like the 2010-2017 DWA logo. Hiccup and Toothless are sitting in the moon together, where Hiccup is reading a book while Toothless has a fishing line tied to his tail. After the text is formed, Toothless then fires on the camera, which Match Cuts with the opening sequence, depicting Hiccup and Toothless flying out of the moon.

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Trollhunters: The Amulet of Merlin opens into the crescent moon, then a silhouette of Jim Lake Jr. steps out of the moon where the fishing boy goes and raising his sword high.

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Voltron: Legendary Defender: Voltron cuts a chunk out of the moon leaving only the crescent shape remaining, standing on it while wielding its sword where the boy would normally go.

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Spirit Riding Free: A horse's hoof leaves a hoofprint of a girl (presumed to be Lucky) fishing on a crescent moon-shaped horseshoe on the ground.

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Harvey Street Kids/Harvey Girls Forever!: Audrey, Lotta and Dot are sitting in the moon together. Audrey was on Lotta's shoulder. Dot pulls a flag of the Harvey Girls symbol from her fishing rod then when Audrey catches it, Lotta tossed her to twirl around the moon til Audrey pokes a flag on the side, hanging.

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Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Poppy appears and her hair becomes shaped like a crescent moon, which pulls up her stick to the text with Guy Diamond standing on the D in "DreamWorks". Guy farts out glitter to the text giving it a glittery white glow, then Cloud Guy takes Poppy to the beginning of the show's theme song.

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The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants: George and Harold are drawing a picture, and we zoom in to the picture. Captain Underpants is standing in the moon, jumps off of it, only to be wedgied on the cresent moon.

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The Boss Baby: Back in Business: In the white background with the 1997 print logo on it, Ted "Boss Baby" Templeton Jr. pushes the boy away on his crescent moon-shaped swivel chair. When Ted answers the phone, he says, "Hold all my calls." as the camera pulls back, revealing the text.

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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle: Bullwinkle pulls out Rocky from his hat, then Rocky flies up to the crescent moon and goes fishing as the text fades in.

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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Lines form an outline of Adora with her sword then it flashes to She-Ra holding it aloft, with the crescent moon behind her. Beginning with Season 4 episodes, "ANIMATION TELEVISION" is added below the DreamWorks text.

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Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny: Po is seen fishing on the moon in place of the boy (like the movie logo variant from Kung Fu Panda 3), while the DreamWorks text is in a different font. "Presents" is also added below the text. This can be seen in Episode 2 onwards.

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3Below: Tales of Arcadia: The crescent moon appears, where a pet alien steps out and stands on it while the text fades in.

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Where's Waldo?: Waldo peeks out of the moon, grabbing his hat, and pulls a magic key out of it. Then, after the text fades in, he uses it to add the red-white stripes pattern (from his shirt) on the text. Afterwards, Waldo relaxes on the moon, and adds the same pattern on it as the camera pans down to the show's opening title sequence.

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Archibald's Next Big Thing: Bea cracks an egg, leaving a crescent shape where Archibald relaxes. Archibald gets up and looks around, then falls off when Bea catches him. Archibald and Bea fly off when the text appears.

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DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders: Dak is seen in place of the boy, fishing, then suddenly falls off, grabbing hold of the M in "DreamWorks". Then, Winger flies around, safely bringing Dak to the crescent moon. On the series' specials, "ANIMATION TELEVISION" is later added.

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Cleopatra in Space:

Fast & Furious: Spy Racers:

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts:

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia:

Madagascar: A Little Wild:

Jurassic World: Camp Creatous:

The Mighty Ones:

Doug Unplugs:

Trolls: Trolltopia:

Gabby's Dollhouse:

Go, Dog, Go!:

The Croods: Family Tree:

DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms:

Team Zenko Go:

Pinecone & Pony:

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DreamWorks Animation

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Computer-animated films:
Antz | Shrek | Shrek 2 | Shark Tale | Madagascar | Over the Hedge | Shrek the Third | Bee Movie | Kung Fu Panda | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Monsters vs. Aliens | How to Train Your Dragon | Shrek Forever After | Megamind | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Puss in Boots | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Rise of the Guardians | The Croods | Turbo | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Penguins of Madagascar | Home | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Trolls | The Boss Baby | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie| How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Abominable | Trolls World Tour | The Croods: A New Age

