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| Company type | Division |
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| 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) |
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| 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 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 |
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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
| 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) |
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| 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
| Title | Year | Notes |
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| The Adventures of Hyperman | 1995 | Video game |
Unproduced projects
| 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. 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. | |
| 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. |
See also
- List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer theatrical animated feature films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio
- MGM Animation/Visual Arts
- SD Entertainment
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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