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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
CARTOON | CARTOON | ||
MADE IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. | 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 . | *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. | '''Closing Title:''' Again, same as the 3rd logo. The titles have been modified for the CinemaScope cartoons. | ||
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* 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 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 {{Font color|blue|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 {{Font color|blue|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 {{Font color|blue|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 {{Font color|blue|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". | ||
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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, 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. | '''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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*On "Switchin' Kitten" and "Down and Outing", the then-current MGM movie logo would play (without "CARTOON" at the bottom, and without the theme song accompanying it) followed by a screen saying "A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER CARTOON", whose font and background vary depending on the cartoon. The theme song would start whenever this screen came up. While the standard movie logo also appeared on "Buddies Thicker Than Water" and "Carmen Get It!", the second screen was not shown and the opening music played over it. | *On "Switchin' Kitten" and "Down and Outing", the then-current MGM movie logo would play (without "CARTOON" at the bottom, and without the theme song accompanying it) followed by a screen saying "A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER CARTOON", whose font and background vary depending on the cartoon. The theme song would start whenever this screen came up. While the standard movie logo also appeared on "Buddies Thicker Than Water" and "Carmen Get It!", the second screen was not shown and the opening music played over it. | ||
*On the Academy Award-winning short "The Dot and the Line", the movie logo is used instead and is accompanied by a majestic horn fanfare composed and conducted by Eugene Poddany. | *On the Academy Award-winning short "The Dot and the Line", the movie logo is used instead and is accompanied by a majestic horn fanfare composed and conducted by Eugene Poddany.<br /> | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' Just the lion again. | '''FX/SFX:''' Just the lion again. | ||