Argosy Media

Background: Argosy Media is an American production and distribution company founded in 1973, though it dates back to a magazine first published in 1882. During the 1980s, a limited number of Svensk Filmindustri movies listed Argosy Media as their distributor. Argosy Media also distributed MTM shows and some shows produced by M6, Fremantle Media, and DHX Media as well.

In 1982, cartoonist Ellen Peck created the famous cat that Argosy used throughout the '80s, the '90s, half of the 2000s and late 2007 to the present day,and served as a mascot officially in 1989. Ellen Peck named the cat Aaron by the time the cat was created. Aaron (in the logos) was voiced by Ellen Peck in pre-2000, then Lewis Jones in 2000-2007, and from late 2007 to the present, he is voiced by Rick Buckley. Anyway, in 1989, TVS Entertainment bought The Argosy Entertainment Company and its subsidiaries (including MTM Enterprises) for GBP75,000,000. Argosy Media has a joint venture with RTL, which allows Argosy Media to show RTL, Fremantle, and M6 shows on the Argosy Network, MTM Network, and all channels that it owns, and RTL to show Argosy, MTM, and Cairo Pictures shows on M6, Buzzr, and all channels that it owns. But, as of 1993, International Family Entertainment bought TVS Entertainment after TVS lost its ITV franchise to Meridian. However, in 1995, International Family was bought and folded into Shaw Communications, which a few years later in 1998, sold the Family Channel in the USA (not to be confused with the Canadian Family Channel) and most of the pre-1998 MTM library (except for MTM coproductions with Argosy, any other Shaw subsidiary, any company based in Canada, the BBC, any RTL or Pearson subsidiary, and any current or former ITV franchise holder) to Fox. But in 1999, Shaw spun off its media assets as Corus Entertainment, which eventually spun off its US assets (Argosy, MTM, Cairo Pictures, and their related companies) into a new company, called Cairo/MTM Entertainment, in 2006.

This company was founded in March 26, 1973, and the stylized "A" had been Argosy Media's official off-screen logo since 1973, though seen on-screen in logos 1, 10, 11, 12, and 14.

Logo 1:
(1973-1978)

Nicknames: "The Big A", "Argosy in Space"

Logo: On a space background, we see 2 triangles and a circle arranged to look like the letter A zoom up to the screen. "argosy media" flashes in below.

Music/Sounds: Ending theme or a generic fanfare.

Variations: On ITV programs, "and" fades in below.

FX/SFX: The shapes zooming, the stars moving, the text fading.

Availability: Extremely rare; was seen on Farthest Reaches, which last aired with this logo in syndicated reruns on December 18th, 1981. It can also be seen on the "Argosy Retro" channel, but expect an ITV Studios Global Entertainment logo or a Fremantle Media logo after it, because ITV plc and Fremantle Media currently distribute all Argosy productions.

Editor's Note: None.

Logo 2:
(1978-1980)

Nickname: "Argosy in Space II"

Logo: Same as the last logo, except "argosy media" has 2 red lines on top and bottom of the text, and there's no white underline in it. Plus, there is no "A".

Trivia: This logo was made coinciding with Argosy Media's 5th anniversary.

FX/SFX: Only the stars are moving.

Music/Sounds: The ending theme of the show, but only 2 times the previous logo's music plays.

Availability: Extremely rare; was seen on the premieres of Camp Daisy, Road Rash, and Revenge of Sarah, two days before this logo was retired. It can also be found on the "Argosy Retro" channel, but again, expect a Fremantle Media or an MTM Enterprises logo afterwards. Extinct for the variant with blue lines.

Editor's Note: None.

Logo 3:
(1980-1983)

Nickname: "Backwards NBC Chimes"

Logo: On a shady green-black gradient background, the word "Argosy" flips in, letter by letter. "Media" fades below, in the font used for the Key Video logo. The whole thing sparkles.

Music/Sounds: A reverse version of the 3 NBC chimes. Then a drumbeat is heard.

