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Titmouse, Inc. is an American animation studio that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials, and short films. It is named after the titmouse, founder Chris Prynoski's favorite bird.

The studio was originally founded in February 2000 as a small T-shirt company in Vancouver, British Columbia by couple Chris and Shannon Prynoski. However, upon getting more requests for cartoons than for T-shirts, they decided to abandon screen-printing in favor of animation. The Prynoskis moved to Los Angeles, California, and opened the revamped Titmouse, Inc. as an animation studio. Antonio Canobbio, who had worked with Chris Prynoski at MTV and both Prynoskis at Cartoon Network in L.A., was hired as creative director.

Today, Titmouse has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Melbourne, and Vancouver. Their productions include Metalocalypse, China, IL, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Big Mouth and its spin-off, Human Resources, and films such as Nerdland and Arlo the Alligator Boy, among others.

1st Logo (Early 2000s)

Visuals: On a black background, there is text that says "Titmouse Productions". Above the text is a picture of an actual titmouse.

Technique: Live-action photography.

Audio: Only the sound of a motorcycle revving.

Availability: It was only seen on an early pilot of Motorcity.

2nd Logo (August 6, 2006-)

Standard version
.net version
Version with no "."
Full version
The titmouse seen on the website in 2000

Visuals: A cartoon tufted titmouse says "Chirp!" in a white circle on a black background. The screen then zooms out to the text "titmouse", with "INC." under "e", all in a stylized font with a protruding shadow on a blue background with sunrays. The titmouse's silhouette makes up the hole in the "o". The logo slowly zooms out a bit more before either cutting to black or the next logo after it.

Trivia: The titmouse seen in the logo made its first appearance on the official website in September 2000; it can be seen on the side of the website.

Variants:

Sometimes, the "INC." is replaced with ".net".
An animated long version exists. The logo starts out on a dark sky with many clouds. Then the bird from the logo flies onto the screen. Then he flies closer to the screen. As he flies, a moon appears behind him. Then a branch appears. The bird sits on the branch with the moon behind him. The background fades to black, the moon to a white circle, and the bird turns into its normal colors. The rest of the logo plays out normally, albeit without "INC." in it.
On T.O.T.S.: Tiny Ones Transport Service, a short version is used in which the logo quickly zooms out as soon as the titmouse says "Chirp" and the sound effects start playing sooner.
An in-credit version exists with inverted colors (black text and white bird and shadow) which, like the long version, lacks the word "INC.".
A version has the "INC" a bit more to the left and there is no dot point after it.
A still version exists.
Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.

Technique: Flash animation.

Audio: The bird saying the dialogue in a deep voice, and some strange futuristic noises (a laser zap and a rising swoosh) followed by a "BOP!" sound.

Audio Variants:

A version exists without the sounds after the voice.
On The Venture Bros., the voice is replaced with a different character (varies depending on the episode) saying the line, or a different word.
On the first five seasons of Big Mouth, the voice is heard, followed by one of the three vanity cards' sounds.
On the long version, it starts off with a loud timpani hit that echoes long after it is played, and then a synthesized chorus note plays. The rest plays as normal.
Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or it's silent.

Availability:

Seen on nearly all of its content produced since 2006. It can easily be found at the end of many cartoons like Star Trek: Lower Decks, Kiff, Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, Big Mouth, and T.O.T.S.: Tiny Ones Transport Service, among others.
It could also be seen on the Face Face (aka Space Face) and Menehunes shorts on the Nickelodeon website and YouTube, as well as the animated episode of Hot in Cleveland.
Some shows like Breadwinners don't use this logo as Titmouse only provided animation services.
The full version has so far only appeared on the film Nerdland. The still variant appears on the trailer.

