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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio (also known as '''MGM Cartoons''') was the in-house division of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) film studio in Hollywood, responsible for producing animated shorts to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters. Founded in 1937 as a replacement for [[Harman-Ising Productions]] although both men eventually became employees, the cartoon studio created some popular cartoon characters, including ''Tom and Jerry'', ''Droopy'' and ''Barney Bear''. It went defunct in 1957, as most of the staff were moving to a another studio known as [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|H-B Enterprises]] (the leftovers of the complete [[CinemaScope]] MGM cartoons were released for theatrical release until August 1958). The ''Tom and Jerry'' series went on hitaus for 2 years until Gene Deitch revived the cat and mouse team in 1960. The studio would be succeeded by [[Sib Tower 12 Productions]] (renamed MGM Animation/Visual Arts in 1966), founded in 1962 by Chuck Jones, a former [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] employee. | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio (also known as '''MGM Cartoons''') was the in-house division of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) film studio in Hollywood, responsible for producing animated shorts to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters. Founded in 1937 as a replacement for [[Harman-Ising Productions]] although both men eventually became employees, the cartoon studio created some popular cartoon characters, including ''Tom and Jerry'', ''Droopy'' and ''Barney Bear''. It went defunct in 1957, as most of the staff were moving to a another studio known as [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|H-B Enterprises]] (the leftovers of the complete [[CinemaScope]] MGM cartoons were released for theatrical release until August 1958). The ''Tom and Jerry'' series went on hitaus for 2 years until Gene Deitch revived the cat and mouse team in 1960. The studio would be succeeded by [[Sib Tower 12 Productions]] (renamed MGM Animation/Visual Arts in 1966), founded in 1962 by Chuck Jones, a former [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] employee. | ||
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'''Availability:''' Common, can easily be seen on various cartoons as well as plastering previous logos on older cartoons on TCM, Boomerang, and MeTV (as Cartoon Network no longer airs classic ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons as of January 2016). | '''Availability:''' Common, can easily be seen on various cartoons as well as plastering previous logos on older cartoons on TCM, Boomerang, and MeTV (as Cartoon Network no longer airs classic ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons as of January 2016). | ||
* It premiered on the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon "Neapolitan Mouse", released on October 2, 1954 and, as told above, made its final appearance on the last ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon by William Hanna and | * It premiered on the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon "Neapolitan Mouse", released on October 2, 1954 and, as told above, made its final appearance on the last ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera "Tot Watchers", released on August 1, 1958. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Same as above. | '''Editor's Note:''' Same as above. | ||