Gecko Studios

Background
Gecko Studios was a production company that was formed by Elliot Strange in 1987, based in San Diego, California. Following creative issues at ABC centering on The Halloween Gang and them restructuring their programs under the guidance of the Q5 Corporation for that year's television season. Strange initially created Gecko to fulfill executive producer obligations due to him agreeing to helm the show's syndication package. After getting officially launched in 1989, the company would expand to creating new productions, though only one show ever got greenlit and assisted on producing cutscenes and character designs for video games. Gecko would also produce commercials, namely for clients like Subway, Robert’s American Gourmet Food (Smart Puffs, Original Tings), The Coca-Cola Company (Barq Root Beer), PepsiCo (7UP), Papa John's, Tabasco, Diners Club International and the Got Milk? campaign, but are perhaps best known for producing advertisements for Japanese and Korean clients like Sharp, JVC, KEC Corporation and Funai, the latter mainly for their Symphonic line of televisions. Steve Ressel and Kent Butterworth would become briefly involved with the company in 2000. The company became dormant in 2003. In 2017, Strange announced a partnership with Twitter influencer Doug Lisbon (later transitioned to Diana Libson.) The partnership would end with prejudice after Strange infamously gaslighted Libson during a podcast in regard to the state of adult animation, leading to a physical altercation and Strange taking a leave from the internet. Strange would later face allegations of sexual assault, though these would later be disproven as libelous through fake testimonies coordinated by Libson. This would lead to Strange attempting to sue Libson over conspiracy and defamation. Libson, having entered bankruptcy following a failed attempt at gender reassignment surgery, was unable to pay out of pocket and resorted to funding themself through GoFundMe, leading to ridicule and trolls hacking their PayPal. Libson would agree to a settlement, where Libson would sell any creations made under Gecko to Strange while attempting to clear Strange's name. Gecko would later be fully relaunched and release their first project after nearly 20 years of dormancy.

1st Logo (1987-1992)
Logo: In a suburban environment, we see a girl with a wide grin holding a spatula in her proper left hand. Beneath her is the text "GECKO STUDIOS"

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: A mystery-esque synth tune. Sometimes it's silent or has the closing theme.

Availability: First appeared on The Halloween Gang and its primetime special Celtic Connection. It would later appear on the Streamline Pictures dub of The Fairies of Silver Platte. Was recently discovered on Popeye in Plastic Plunder, an animated PSA.

2nd Logo (1997-2003)
Logo: In a laboratory environment we see a girl produce a knife and charge toward the viewer. The screen cuts to a blue background with a white oval containing the text "GECKO STUDIOS" in a stacked jumbled fashion.

Variant: Early on, a still version was used. Against a smeared starry black background we see a girl holding a shiv while giving a tired grin. To the top left is the text "This title uses artwork, assets and additional direction by" and beneath it is Strange's signature.

FX/SFX: Early flash animation, which would be redone in 2001.

Music/Sounds: A bass theme, ending with microphone interference, other times it's the closing theme of the show.

Availability: It appeared on the short lived The Halloween Kids, Forget Tess, the obscure English dub of the Primal Rage OVA by Central Park Media and the unsold pilots for Phat Stak and Rockett to Earth. Was also used for video games where Strange designed the characters; it appeared on Green Jean 2: Enter the Nega-Jean for the PC, SEGA Saturn and PlayStation, along with the game's expansion pack for the SEGA Dreamcast, PC and Mac, as well as Green Jean (2002) for GameCube, XBOX, PlayStation 2, Windows and Mac.

3rd Logo (2023-)
Logo: Against a cork board background we see a piece of paper displaying a drawing of the girl from the previous logo getting chased by a crowd. "GECKO STUDIOS" is scrawled above in black marker.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Brand new, seen on & Son.