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, officially launching in 1989. Along with producing original series, Gecko would handle artwork for video games and acquire anime licenses to sell to American distributors. 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, and a short-lived Australian subsidiary would be launched in conjunction with Arthur Filloy. 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 due to conflict over differing opinions. Strange was accused of sexual assault, though it was later proven Libson coordinated the accusations. Libson would launch Delightfully Qworky in 2021, but it would shut down after Libson was arrested under allegations of child grooming and rape. Strange would resurface in 2023 with a new series, bringing Gecko out of a near 20 year dormancy period.

1st Logo (1987-1988)
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 (1992-2002)
"Logo: On a background with brown spots (said to be a close-up of a diagram depicting brittle bone disease), we see a girl giving a tired grin while holding a shiv. The text 'GECKO STUDIOS' is toward the top left corner in a jumbled fashion."Variant(s):


 * On video games, in place of the logo is the text "This title uses artwork, assets and additional direction by" and beneath it is Strange's signature. The entire thing takes place against a space background.
 * At the end of the obscure English dub of the Altered Beast OVA, the video game variant is seen (though the text is replaced with the proper gecko logo). This shared the screen with the logos for Distant Horizon, Sega, Broadway Video, Central Park Media and U.S. Manga Corps.
 * On Forget Tess, this shares the screen with the logos for Studio B Productions, Media World Features, Scholastic Productions, Carlton Television and Entertainment Rights. "A British/Canadian/Australian Co-Production is at the top, "in association with" is above the logos for Scholastic, Gecko and Entertainment Rights, while "A" and "Production" are above Carlton's logo in usual fashion for the network's end card. Below is more text reading "Produced for Nickelodeon (Nickelodeon UK)" along with copyright info reading "©2001, Entertainment Rights Plc & Gecko Studios Pty. Ltd". "©2001 MTV Networks International". Note that depending on the print it takes place against Carlton's standard star background or on a black background.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or a quote from the preceding episode in the case of The Halloween Kids.

Availability: It appeared on the short lived The Halloween Kids, Forget Tess, A.D. Vision's dub of Esteem, Central Park Media's dub of Altered Beast 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. It was first seen on Streamline Pictures' dub of The Fairies of Silver Platte.

3rd Logo (2023-)
Logo: In a live action pink living-room environment we see a picture frame containing a white background. The girl from the previous logo and an anthropomorphic gecko are seen waving. "GECKO STUDIOS" is above them in green. A feather duster is brought in and begins cleaning the shelf the picture is on.

FX/SFX: Live action and traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: A ukelele tune.

Availability: Can be seen on & Son.