Variations:

* Long Tail Kitty (1983-1991) had the byline "A Service Trademark of Argosy Media Affiliates, Inc".
* Bright Idea had the byline "A Division of Argosy Media Affiliates, Inc."
* On Feelin' Blue, the background is blue gradient and the text is yellow. This variant is plastered by the 2013 Argosy Media logo on TV, but it is retained on the Feelin' Blue VHS releases: Feelin' Blue: Volume 1 (1987), Feelin' Blue: Volume 2 (1988), Feelin' Blue: Volume 3 (1989), and Feelin' Blue: The Lost Episodes (1991).

FX/SFX: The text flipping, fading, and sparkling.

Availability: Has rare written all over it. You can see it on videotapes of Bright Idea distributed by MTM. Like the past two logos, it can also be seen on the "Argosy Retro" channel, but... You know, I think we've already gotten to the point. No need to say it anymore.

Editor's Note: None.

Logo 4:
(late-1982/early-1983-1988, 1989-December 31, 2004)

WARNING: Due to the logo's graphic gore, photos and videos of the Open Sores variant will not be allowed on this site.

Nicknames: "Aaron", "Aaron and the Flag"

Logo: On a white background, we see Aaron from the Argosy Pictures logo. Attached to his tail is a flag saying the word "Argosy". "Media" is at the bottom of the screen. There is also "A Division of Argosy Entertainment".

Bylines:

* 1982-1987: "A Division of Argosy Entertainment"
* 1987-1989: "A Division of MTM Enterprises Inc."
* 1989-1993: "A TVS Entertainment Company"
* 1993-1995: "An International Family Entertainment Company"
* 1995-1999: "A Shaw Communications Company"
* 1999-2004: "A Corus Entertainment Company"

Variants:

* On very early episodes of Open Sores, Aaron bleeds to the ground.
* On Aaron's Minigame Central for NES, Aaron is in 8-bit, and only "ARGOSY" is below. The title music plays.
* On Aaron's Camping Trip, Aaron is in the night sky using a flashlight.
* On 1999-2004 episodes of Orange Gus, Aaron's eyes are now black with a white pupil. Also, from 2000-2004, the byline reads "Argosy Media is a Corus Entertainment Company" with the Corus logo on the left of the byline.
* A different version exists in which the background is light blue and the word "Media" is dark yellow. Even though Aaron's design was changed in 1999, this variant still used his original design with green eyes until the logo was retired at the end of 2004. The light blue variant was bylineless until 2000, when the byline "A Corus Entertainment Company" was added to the logo.
* On Medics, Aaron wears a doctor's suit. On the final episode, he is hooked on life support on a hospital bed throughout the last credit roll. The credits run as usual over a picture of Aaron, with life support equipment attached on either side. You can hear the beeps of the heart monitor over the end theme, too. After the credits complete, the company name and byline fades in and Aaron flatlines and dies, with a long, high-pitched beep heard. This variation is especially rare, as reruns of the finale plastered it over with the typical credits.
* A bylineless variant exists.

Trivia: This logo was created to mark the 100th anniversary of Argosy Magazine, and therefore, the Argosy name and the concept of "Argosy" as a corporate entity.

Music/Sounds: Ending theme or a cute little ditty (a.k.a. Aaron's Ditty).

Music/Sounds Variants:

* Coproductions with Steven Bochco Productions or Starry Night Productions have the 2nd half of these logos' respective themes.
* On Argosy shows distributed by MCA, it uses the first 9 notes of the long Revue theme.
* On films made by the company and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it uses the CinemaScope extension to the TCF fanfare.

FX/SFX: None. The logo is still.

Availability: Can be seen on shows from the era. This logo is also seen on 1989-1997 episodes of Cooking Cat and 1996-2004 episodes of Orange Gus. However, the Medics finale variation is long gone from television, as it was only shown on ITV and nowhere else to our knowledge. VHS copies and reruns of the show just use the regular credit sequence and logo (with the exception of the MeTV print, which has the normal credits and only the 1999 logo).