Traditionally-animated films:
The Prince of Egypt | The Road to El Dorado | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Aardman Animations:
Chicken Run | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Flushed Away

Upcoming films:
Spirit Untamed | The Boss Baby: Family Business | The Bad Guys | Untitled film | Untitled film | Untitled film

Television shows (past and present):
Toonsylvania | Invasion America | Alienators: Evolution Continues | Father of the Pride | The Penguins of Madagascar | Neighbors from Hell | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | DreamWorks Dragons | Monsters vs. Aliens | Turbo FAST | VeggieTales in the House | All Hail King Julien | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Dinotrux | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Dawn of the Croods | Noddy, Toyland Detective | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh | VeggieTales in the City | Trollhunters | Spirit Riding Free | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | The Boss Baby: Back in Business | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Harvey Street Kids | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | DreamWorks 3 Below | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Mr. Magoo | Where's Waldo? | DreamWorks Wizards

Subsidiaries
DreamWorks Animation Television (Others) | DreamWorks Classics | Big Idea (On-screen variants) | Harvey Entertainment | Harvey Comics | Jay Ward Productions (Bullwinkle Studios) (75%) | Pearl Studio | DreamWorks Experience

Peacock Kids

Television networks
DreamWorks Channel3

Defunct/former:
DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment | UPA | Tomorrow Entertainment | Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment (Others) | Filmation (Others) | PBJ1 | Golden Books Family Entertainment | GoldenVision | Golden Step Ahead | Entertainment Rights | Alan Enterprises | Trans-Lux Television | Felix the Cat Productions | Chapman Entertainment | Pacific Data Images | MoonBoy Animation | Total Television | | AwesomenessTV (Awesomeness Films | Big Frame) 2

1Co-owned with Luken Communications.
2Co-owned with Hearst Corporation and Verizon Communications.
Now owned by ViacomCBS.
3Co-owned with DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal International Networks.

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NBCUniversal

Part of Comcast

Film studios:
Universal Pictures (Others | Trailer variants | Closing variants | Logo Variations) | DreamWorks Animation (Others | Trailer variants | Closing variants | Logo Variations) | Universal 1440 Entertainment | Universal Studios Family Productions | Universal Animation Studios | Focus Features (Others) | Focus World | Working Title Films | Illumination (Illumination Mac Guff) (Others | Logo Variations) | United International Pictures8 | NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan | NBC Sports Films | OTL Releasing

NBCUniversal Television Group:
Universal Television (Others) | Universal Television Alternative Studios | NBCUniversal Television Distribution | Universal Cable Productions | Peacock Productions | NBCUniversal International Studios | LXTV | DreamWorks Animation Television (Others) | Working Title Television | Bravo Originals | Syfy Originals

U.S. broadcast networks:
NBC (HD) | Telemundo (HD) | Cozi TV | Telexitos

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations:
NBC O&Os: KNBC | KNSD | KNTV | KXAS-TV | WBTS-LD/WYCN-CD | WCAU | WMAQ-TV | WNBC | WRC-TV | WTVJ | WVIT
Telemundo O&Os: KBLR | KDEN-TV | KEJT-CD | KHRR | KNSO1 | KSTS | KTAZ | KTDO | KTLM | KTMD | KUAN-LD | KVDA | KVEA | KXTX-TV | WDMR-CD | WKAQ-TV | WNEU | WNJU | WRDM-CD | WRIW-CD | WRMD-CD | WRTD-CD | WSCV | WSNS-TV | WTMO-CD | WWSI | WWDT-CD | WZDC-CD | WZTD-LD
Other: K15CU-D

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment:
Bravo | CNBC (World) | E! | Golf Channel | MSNBC | NBCSN | Universo | NHL Network | Olympic Channel14 | Oxygen | Syfy (HD | Other) | Universal Kids (Others) | USA Network (HD) | New England Cable News

