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Harman-Ising Productions was an American animation studio that was founded in 1929 by former Walt Disney Productions employees Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. The studio produced the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons from 1930 to 1933. They no longer produce the cartoons around 1933 due to budget disputes with producer Leon Schlesinger. Schlesinger would form his own studio, Leon Schlesinger Productions to continue producing the cartoon series. In 1934, the studio signed a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to start a new series of animated shorts titled Happy Harmonies. In 1937, the Happy Harmonies series ran over budget and Harman and Ising were fired from MGM. MGM acquired the studio, renaming it to their own in-house animation division MGM Cartoons. Harman and Ising would do freelance work, but in 1939, they were rehired as producers and directors for the studio. Harman left in 1941 to form another studio with Disney veteran Mel Shaw, while Ising would leave the studio in 1942 in favor of joining the United States Army Air Forces animation unit. Their units would be overtaken by Tex Avery, previously a director for the Leon Schlesinger studio, and George Gordon, an animator for the MGM studio, although his unit dissolved in 1945. Harman and Ising would later form another studio under the Harman-Ising Productions name in 1946 to produce shorts and commercials. Their last project together was a pilot episode of a potential animated TV series titled The Adventures of Sir Gee Whiz on the Other Side of the Moon, which ended up unsold, and thus Harman and Ising retired in the animation industry resulting in them closing their second studio.

At times, Harman and Ising used separate cards when they do productions separately. Those cards would be used at the beginning of cartoons at the time.

When Hugh Harman is without Ising, this card would appear during the opening titles, saying "A Hugh Harman Production".
When Rudolf Ising is without Harman, this card would appear during the opening titles, saying "A Rudolf Ising Production".

1st Logo (September 1, 1934-January 16, 1937)

Visuals: Superimposed in the credits, there are the words "HARMAN-ISING" appear on a symphony, with "HUGH" and "RUDOLF" above the company name. There is the letter "A" in script above it, and "PRODUCTION" below the logo.

Variant: Starting in late 1935, the word "CARTOON" is shown instead of "PRODUCTION".

Technique: A still, hand-drawn graphic.

Audio: The opening/closing theme of the cartoon.

Availability: Seen on all Happy Harmonies cartoons until Circus Daze.

2nd Logo (February 13, 1937-March 12, 1938, 1951)

Visuals: A redrawn version of the 1st logo, except they are now in a yellow Futura-like font.

Variant: On Good Wrinkles, the text reads "ANIMATION BY" is shown above the logo.

Technique: A still, hand-drawn graphic.

Audio: The opening/closing theme of the cartoon.

Availability: Seen on every Happy Harmonies cartoon starting with Swing Wedding, as well as Good Wrinkles.

3rd Logo (April 15, 1939-July 16, 1943)

Visuals: On a blue sunburst background are the words "A Hugh Harman (or "Rudolf Ising") PRODUCTION". Below are the MPPDA and Western Electric Sound System logos.

Variants:

On the re-release print of The Little Goldfish, the Rudolf Ising logo is on an underwater background.
On the re-release print of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Hugh Harman logo is on a green background.
On the re-release print of The Blue Danube, the Hugh Harman logo is smaller and the copyright stamp is in a 1950s style.
On the re-release print of The Fishing Bear, the Rudolf Ising logo is on a pound background.
On Little Gravel Voice, the Rudolf Ising logo is on a background with a red light.
On Bats in the Belfry, the Rudolf Ising logo is seen on a church bell.
On Chips off the Old Block and Wild Honey, the logo is on a simple red background.
On Barney Bear's Victory Garden, the logo is on the same background used for the 1942-1946 MGM Cartoons end title.
On Bah Wilderness, the logo is on a blue gradient background.

Technique: A still, hand-drawn graphic.

Audio: The theme of the cartoon.

Availability: It first appeared on The Little Goldfish and made its final appearance on Barney Bear and the Uninvited Pest. It can be usually seen at the moment when the MGM cartoons (especially Barney Bear) are reran on MeTV.

