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* 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 | * On the rerelease print 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. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
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* 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. | * 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: | * 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". | ** First variant (November 20, 1954-November 19, 1955): Similar to the original title, but it's in widescreen and the background is {{color|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". | ** 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". | ** 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". | ||