Starburns Industries

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

Background

Starburns Industries was founded in 2010 by Dan Harmon, Dino Stamatopoulos, Joe Russo II, James Fino, and Duke Thomson. It is named after the nickname of Stamatopoulos' character in Community, whose real name is Alex Osbourne. In January of 2020, Dan Harmon left the company.

Logo (January 22, 2012-)


Visuals: On a white background is a stock image of a chef that is giving the OK sign, and is winking. On the bottom of him, it says "STARBURNS INDUSTRIES". There is a shooting star to the left of the words.

Variants:

  • Sometimes, the chef's ascot is red.
  • On Rick and Morty and HarmonQuest, there is no shooting star.
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episode "Gaston Leroux's Je Ne Sais Quoi!", the background is red.
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episodes "Edgar Allan Poe's Jesus!" and "Franz Kafka's Jealousy!", the white background has a spotlight.

Technique: A still, digital graphic.

Audio: A man saying "It's-a good show!" in an exaggerated Italian accent, accompanied by an accordion playing.

Audio Variants:

  • On the special Beforel Orel: Trust, Little Orel (voiced by Carolyn Lawrence) says "It's-a good show!", and laughs. There is no accordion playing.
  • On Rick and Morty, the accordion tune is shortened.
  • On Animals, the end theme plays over it.
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episode "H.P. Lovecraft's Vagina!", a man sings "It's-a good show..." in the Italian person's accent.
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episode "Bram Stroker's Loudmouths!", the Italian person says "That-a show, it's a little heavy on the words, eh?".
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episode "Jules Verne's Monster Run Rally!", the Italian person says "That-a show could use a little more salt, I think!".
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episode "Franz Kafka's Jealousy!", the Italian person says "Mamma mia, that show sure had a lot of sausage in it!".
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episode "Hyralius, Mutant Monster!", instead of the Italian person, Ken Jeong (who guest starred as various characters in the episode) says "Hi, Ken here. It's a good show. Can I go now?", and a person in the background says "Yeah yeah yeah, you're done.".
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episode "Gaston Leroux's Je Ne Sais Quoi!", no accordion is playing.
  • On the Mary Shelley's Frankenhole episode "H.G. Wells' Scary Monster Contest!" and HarmonQuest, creaking sounds are heard.
  • On Better Caul Saul: Slippin' Jimmy, it's silent.

Availability: Seen on Season 2 of Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, Before Orel: Trust, the first two seasons of Rick and Morty, HarmonQuest, the HBO series Animals, the HBO movie, The Emperor's New Clothes, the Tubi series The Freak Brothers, and Better Call Saul: Slippin' Jimmy.

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