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 ===Background===
+'''Harman-Ising Productions''' was an American animation studio that was founded in 1929 by former [[Walt Disney Productions]] employees Hugh '''Harman''' and Rudolf '''Ising'''. The studio produced the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons from 1930 to 1933. They no longer produce the cartoons around 1933 due to budget disputes with producer Leon Schlesinger. Schlesinger would form his own studio, [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Leon Schlesinger Productions]] to continue producing the cartoon series. In 1934, the studio signed a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to start a new series of animated shorts titled ''Happy Harmonies''. In 1937, the ''Happy Harmonies'' series ran over budget and Harman and Ising were fired from MGM. MGM acquired the studio, renaming it to their own in-house animation division [[MGM Cartoons]]. Harman and Ising would do freelance work, but in 1939, they were rehired as producers and directors for the studio. Harman left in 1941 to form another studio with Disney veteran Mel Shaw, while Ising would leave the studio in 1942 in favor of joining the United States Army Air Forces animation unit. Their units would be overtaken by Tex Avery, previously a director for the Leon Schlesinger studio, and George Gordon, an animator for the MGM studio, although his unit dissolved in 1945. Harman and Ising would later form another studio under the Harman-Ising Productions name in 1946 to produce shorts and commercials. Their last project together was a pilot episode of a potential animated TV series titled ''The Adventures of Sir Gee Whiz on the Other Side of the Moon'', which ended up unsold, and thus Harman and Ising retired in the animation industry resulting in them closing their second studio.
-Harman-Ising Productions was the animation division of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], Inc. The studio was founded in 1934 by former [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Leon Schlesinger Productions]] employees Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising when they signed a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to start a new series of Bosko shorts. The studio closed in 1937 when the ''Happy Harmonies'' series ran over budget. In that same year, Harman and Ising were fired from MGM, and the studio would succeed by [[MGM Cartoons]], a in-house animation division of MGM.
 At times, Harman and Ising used separate cards when they do productions separately. Those cards would be used at the beginning of cartoons at the time.
 * When Hugh Harman is without Ising, this card would appear during the opening titles, saying "A Hugh Harman Production".
-*When Rudolph Ising is without Harman, this card would appear during the opening titles, saying "A Rudolph Ising Production".
+*When Rudolf Ising is without Harman, this card would appear during the opening titles, saying "A Rudolf Ising Production".
-===1st Logo (September 1, 1934-May 25, 1935)===
+===1st Logo (September 1, 1934-January 16, 1937)===
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+Harman-Ising Productions (1935) (Taken from The Lost Chick).png
+Harman-Ising Productions (1935) (Taken from The Calico Dragon).png
+Harman-Ising Productions (1935) (Taken from The Chinese Nightingale).png
+Harman-Ising Productions (1935) (Taken from The Old Plantation).png
+Harman-Ising Productions (1935) (Taken from Alias St. Nick).png
+Harman-Ising Productions (1936) (Taken from The Pups' Picnic).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1934) (A) (Taken from The Discontented Canary).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1934) (B) (Taken from The Discontented Canary).png
+MGM Cartoons(3).png
+MGM Cartoons(5).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (A) (Taken from The Lost Chick).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (B) (Taken from The Lost Chick).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (A) (Taken from The Calico Dragon).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (B) (Taken from The Calico Dragon).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (A) (Taken from The Old Plantation).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (B) (Taken from The Old Plantation).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (A) (Taken from Honeyland).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (B) (Taken from Honeyland).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (A) (Taken from Alias St. Nick).png
+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1935) (B) (Taken from Alias St. Nick).png
+MGM Cartoons(2).png
+MGM Cartoons.png
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+'''Visuals:''' Superimposed in the credits, there are the words "{{color|red|{{font|Times New Roman|'''HARMAN-ISING'''}}}}" appear on a symphony, with "HUGH" and "RUDOLF" above the company name. There is the letter "A" in script above it, and "PRODUCTION" below the logo.
-'''Nicknames:''' "The Symphony", "Happy Harmonies Titles"
+'''Variant:''' Starting in late 1935, the word "CARTOON" is shown instead of "PRODUCTION".
-'''Logo:''' On a dark red (or dark cyan) background, the words "HARMAN-ISING" appear on a symphony, with "HUGH" and "RUDOLF" above the company name. There is the letter "A" in script above it, and "PRODUCTION" below. Underneath is the MGM psuedo logo. On later cartoons, it says "CARTOON" instead of "PRODUCTION".