Editor's Note: This logo is well-known inside and outside the community from its constant airplay on Argosy Network, mostly from the music, animation, and design. The Open Sores version upset many, but luckily, this version has been plastered by the next logo. The Medics finale variation is also upsetting, due to the extremely upsetting and disturbing subject matter of Aaron dying on a hospital bed on television. Simply looking at the setting itself can worsen the sadness, not to mention the effect that can be caused by the shrill sounds of the heart rate monitor.

Logo 5:
(1988-1993)

Nicknames: "Aaron Swimming", "Aaron At The Beach"

Logo: We see Aaron sometimes in a swimsuit floating in water, holding a sign reading "Argosy Media", while a crab is grabbing Aaron's tail. He says "Hey! That's my tail!" A byline fades in below.

Bylines:

* 1988-1989: "A Division of Argosy Entertainment"
* 1989-1993: "A TVS Entertainment Company"
* 1993: "An International Family Entertainment Company"

Trivia: This was the first logo that Aaron spoke.

Music/Sounds: Seagulls with the cute little ditty from logo 4, but a more tropical style, then Aaron saying the line. Open Sores had a 6 note theme. Some shows have the end theme over it, with a voiceover saying "In association with Argosy Media", then Aaron's line. On the Scary Films variant, a really dramatic music, then the normal music.

Variant: On Scary Films-produced shows of the time, Aaron is replaced by an angry, yet goofy and funny looking, cat named Benny, with a crocodile biting his tail instead of a crab, and the sign reads "Scary Films," then the angry cat drowns and Aaron comes up, holding the sign from the normal logo with the crab swimming up and grabbing Aaron's tail.

FX/SFX: Aaron floating, the crab grabbing his tail, and the text fading in.

Availability: Uncommon. But this logo is seen on the first episode of The Aaron Show (1993-2006).

Editor's Note: This is a cute logo. However, the Scary Films variant is kinda unsettling.

Logo 6:
(1993-1996, December 1997-August 31, 2004)

Nicknames: "Aaron's Skates", "Roller Skates", "Poor Aaron"

Logo: We see Aaron from the previous logo, although this time he is roller skating along a highway. He passes three cars and then crashes into a tree. "Argosy Media Entertainment" with a purple line fades in below. A byline appears below the title. A copyright date appears afterward.

Bylines:

* 1993-1995: "An International Family Entertainment Company"
* 1995-1996, 1997-1999: "A Shaw Communications Company"
* 1999-2004: "A Corus Entertainment Company"

Music/Sounds: A flute tune, three honks, someone saying "WATCH OUT!", Aaron saying "What?" and then a cartoon-style CRASH as the he hits the tree. We then hear the cute little ditty from logo 4 while Aaron moans. The ending theme could play over it.

Variations:

* On Long Tail Kitty, the logo is still and over the credits.
* On Kendra's Krib, he is distracted by a human female teenager and then crashes into the tree.
* On Orange Gus, he crashes into a lamppost. Also, Aaron's fur color is darker than usual.
* On Library Matters, he roller skates on a bridge over a lake and crashes into, surprisingly, a brick building.
* There is a shorter version where Aaron racing past the cars is taken out.
* A nighttime version exists on the cancelled pilot Sneaky and the Alley Cats.
* A shortened version with no vocals or music has new animation of Aaron running into a tree.
* On MTM programs, Aaron is recoloured into an orange cat, presumably to represent Mimsie from the MTM logo.
* On a 1995 episode of Farthest Reaches and the cancelled pilot Dumb Reasons, the logo proceeds as normal, until someone says "WATCH OUT!", then we see that the tree's size is smaller than normal. Aaron then jumps over the tree and he stops. Afterwards, he looks at the camera and says "I did not crash this time, but hey, it was worth it!". Finally, the company's name, byline, and copyright information fade in as usual.

FX/SFX: Aaron skating and crashing, the text fading in.

Availability: Not quite uncommon, but not quite common, either. Networks like Argosy Retro and Classix air Long Tail Kitty and Orange Gus, so you can see it. This logo can also be seen on 1997-2000 episodes of Cooking Cat, and 1993-2004 episodes of Farthest Reaches.

