Decode Entertainment

Background
Decode Entertainment was a Canadian television production company based in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded in 1997 by Steven DeNure, Neil Court, and John Delmage. In 2006, the company merged with Halifax Film to form Vancouver-based DHX Media (now WildBrain).

1st Logo (October 24, 1997-September 22, 2000)
Logo: On a white background, we see the words "DECODE Entertainment Inc." in blue. "DECODE" is in a royal blue American Typewriter font and the "Entertainment Inc." font is a font similar to Comic Sans. The "DECODE" text's light swirls and the "Entertainment Inc." is shooting out light rays.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show or silence.

Availability: Very rare. It was last seen on the first 38 episodes of Rainbow Fish on HBO Family, as well as the first season of Freaky Stories. Also appeared on Watership Down and Weird-Oh's.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (October 4, 1999-September 4, 2008)
Nicknames: "TV Static", "Cute Robot Head", "That Logo at the End of TV Shows"

Logo: On a blue background filled with TV static, a bunch of symbols change at lightning quick speed. They are:


 * A crudely drawn "1"
 * A "6" in the Army font
 * A blocky "T"
 * A "3" in Calibri Bold
 * An "E" in Times New Roman Italic
 * An asterisk
 * A peace sign
 * A "X"
 * The Scorpio symbol
 * An "i"
 * An italic "C"
 * A "R"
 * A tall, very thin "A"
 * A "d" in Comic Sans
 * An information symbol

They form the word "DECODE" in Mekanik Std Regular. As this happens, a yellow smiling robot head with one eye and an antenna, sporting transmission symbols, appears on the lower left corner of the screen. He blinks once before we fade out.

Variants:
 * On many shows, a copyright stamp appears next to the robot.
 * An in-credit variant exists on some shows, where the robot head is shown on a white square above the word "DECODE". Also, the "DECODE" text is white.
 * On Bromwell High, the logo is slightly longer.
 * On some shows, like The Hoobs, the logo is shown via split screen with other production logos.

FX/SFX: The symbols forming "DECODE", and the robot head appearing and blinking. None for the in-credit variant.

Music/Sounds: A TV static sound.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On early episodes of Chop Socky Chooks, it's silent.
 * On most shows, the ending theme plays over it.
 * On Angela Anaconda, we hear the title character laughing psychotically.

Availability: Was very common in its own time, but now uncommon, bordering on rare these days. Their output isn't reran on TV that often (at least in the U.S.), but can be seen on seasons 1-3 of Franny's Feet (WNET prints only use this on season 1), Angela Anaconda, The Naughty Naughty Pets, The Zack Files, Naturally Sadie, Dudson, Olliver's Adventures, Our Hero, The Save-Ums!, early episodes of Chop Socky Chooks, Radio Free Roscoe, and later episodes of Watership Down, just to name a few.

Editor's Note: This is a favorite of those who grew up with Decode Entertainment's programming.

3rd Logo (September 3, 2007-February 26, 2011)
Nickname: "Cute Robot Head II"

Logo: On a blue background, the robot head from before is walking on the letters in "Entertainment". The text says "DECODE Entertainment Inc." It bounces on over the "t" and once he gets to an "i", his antenna gets stuck, which sends him jumping. He floats over the "n" and lands on the "e", then does a flip as his antenna gets caught on the "t". The robot head is catapulted and the text is revealed with the DHX Media byline, with another robot head under it, watching the other robot head float in the air. The "DECODE" text is in yellow, and the robot head looks at us once the other one is off screen.

Variants:
 * On other shows, the first portion of the logo is cut off.
 * A shorter version appears on Poppetstown with the first 2 parts cut off.
 * On WNET prints of Franny's Feet, we only see the last part of the logo, but on seasons 2-3, we don't even get to see the catapult scene.
 * On shows by Halifax Film (which are The Mighty Jungle, Bo on the Go!, Animal Mechanicals, and Pirates: Adventures in Art), the logo appears as an in-credit logo.
 * On Sprout prints of the aforementioned The Mighty Jungle, the in-credit variant plays faster.
 * On Waybuloo, the print logo (which is stacked for the company name and the byline) appears as an in-credit logo.

FX/SFX: The robot head. All is basic CGI.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show. On Chop Socky Chooks and a trailer for How to Be Indie, it's silent.

Availability: Uncommon, bordering on very rare. Appears on the first season of Super Why! on PBS Kids, and shows by Halifax Film after the merger, such as The Mighty Jungle, Bo on the Go!, Animal Mechanicals, and Pirates: Adventures in Art. The longer version is even rare, only appearing on the aforementioned Pirates: Adventures in Art and a trailer for How to Be Indie so far. Nowadays, this logo and other DHX/WildBrain divisions' logos get plastered by the DHX Media/WildBrain logo. It was also seen on The Latest Buzz, Clang Invasion, Waybuloo, and the second season of Planet Sketch. These days, all of them are barely ever reran, so you need to check your old tapes to find this logo.

Editor's Note: None.