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* 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 "The Little Mole", "THE END" is written over the ocean. The MGM pseudo logo is absent here.
* 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.
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<center>'''Closing title'''</center>
<center>'''Closing title'''</center>
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'''Closing Title:''' After the "The End" card is shown in yellow script on a blue background, it fades to "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" in the same script font. The pseudo "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PICTURE" logo is shown below.
'''Closing Title:''' After the "The End" card is shown in yellow script on a blue background, it fades to "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon" in the same script font. The pseudo "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PICTURE" logo is shown below.
'''Tom and Jerry Closing Title:''' Starting with "Baby Puss", a special closing title was instituted for the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons (which would become popular over the years). On a red background with an orange sunburst are the words "The End", written in white with a turquoise outline. This then fades to the words "An M.G.M Tom and Jerry CARTOON". Also, the MGM pseudo logo is absent.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*On the first few cartoons with this logo (except for "Blitz Wolf"), the words "The End" were moved to the top of the screen and the pseudo logo was moved to the bottom, to give space for the following advertisement:
*On the first few cartoons with this logo (except for "Blitz Wolf"), the words "The End" 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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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 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.
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===3rd Logo (August 31, 1946-May 17, 1952)===
===3rd Logo (August 31, 1946-May 17, 1952)===
<center>'''Opening logo'''</center>
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Opening logo=
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<center>'''Closing title'''</center>
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'''Logo:''' The standard lion logo as before, but the ribboning has been simplified and is now red; the "ARS GRATIA ARTIS" phrase is missing, along with the drama mask. Below the logo, we see "A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER" in a bold bright yellow font, with a giant "CARTOON" below it in the same color. "COLOR BY Technicolor" (with "Technicolor" in script) follows, and the whole thing is on an upsdell red background. From 1946-1947, the words "In Technicolor" were seen below the logo.
'''Logo:''' The standard lion logo as before, but the ribboning has been simplified and is now red; the "ARS GRATIA ARTIS" phrase is missing, along with the drama mask. Below the logo, we see "A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER" in a bold bright yellow font, with a giant "CARTOON" below it in the same color. "COLOR BY Technicolor" (with "Technicolor" in script) follows, and the whole thing is on an upsdell red background. From 1946-1947, the words "In Technicolor" were seen below the logo.


'''Closing Title:''' A modified version of the 2nd logo, with a thicker font and a new placement for the word "CARTOON". Starting in 1950, the title was changed with "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" now in white letters and in different font and "CARTOON" in red letters and in different font as well. "MADE IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A." also appears at the bottom of the screen in white letters. Also, the MGM pseudo is dropped.
'''Closing Title:''' A modified version of the 2nd logo, with a thicker font and a new placement for the word "CARTOON".
 
'''Tom and Jerry Closing Title:''' Same as the previous logo. Around 1948-49, the end title has been slightly fixed to add a border to "and", and the dots in between "M.G.M". Starting in 1950 with "Safety Second", the words "MADE IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A." appear at the bottom of the screen. Shortly after, a drop shadow has been added to "An" and the Hollywood phrase.
 
'''John Sutherland Closing Title:''' Same as above, but only the words "The End" in thin white outlines and red colored letters was shown and "MADE IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A." appears at the bottom of the screen in white letters.
 
'''Variants:'''
 
* 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.
* On the reissue print of "The Blue Danube", the end title is on the same blue backdrop used in the opening credits.
* On "Little 'Tinker", the end title is on a {{color|red}} background.


'''Technique:''' Same as the previous two logos
'''Technique:''' Same as the previous two logos
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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)===
<center>'''Opening logo'''</center>
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<center>'''Closing title'''</center>
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'''Logo:''' Almost exactly the same as the 3rd logo, but the background's just red, "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" is now in script, "CARTOON" is in a bolder three-dimensional font and in a champagne color, the ribboning is baby blue and "COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR" is in a different font and in the same color as the ribboning. Otherwise the same.
'''Logo:''' Almost exactly the same as the 3rd logo, but the background's just red, "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" is now in script, "CARTOON" is in a bolder three-dimensional font and in a champagne color, the ribboning is baby blue and "COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR" is in a different font and in the same color as the ribboning. Otherwise the same.
'''Closing Title:''' Same as the 3rd logo, although the font for the "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" and "Made in Hollywood, U.S.A." texts have been slightly changed a bit.
'''Tom and Jerry Closing Title:''' Same as the previous logo. Starting in 1953, the "The End" text has a thicker border.