Trivia: This logo recycles footage from the unaired pilot episode of The Aaron Show in 1992: Aaron's Skates. The cels are re-painted and placed onto a different background on Orange Gus.

Editor's Note: Unless you don't like cats crashing, this is a cute logo.

Logo 7:
(1996-December 31, 2000)

Nicknames: "Bowling Ball", "Give Me A Strike Baby!", "Aaron Bowling"

Logo: We see Aaron in logos 4, 5, and 6 on against a blue BG. This time, he's bowling. Aaron shouts "Come on, gimme a strike baby!" When the bowling ball hits the pins, the words "Argosy Media" pop up in a cartoonish style wiggling around while Aaron shouts "YES!" and the ball turns into the Big A. A byline appears below the words. Also, a copyright appears.

Bylines:

* 1996-1997: "A SHAW COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY"
* 1997-1999: "A SHAW) Company" with "SHAW)" being the 1997-2012 Shaw logo.
* 1999-2000: The Corus logo with "A CORUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" next to it in two lines.
* 2000: "A Corus Entertainment Company", with "Corus" in its corporate font.

Music: The sound of a bowling ball hitting bowling pins and after that, the cute ditty from logo 4.

Variations:

* California Design had the bowling ball and Big A colored fushia.
* New Science of the Unthinkable had a still shot of the finished logo.
* On productions created by Summit Entertainment that are distributed by Argosy Media at the time, while the end theme of the show plays, the bowling sounds and Aaron shouting are intact.
* The pilot of The Godbuilder had the logo off center because of tape distortion.
* The logo is cut short on the failed pilot called One of Us Can Save Kids.
* Another variant has the Big A in the center with "argosy media" below. The copyright info is not here.

FX/SFX: Aaron bowling, the ball hitting the pins, the text appearing.

Availability: Common, can be seen on shows of the era (such as Argosy's Kiddie Shows).

Editor's Note: The cat speaking may surprise you.

Logo 8:
(Late 1999-early 2000, January 1, 2001-December 31, 2002)

Nicknames: "Celebration", "New Millennium", "Black-eyed Aaron"

Logo: Inside a red, white, yellow and blue circle on a black BG, we see the familiar cat (now has different eyes) pop out of it, arms outstretched. Suddenly, CGI confetti falls from the top of the screen and "Argosy Media" fades in in a cursive font. Aaron then says his famous line, "Best known for it's purr-fect TV shows, TV movies, high quality, and me, Aaron, it's the one and only, Argosy Media!" A byline fades in below everything else.

Bylines:

* 1999: "A SHAW) Company" with "SHAW)" being the 1997-2012 Shaw logo.
* 1999-2000: The Corus logo with "A CORUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" next to it in two lines.
* 2000, 2001-2002: "A Corus Entertainment Company", with "Corus" in its corporate font.

Variations:

