Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
Company type	Division
Industry	Animation
Predecessor	Studio:; MGM Cartoons; MGM Animation/Visual Arts; Library:; DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (through distribution of animated theatrical short projects by United Artists); Sullivan Bluth Studios (through distribution of animated film projects by MGM/UA Communications Co.)
Founded	1993; 31 years ago
Founder	Paul Sabella; Jonathan Dern;
Defunct	2002; 22 years ago
Fate	Dormancy
Successor	Library:; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (films); MGM Television (TV shows)
Headquarters	Hollywood, California, U.S.
Products	Television shows; Feature films
Parent	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation (shortened to MGM Animation) was an American animation division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, that specializes in animated productions for theatrical features and television, and based in Hollywood, California. It was founded in 1993 and primarily involved in producing children's entertainment based upon MGM's ownership of intellectual properties, such as The Pink Panther, The Lionhearts, The Secret of NIMH, and All Dogs Go to Heaven.

The founders, Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern, left the company in 1999 and founded SD Entertainment. The studio has been dormant since 2002, following the 2000 release of their last production Tom Sawyer.

Filmography

Theatrical

Release date	Title	Notes
March 29, 1996	All Dogs Go to Heaven 2	co-production with MGM/UA Family Entertainment

Direct-to-video

Release Date	Title	Notes
March 4, 1997	MGM Sing-Alongs: Searching for Your Dreams
	MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends
	MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun
	MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy
October 14, 1997	Babes in Toyland	co-production with MGM/UA Family Entertainment
November 17, 1998	An All Dogs Christmas Carol	co-production with MGM Family Entertainment
December 22, 1998	The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue	co-production with MGM Family Entertainment
April 4, 2000	Tom Sawyer

TV series

Title	Year(s)	Network	Notes
The Pink Panther	1993–1995	Syndication	co-production with Mirisch-Geoffrey DePatie-Freleng and United Artists
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series	1996–1998	Syndication (1996–1998) Fox Family Channel (1998)
RoboCop: Alpha Commando	1998–1999	Syndication	co-production with Fireworks Entertainment and Orion Pictures syndicated by The Summit Media Group
The Lionhearts	1998	Syndication

Miscellaneous productions

Title	Year	Notes
The Adventures of Hyperman	1995	Video game

Unproduced projects

Release date	Title	Type	Notes
The Betty Boop Movie	1993	Feature film	There were plans for an animated musical feature film of Betty Boop to be MGM Animation's first theatrical animated film, but the plans were later canceled. The musical storyboard scene of the proposed film can be seen online.^[2] The finished reel consists of Betty and her estranged father performing a jazz number together called "Where are you?" Jimmy Rowles and Sue Raney provide the vocals for Betty and Benny Boop. Later, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 became MGM Animation's only theatrical animated film.
Stargate: The Young Explorers	1997		A proposed direct-to-video film based on MGM's Stargate franchise that was announced to be in development alongside Babes in Toyland and The Secret of NIMH II. While the movie was never produced it's possible some of the concepts were incorporated into the animated series Stargate: Infinity.^[3]
Noah	1998		According to Animation Magazine, MGM Animation had plans to do a theatrical animated film adaption of comedian Bill Cosby's famous stand up sketch of his take of Noah's Ark with Cosby producing, co-writing the script with Charles Kipps and as the voice of God, while Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Jonathan Winters were in talks to voice Noah. However the project was canceled after Cosby's previous films were both commercial and critically failures and more people were becoming aware of Cosby's sex abuse cases.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Mancuso, Kirk (July 30, 1994). "Frank Mancuso A Q&A With The MGM CEO". Billboard. p. 55,57. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
^ Moore Studios Archived May 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "MGM animation taps Fukuto". 16 July 1997.
^ Mallory, Michael (February 14, 2013). "The Elephant Not in the Room (or Anywhere Else)". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
^ "Cosby's riff on Noah to be MGM toon pic". 18 May 1998.

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[1] Mancuso, Kirk (July 30, 1994). "Frank Mancuso A Q&A With The MGM CEO". Billboard. p. 55,57. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

[2] Moore Studios Archived May 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "MGM animation taps Fukuto". 16 July 1997.

[4] Mallory, Michael (February 14, 2013). "The Elephant Not in the Room (or Anywhere Else)". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

[5] "Cosby's riff on Noah to be MGM toon pic". 18 May 1998.

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v t e MGM Cartoons
Series	Flip the Frog Willie Whopper Happy Harmonies The Captain and the Kids Count Screwloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog One-shots Barney Bear The Bear Family The Bookworm and the Raven Tom and Jerry (filmography) Homer Flea Droopy Red Ol' Doc Donkey Screwy Squirrel George and Junior Butch Spike and Tyke
People	Tex Avery Joseph Barbera Preston Blair Scott Bradley Friz Freleng William Hanna Hugh Harman Rudolph Ising Ub Iwerks Gene Deitch Chuck Jones Michael Lah Dick Lundy Fred Quimby
Related	List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer theatrical animated feature films Associated Artists Productions DePatie–Freleng Enterprises Hanna-Barbera MGM Animation/Visual Arts Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation Warner Bros. Animation Turner Entertainment Co. Iwerks Studio The Pink Panther

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