Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (abbreviated MGM, MGM/UA or M-G-M, also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of feature films and television programs. It is the current owner of United Artists.
History[]
Involvement in cartoons[]
MGM got its start in cartoons when it distributed Ub Iwerks' Flip the Frog and Willie Whopper cartoons. MGM would also distribute Harman-Ising Productions' Happy Harmonies cartoons until budget issues with Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising led MGM into establishing its own cartoon studio.
Acquisition[]
In 1986, Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting System acquired MGM from Kirk Kerkorian. Due to concerns over the debt load of his companies, that same year, Turner was forced to sell MGM back to Kerkorian after approximately only 74 days of ownership. However, Turner kept much of MGM's film and television library made prior to May 1986, including the classic MGM cartoons, as well as the library of clasic Warner Bros. films and cartoons and the Paramount Pictures Popeye cartoons that has been sold in the the 1950s to Associated Artists Productions before that commany was in turn acquired by United Artists, and formed Turner Entertainment.
Pre-May 1986 library[]
Shorts[]
- Flip the Frog series (1930-1933)
- Willie Whopper series (1933-1934)
- Happy Harmonies series (1934-1938)
- The Captain and the Kids series (1938-1939)
- MGM Cartoons (1939-1967)
- Barney Bear series (1939-1954)
- Tom and Jerry series (1941-1967)
- Droopy series (1943-1958)
- Screwy Squirrel series (1944-1946)
- George and Junior series (1946-1948)
Feature films[]
- Hollywood Party (1934)
- Anchors Aweigh (1945)
- Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- Invitation to the Dance (1956)
- Magic Boy (1961)
- The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
TV[]
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
- The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)
- The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980)
- Gilligan's Planet (1982)
- Mighty Orbots (1984)
United Artists/Post-April 1986 library[]
Feature films[]
- The Secret of NIMH (1982)
- The Plague Dogs (1982)
- Rock & Rule (1983)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
- The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
- The Pink Panther (2006)
- Arthur and the Invisibles (2007)
- Igor (2008)
- Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
- Missing Link (2019)
- The Addams Family (2019)
- The Addams Family 2 (2021)
TV[]
- Pandamonium (1982)
- Meatballs & Spaghetti (1982-1983)
- Pink Panther and Sons (1984-1985)
- Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater (1987)
- Mother Goose and Grimm (1991-1992)
- James Bond Jr. (1991-1992)
- Mother Goose and Grimm (1991-1992)
- The Pink Panther (1993-1995)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996-1998)
- RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998-1999)
- The Lionhearts (1998)
- Stargate Infinity (2002–2003)
- Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008–2009)
- Pink Panther and Pals (2010)
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