AVID:Logos Referenced in Other Logos

This page lists instances where logos have been spoofed/referenced in other logos.

For logo parodies/references in other media, click here. MTM Enterprises: This logo spoofed the MGM logo by having an MGM-like circle and a kitten (Mimsie) in place of the lion. Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theatre: This logo features a structure that is similar to the 20th Century Fox Film Corporation logos. HBO Pictures (Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman variant, 1993): This logo is both a parody of Paramount and 20th Century Fox logos. Savage Studios Ltd. (1992-1995): An animated parody of the 20th Century Fox logo. TV Land Special Presentation logo (1996-2001): In its infancy, before special presentations TV Land used this parody of the NBC "Laramie Peacock" logo with a turkey in place of the peacock. Cinematográfica Filmex: This Mexican film company had a parody of the Universal logo for its first logo, and parodies of the 20th Century Fox logo for its next three.

Wunder Film Werke: This German company/credit linked to the music label Wunderwerke has an MGM logo parody with the animated frog character Supersempfft replacing the lion. It's unknown if the logo was used beyond their 1982 "Cosmotropics" music short. The Stuffed Dog Company: A parody of 20th Century Fox, a version of the structure displaying the company's name is used and statues of dogs with flames on their heads are used for the searchlights. Nickelodeon "Top of the Hour" ident (1985-1987): Part of this ident features a 20th Century Fox-style structure with the year above the Nickelodeon logo. Gracie Films (The Simpsons "The Old Man and the Key" variant, 2002): Lisa imitates Elly May Clampett from The Beverly Hillbillies, saying "This has been a Gracie Films pray-sen-tation", a reference to the Filmways logo as used on said show. This is not preserved on FXX airings, but it is still included on the Simpsons Season 13 DVD. Tell-Tale Productions (1996-1999): This British children's television company spoofed the MGM logo with a cartoon dog in place of the lion. Studios Idéfix/Dogmatix Studios (1976): Another MGM parody, this one features Obelix's dog Idéfix/Dogmatix (from Asterix) in place of the lion. 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks (1994-): This logo parodies the Mark VII Limited logo. Daly Industries (2014-): This logo parodies the Paramount Television "Closet Killer" logo. Twin Cities PBS (1989): This logo parodies the MTM logo, itself a parody of the MGM logo, with a loon in place of Mimsie. It was only used on My Mary, a special of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Golden Bear Home Video (1990s): This South Korean home entertainment company spoofed the MGM logo with a golden bear in place of the lion. Nickelodeon Movies (1996): This logo parodies the TriStar Pictures logo, with a blue rhino replacing the pegasus and tripping over the Nickelodeon logo. Thirtieth Century Wolf (1994): The company name parodies 20th Century Fox, while the logo itself is an MGM parody. PBS Kids "Leo the Cat" ID (1993-1994): This ident from the "PTV" era parodies the MGM logo, but with a P-Head-shaped cat mooing like a cow and the P-Head saying "Nice kitty!" A Spanish-dubbed version also exists, with the cat trumpeting like an elephant. HBO Family (30 by 30 Kid Flicks, 2001): The intro features a parody of the 20th Century Fox logo, but the text reads "HBO Family", with a film reel as the letter "O". Cinemark International ("Evacuación", Chile, 2010): The beginning of this trailer is a simultaneous parody of the logos for Paramount, 20th Century Fox, MGM, and TriStar. Nassour Studios (1949): This logo features a 20th Century Fox-style structure with a horn fanfare that was reminiscent of the Fox fanfare. VPRO "20th Century VPRO" ID (1972-1981): This Dutch TV network used a parody of the 20th Century Fox logo for one of its 1972 idents. MTV "Sunday Special" ID (1982-1987): This ident features parodies of the Columbia, MGM, Paramount and 20th Century Fox logos. Richard Williams Animation Studios: Animator Richard Williams, who worked on the title sequences for two Pink Panther films, had his studio design an MGM-style logo featuring the Pink Panther.

Namco (1987): This 20th Century Fox parody was a custom logo created for the Star Wars Famicom game. Timpson Films (2013): This logo parodies the United Artists "Turning UA" logo.

Seiko Films (1984): This Filipino film studio's very first logo was an MGM parody, with a pig in place of Leo. Chuck Lorre Productions: The variants seen on the Dharma & Greg episodes "Daughter of the Bride of Finkelstein" and "Dharma and Greg on a Hot Tin Roof" feature references to the Ubu Productions logo. Ellman Film Enterprises: The second logo is a combination parody of the 20th Century Fox, Paramount, MGM, Columbia and RKO Radio Pictures logos. Seedy Eye Software: This logo is a parody of the first Philips Interactive Media logo.