Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation

American animation studio

For the 1937–1958 studio, see Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. For the 1960s studio, see MGM Animation/Visual Arts.

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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; 32 years ago (1993)[1]
Founder|

* Paul Sabella
* Jonathan Dern

Defunct| 2002; 23 years ago (2002)
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 studio's founders, Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern, left the studio in 1999 and founded SD Entertainment. The studio has been dormant since 2002, following the 2000 release of their last production Tom Sawyer.

## Filmography

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### Theatrical

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Release date  | Title  | Notes

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March 29, 1996 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | co-production with MGM/UA Family Entertainment

### Direct-to-video

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Release Date  | Title  | Notes

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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
April 4, 2000 | Tom Sawyer |

### TV series

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Title  | Year(s)  | Network  | Notes

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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 |

### Miscellaneous productions

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Title  | Year  | Notes

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The Adventures of Hyperman | 1995 | Video game

### Unproduced projects

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Release date  | Title  | Type  | Notes

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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][failed verification]

## See also

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* List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer theatrical animated feature films
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio
* MGM Animation/Visual Arts
* SD Entertainment

## References

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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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Amazon MGM Studios

A subsidiary of Amazon

Predecessors
Metro Pictures
Goldwyn Pictures
Louis B. Mayer Productions
MGM Holdings

Key personnel|

Founders
Marcus Loew
Louis B. Mayer
Chairwoman and CEO
Jennifer Salke

Motion Picture Group|

* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
* United Artists
* Orion Pictures
* Orion Classics
* American International Pictures

TV & Digital Group|

* MGM Television
* Lightworkers Media
* Orion Television

| MGM channels|

* MGM+
* Joint ventures
* Telecine (13%)
* Operator
* Charge!
* Comet

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Miscellaneous|

* MGM Home Entertainment
* MGM Music
* Leo the Lion (studio mascot)

Former/defunct units|

* G2 Films
* MGM HD
* MGM Interactive
* MGM Networks
* MGM Records
* United Artists Releasing
* MGM/UA Premiere Network
* MGM Animation/Visual Arts
* The Works
* MGM Animation
* MGM Camera 65

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MGM Cartoons

Series|

* Happy Harmonies
* The Captain and the Kids
* Count Screwloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog
* Barney Bear
* Tom and Jerry (filmography)
* Droopy
* Screwy Squirrel
* Spike and Tyke

One-shots|

* Swing Wedding
* Peace on Earth
* The Milky Way
* Gallopin' Gals
* The Alley Cat
* Bats in the Belfry
* Blitz Wolf
* The Early Bird Dood It!
* Red Hot Riding Hood
* Who Killed Who?
* Jerky Turkey
* Henpecked Hoboes
* Swing Shift Cinderella
* Uncle Tom's Cabaña
* Slap Happy Lion
* King-Size Canary
* Little 'Tinker
* Lucky Ducky
* The Cat That Hated People
* Bad Luck Blackie
* The House of Tomorrow
* Little Rural Riding Hood
* The Counterfeit Cat
* Ventriloquist Cat
* Symphony in Slang
* Magical Maestro
* One Cab's Family
* Little Johnny Jet
* T.V. of Tomorrow
* The Farm of Tomorrow
* The First Bad Man
* Cellbound
* The Dot and the Line
* The Bear That Wasn't

Characters|

* Red
* George and Junior
* Butch

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
* Flip the Frog
* Willie Whopper
* The Pink Panther

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Animation industry in the United States

Companies and studios

| Active|

| Majors|

| NBCUniversal|

* DreamWorks Animation
* DreamWorks Animation Television
* DreamWorks Classics
* Big Idea Entertainment
* Harvey Films
* Illumination
* Universal Animation Studios

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Paramount Global|

* CBS Eye Animation Productions
* Late Night Cartoons
* MTV Animation
* Nickelodeon Animation Studio
* Nickelodeon Digital
* Nickelodeon Movies
* Paramount Animation
* Miramax Animation Studios
* Skydance Animation

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Disney Entertainment|

* 20th Century Animation
* 20th Television Animation
* Disney Television Animation
* Lucasfilm Animation
* Industrial Light & Magic
* Marvel Animation
* Marvel Studios Animation
* Pixar Animation Studios
* Walt Disney Animation Studios

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Warner Bros.|

* Cartoon Network Studios
* Warner Bros. Animation
* Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
* Warner Bros. Television Animation
* Williams Street

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Sony Pictures|

* Aniplex of America
* Crunchyroll
* Sony Pictures Animation
* Sony Pictures Imageworks

