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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
* A longer version of this logo only appeared on ''Wild People''.
* A longer version of this logo only appeared on ''Wild People'', where Coffee does a second roar.
* A B&W variant exists on prints in said colors.
* A B&W variant exists on prints in said colors.


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* This logo strangely appeared in black & white and with Jackie's roar on a TCM Australia airing of ''The Hucksters'' due to a plastering error. Current prints of said film have Jackie instead.
* This logo strangely appeared in black & white and with Jackie's roar on a TCM Australia airing of ''The Hucksters'' due to a plastering error. Current prints of said film have Jackie instead.
* On ''My Grandfather's Clock'', the logo has a slight red tint.
* On ''My Grandfather's Clock'', the logo has a slight red tint.
* A rare Soviet version also exists on a print of the 1960 Russian dub of ''The Great Caruso'', during the opening credits of the film. This variant is a still painting, with the marquee redrawn slightly. Tanner's mouth is also wide opened.


'''Technique:''' Live-action footage, with the elements surrounding the lion being a printed graphic composited over the footage.
'''Technique:''' Live-action footage, with the elements surrounding the lion being a printed graphic composited over the footage.
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* On "Happy Harmonies" cartoons, as well as on ''An Optical Poem'', the logo has Coffee's roar track. On the first roar for Tanner, it's Coffee's second roar, followed by the third roar, with the final roar being Coffee's growl.
* On "Happy Harmonies" cartoons, as well as on ''An Optical Poem'', the logo has Coffee's roar track. On the first roar for Tanner, it's Coffee's second roar, followed by the third roar, with the final roar being Coffee's growl.
* On a [[Rede Globo]] airing of ''Gone with the Wind'' from December 15, 1989, the 1982 roar track, which was first used for the ninth logo, was used, albeit slightly pitched up.
* On a [[Rede Globo]] airing of ''Gone with the Wind'' from December 15, 1989, the 1982 roar track, which was first used for the ninth logo, was used, albeit slightly pitched up.
* As the Soviet version of the logo is still, it only uses the opening theme of the film.


'''Availability:''' Seen on color live-action films such as ''Lassie Come Home'' (1943), ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), ''National Velvet'' (1944), ''Good News'' (1947), ''On the Town'' (1949), ''An American in Paris'' (1951), ''Quo Vadis'' (1951), ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), short subjects, FitzPatrick's Traveltalks travelogues ''Cherry Blossom Time In Japan'' (1936), ''Rocky Mountain Grandeur'' (1937), ''Hong Kong: The Hub of the Orient'' (1937), ''Java Journey'' (1938), ''Paris On Parade'' (1938), ''Sitka and Juneau'' (1940), ''Cavalcade of San Francisco'' (1940), ''‎Over the Andes'' (1943), ''Colorful Colorado'' (1944) and ''‎‎Monumental Utah'' (1944), several musicals and animated features from MGM's "Golden Age", the 1939's ''Pete Smith Speciality'' "Marine Circus" on TCM (but not on the Warner Archive DVD nor Blu-ray releases), and ''Two Hearts in Wax Time'' (1935). Its first feature film appearance after four years later was ''Sweethearts'' (1938), and the last few films to use this were ''The Naked Spur'', ''The Band Wagon'', ''Latin Lovers'', and ''Give a Girl a Break''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on color live-action films such as ''Lassie Come Home'' (1943), ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), ''National Velvet'' (1944), ''Good News'' (1947), ''On the Town'' (1949), ''An American in Paris'' (1951), ''Quo Vadis'' (1951), ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), short subjects, FitzPatrick's Traveltalks travelogues ''Cherry Blossom Time In Japan'' (1936), ''Rocky Mountain Grandeur'' (1937), ''Hong Kong: The Hub of the Orient'' (1937), ''Java Journey'' (1938), ''Paris On Parade'' (1938), ''Sitka and Juneau'' (1940), ''Cavalcade of San Francisco'' (1940), ''‎Over the Andes'' (1943), ''Colorful Colorado'' (1944) and ''‎‎Monumental Utah'' (1944), several musicals and animated features from MGM's "Golden Age", the 1939's ''Pete Smith Speciality'' "Marine Circus" on TCM (but not on the Warner Archive DVD nor Blu-ray releases), and ''Two Hearts in Wax Time'' (1935). Its first feature film appearance after four years later was ''Sweethearts'' (1938), and the last few films to use this were ''The Naked Spur'', ''The Band Wagon'', ''Latin Lovers'', and ''Give a Girl a Break''.
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* This strangely appeared with the 1982 roar tracks (albeit higher pitched) on the aforementioned Rede Globo airing of ''Gone with the Wind'', even though that film doesn't use this logo at all.
* This strangely appeared with the 1982 roar tracks (albeit higher pitched) on the aforementioned Rede Globo airing of ''Gone with the Wind'', even though that film doesn't use this logo at all.


'''Legacy:''' As one of the more iconic lions, those who grew up watching ''Tom and Jerry'' may consider Tanner a favorite. However, he has gained some notoriety for frightening younger viewers, mainly towards those that grew up watching MGM cartoons such as ''Tom and Jerry''.
'''Legacy:''' As one of the more iconic lions, those who grew up watching ''Tom and Jerry'' may consider Tanner a favorite. However, he has gained some notoriety for frightening younger viewers, mainly towards those that grew up watching MGM cartoons such as the previously mentioned ''Tom and Jerry''.


===7th Logo (July 15, 1953-November 2, 1956)===
===7th Logo (July 15, 1953-November 2, 1956)===

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