* There was a different variant where the animation was cheaper (e.g. the confetti is 2D, the circle is plain blue with a yellow outline, the eyes of Aaron are flipped vertically instead of being animated to look down/up). The company name and byline blur in instead of fading (along with the byline zooming in) and, to top it all off, Aaron constantly looks at the viewer (in the normal logo, Aaron looks at the area below the circle) throughout his screen time and smiles as if he accomplished something before the logo wipes (instead of fading) to black.
* In some shows, the white bits of the circle are pink. One show is Revenge of Sarah.
* Sometimes the logo has Aaron not saying anything (to the point where he is not opening his mouth).
* In late 1999/early 2000, the words "CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF" were seen above "Argosy Media". Aaron says "Celebrating 25 years, of the one and only, Argosy Media!". Find this variant on 1999 episodes of The Aaron Show.
* For the logo's second official year (2001, even though the logo actually debuted in 1999), the words "CELEBRATING THE NEW MILLENNIUM" were seen below "Argosy Media". Aaron says "Argosy Media, celebrating the new millennium!". It is in a darker shade than usual due to film detoriation or a mistake at the Argosy Studios.
* There is an extremely rare variant where above Argosy Media it says, "CELEBRATING THE NEW MILLENNIUM AND 25 YEARS OF". It is usually plastered on syndication and DVD by the normal logo.
* The logo sometimes would be still.
* On some preschool shows made by Argosy, Aaron is holding yellow, red, and green balloons.
* A rare short version one was made for him to only say "Argosy Media!". This was seen on the series premiere of My Bedroom is Freaking Out with World Wide Web Television. However, season 2 has the regular logo.
* On Argosy video games of the era, Aaron says nothing. Also, this logo is still.
* On An Aaron Christmas, the logo is bylineless. "MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM" is above "Argosy Media", and Aaron is wearing a Santa hat.
* On Aaron's Halloween, Aaron is dressed up as a ghost and the confetti is in Halloween colors (orange, purple, yellow and red), plus the white bits of the circle are sky blue.
* On Jeff's Pancakes, Billy the Whale, and the cancelled pilot Pee World, as well as programs that Argosy co-produced with Scary Films, there is a Scary Films version of this logo with Benny and four circles with devil horns.
* A filmed variant of the alternate version exists on some movies. The animation is choppier and in a more washed-out color scheme, and moves at a much faster pace, resulting in the audio being out-of-sync. To accommodate this, Aaron's lines and the ditty are sped up.
* On Foxy Entertainment shows, Aaron is replaced with a fox.
* Jail Break (January 21, 2002): The 1999 logo plays, but Aaron is in his orange prison outfit and looking sad and sorry. Prison bars them slam down in front of the logo. Also, the company's name is in the Arial Rounded Bold font, the byline (including the Corus logo) is in the Lucida Console font, and the logo is slightly off-center.

Variant Trivia:

* Strangely, the Foxy Entertainment version of the logo appeared on early airings of some episodes of The Aaron Show. This was an editing mistake made by Argosy; normally, Argosy makes custom credits for each of its animated series and its producers. Foxy was the only company at the time, besides MTM, that produced multiple Argosytoons, and Nick created a generic one for these shows [which mentioned Foxy Entertainment as producers and included Foxy], but, on the said episodes of TAS, Argosy accidentally used the Foxy credits. This was fixed in 2006 and the usual logo combo (Meridian/United Productions endcap, M6 "FRESH RAT!", CTV Ribbons, Alliance Boomerang, Argosy Media, MTM Enterprises Kitten, Network Ten Australia end card) has been seen on the episodes ever since, but it's still one of the oddest editing mistakes ever made.
* On October 2015 to May 2017 reruns of My Bedroom is Freaking Out, the Foxy variant of this logo appeared instead of the World Wide Web Television logo for the same reason stated above.

FX/SFX: Aaron popping out of the circle, the confetti falling, the text appearing, and Aaron talking. 90s-style effects.

Music: A snap when the cat pops out, tons of party blowers blowing when the confetti starts to fall out and at the end, the cute little ditty from logo 4 in piano plays while the cat is talking. In Orange Gus has an jazzy piano tune is played when Aaron talks.

Availability: Common for 2000 and 2002, slightly more common for 2001. This logo made its debut in the Argosy 2000 (also known as Argosy Media Remastered) series on the "Argosy Kids" channel, which is from 1999, and the "25 Years" variant was beautifully restored on the 2007 DVD and Blu-ray releases of the Argosy 2000 films, distributed by Cairo/MTM Home Entertainment; ironically enough, current reruns of this series aren't so lucky; except for "Aaron's Great Adventure," this logo was plastered with either the MTM Enterprises, ITV Studios Global Entertainment, or the later Argosy Media logos on reruns. Robyn's Journey kept the "Millennium 25" logo when it was released on video and DVD, so you can see it on there. On Argosy's YouTube channel, Cooking Cat and The Aaron Show have this logo intact. The rare short version can be seen on My Bedroom is Freaking Out for season 1, but replaced by the 2003 logo on the VHS release Argosy Media: An Aaron Specialty with Long Tail Kitty and My Bedroom is Freaking Out!. It was restored on DVD releases though. This logo was also used to plaster the 1982 variation of the 1970 MTM logo on current prints of the Mimsie and Friends comedy films The Mansion of Mimsie and Smokey and Mimsie on Crazy Planet as well.