'''Technique:''' Same as before.
'''Technique:''' Same as before.
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===5th Logo (1953-August 1, 1958)===
===5th Logo (1953-August 1, 1958)===
<center>'''Opening logo'''</center>
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<center>'''Closing title'''</center>
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File:MGM Cartoons(20).png|1954-1955
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* Sometimes, the registered trademark symbol is absent.
* Sometimes, the registered trademark symbol is absent.
* The logo is modified for cartoons released in CinemaScope.
* The logo is modified for cartoons released in CinemaScope.
* On a rerelease of "Little 'Tinker", the end title is on a {{color|red}} background.
* On the ''Droopy'' cartoon "Dixieland Droopy", the end title is on a shoot of a night concert.
* A slightly different end title was used on "The Flea Circus". After the words "LE END" in a square scrolls from right to left to a pink background after a few seconds, the words "A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER CARTOON MADE IN HOLLYWOOD U.S.A." are seen.
* On "Good Will to Men", it fades to a version of the secondary end title, written this way:
A
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
CARTOON
MADE IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A.
* In the ''Tom and Jerry'' short "Smarty Cat", The end title has Jerry Mouse holding the camera and the word "THE END" zooms at us, Then it fades to the regular blue "A Metro-Goldwyn Mayer CARTOON Made in Hollywood, U.S.A." end card instead of the normal ''Tom & Jerry'' end title. The reason why this likely happened was possibly due to an editing mistake.<br />
'''Closing Title:''' Again, same as the 3rd logo. The titles have been modified for the CinemaScope cartoons.
'''Tom and Jerry Closing Title:'''
* The Academy version of the closing title is essentially the same as the previous versions, but this time the "An MGM" credit has been redrawn with thicker borders, and is noticeably smaller to accommodate flat widescreen ratios. Starting in 1956 (reissues only since the new CinemaScope cartoons were already using different closing titles), the "The End" text has been slightly redrawn again with even thicker borders to match the secondary closing titles. Also, "MADE IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A." is now in a different font.
* For the CinemaScope cartoons, there are three variants:
** First variant (November 20, 1954-November 19, 1955): Similar to the original title, but it's in widescreen and the background is orange. It was used on shorts from "Pet Peeve" to "That's My Mommy".
** Second variant (January 17-November 6, 1956): The "An M.G.M. Tom and Jerry CARTOON" secondary end title from before, now in different yellow fonts and put on a {{color|blue}} background. It was used on shorts from "The Flying Sorceress" to "Blue Cat Blues".
** Third variant (December 14, 1956-August 1, 1958): On a {{color|blue}} background, we see a pink square on the upper-left corner, an orange rectangle in the middle of the screen and a green square on the bottom-right corner. In the pink square is the word "an", on the orange rectangle are the words "M.G.M CARTOON", and on the green square are the words "made in Hollywood, U.S.A.". It was first used on "Barbecue Brawl" and its last appearance was on "Tot Watchers".


'''Technique:''' Same as before.
'''Technique:''' Same as before.
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===6th Logo (1960-December 31, 1967)===
===6th Logo (1960-December 31, 1967)===
<center>'''Opening logo'''</center>
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<center>'''Opening title'''</center>
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<center>'''Closing title'''</center>
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'''Logo:''' Essentially the new MGM lion design that was been put into use on films around this time, only with "{{color|red|A}}" and "{{color|red|'''CARTOON'''}}" tacked on to the bottom in red.
'''Logo:''' Essentially the new MGM lion design that was been put into use on films around this time, only with "{{color|red|A}}" and "{{color|red|'''CARTOON'''}}" tacked on to the bottom in red.
'''Gene Deitch Closing Title:''' They varied with the cartoon. On a background depending on the cartoon, we see the words "THE END", with "AN MGM CARTOON" below. "Carmen Get It!", however, has a group of ants come on the musical notes book to form the words "THE END".
'''Chuck Jones Closing Title:''' "the end" appears on black, fading to "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer TOM AND JERRY CARTOON" on black, with "Made in Hollywood, USA" below it. In non-Tom and Jerry cartoons, It would just read "A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER CARTOON" with "Made in Hollywood, USA" below it on the bottom right of the black screen. On ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons where "The End" is seen within the final shot, the "the end" part is skipped and goes straight to "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer TOM AND JERRY CARTOON".


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
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* On Chuck Jones' ''Tom & Jerry'' cartoons, as well as the short "The Bear That Wasn't", the logo was modified, and Tanner replaced Leo in the circle. The text "METROCOLOR" Is shown below the logo.
* On Chuck Jones' ''Tom & Jerry'' cartoons, as well as the short "The Bear That Wasn't", the logo was modified, and Tanner replaced Leo in the circle. The text "METROCOLOR" Is shown below the logo.
* ''Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry'' Variant: After showing Tanner roaring, it later fades out to reveal none other than Tom in the circle, who meows pretty angrily in an attempt to imitate a lion's roaring, and hisses. Then, the ribboning fades into a simple blue circle and moves upwards as the black background changes to orange, Tom "roaring" all the while. "T" and "M" appear besides it, and "and" appears below. "JERRY" appears letter-by-letter below all t hat as Jerry drops into the "Y," smiling pleasantly, and waves his hand. Tom notices this and hisses.
* ''Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry'' Variant: After showing Tanner roaring, it later fades out to reveal none other than Tom in the circle, who meows pretty angrily in an attempt to imitate a lion's roaring, and hisses. Then, the ribboning fades into a simple blue circle and moves upwards as the black background changes to orange, Tom "roaring" all the while. "T" and "M" appear besides it, and "and" appears below. "JERRY" appears letter-by-letter below all t hat as Jerry drops into the "Y," smiling pleasantly, and waves his hand. Tom notices this and hisses.
* Closing Title Variant: On 1963's "Pent-House Mouse" (Chuck Jones's first T&J short), "The End" is in a completely different font. It also cuts to the "MGM Tom and Jerry Cartoon" screen instead of fading.


'''Technique:''' Same as before. For the ''Tom and Jerry'' variant, a traditional-animation sequence from the Chuck Jones-led animation unit.
'''Technique:''' Same as before. For the ''Tom and Jerry'' variant, a traditional-animation sequence from the Chuck Jones-led animation unit.
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