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like on the previous logo and the "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" secondary end title doesn't appear. The background is red with a shadowy statue of a Continental soldier behind the titles. | like on the previous logo and the "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" secondary end title doesn't appear. The background is red with a shadowy statue of a Continental soldier behind the titles. | ||
*A special end title was used on "Blitz Wolf". After the cartoon ends, the pictures irises out to a blue circle, a white one and a red one. Then, a more humorous version of the WWII text is used (adding "of Adolf" to "The End" in reference to the end of that short). Due to the mean-spirited nature of the reworded "bond" text, a result of America's extreme patriotism, this end title is cut from most TV airings. | * A special end title was used on "Blitz Wolf". After the cartoon ends, the pictures irises out to a blue circle, a white one and a red one. Then, a more humorous version of the WWII text is used (adding "of Adolf" to "The End" in reference to the end of that short). Due to the mean-spirited nature of the reworded "bond" text, a result of America's extreme patriotism, this end title is cut from most TV airings. | ||
*On the ''Barney Bear'' cartoon "Wild Honey", the end title is on a red background. | * On the ''Barney Bear'' cartoon "Wild Honey", the end title is on a red background. | ||
*On "The Boy and the Wolf", the end title is on a rainbow-like background. | * On "The Boy and the Wolf", the end title is on a rainbow-like background. | ||
*On "The Shooting of Dan McGoo", the end title is on a mountain background. | * On "The Shooting of Dan McGoo", the end title is on a mountain background. | ||
*On the public domain print of "Jerky Turkey", "IN TECHNICOLOR" is blacked out. | * On the public domain print of "Jerky Turkey", "IN TECHNICOLOR" is blacked out. | ||
*On the ''Barney Bear'' cartoon "Bear Raid Warden" and the ''Screwy Squirrel'' cartoon "Big Heel-Watha" (both 1944), the MGM pseudo logo is dropped on the "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" secondary end title due to an error. | * On the ''Barney Bear'' cartoon "Bear Raid Warden" and the ''Screwy Squirrel'' cartoon "Big Heel-Watha" (both 1944), the MGM pseudo logo is dropped on the "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" secondary end title due to an error. | ||
*Two ''Screwy Squirrel'' cartoons, "Happy-Go-Nutty" and "The Screwy Truant", have end title card gags: | * Two ''Screwy Squirrel'' cartoons, "Happy-Go-Nutty" and "The Screwy Truant", have end title card gags: | ||
** "Happy-Go-Nutty": Screwy Squirrel and Meathead are chasing when they stop in front of an end title card on a black background, with the words "The End" in green. They realize that it is the end of the picture. They say goodbye to each other and Screwy says "Hey! Before you leave, just what was the idea chasing me over the picture?". Meathead says "Because you're crazy. You take your appointment. But your ace. I'm crazy." Then Meathead begins to "screw" himself and runs from the cartoon breaking the title card. Then the screen zooms in to Screwy, who says "You know, I like this ending. It's silly". Then the cartoon ends and the typical "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" card appears. | ** "Happy-Go-Nutty": Screwy Squirrel and Meathead are chasing when they stop in front of an end title card on a black background, with the words "The End" in green. They realize that it is the end of the picture. They say goodbye to each other and Screwy says "Hey! Before you leave, just what was the idea chasing me over the picture?". Meathead says "Because you're crazy. You take your appointment. But your ace. I'm crazy." Then Meathead begins to "screw" himself and runs from the cartoon breaking the title card. Then the screen zooms in to Screwy, who says "You know, I like this ending. It's silly". Then the cartoon ends and the typical "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" card appears. | ||
** "The Screwy Truant": Screwy Squirrel brings down a title card on a water blue background with the words "THE END" and says: "Well, that's that. Now that dumb officer never will know why I wasn't in school." Then the officer comes in and says: "Oh yeah? Come on, now! Why wasn't you in school?". Then Screwy replies "Because... I've got measles!" and kisses the officer, causing him to get the measles as well. Screwy laughs at him and we zoom up to the words "THE END", which also get the measles. This irises out and the regular "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" card fades in. | ** "The Screwy Truant": Screwy Squirrel brings down a title card on a water blue background with the words "THE END" and says: "Well, that's that. Now that dumb officer never will know why I wasn't in school." Then the officer comes in and says: "Oh yeah? Come on, now! Why wasn't you in school?". Then Screwy replies "Because... I've got measles!" and kisses the officer, causing him to get the measles as well. Screwy laughs at him and we zoom up to the words "THE END", which also get the measles. This irises out and the regular "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" card fades in. | ||
*The final theatrical ''George and Junior'' cartoon, Half-Pint Pygmy, has the duo holding up guns to their head. George pulls a blue "The End" background down and two gunshots are heard, shaking the card. | * The final theatrical ''George and Junior'' cartoon, "Half-Pint Pygmy", has the duo holding up guns to their head. George pulls a blue "The End" background down and two gunshots are heard, shaking the card. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Tanner roaring. | '''FX/SFX:''' Tanner roaring. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variant Trivia:''' The "Tiger Rag" that's played on several Tex Avery cartoons is based on the jazz music of the same name by Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars. | '''Music/Sounds Variant Trivia:''' The "Tiger Rag" that's played on several Tex Avery cartoons is based on the jazz music of the same name by Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on a few Tex Avery cartoons on TCM and MeTV. Again, MGM was so good with their logo editing and reissues, that many people can't even tell that the logo was changed | '''Availability:''' Rare. | ||
* Seen on a few Tex Avery cartoons on TCM and MeTV. | |||
* Again, MGM was so good with their logo editing and reissues, that many people can't even tell that the logo was changed. | |||
* The WWII end variant appeared on "The Early Bird Dood It!", "Chips Off the Old Block" and "Fine Feathered Friend" (all released in 1942). | |||
* It premiered on "Blitz Wolf", released on August 22, 1942 and made its final appearance on "Northwest Hounded Police", released on August 3, 1946. | |||
* This logo was also used on many ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons, but the much more common reissue prints use the 3rd, 4th, and 5th logos. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' Just like in the editor's note for the 6th MGM logo, those who grew up on ''Tom and Jerry'', consider Tanner a favorite. | '''Editor's Note:''' Just like in the editor's note for the 6th MGM logo, those who grew up on ''Tom and Jerry'', consider Tanner a favorite. | ||