Editor's Note: This logo appears to be a metaphor for Argosy's rather inspirational rise to fame from humble beginnings as a distribution company. Just like 'Aaron and the Flag', this logo is famous inside and outside the community thanks to its constant airplay on Argosy Network, again from the unique animation and SFX, as well as Aaron's design. It's not unusual to call this probably the most infamous Argosy logo of all time; there is a staggering amount of logo remix videos and other (usually, quite low in production quality) videos related to this logo. The effects are very choppy and/or incredibly cheap, looking like they were done on MIT Scratch despite that medium not even existing during that time. The cat popping out is a cheap chroma-key effect and the cheap style of both the animation and especially the slightly creepy appearance of Aaron are very ugly indeed. This logo also features so many random sound effects that you don't even hear on other 90s closing logos. It's one of the weirdest logos out there, but it's also very creative. The alternate variant is even more cheaply animated, and why does Aaron stare at the viewer and smile? It's very unnerving.

Logo 9:
(January 1, 2003-August 2006)

Nickname: "Celebrating 30 Years", "Aaron in the Zero", "The Big A Ball"

Logo: In the 0 of a huge "30", we see Aaron, except he's lounging. His tail, which is dangling down from the 0, is carrying a flag reading "Years of...". The "argosy media" text is seen below, shining. 80's and 90's Aaron then says "Argosy Media, celebrating 30 years of purr-fect entertainment!". A byline is seen below.

Bylines:

* 2003-2006: "A Corus Entertainment Company", with "Corus" in its corporate font.
* 2006: "A Cairo/MTM Entertainment Company"

Music: Two triumphant notes followed by the cute little ditty from logo four.

Variations:

* On productions with Granada Australia, which normally edits out Argosy Media logos, Young Rich keeps this logo intact, except they inserted a "Produced in association with" line below "argosy media".
* "Celebrating Over" was seen above the "30" in 2004-2005. Two versions exist, the filmed version has the text in New Courier font, the videotaped version has the text stretched and in orange.
* On some productions that are produced with MTM, The Argosy Cat is replaced by a live-action orange tabby cat, as a substitute for the real Mimsie, who died in 1988.
* On seasons 3-6 of My Bedroom is Freaking Out, the logo is swirling around in the zero, it has a rainbow background, and Aaron speaks "Huh?" instead of his usual lines
* On a rerun of Farthest Reaches, the music from the first logo is played due to sloppy editing.
* On direct-to-video releases, the zero is a square and the Argosy, MTM, and Cairo Pictures print logos are inside. You can hear Aaron (who is offscreen) saying his usual lines.
* Starting in 2005, 30 is changed to either a red ball with the Big A on it, or Aaron in a circle.

FX/SFX: The only animation is Aaron opening his mouth to talk.

Availability: Common. But the MTM variant is rare as it is plastered more in the USA than it is in Canada. The MBiFO variant is so rare that it was plastered on DVD and VHS releases by the 10th logo.

Editor's Note: This is a cute logo, but for the MBiFO variant, the swirly rainbow background may make you dizzy.

Logo 10:
(September 2006-early 2008)

Nicknames: "No Aaron", "The Big A II"

Logo: On a white or shady blue background, we see two triangles and a circle merge together to form the Argosy Media logo, styled like that in the 70s; It shines, then "argosy media" swoops down from the top of the screen. As soon it is done, the background turns white or shady blue. Sometimes "entertainment" or "entertainment company, inc." appears under "argosy media".

Music: A short fanfare. The logo can have the ending theme over it.

