Gecko Studios

Background
Gecko Studios is a production company that was formed by Elliot Strange in 1984 and based in Houston, Texas. The company mainly produced content in relation to the "Halloween Gang" graphic novel series, but have also produced horror films,Christmas specials and acquisitions of Cantonese martial-arts films. Gecko shut down in 2003 following a long lack of work. In 2016, Gecko was relaunched as a visual-effects studio and is currently based in Plano, Texas.

1st Logo (1985-1988)
Logo: Against a city at night, we see four kids standing and doing nothing. An emblem with a gecko embryo drops down to the right of them, catching them off guard. "GECKO STUDIOS " is below in white.

Variant: On the pilot telefilm, an in-credit version was used which read "A PRODUCTION OF GECKO STUDIOS AND BLESSARD ANIMATION PRODUCTIONS."

FX/SFX: Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: Sounds corresponding to the actions.

Availability: Extinct. This was only seen on The Halloween Gang, namely the first two seasons and the show's syndication package. The show was infamous for its creators splitting over creative differences and network interference during the second season. While Strange would still be credited on the second due to him serving as an occasional producer and story-editor, he mainly did work on the syndicated episodes. Due to the continuing feud between the creators, only the latter seasons saw a release of any kind, while the earlier ones were ignored.

2nd Logo (1989-2002)
Logo: On a white background, we see a boy and a girl. The boy is sitting and leaning on a table with a smug expression, while the girl is standing, visibly angered and cracking her knuckles. "GECKO STUDIOS" is above in a small black Courier New font. The image cuts out as she readies to punch the boy.

Variant: This shares the screen with the logo for 4nOut Productions on The Halloween Kids.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A man laughing is heard throughout. The laugh was provided by actor I.M. Hobson, who had appeared in many of Gecko's films. Otherwise it used the closing theme of the show or nothing.

Availability: Extinct on TV. This was seen on the short-lived The Halloween Kids. Both this and 4nOut's logos were ran separate on the show's pilot. This was also seen on some Christmas specials, Spirited Christmas, My Dinner with Santa Claus, Conjunction Malfunction and Pantsing Santa Claus. The specials have never been released on home video, with the latter being especially obscure due to having the least amount of airings. The Halloween Kids was last seen in 2003 and hadn't been released anywhere since.

3rd Logo (1994-2003, 2015-2016)
Logo: On a beige background, we see the girl from the previous logo sitting crosslegged. This is revealed to be through the perspective of someone off-screen who moves closer to the girl. It's revealed to be the boy who tackles her and pins her down. The girl chuckles as the company name fades in below in white.

FX/SFX: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: Strange background music with vibraphone notes synced with the movements.

Availability: This was seen on the films Termites, both Urban Legends films, the Streamline Pictures dub of Esteem and American prints of films by Cantonese director Albert Chow, which include Serpent's Spike and an unreleased live-action Samurai Jack film (the latter had only been shown at private screenings for fear of legal action by the owners of the property.) The logo was brought back for 7 Deadly Tales and Stand By.

4th Logo (2016-)
Logo: We slowly fade in to a shut female human eye with a red tint. The eye opens (a gecko embryo quickly flashes in before disappearing on the pupil and iris) and it becomes letterboxed as the text "Gecko Studios" flies in above in yellow. The eye squints as the pupil becomes lighter and we get the idea that the woman is changing. The image decomposes and becomes white, something that happens to the text as well.

Trivia:


 * The logo was created in the midst of a company rebrand. The eye reflects the company's new focus as a visual effects studio as many of the effects happen with it.
 * The eye in the logo belongs to YouTuber Renee Romano.

FX/SFX: Live-action.

Music/Sounds: Bones cracking and a woman groaning, along with a man whispering in Polish (when translated, he's saying "Knock you down to size."), ending with a creepy synth theme.

Availability: Seen at the start of an effects reel the company produced. Also appears on their website and social media.