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+{{Infobox company
-=== Background ===
+| name=Titmouse, Inc.
-'''Titmouse, Inc.''' is an American animation studio that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials, and short films. The studio was founded in 2000 by Chris Prynoski, and has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Melbourne, and Vancouver. Prynoski named the studio after the '''titmouse''', his favorite bird. Their productions include ''Metalocalypse'', ''China, IL'', ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', ''Big Mouth'' and its spin-off, ''Human Resources'', and films such as ''Nerdland'' and ''Arlo the Alligator Boy'', among others.
+| image=Titmouse logo.svg
+| founded=February 2000<br>({{age|2000|2|1}} years ago)
+| founder={{w|Chris Prynoski|Chris}} and Shannon Prynoski
+| subsidiaries=Titmouse New York<br>Titmouse Vancouver
+| country=[[:Category:United States|United States]]
+}}
+===Background===
-=== 1st Logo (Early 2000's?) ===
+'''Titmouse, Inc.''' is an American animation studio that develops and produces animated television programming, feature films, music videos, title sequences, commercials, and short films. It is named after the '''titmouse''', founder Chris Prynoski's favorite bird.
-[[File:Titmouse.png|center|frameless]]
-'''Logo''': Over a black background, we see text that says "Titmouse Productions" . Above the text is a picture of an actual titmouse.
+The studio was originally founded in February 2000 as a small T-shirt company in Vancouver, British Columbia by couple Chris and Shannon Prynoski. However, upon getting more requests for cartoons than for T-shirts, they decided to abandon screen-printing in favor of animation. The Prynoskis moved to Los Angeles, California, and opened the revamped Titmouse, Inc. as an animation studio. Antonio Canobbio, who had worked with Chris Prynoski at MTV and both Prynoskis at Cartoon Network in L.A., was hired as creative director.
-'''FX/SFX''': Just the logo fading in.
+Today, Titmouse has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Melbourne, and Vancouver. Their productions include ''Metalocalypse'', ''China, IL'', ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', ''Big Mouth'' and its spin-off, ''Human Resources'', and films such as ''Nerdland'' and ''Arlo the Alligator Boy'', among others.
-'''Music/Sounds''': Only the sound of a motorcycle revving.
+===1st Logo (Early 2000s)===
-'''Availability''': Extinct. It was only seen on an early pilot of ''Motorcity''.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Titmouse.png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is text that says "Titmouse Productions". Above the text is a picture of an actual titmouse.
+'''Technique:''' Live-action photography.
+'''Audio:''' Only the sound of a motorcycle revving.
+'''Availability:''' It was only seen on an early pilot of ''Motorcity''.
-=== 2nd Logo (August 6, 2006-) ===
+===2nd Logo (August 6, 2006-)===
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+Images=
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
-Titmouse Inc. (2017).png | Standard version
+Titmouse Inc. (2017).png|Standard version
+Titmouse net.png|.net version
-Arts Entertainment and Titmouse Inc.jpeg | ''Q-Force'' variant
+Titmouse inc no period logo.png|Version with no "."
-Titmouse and Fathouse.jpeg | ''Big Mouth'' variant #1
+Screenshot_20221226-083702_kindlephoto-430467672.png|Full version
-Titmouse and Good at Bizness.jpeg | ''Big Mouth'' variant #2
+Arts Entertainment and Titmouse Inc.jpeg
-Titmouse and Danger Goldberg.jpeg | ''Big Mouth'' variant #3
+Titmouse and Fathouse.jpeg
+Titmouse and Good at Bizness.jpeg
+Titmouse and Danger Goldberg.jpeg
+Titmouse and Olive Bridge.jpeg
+34 and Titmouse.jpeg
+Titmouse (2000).gif|The titmouse seen on the website in 2000
 </gallery>
+|-|
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+Videos=
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+</tabber>
+'''Visuals:''' A cartoon tufted titmouse says "Chirp!" in a white circle on a black background. The screen then zooms out to the text "titmouse", with "INC." under "e", all in a stylized font with a protruding shadow on a {{color|blue}} background with sunrays. The titmouse's silhouette makes up the hole in the "o". The logo slowly zooms out a bit more before either cutting to black or the next logo after it.
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Titmouse", "The Titmouse Bird", "Chirp"
+'''Trivia:''' The titmouse seen in the logo made its first appearance on the official website in September 2000; it can be seen on the side of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20000916102447/http://www.titmouse.net:80/ website].
-'''Logo:''' A cartoon tufted titmouse says "Chirp" in a white circle on a black background. We then zoom out to see the text "titmouse", with "INC." under "e", all in a stylized font with a protruding shadow on a blue background with sunrays. The titmouse's silhouette makes up the hole in the "o". The logo slowly zooms out a bit more before either cutting to black or the next logo after it.
 '''Variants:'''
 * Sometimes, the "INC." is replaced with ".net".
-* A new animated long version debuted on ''Nerdland''. The logo starts out on a dark sky with many clouds. Then the bird from the logo flies onto the screen. Then he flies closer to the screen. As he flies, a moon appears behind him. Then a branch appears. The bird sits on the branch with the moon behind him. The background fades to black, the moon to a white circle, and the bird turns into its normal colors. The rest of the logo plays out normally, albeit without "INC." in it.
