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'''Visuals:''' Just the standard MGM live-action lion logo used at the time.
'''Visuals:''' Just the standard MGM live-action lion logo used at the time.
'''Closing Title:''' On a blue background (later changed to red on April 18, 1942), there are the words "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" in white (later yellow with a "shadow" effect starting on September 7, 1940) script above the MGM pseudo logo saying "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PICTURE".
'''Ub Iwerks Closing Titles:'''
*1930-1933: On a black background is the text "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}". The MGM pseudo logo is shown on the bottom right. Sometimes, the MGM pseudo logo is absent.
*1933: On a black background is the text "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" in an arched script and below it is Willie Whopper himself and the show's title and below is the MGM pseudo logo.
*1933-1934: Almost the same as first one, except "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" is shown in a curved font, arched above the logo.
*1934: On a {{color|gray}} sunburst background, there is a sad image of Willie himself. Behind it is the words "THE {{font|Monotype Corsiva|''End''}}" and the MGM pseudo logo is shown below the logo.
'''Harman-Ising Closing Titles:'''
*1934-1935: On a {{color|red}} or {{color|green}} background with musical notes swirling, the Harman-Ising Productions logo appears on the top of the screen. Below it are the big words "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}", in white, and on the bottom of the screen are the words "Recorded by RCA Victor "HIGH FIDELITY" Sound System". After a few seconds, the "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" text fades to the MGM marquee.
*1935-1937: Now, on a blue or white background, the MGM marquee is tacked on the top of the screen and the Harman-Ising logo in the middle with the words "IN TECHNICOLOR" below it. The "RCA Victor" words remain at the bottom of the logo. After a few seconds, all of this fades to the words "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}".
*1937-1938: Now is the Harman-Ising logo and the MGM marquee is shown below the logo. Sometimes, the text "{{color|green|THE END}}" is shown above the logo.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
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* Starting in 1939 with "The Little Goldfish", the logo is followed by a screen saying "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents AN MGM CARTOON IN TECHNICOLOR" with the copyright disclaimer below on a blue background.
* Starting in 1939 with "The Little Goldfish", the logo is followed by a screen saying "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents AN MGM CARTOON IN TECHNICOLOR" with the copyright disclaimer below on a blue background.
* Starting in 1942 with the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon "Dog Trouble", the title is put on a red background with "IN TECHNICOLOR" in blue.
* Starting in 1942 with the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon "Dog Trouble", the title is put on a red background with "IN TECHNICOLOR" in blue.
* On the ''Captain and the Kids'' series, "Jitterbug Follies" and "Wanted: No Master", the end title is in black & white.
* On the ''Captain and the Kids'' series, plus "Jitterbug Follies" and "Wanted: No Master", the end title is in black & white.
* On "Peace on Earth", a slightly different end title was used. On a sky background, the words "The End" don't appear at all. Instead, the cartoon's title appears in majestic letters.
* On "Peace on Earth", a slightly different end title was used. On a sky background, the words "The End" don't appear at all. Instead, the cartoon's title appears in majestic letters.
* On "Swing Social", the end title is on an orange background. Same goes with the "AN MGM CARTOON" title.
* On "Swing Social", the end title is on an orange background. Same goes with the "AN MGM CARTOON" title.
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* 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.
* On "The First Swallow", the end title is on a shot of a medieval village with the red words "The End" written in medieval letters.
* On "The First Swallow", the end title is on a shot of a medieval village with the red words "The End" written in medieval letters.
* During WWII, the "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" words were moved to the top of the screen and the pseudo logo was moved to the bottom, to give space for the following advertisement:<center> "AMERICA NEEDS YOUR MONEY<br> BUY DEFENSE BONDS AND STAMPS<br> EVERY PAY DAY" </center>
* On the ''Barney Bear'' cartoon "The Bear and the Beavers", the end title is in the form of a page. Then the WWII disclaimer fades onto the screen.
* On the ''Barney Bear'' cartoon "The Bear and the Beavers", the end title is in the form of a page. Then the WWII disclaimer fades onto the screen.
'''Closing Title:''' On a customized background, there are the words "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" in white (later yellow with a "shadow" effect starting on September 7, 1940) script above the MGM pseudo logo saying "A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer PICTURE". During WWII, the "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" words were moved to the top of the screen and the pseudo logo was moved to the bottom, to give space for the following advertisement:
<center>
"AMERICA NEEDS YOUR MONEY<br>
BUY DEFENSE BONDS AND STAMPS<br>
EVERY PAY DAY"
</center>
The background was blue (later changed to red on April 18, 1942).
'''Ub Iwerks Closing Titles:'''
*1930-1933: On a black background is the text "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}". The MGM pseudo logo is shown on the bottom right. Sometimes, the MGM pseudo logo is absent.
*1933: On a black background is the text "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" in an arched script and below it is Willie Whopper himself and the show's title and below is the MGM pseudo logo.
*1933-1934: Almost the same as first one, except "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" is shown in a curved font, arched above the logo.
*1934: On a {{color|gray}} sunburst background, there is a sad image of Willie himself. Behind it is the words "THE {{font|Monotype Corsiva|''End''}}" and the MGM pseudo logo is shown below the logo.
'''Harman-Ising Closing Titles:'''
*1934-1935: On a {{color|red}} or {{color|green}} background with musical notes swirling, the Harman-Ising Productions logo appears on the top of the screen. Below it are the big words "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}", in white, and on the bottom of the screen are the words "Recorded by RCA Victor "HIGH FIDELITY" Sound System". After a few seconds, the "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}" text fades to the MGM marquee.
*1935-1937: Now, on a blue or white background, the MGM marquee is tacked on the top of the screen and the Harman-Ising logo in the middle with the words "IN TECHNICOLOR" below it. The "RCA Victor" words remain at the bottom of the logo. After a few seconds, all of this fades to the words "{{font|Monotype Corsiva|The End}}".
*1937-1938: Now is the Harman-Ising logo and the MGM marquee is shown below the logo. Sometimes, the text "{{color|green|THE END}}" is shown above the logo.
'''Technique:''' Live-action.
'''Technique:''' Live-action.


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