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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. 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 used on many Tom and Jerry cartoons, but the much more common reissue prints use the 3rd, 4th, and 5th logos. | '''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 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. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The updated 1st logo fanfare, again. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The updated 1st logo fanfare, again. | ||
'''Availability:''' Common, can easily be seen on various cartoons as well as plastering previous logos on older cartoons on TCM and | '''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 Joesph Barbera "Tot Watchers", released on August 1, 1958. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Same as above. | '''Editor's Note:''' Same as above. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The updated 1st logo fanfare, plus, with the lion roar, it had three roar tracks: the 1960 roar, another which sounded like a yawning roar, and on "Calypso Cat" a fierce-sounding roar. Both roars were made by Tod Dockstader. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The updated 1st logo fanfare, plus, with the lion roar, it had three roar tracks: the 1960 roar, another which sounded like a yawning roar, and on "Calypso Cat" a fierce-sounding roar. Both roars were made by Tod Dockstader. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen onTom and Jerry cartoons (and others) produced by Gene Deitch and William Snyder in the former Czechoslovakia, which are still rerun on Boomerang on a semi-regular basis (all of them have also been released on DVD.) Was also seen on current prints of "Rock-a-Bye Bear" on Boomerang, old television prints of some Tom and Jerry shorts (such as "Puss n' Toots" (appears on the Spotlight Collection DVD with that short), "The Bowling Alley-Cat", "Sufferin' Cats!", "The Lonesome Mouse", "The Zoot Cat", "Quiet Please!", "The Invisible Mouse" and "Saturday Evening Puss") and the Boomerang Germany print of the Barney Bear cartoon "Half-Pint Palomino". Like with the 3rd logo, Sci-Fi Theater-edited airings of "Mouse Into Space" cut off the opening logo, but keep the ending logo. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen onTom and Jerry cartoons (and others) produced by Gene Deitch and William Snyder in the former Czechoslovakia, which are still rerun on Boomerang on a semi-regular basis and on MeTV as part of its Toon In with Me and Saturday Morning Cartoons blocks (all of them have also been released on DVD.) Was also seen on current prints of "Rock-a-Bye Bear" on Boomerang, old television prints of some Tom and Jerry shorts (such as "Puss n' Toots" (appears on the Spotlight Collection DVD with that short), "The Bowling Alley-Cat", "Sufferin' Cats!", "The Lonesome Mouse", "The Zoot Cat", "Quiet Please!", "The Invisible Mouse" and "Saturday Evening Puss") and the Boomerang Germany print of the Barney Bear cartoon "Half-Pint Palomino". Like with the 3rd logo, Sci-Fi Theater-edited airings of "Mouse Into Space" cut off the opening logo, but keep the ending logo. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' Nothing special here, as it's it's just the regular MGM logo used at the time with "A" at the top and "Cartoon" at the bottom. | '''Editor's Note:''' Nothing special here, as it's it's just the regular MGM logo used at the time with "A" at the top and "Cartoon" at the bottom. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' The updated 1st logo fanfare leading into the trademark Tom and Jerry music with the 1960 roaring soundtrack. For non-Tom and Jerry cartoons, A different fanfare is used. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The updated 1st logo fanfare leading into the trademark Tom and Jerry music with the 1960 roaring soundtrack. For non-Tom and Jerry cartoons, A different fanfare is used. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on the Chuck Jones-produced Tom and Jerry cartoons, which are still rerun on Boomerang on a semi-regular basis, and all are available on DVD. The version that doesn't fade to Tom is featured on non-Tom and Jerry cartoons, such as The Bear That Wasn't. | '''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on the Chuck Jones-produced Tom and Jerry cartoons, which are still rerun on Boomerang on a semi-regular basis and on MeTV as part of its Toon In with Me and Saturday Morning Cartoons blocks, and all are available on DVD. The version that doesn't fade to Tom is featured on non-Tom and Jerry cartoons, such as The Bear That Wasn't. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The animated part in the Tom and Jerry variant makes the logo something special. It is one of the most well liked logos, and one of the most creative as well. | '''Editor's Note:''' The animated part in the Tom and Jerry variant makes the logo something special. It is one of the most well liked logos, and one of the most creative as well. | ||