Hameln Entertainment

Background
Hameln Entertainment, Inc. (simply Hameln, also known as Hameln, Inc., Hameln Entertainment or Hameln Productions and stylized as HaMelN) was an American entertainment company founded by Sam Colton to create the live action series Amanda and its cartoon spinoff Amanda the Adventurer. Around 2003, the company came underfire for the disappearance of Sam Colton as well as other children who watched Amanda the Adventurer. A few months later, the company seized operation.

Note: All Amanda the Adventurer tapes as well as Amanda tapes were lost until 2023, where a woman named Riley inherited the tapes from another woman named Kate.

(1999?-2003)
Nicknames: "Mouse of Horror", "Stylized Mouse", "Maroon Stylized Mouse"

Logo: On a white background, a burgundy stylized mouse is seen at the middle of the screen. Then, the text "HaMelN" appears on the mouse letter-by-letter as each music note plays. Then, at the bottom-right corner of the mouse, the slogan reading "FOLLOW US TO FUN!" in a sloppy, bended font appears.

Trivia: The Hameln name and logo is inspired by the story Pied Piper of Hamelin. In which the Piper is ordered to take a swarm of rats (hence the Mouse) out of the German town of Hamelin (hence the name), which afterwards he takes a all of the town's children after the citizens refuse to pay him (hence the "Follow us to fun!" slogan).

Variants:


 * An original filmed version of the logo exists, which can be found at the end for certain tapes for Amanda the Adventurer such as "In Your Neighborhood" and "Special Treat".
 * Notice that (see above), after the logo ends, the static screen appears.
 * A no filter variant of the logo (except for the VHS filter) exists where the audio is enhanced but still sounds weird a bit.
 * An updated variant of the logo where the logo has more animation and the mouse jumps recently appeard on Jakeneutron's Don't Listen Music Video. You can see it at 0:20 here.

Technique: Possibly 2D Animation or Scanimation by Sam Colton.

Music/Sounds: A 7-note synth tune, which is known as the Hameln jingle that was used on toys such as the Blabbot and Piano.


 * However, a tape filmed version shows where the music sounds a bit weird.


 * The updated version uses a rerecorded version of the jingle

Availability: Extinct. This was only seen on Amanda The Adventurer. It can be founded on certain tapes for Amanda the Adventurer such as In Your Neighborhood and Special Treat. It's unknown if the Sharing Secrets tape contains the logo, as the TV is destroyed at the end. The live action show Amanda possibly only used an in-credit notice. The updated version can be seen on the music video described above.