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* 41 Entertainment
* AMC Networks
* Sentai Filmworks
* Section23 Films
* Augenblick Studios
* Awesome Inc
* Fox Corporation
* Bento Box Entertainment
* Bandera Entertainment
* Bang Zoom!
* Billionfold Inc.
* Blur Studio
* Cartuna
* CHRLX
* Cloudco Entertainment
* CMCC Cartoons
* DNEG
* Digital Domain
* Film Roman
* Phil Roman Entertainment
* Floyd County Productions
* Fred Wolf Films
* Fuzzy Door Productions
* Hasbro Entertainment
* Jay Ward Productions
* Joe Murray Productions
* Kanbar Animation
* Kartoon Studios
* Wow Unlimited Media
* Bolder Media
* Frederator Studios
* Kinofilm
* Klasky Csupo
* Kurtz & Friends
* Laika, LLC
* Lee Mendelson Films
* Lionsgate
* Lionsgate Canada
* Melendez Films
* Man of Action Entertainment
* Mattel Television
* Media Blasters
* Mexopolis
* Mondo Media
* 6 Point Harness
* Netflix Animation
* Noble
* NYAV Post
* Parallax Studio
* Powerhouse Animation Studios
* Psyop
* Reel FX Animation
* Renegade Animation
* Rough Draft Studios
* Rovio Animation
* Screen Novelties
* Scholastic
* Weston Woods Studios
* SD Entertainment
* ShadowMachine
* Snee-Oosh, Inc.
* SpindleHorse Toons
* Splash Entertainment
* Sprite Animation Studios
* Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
* Stretch Films
* Studiopolis
* Tau Films
* Threshold Entertainment
* Titmouse, Inc.
* The Kerner Entertainment Company
* The ULULU Company
* Toei Animation Inc.
* United Plankton Pictures
* Vanguard Animation
* Wild Canary Animation
* World Events Productions
* Worker Studio
* WWE Studios
* Walden Media

Former|

* 4Kids Entertainment
* 70/30 Productions
* Adelaide Productions
* Adventure Cartoon Productions
* Allspark
* Amblimation
* Animation Collective
* Animation Lab
* Animation Magic
* Blue Sky Studios
* BVS Entertainment
* Cartoon Pizza
* Chorion
* Circle 7 Animation
* Cookie Jar
* Crest Animation Productions
* Curious Pictures
* DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
* DIC Entertainment
* Disneytoon Studios
* DNA Productions
* Famous Studios
* Filmation
* Fleischer Studios
* Format Films
* Fox Animation Studios
* Frederator Films
* Golden Films
* Hanna-Barbera
* HIT Entertainment
* Jetlag Productions
* Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!
* Kroyer Films
* Laugh-O-Gram Studio
* Little Airplane Productions
* Marvel Productions
* Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
* MGM Animation/Visual Arts
* MGM Cartoons
* Mirari Films
* MoonScoop
* O Entertainment
* Omation Animation Studio
* Pacific Data Images
* PorchLight Entertainment
* Prana Studios
* Radical Axis
* Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
* Rhythm and Hues Studios
* Rooster Teeth
* Ruby-Spears
* Screen Gems
* Skellington Productions
* Soup2Nuts
* Spümcø
* Storyboard, Inc./Hubley Studios
* Sullivan Bluth Studios
* Sunbow Entertainment
* Terrytoons
* Total Television
* United Productions of America
* Van Beuren Studios
* Walter Lantz Productions
* Warner Bros. Cartoons
* Wētā FX
* Wildbrain Entertainment
* Will Vinton Studios
* Zodiac Entertainment

Industry associations

* The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839
* ASIFA-Hollywood

Other topics

| Awards|

* Academy Awards
* Best Animated Feature
* Annie Awards
* Emmy Awards
* Children's and Family
* Primetime
* Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
* Favorite Cartoon
* Animated Movie
* NAACP Image Awards
* Motion Picture
* Series
* GLAAD Media Awards
* Kids and Family Programming (Animated)
* Writers Guild of America Awards
* Television Animation

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History|

* Silent era
* Golden age
* World War II
* Television era
* Modern era

Related|

* Animated sitcom
* American comics
* History of American comics
* Tijuana bible
* Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
* Flash animation
* Labor strikes
* Fleischer Studios (1937)
* Disney (1941)
* Multiple studios (1982)

* Category

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Animation industry in Canada

Active
companies|

* 9 Story Media Group
* Brown Bag Films
* Portfolio Entertainment
* 10th Ave. Productions
* a.k.a. Cartoon
* Animal Logic
* Arcana Studio
* Atomic Cartoons
* Bardel Entertainment
* Big Bad Boo
* Boat Rocker Media
* Jam Filled Entertainment
* CinéGroupe
* Cinesite
* Cinesite Animation
* Nitrogen Studios
* Image Engine
* L'Atelier Animation
* Clyde Henry Productions
* Corus Entertainment
* Nelvana
* Cuppa Coffee Studios
* Fresh TV
* Frima Studio
* Global Mechanic
* Guru Studio
* Heroic Television
* Image Entertainment Corporation
* Lionsgate Canada
* Blue Ant Media
* Look Mom! Productions
* Mercury Filmworks
* National Film Board of Canada
* PiP Animation Services
* Rodeo FX
* Scanline VFX
* Sinking Ship Entertainment
* Skycron
* Slap Happy Cartoons
* Smiley Guy Studios
* Sony Pictures Imageworks
* Spin Master Entertainment
* The Embassy Visual Effects
* Toon Boom Animation
* ToonBox Entertainment
* Walt Disney Animation Studios Vancouver
* WildBrain
* House of Cool
* WildBrain Studios Vancouver
* Wow Unlimited Media
* Mainframe Studios
* Yowza! Animation

Defunct
companies|

* Arc Productions
* Atkinson Film-Arts
* Breakthrough Entertainment
* C.O.R.E.
* CCI Entertainment
* Collideascope
* FatKat Animation
* Funbag Animation Studios
* Gordon Stanfield Animation
* Krantz Films
* Lacewood Productions
* March Entertainment
* Meteor Studios
* MokkoStudio
* Phoenix Animation Studios
* Pixar Canada
* Radical Sheep Productions
* WildBrain
* Cookie Jar Group
* Decode Entertainment
* Nerd Corps Entertainment
* Studio B Productions
* Tooncan
* Walt Disney Animation Canada

Related topics|

* Canadian comics
* Quebec comics
* Independent animation

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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