Monkey Kingdom

Background

Monkey Kingdom is a British independent production company that was established in 2000 by David Granger and Will Macdonald. On November 14, 2010, NBC Universal International (now Universal International Studios) acquired the company in order to grow it's UK and international production foot.

1st Logo (2002-2011)

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Logo: White spuds appear on a brick background then it reveals the monkey's head with the letter "M" inside and the word "MONKEY" is seen. A monkey's tail is also seen then it goes.

Variants: There is a version where it starts with the monkey's tail and then it goes away.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Either the sounds of a monkey with a swiping sound or the ending of the show.

Availability: Seen on some Monkey Kingdom-produced shows. One of them include Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum.

2nd Logo (2011-)

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  Normal

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  Smaller

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  ITV

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  Made in Chelsea early split-screen (red)

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  Made in Chelsea split-screen (red)

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  Made in Chelsea (pink)

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  Made in Chelsea split-screen (pink)

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  Made in Chelsea (blue)

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  Made in Chelsea split-screen (blue)

Logo: On a white gradient background, a thick gray outline of a minimalist monkey head with a lowercase "m" inside is seen waving back and forth while coming closer towards the screen. "MONKEY" fades in below when the logo stops. The monkey head afterwards blinks three times while tilting its head to the right and back to normal.

Variants:

• Sometimes, the on-screen logo is smaller on a black screen with "A Monkey Kingdom Ltd Production" underneath and a copyright notice at the bottom.
  • On shows co-produced with ITV, said company's logo appears underneath in place of the aforementioned text with it reading "for itv".
  • On Made in Chelsea, the background may change colors.
    • On Series 14-17, the background is red.
    • Series 18, 21, and 22, has the background in pink.
    • Series 19 has the background filled in blue.
  • Made in Chelsea may also have a split-screen variant of this logo where the logo is aligned to the left side of the screen.
    • On Series 14 and 15, the logo has "for Channel 4 Television" underneath.
    • Starting with Series 17, the logo is smaller and is separated by a line underneath.
• It sometimes shares the screen with other logos.

FX/SFX: The monkey head moving and blinking.

Music/Sounds: Waving sounds then a monkey noise.

Availability: It first debuted on Made in Chelsea and was started to appear on new shows that they produced such as Don't Hate the Playz, Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host, Britain's Best Parent?, TFI Friday, The Real Housewives of Cheshire, among others.