Mondo Media

Background
Mondo Media (formerly Mondo Mini Shows) is an American web animation company based in San Francisco. It was founded in 1988 by John Evershed as Tenth Annual Industries. Under the TAI name, the studio worked on seasons 2-7 of Beavis and Butt-Head and Daria (both co-productions with MTV Animation). They were also responsible for the 1997 Fox Searchlight Pictures logo. However, TAI closed down in 1997, and Mondo Mini Shows was formed by its former employees (the Mondo Media name is in use since 2012). Mondo's most successful cartoon is Happy Tree Friends, which gained a worldwide following in the 2000's, and has been adapted to other media since.

Note: Mondo Media's cartoons are not suitable for little kids or "big babies".

1st Logo (November 9, 1999-January 26, 2012)
Nickname: "Cartoony TV Box"

Logo: On a white background, three crooked rectangles in different shades of orange drop down and settle in place. Suddenly, a light blue cartoony-styled TV box (with two antennae) falls and bumps to the centre, triggering an orange wave behind itself as well. The words:  mondo  mini showsTM in a custom font pop in letter-by-letter, with the TV box replacing the first "o". The logo stays like this for a bit, then the TV box zooms in and wipes the screen off.

Variants:
 * Due to the online network capabilities of the time, the logo was animated at different frame rates throughout its lifespan. This method also saved a lot of time in the animation process.
 * 1999-2002: 8 fps (frames per second)
 * 2002-2005: 12 fps
 * 2005-2009: 12/24 fps
 * 2009-2012: 24 fps
 * On DVD releases, the rectangles animate differently, and settle on the edges.
 * On Happy Tree Friends (TV series), the logo (now colored brown) pops in on a wooden background. It also lacks the rectangles.
 * The logo appears still without the rectangles against an orange background on Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm (video game).

FX/SFX: The rectangles dropping down, the TV box bumping and zooming in, the wave, the letters popping in.

Music/Sounds: Cartoon sound effects: bullets for the rectangles, a bump for the TV box, popping for the letters (varying on letter size, the tone is different) and another bump for the TV box at the end. Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On DVD releases, different sound effects are used for the rectangles and the TV box at the end.
 * On Happy Tree Friends (TV series), the bullets are omitted.
 * On Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm (video game), it's silent.

Availability: Common. It was first seen on The God and Devil Show, and has appeared on all Mondo Mini Shows cartoons until 2012, including the aforementioned show above, seasons 1-first half of 3 of Happy Tree Friends, Dr. Tran, season 1 of Baman Piderman and seasons 1-3 of Dick Figures. Also appears on Mondo's DVD releases, Happy Tree Friends (TV series) and Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm (video game).

Editor's Note: This is an instantly memorable logo for those who watched Mondo Mini Shows, especially Happy Tree Friends at the time.

2nd Logo (December 22, 2011-December 16, 2016)
Nickname: "Everyday Montage"

Logo: We see film footage of everyday things and/or happenings in the company's headquarters of San Francisco. The word "mondoTM" (in the same font as the previous logo) in white fades in.

Variants:
 * On pilot episodes and distribution-only cartoons, the words "Pilot" or "Guest Pass" in a typewriter font appear on thin paper stripes, sliding in underneath the logo.
 * A variant exists where the footage is split into two along a vertical line that is arranged slightly to the left. The footage then fades to a black background with "biTe|mondoTM" ("biTe" in a typewriter font, "mondoTM" in the custom font) appearing at the same time.
 * A permanent variant was created exclusively for Like, Share, Die (a co-production with Fusion Comedy). Here, we see the screen of an old TV, which suddenly breaks, triggering the logo. The scene then transitions to the Like, Share, Die opening.

FX/SFX: Live-action footage, the words appearing.

Music/Sounds: Real-life sounds. Music/Sounds Variant: On Like, Share, Die, only the sound of the TV screen breaking is heard before transitioning to the opening.

Availability: No longer current. It has appeared on Mondo Media's 2012-2016 output, including second half of seasons 3-4 of Happy Tree Friends, season 2 of Baman Piderman, seasons 4-5 of Dick Figures, Gundarr, Kung Fu Karl, seasons 1-3 of Deep Space 69 and season 1 of both Turbo Fantasy and Cat Agent. It also appears on Like, Share, Die. The "Pilot/Guest Pass" variant appears on pilot episodes and distribution-only cartoons, such as Bedfellows and Weebl's World. The "biTe|mondo" variant is seen on Archeologists and World Doctors.

Editor's Note: A major downgrade from the previous logo, this logo is not too memorable.

3rd Logo (January 7, 2017-)
Nickname: "The O-Lens"

Logo: A white background zooms out on a black one, revealed to be a circle. The other letters to make up "MONDO" slide out of the circle, with "M" to the left and "NDO" to the right, thus creating an "O" around the circle. The whole logo rotates clockwise while forming. "MONDO" is presented in a more modern font compared to the previous logos, with the "O" circle looking like a camera lens.

Variants:
 * On Deep Space 69, the logo is set in scape, and the circle shines.
 * On Cat Agent, the logo is set on a purple background, and the circle is replaced with Cat Agent.
 * On Gary and His Demons, the circle is red, and the whole logo is deteriorating.

FX/SFX: The logo forming.

Music/Sounds: A quiet blow of wind.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On Deep Space 69, the wind is accompanied with echoing clings.
 * On Cat Agent, eerily synthetized cat moaning is heard.
 * On Gary and His Demons, the wind sounds are amplified.

Availability: Current. Seen on Mondo Media's output since 2017, most commonly on VRV (streaming service). It was first seen on Happy Tree Friends: Still Alive and has appeared on season 4 of Deep Space 69, Gary and His Demons, Daddy and the Big Boy, Bigfoot and season 2 of both Turbo Fantasy and Cat Agent. It was also seen on The Mondo Animation Hour on the now defunct El Rey Network.

Editor's Note: This logo follows the modern trend of simplification, while still maintaining elements from the previous logos, in the form of the "O" lens quite resembling the cartoony TV box.