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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
In the beginning, MGM used the live-action theatrical logos of Jackie (black & white cartoons only), Coffee (1934-1935 cartoons), and Tanner (1935-1942 cartoons) on early MGM cartoons. | In the beginning, MGM used the live-action theatrical logos of Jackie (black & white cartoons only), Coffee (1934-1935 cartoons), and Tanner (1935-1942 cartoons) on early MGM cartoons. | ||
===1st Logo (August 16, 1930-July 18, 1943)=== | ===1st Logo (August 16, 1930-July 18, 1943)=== | ||
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MGM Cartoons | File:MGM Cartoons(1).jpg | ||
MGM Cartoons | File:MGM Cartoons(2).jpg | ||
MGM | File:MGM Cartoons(3).jpg | ||
MGM | File:MGM Cartoons(4).jpg | ||
MGM | File:MGM Cartoons(5).jpg | ||
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Nicknames: "MGM", ''Lion in the credits'' | Nicknames: "MGM", ''Lion in the credits'' | ||
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Variants: | Variants: | ||
* Starting in 1939 with "The Little Goldfish", the logo is followed by a screen saying "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents AN MGM CARTOON IN TECHNICOLOR" with the copyright disclaimer below on a blue background. Starting in 1942 with the Tom and Jerry cartoon "Dog Trouble", the title is put on a red background with "IN TECHNICOLOR" in blue. | |||
* On the Captain and the Kids series, "Jitterbug Follies" and "Wanted: No Master", the end title is in black & white. | |||
On the Captain and the Kids series, "Jitterbug Follies" and "Wanted: No Master", the end title is in black & white. | * On "Peace on Earth", a slightly different end title was used. On a sky background, the words "The End" don't appear at all. Instead, the cartoon's title appears in majestic letters. | ||
On "Peace on Earth", a slightly different end title was used. On a sky background, the words "The End" don't appear at all. Instead, the cartoon's title appears in majestic letters. | * On "Swing Social", the end title is on an orange background. Same goes with the "AN MGM CARTOON" title. | ||
On "Swing Social", the end title is on an orange background. Same goes with the "AN MGM CARTOON" title. | * On "The Homeless Flea", the end title is on an animation background with Homer the Flea singing. | ||
On "The Homeless Flea", the end title is on an animation background with Homer the Flea singing. | * On "Papa Gets the Bird", the end title is on an animation background with Papa Bear falling in the well. | ||
On "Papa Gets the Bird", the end title is on an animation background with Papa Bear falling in the well. | * On "Home on the Range", the end title has the words "The End" written in ropecast. | ||
On "Home on the Range", the end title has the words "The End" written in ropecast. | * On "Dance of the Weed", the end title is on an orange pound background with the words "The End" written differently. | ||
On "Dance of the Weed", the end title is on an orange pound background with the words "The End" written differently. | * On "Abdul the Bulbul-Ameer", the end title is on a book cover with the red words "THE END" written in a bold Algerian font. | ||
On "Abdul the Bulbul-Ameer", the end title is on a book cover with the red words "THE END" written in a bold Algerian font. | * On the Tom and Jerry cartoon "The Night Before Christmas", the end title is on a red background with green Christmas bells surrounding it. | ||
On the Tom and Jerry cartoon "The Night Before Christmas", the end title is on a red background with green Christmas bells surrounding it. | * On "The First Swallow", the end title is on a shot of a medieval village with the red words "The End" written in medieval letters. | ||
On "The First Swallow", the end title is on a shot of a medieval village with the red words "The End" written in medieval letters. | * On the Barney Bear cartoon "The Bear and the Beavers", the end title is in the form of a page. Then the WWII disclaimer fades onto the screen. | ||
On the Barney Bear cartoon "The Bear and the Beavers", the end title is in the form of a page. Then the WWII disclaimer fades onto the screen. | |||
Closing Title: On a customized background, we see the words "The End" in white (later yellow with a "shadow" effect starting on September 7, 1940) script above the MGM pseudo logo saying "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PICTURE". During WWII, the "The End" words were moved to the top of the screen and the pseudo logo was moved to the bottom, to give space for the following advertisement: | Closing Title: On a customized background, we see the words "The End" in white (later yellow with a "shadow" effect starting on September 7, 1940) script above the MGM pseudo logo saying "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PICTURE". During WWII, the "The End" words were moved to the top of the screen and the pseudo logo was moved to the bottom, to give space for the following advertisement: | ||
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===2nd Logo (August 22, 1942-August 3, 1946,1947)=== | ===2nd Logo (August 22, 1942-August 3, 1946,1947)=== | ||
MGM Cartoons | <gallery mode=packed heights=200> | ||
MGM Cartoons | File:MGM Cartoons(15).jpg | ||
File:MGM Cartoons(8).png | |||
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File:MGM Cartoons(10).png | |||
File:MGM Cartoons(11).png | |||
File:MGM Cartoons(12).png | |||
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Nicknames: "Sunburst MGM'', "Blue Ribboning", "The Angry Lion" | Nicknames: "Sunburst MGM'', "Blue Ribboning", "The Angry Lion" | ||
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===3rd Logo (August 31, 1946-May 17, 1952)=== | ===3rd Logo (August 31, 1946-May 17, 1952)=== | ||
MGM Cartoons ( | <gallery mode=packed heights=200> | ||
MGM | File:MGM Cartoons(16).jpg | ||
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File:MGM Cartoons(13).png | |||
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Nicknames: "Red Ribboning", ''Sunburst MGM II'' | Nicknames: "Red Ribboning", ''Sunburst MGM II'' | ||
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===4th Logo (March 15, 1952, June 14, 1952-September 18, 1954)=== | ===4th Logo (March 15, 1952, June 14, 1952-September 18, 1954)=== | ||
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File:MGM Cartoons(20).jpg | |||
MGM Cartoons | File:MGM Cartoons(21).jpg | ||
File:MGM Cartoons(15).png | |||
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Nicknames: ''Blue Ribboning II'', ''Sunburst MGM III'' | Nicknames: ''Blue Ribboning II'', ''Sunburst MGM III'' | ||
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===5th Logo (1953-August 1, 1958)=== | ===5th Logo (1953-August 1, 1958)=== | ||
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MGM Cartoons | File:MGM Cartoons(22).jpg | ||
MGM Cartoons | File:MGM Cartoons(23).jpg | ||
MGM | File:MGM Cartoons(16).png | ||
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</gallery> | |||
Nicknames: "Blue Ribboning III" ''Sunburst MGM IV'' "Tanner the Angry Lion V" | Nicknames: "Blue Ribboning III" ''Sunburst MGM IV'' "Tanner the Angry Lion V" | ||
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===6th Logo (1960-December 1, 1962, 1965)=== | ===6th Logo (1960-December 1, 1962, 1965)=== | ||
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MGM | File:MGM Cartoons(24).jpg | ||
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File:MGM Cartoons(26).png | |||
File:MGM Cartoons(27).png | |||
File:MGM Cartoons(28).png | |||
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Nickname: "Leo Cardboard'' | Nickname: "Leo Cardboard'' | ||
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===7th Logo (July 27, 1963-December 31, 1967)=== | ===7th Logo (July 27, 1963-December 31, 1967)=== | ||
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MGM Cartoons ( | File:MGM Cartoons(29).jpg | ||
File:MGM Cartoons(30).jpg | |||
File:MGM Cartoons(31).jpg | |||
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Nicknames: "Tom the Lion" "Tanner the Angry Lion VI" | Nicknames: "Tom the Lion" "Tanner the Angry Lion VI" | ||