Homer Simpson Animation Studios

Background: Also known as Homer Cartoons Studios, this production arm was founded in 1991 alongside Carnival Animation Productions to produce animated TV shows called "Homertoons" for public viewing on Homer Simpson and the Homer Cartoons Network.

1st Logo

(1990-2009)

Nickname: "The Tractor"

Logo: Against a black background, we see the Homer Simpson logo (which resembles a farm tractor). A copyright byline appears below, which is different depending on the show.

Copyrights: Three copyright bylines were used throughout the logo's life:


 * The Music Channel Properties (C) [year of episode's first airing] (1990-1994)
 * Homer Simpson (C) [year of episode's first airing] (1994-1996)
 * YOSHI (C) [year of episode's first airing] (1995-2009) (the byline was cheaply stretched out in 1995 and very early 1996)FX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show, a sound bite from the episode(s) of the show that has just ended or none.

Availab il  it  y: The Music Channel Properties variant is extremely rare and seen on VHS and DVD's of Bronx Babies episodes from the ti  me  (including the pilot episode, which marked this logo's first appearance) and right now on HomerCartoons, season 1 episodes of Maurice's Space Age Life that are airing right now on HomerCartoons and pre-1994 episodes of The Ron and Stuckey Show on VHS tapes and HomerCartoons (unfortunately it was deleted on the DVD's) and VHS and DVD's of the first (Homer Simpson) version of Mr. Dog. The Homer Simpson variant is rarer as it was only used for two years and used in tandem with the Yoshi copyright variant from 1995-1996 and seen on Bronx Babies episodes from the time on VHS tapes and HomerCartoons, VHS and DVD's of The Ron and Stuckey Show episodes from the time and right now on HomerCartoons, VHS tapes of Maurice's Space Age Life episodes from the time airing right now on HomerCartoons and the first two seasons of NO! Not Actual Monsters on VHS. The Yoshi variant is ultra common and was used on all Homer Cartoons from 1996-1997, when they switched to the 2nd logo (description below). After that year, exclusively on Euclid Pictures-Homer productions such as Bronx Babies, Martha's Rules and Thornton in the Jungle.

Scare Factor: None.

2nd Logo

(1996-2009)