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===Background===
===Background===
'''Funnybone Interactive''' was a software developer aimed at kids, formed as "'''The Cute Company'''" in 1985. It was renamed to its then-current name in the early 1990s, and was acquired by Davidson & Associates in 1995, and the next year it became a part of the CUC Software family, before folding into Cendant in 1997.
'''Funnybone Interactive''' was a software developer aimed at kids, formed as "'''The Cute Company'''" in 1985. It was renamed to its then-current name in the early 1990s, and was acquired by [[Davidson & Associates]] in 1995; the next year it became a part of the CUC Software family, before folding into Davidson in 1997.


===(1996-December 31, 1997)===
===Logo (1996-December 31, 1997)===
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'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a bone in the distance. A whistling cartoon dog, which vaguely resembles a Dalmatian, then walks up out of nowhere before stopping near the bone. He then makes some silly faces before suddenly biting his teeth, prompting him to start laughing like a maniac, pointing at the bone and pounding the ground as he does so. In the middle of his laughing fit, he takes the bone and throws it in the air, before stopping it with his finger in a blue box with some grungy edges. The yellow text "FUNNYBONE", in a weird font with some grungy outlines, appears at the bottom of the blue box and "interactive" appears underneath.
'''Visuals:''' On a white background, a cartoony bone in a off-white color is seen laying on the ground, as a cartoon dog vaguely resembling a Dalmatian walks in from the distance, whistling. As he walks, he peeks at the bone and stops whistling to look at it, before walking around to stand over top of it, confused. He peeks over the bone, looks at the screen as he smiles with his tounge out, then an open grin, and then suddenly bites down on thin air, becoming dazed and starts to have a laughing fit. He starts to act more maniacal, pointing at the bone as well, and then slams down onto his gut on the floor, slamming his fists in a fit of laughter. As he does this, he picks the bone and then tosses it into the air, having it spin around in the air while zooming in slowly, and then the Funnybone logo rises up and slams into the bone, causing it to become a part of the logo. The logo features the laughing dog inside of a {{color|deepskyblue|sky blue}} rectangle, holding the bone up on one finger as the rectangle has a grungy black border. Underneath the dog, the text "{{color|gold|{{font|Impact|FUNNYBONE}}}}" can be seen in an uneven font with also a grungy black border, and "'''''i n t e r a c t i v e'''''" can also be seen below it.


'''Technique:'''2D animation.
'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' A weird, cartoonish tune is heard throughout, and we hear the dog briefly whistling as he walks up. There's also some sound effects correlating to the actions, and the dog laughing almost like Stimpy from ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. There's also a bang as he catches the bone with his finger.
'''Audio:''' A rather upbeat, cartoony tune. Cartoonish sounds can also be heard throughout the logo corresponding to the actions onscreen, with the dog laughing like Stimpy from ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. At the end, the tune starts to get more bombastic before it ends in a crash sound followed by a synth note. The dog can also be heard calming down at the end.

'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Appeared on some children-oriented CD-ROMs of the time, such as ''Eat My Dust'', ''Stay Tooned!'', and ''Animaniacs Game Pack''.


'''Availability:''' Appeared on some children-oriented CD-ROMs of the time, such as ''Eat My Dust'', ''Stay Tooned!'', and ''Animaniacs Game Pack''.


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Latest revision as of 17:44, 14 January 2024


Background

Funnybone Interactive was a software developer aimed at kids, formed as "The Cute Company" in 1985. It was renamed to its then-current name in the early 1990s, and was acquired by Davidson & Associates in 1995; the next year it became a part of the CUC Software family, before folding into Davidson in 1997.

Logo (1996-December 31, 1997)


Visuals: On a white background, a cartoony bone in a off-white color is seen laying on the ground, as a cartoon dog vaguely resembling a Dalmatian walks in from the distance, whistling. As he walks, he peeks at the bone and stops whistling to look at it, before walking around to stand over top of it, confused. He peeks over the bone, looks at the screen as he smiles with his tounge out, then an open grin, and then suddenly bites down on thin air, becoming dazed and starts to have a laughing fit. He starts to act more maniacal, pointing at the bone as well, and then slams down onto his gut on the floor, slamming his fists in a fit of laughter. As he does this, he picks the bone and then tosses it into the air, having it spin around in the air while zooming in slowly, and then the Funnybone logo rises up and slams into the bone, causing it to become a part of the logo. The logo features the laughing dog inside of a sky blue rectangle, holding the bone up on one finger as the rectangle has a grungy black border. Underneath the dog, the text "FUNNYBONE" can be seen in an uneven font with also a grungy black border, and "i n t e r a c t i v e" can also be seen below it.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A rather upbeat, cartoony tune. Cartoonish sounds can also be heard throughout the logo corresponding to the actions onscreen, with the dog laughing like Stimpy from The Ren & Stimpy Show. At the end, the tune starts to get more bombastic before it ends in a crash sound followed by a synth note. The dog can also be heard calming down at the end.

Availability: Appeared on some children-oriented CD-ROMs of the time, such as Eat My Dust, Stay Tooned!, and Animaniacs Game Pack.

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