NBCUniversal International Networks:
Universal TV (UK | Latin America | Africa) | Syfy (Latin America) | DreamWorks Channel | 13th Street Universal (Calle 13 Universal | 13ème Rue Universal) | Diva | Studio Universal (Italy | Latin America | Africa) | E! (Canada | Latin America) | Telemundo Internacional | Golf Channel (Latin America10 | Indonesia16 ) | CNBC (Africa | Arabia | Asia | Australia | Europe | India 15 (CNBC-TV18 (HD), CNBC Awaaz and CNBC Bajar) | Indonesia16 | Latin America | Pakistan) | Movies 24 | Movies 24+ | EuronewsNBC13

NBC Sports Regional Networks:
Bay Area | Boston | California | Chicago | Northwest | Philadelphia | Washington | SportsNet New York

:
Universal Studios Hollywood | Universal Orlando Resort | (Cabana Bay Beach Resort | Hard Rock Hotel | Loews Portofino Bay Hotel | Loews Royal Pacific Resort | Loews Sapphire Falls Resort | Universal Studios Florida | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Volcano Bay) | Universal Studios Japan | Universal Studios Singapore | Universal Studios Dubailand | Universal CityWalk | Universal Creative

Other assets:
Fandango | Movieclips | Flixster | Rotten Tomatoes | Movies.com | Hulu (30%) | NBC Sports Group | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment | Green is Universal | NBC News | NBC Sports | NBC Olympics | NBC Kids | NBC On Demand | NBCUniversal News Group | NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises | NBCUniversal International Distribution | Universal Brand Development | Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment10 | NBC Sports Digital | PictureBox Films | Hayu | SportsEngine | Telemundo Deportes | RTI Producciones (40%) | Amblin Partners 12 | Movies Anywhere | Dark Universe | NBCi | Bluprint

Defunct/Dissolved:
Universal Cartoons | MCA Family Entertainment | Walter Lantz Productions | Revue Studios | Kayro-UTV Productions | MCA | MCA TV | MCA Television Entertainment | MCA DiscoVision | Seagram's | Universal Eight | NBC Films | NBC Studios | NBC Enterprises | NBC International | NBC Home Video | Castle Films | Universal Pay Television | Multimedia Entertainment | Universal Worldwide Television | Universal Television Entertainment | USA Network Originals | Studios USA | International Pictures | Island Pictures | October Films | Universal Focus | USA Films | NBC Plus | NBC Nonstop | Diva TV | Exercise TV | Hallmark Channel (International) | MountainWest Sports Network | Good Machine | Cinema International Corporation8 | CIC Video8 | Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast | Comcast Sports Southwest | KidsCo5 | Fearnet2 | ITC Entertainment Group6 | ITC Film Distributors6 | Multimedia Motion Pictures | Associated Film Distribution7 | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment | PolyGram Television | PolyGram Video | Interscope Communications | USA Home Entertainment | USA Cartoon Express | NBC Universal Television Studio | Universal Media Studios | Universal Network Television | Propaganda Films | G4 (HD) | MSNBC Canada | Universal Sports4 | Qubo9 | CBS Telenoticias | FilmDistrict | Cloo | Esquire Network3 | Universal HD | Gramercy Pictures | Comcast Network | Wet 'n Wild Orlando | iVillage | DailyCandy | Chiller | Chiller Films | Seeso | FlixMix | Universal Pictures Debut Network | Visor Home Video

Notes
1NBCUniversal owns the station, but it is operated by Serestar Communications.
2Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
3Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
4Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
5Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
6NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
7NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
8Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
9Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
10Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
11Owned by Simple Networks and Inversiones Bahía and operated by Imagina US, under brand license
12Co-owned with The Amblin Group, Participant Media, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
13Co-owned with Media Globe Networks and European public broadcasters.
14Co-owned with the United States Olympic Committee.
15Co-owned with TV18.
16Co-owned with Trans Corp.

DreamWorks Animation Television/Logo Variations (2024)

FAQs

What is the symbol of the DreamWorks logo? ›

The DreamWorks logo, depicting a boy sitting on a crescent moon while fishing, embodies a sense of whimsy, imagination, and dream-like creativity which aligns with the studio's ethos of bringing imaginative stories to life.