+* An animated long version exists. The logo starts out on a dark sky with many clouds. Then the bird from the logo flies onto the screen. Then he flies closer to the screen. As he flies, a moon appears behind him. Then a branch appears. The bird sits on the branch with the moon behind him. The background fades to black, the moon to a white circle, and the bird turns into its normal colors. The rest of the logo plays out normally, albeit without "INC." in it.
-* On ''Big Mouth'', it is still on the left square sharing with one of the three vanity cards ([[Good at Bizness, Inc.|Good at Bizness]], [[Danger Goldberg Productions|Danger Goldberg]] and [[Fathouse Industries|Fathouse]], varies depending on the episode) on the right square.
 * On ''T.O.T.S.: Tiny Ones Transport Service'', a short version is used in which the logo quickly zooms out as soon as the titmouse says "Chirp" and the sound effects start playing sooner.
 * An in-credit version exists with inverted colors (black text and white bird and shadow) which, like the long version, lacks the word "INC.".
-* On ''The Midnight Gospel'', ''Harriet the Spy'' and ''Human Resources'', the "INC." is a bit more to the left and there is no "." after it.
+* A version has the "INC" a bit more to the left and there is no dot point after it.
-** A still version of this variant is seen on ''The Boys Presents: Diabolical''.
+* A still version exists.
+* Sometimes, it shares the screen with other logos.
-* On ''Q-Force'', the logo is next to the [[3 Arts Entertainment]] logo.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Flash animation. Very well done, as expected from Titmouse.
+'''Technique:''' Flash animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The bird saying the dialogue in a deep male voice, and some strange futuristic noises (a laser zap and a rising swoosh) followed by a "BOP!" sound.
+'''Audio:''' The bird saying the dialogue in a deep voice, and some strange futuristic noises (a laser zap and a rising swoosh) followed by a "BOP!" sound.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
+'''Audio Variants:'''
+* A version exists without the sounds after the voice.
 * On ''The Venture Bros''., the voice is replaced with a different character (varies depending on the episode) saying the line, or a different word.
-* On ''Big Mouth'', the voice is heard, followed by the vanity card's sound.
+* On the first five seasons of ''Big Mouth'', the voice is heard, followed by one of the three vanity cards' sounds.
 * On the long version, it starts off with a loud timpani hit that echoes long after it is played, and then a synthesized chorus note plays. The rest plays as normal.
-*Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or it's silent.
+* Sometimes, the end theme plays over it or it's silent.
-'''Availability:''' Common.
-*Seen on ''Metalocalypse'', ''China, IL'', ''Black Dynamite'' (Season 1 only), the second season of ''Superjail!'', ''The Venture Bros.'' starting with season 5, ''Motorcity'', ''Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'', ''Turbo F.A.S.T'', ''Yoyotoki HappyEars'', ''Brad Neely's Hard Nallin Sclopio Peepio'', ''Big Mouth'', ''Ballmastrz: 9009'', ''Hanazuki: Full of Treasures'', ''Niko and the Sword of Light'', ''Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart'', ''T.O.T.S.: Tiny Ones Transport Service'', ''Goldie and Bear'', ''Little Big Awesome'', ''The Midnight Gospel'', ''Q-Force'', ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', ''The Boys Presents: Diabolical'', ''The Harper House'', ''Human Resources'', ''The Legend of Vox Machina'' and Apple TV+'s ''Harriet the Spy''.
-*It could also be seen on the ''Face Face'' and ''Menehunes'' shorts on the Nickelodeon website and the animated episode of ''Hot in Cleveland''.
-*Don't expect to see this on ''Breadwinners'', ''Bless the Harts'', ''The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants'', the ''Love, Death & Robots'' Season 3 episode "Kill Team Kill" and ''Arlo the Alligator Boy'' and its series, ''I Heart Arlo'', as the company only provided animation services.
-*The full version has so far, only appeared on the film ''Nerdland''. The still variant appears on the trailer.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Legacy:''' This logo became well known between fans of animation during its use for over 15 years, and is also a favorite of many.
+* Seen on nearly all of its content produced since 2006. It can easily be found at the end of many cartoons like ''Star Trek: Lower Decks'', ''Kiff'', ''Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart'', ''Big Mouth'', and ''T.O.T.S.: Tiny Ones Transport Service'', among others.
+* It could also be seen on the ''Face Face'' (aka ''Space Face'') and ''Menehunes'' shorts on the Nickelodeon website and YouTube, as well as the animated episode of ''Hot in Cleveland''.
+* Some shows like ''Breadwinners'' don't use this logo as Titmouse only provided animation services.
+* The full version has so far only appeared on the film ''Nerdland''. The still variant appears on the trailer.
 [[Category:American animation logos]]
-[[Category:American logos]]
+[[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Animation logos]]
 [[Category:American television logos]]
 [[Category:Television logos]]
+[[Category:Logos that vary depending on the source]]
+[[Category:Chris Prynoski]]