Variants:

* On reruns of Revenge of Sarah of the era, Aaron comes in and says to the logo, "Screw you, big A! Screw You! I'm the mascot here, for god's sake!", then kicks it, however, Aaron stubs his toe in the process. He jumps off-screen holding his foot while howling in pain. The music is the cute little ditty due to Aaron's appearance. Look for this variant on MTM Network.
* On Revenge of Sarah: The Movie, Aaron comes in and says to the logo, "Screw you, big A! Screw You! I'm the mascot here, for god's sake!", then, Aaron pushes the Big A logo off screen and stands on the Argosy text.

FX/SFX: The shapes merging, the text appearing.

Availability: Rare. Can occasionally be seen on MTM and Argosy Network. The rerun Revenge of Sarah variant is seen on the last episode of The Aaron Show (1993-2006) but "for god's sake!" was taken out, though his mouth syncs it. Also seen on the final season of My Bedroom is Freaking Out.

Editor's Note: You might be annoyed by the lack of Aaron which has graced the Argosy Media name for 23 years since Aaron was created. The Revenge of Sarah variant might be unexpected.

Logo 11:
(Late 2007/early 2008 - 2011)

By this time, Argosy Media had millions of responses to return Aaron. As a result, Argosy Media and its employees did.

Nicknames: "The Cute Cat Returns!", "Flags with Letters", "Live Action Aaron"

Logo: On a white BG, we see a flag wave with the letter "A" on it. Then we see a flag wave with the letter "R" on it. The entire thing keeps going until we zoom out from the last flag to reveal the flags have spelled "ARGOSY". Then "media" Fades In Under the Flags. A live-action version of Aaron walks in. He looks around and sits on a imaginary line between him and the flags. Aaron meows once. After he meows, the flags stop waving. A byline which says "a cairo/mtm entertainment company" appears. Aaron then says his 2001-2002 line. He then does a backflip. Starting in May 2010, the "Big A" flag appears first.

Variants:

* During the first official year of this logo (2008, even though it actually debuted in late 2007), the text "CELEBRATING" in gold appears above the logo. The cartoon version of Aaron is sitting in the "5" of a large blue "35". He is holding a flag that says "years of" in his tail above the company name. He says, "Argosy Media, celebrating 35 years of great entertainment...", kicks the 3 to fall down to reveal a silver 2, over it the words " And Celebrating" in silver are there, under the "25" being the orange name, "Aaron", and Aaron continues his line, "...and 25 years of me, Aaron!".
* On LOL Cartoons and The Kute Kittens, a Scottish Fold kitten walks in, mutters to him self, and stomps lots of times on Aaron until he's too weak to move, then says Aaron's line. After that, he looks at the camera saying, "No more Aaron! Just end the show!" On the LOL Cartoons episode "The $1,000,000 Pet Shop" and the Kute Kittens episodes "Bouncy Fun" and "Cats and Dogs", after "Just end the show!" he says "Poor Aaron...". As he says that, Aaron gets back up, and after the Fold says "Poor Aaron...", Aaron runs and yells, "NO!" and crashes into the camera, smashing the screen. Then he falls off, and we see whatever logo would appear at the end.
* A shorter version of the logo exists.

FX/SFX: The flags waving, the text appearing, the cat coming in and talking.

Music: A triumphant fanfare, then a couple of drum beats, and then a brass-and-string version of the cute little ditty from logo 4. It could also have the ending theme over it, or only Aaron speaking.

Availability:Common. Can be seen on Argosy-produced shows. Can also be seen on reruns of the Argosy 2000 (plastering the 8th logo) and Argosy '90s series on the MTM Network.

Editor's Note: None.

Logo 12:
(2011-March 26, 2013)

By this time, Cairo/MTM was beginning to try to protect Argosy from buyout from ITV plc. C/MTM won, but they had to gain thousands of dollars/pounds to save it from ITV's buyout.

Nicknames: "8-Bit Argosy", "Aaron Holding the A"

Logo: On a plain white BG, Aaron walks in, now animated instead of live-action, and takes a large, orange toolbox in. He opens it, digs through, and holds up a large CGI model of the Argosy A, with "Argosy Media" under it, turning him into a CGI version of himself. A byline fades in under, and Aaron winks and says "Argosy!". He then walks out.