Why did DreamWorks change their logo? ›

DreamWorks logo has undergone several changes over the years, reflecting the studio's evolution and commitment to innovation. The latest version of the logo and the new opening animation sequence is a testament to the studio's ability to keep reinventing itself while staying true to its roots.

What is behind DreamWorks logo? ›

The original DreamWorks logo features a boy sitting on a crescent moon with a fishing rod at night. The general idea for the logo was the idea of the company's founder, Steven Spielberg, who wanted a CGI image. Illustrator Robert Hunt was commissioned to execute the idea as a painting, and he used his son as the model.

Who composed the DreamWorks logo? ›

It originally had music adapted from the track "Fairytale" for the film Shrek (2001), the logo was composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, one of the co-composers of Shrek and the composer of the whole Shrek franchise as well as other DreamWorks films. The logo was used from Shrek 2 (2004) to Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).

Who is the boy in the DreamWorks logo? ›

Meaning behind the DreamWorks logo

Spielberg originally wanted to use computer graphics but was talked out of the idea by Robert Hunt, Hunt drew the logo by hand, using his son as a model for the fishing boy.

What is the meaning behind the Disney logo? ›

While the Disney logo is a popular icon, it carries a certain meaning for the target audience. The logo today comprises a castle, which is a mythical or fairy-tailed Cinderella castle. This element helps convey the type of entertainment business the brand is and who are its target customers.

What does SKG mean in DreamWorks? ›

Dreamworks SKG was founded in October 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen. The name "DreamWorks SKG" was announced three months later ("SKG" is merely the initials of the three founding partners' last names).

Does Disney still own DreamWorks? ›

In August 2016 the corporation was acquired by NBC Universal (also known as NBCUniversal), a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, which was originally a cable television operator. Owing to the slow pace of animated feature production, the first two DreamWorks Animation features were not released until 1998.

What is the meaning of DreamWorks? ›

to describe a place where dreams are made = DreamWorks = factory for dreams (see ironworks, glassworks, steelworks, metalworks, sofaworks etc.)

Why did DreamWorks shut down? ›

DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said that the company's film plans had grown too ambitious and led to inconsistent performance. The company has struggled with a weaker-than-expected performance from some films, such as "Mr. Peabody & Sherman," which contributed to a loss in its most recent quarter.

Is the DreamWorks logo copyrighted? ›

Licensing. This logo image consists only of simple geometric shapes or text. It does not meet the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection, and is therefore in the public domain.

What is the DreamWorks mascot called? ›

The Moon Child. While Dreamworks has a myriad of characters on its roster that could be seen as a mascot such as Shrek, Po from Kung Fu Panda, or the Boss Baby, the one thing that connects them all is the Moon Child, the young fisher on the moon that appears in every opening or homaged in some way or another.

Why is DreamWorks important? ›

Home to some of the world's most beloved franchises including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, Trolls, The Boss Baby, The Croods and How to Train Your Dragon, DreamWorks Animation creates award-winning films for a global audience.

Who did DreamWorks merge with? ›

NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Advancing its position in kids and family entertainment, NBCUniversal , a division of Comcast Corporation ( NASDAQ : CMCSA), today announced it has completed its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (DWA).

What does the Pixar logo represent? ›

Pixar's logo symbols:

movie sighting, showing the lamp doing anything from bouncing a ball to flickering on and off, showcasing the animation and creativity that comes out of the Pixar brand. To incorporate this symbol into the logo itself, Pixar sometimes replaces the “i” in the Pixar name with Luxo Jr.

What is the mascot of the DreamWorks? ›

The attraction's pre-show features a variety of DreamWorks characters such as the DreamWorks mascot, the Moon Child, along with Po from Kung Fu Panda, as well as Shifu and Mr. Ping.

What does the SKG stand for in the DreamWorks logo? ›

The name "DreamWorks SKG" was announced three months later ("SKG" is merely the initials of the three founding partners' last names). Spielberg, a world-famous filmmaker, Katzenberg, a former chairman of Disney Studios, and Geffen, a giant in the music industry, were widely viewed as a potent combination.

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