Bylines:

* 2011-2012: "A Cairo/MTM Entertainment Company"
* 2012-2013: "A Cairo/MTM Company"

Variants:

* On some shows, the logo is shortened down to just Aaron saying "Argosy!", which is more common.
* There is a non CGI variant, which is slightly more common.
* On Chainsaw, Aaron is holding a chainsaw as well as the "A".

FX/SFX: Aaron's Animation and the byline fading in.

Music: An 8-bit rendition of Aaron's ditty followed by Aaron's line. In the short version, it's just the last four notes.

Trivia: The animation program used to make the model, RenderMan, was used by Pixar to make Tin Toy and many other shorts, as well as movies like Toy Story.

Availability: Common. Seen on all Argosy shows from the era. Seen on episodes of the ITV shows P.S. 3538 and Sticks n' Stones and on the Argosy Network shows Chainsaw and Ninjas of the Awesome, which were co-produced with Argosy.

Editor's Note: None.

Logo 13:
(March 2013-April 2013)

Nicknames: "CGI Aaron II", "Another Celebration", "40 Years"

Logo: A black screen saying "Celebrating 40 Years..." in the Dom Bold font appears. Then we see Aaron in CGI say "Surprise!!!!!" as the background becomes white. Ballons fly up and confetti flies everywhere, while the Cairo/MTM byline fades in below.

Variants:

* On Agrosy Media's 40th Birthday Spectactular!!! (2013) and The New Aaron Show (2012-), Aaron is not CGI and is wearing a party hat.
* Shortened versions have just Aaron saying "Surprise!" and a short version of Aaron's Ditty.
* On The New Road Rash Show (2013-) the confetti isn't seen, and the background is green gradient (A reference to the 3rd logo). This is only seen on the premiere episode.
* A rare version of this logo is where the byline is not there. It is believed to be an error.

FX/SFX: The "Celebrating 40 Years" screen, Aaron popping up, the balloons and confetti, the byline fading in.

Music/Sounds: Silence on the first part. After Aaron says his lines, party sounds are heard. A remix of Aaron's Ditty can be heard too.

Avalibility: First seen on Argosy Media's 40th Birthday Spectactular!!! (2013). Last seen on an episode of The New Aaron Show.

Editor's Note: Aaron's sudden appearance may make veiwers jump.

By April 26, 2013, this logo was gone. Cairo/MTM sold its company to Entertainment One. At this time, Aaron fans started to miss the big A and the original 2-D Aaron. Argosy listened and brang back both of them in a new logo.

Logo 14:
(April 30, 2013-)

Nicknames: "Classic Aaron", "Aaron and the Flag II"

Logo: We see Aaron run up onto grass with a flag on his tail. The flag has the big A logo. Then Aaron looks at the screen and says his 2001-2003 line. The company name and a byline fade in below.

Bylines:

* an entertainment one company (2013-2015)
* an entertainmentOne company (in its corporate byline font, with "entertainmentOne" in its corporate logo) (2015-2019)
* A HASBRO COMPANY (2019-)

FX/SFX: Aaron running in and talking, the text fading in.

Variants:

* Some shows have Aaron on a white background.
* A more common, shorter version of this logo exists, where the logo is cut down just to Aaron saying "Argosy Media!" This can be found on The New Aaron Show.
* On Tales Of Orange Gus, Aaron gets hit with a guitar, where the classic "KABONG!!!" sound comes in.
* Some shows do not only have Aaron on a white background, but sometimes he has the classical green eyes!
* On Open Sores: The Movie, Aaron's tail is slightly bleeding, which makes it more exceptical for films. This also appears on reruns for Open Sores
* A shortened version is on The New Aaron Show. However, the long version was used when it first appeared.

Music/Sounds: A nice classical guitar version of Aaron's Ditty.

Avalibility: First seen on an episode of The New Aaron Show.

Editor's Note: Many people love this logo as it is a homage to the classic Aaron. The Tales Of Orange Gus and Open Sores: The Movie variants may surprise some.