+'''Technique:''' A still, hand-drawn graphic.
-'''Series Logo:''' Above the phrase the words "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents" is seen and under it is "HAPPY HARMONIES", in either red or light orange, with quotation marks next to the title, followed by the title card of an episode in which the series title fades out. However, in "The Discontented Canary" (1934), the first episode of the "Happy Harmonies", we see "A METRO COLOR CARTOON" in white on a dark red background instead of "HAPPY HARMONIES".
+'''Audio:''' The opening/closing theme of the cartoon.
-'''Closing Title:''' Same as the opening, except the phrase is moved to above. Above the logo the words "The End" appear written in script, then it fades to a large 1924-1983 MGM psuedo-logo.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on all ''Happy Harmonies'' cartoons until ''Circus Daze''.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None for the intro, except for the ending variant.
+===2nd Logo (February 13, 1937-March 12, 1938, 1951)===
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None, just the intro/outro of the short.
-'''Availability:''' Currently seen on ''Happy Harmonies'' on Boomerang.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-=== 2nd Logo (September 21, 1935-August 28, 1937)===
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+Harman-Ising Productions (1937) (Taken from Bosko's Easter Eggs).png
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+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1937) (Taken from The Hound and the Rabbit).png
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+Harman-Ising and MGM Cartoons (1937) (Taken from Little Buck Cheeser).png
+Harman-Ising Productions (1951) (Taken from Good Wrinkles).png
 </gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' A redrawn version of the 1st logo, except they are now in a yellow Futura-like font.
-'''Nickname:''' "Happy Harmonies Titles II"
-'''Logo:''' Same as the 1st logo, except "PRODUCTION" is replaced with "CARTOON". Also, it is on either a white/sky blue or cobalt blue/blue background.
-'''Series Title:''' Above the phrase we have the words "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents" with "HAPPY HARMONIES" under it.
-'''Closing Title:''' The MGM psuedo logo is above the phrase. Then we fade to "The End" in script from logo 1.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the first logo.
-'''Music/Sounds''': See above.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on ''Happy Harmonies'' on Boomerang reruns.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the first logo.
-===3rd Logo (December 15, 1937-March 12, 1938)===
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-</gallery>
-'''Logo:''' Same as logos 1 and 2, except they are now in Arial Narrow font. Above it, we now have the words "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents" in its pre-1983 MGM corporate font.
-'''Closing Title:''' We now have a small MGM psuedo logo below the phrase. Sometimes the words "THE END" appear above the phrase in green Arial lettering.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Same as recent.
+'''Variant:''' On ''Good Wrinkles'', the text reads "{{color|red|'''ANIMATION BY'''}}" is shown above the logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as above.
+'''Technique:''' A still, hand-drawn graphic.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Happy Harmonies'' on Boomerang as well as ''Little Buck Cheeser''.
+'''Audio:''' The opening/closing theme of the cartoon.
-'''Editor's Note:''' Same as before.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on every ''Happy Harmonies'' cartoon starting with ''Swing Wedding'', as well as ''Good Wrinkles''.
-===4th Logo (April 15, 1939-July 17, 1943)===
+===3rd Logo (April 15, 1939-July 16, 1943)===
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+File:A Rudolf Ising Production (The Bear That Couldn't Sleep, 1939; 1953 reissue).jpg
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-'''Logo:''' On a blue sunburst background are the words "A Hugh Harman (or "Rudolf Ising") PRODUCTION". Below are the MPDA and Western Electric Sound System logos.
+'''Visuals:''' On a blue sunburst background are the words "A Hugh Harman (or "Rudolf Ising") PRODUCTION". Below are the MPPDA and Western Electric Sound System logos.
 '''Variants:'''
-* On the re-release print of The Little Goldfish (1939), the Rudolf Ising logo is on an underwater background.
+* On the re-release print of ''The Little Goldfish'', the Rudolf Ising logo is on an underwater background.
-*On the re-release print of Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1939), the Hugh Harman logo is on a green background.
+*On the re-release print of ''Goldilocks and the Three Bears'', the Hugh Harman logo is on a green background.
-*On the re-release print of The Blue Danube (1939), the Hugh Harman logo is smaller and the copyright stamp is in a 1950s style.
+*On the re-release print of ''The Blue Danube'', the Hugh Harman logo is smaller and the copyright stamp is in a 1950s style.
-*On the re-release print of The Fishing Bear (1940), the Rudolf Ising logo is on a pound background.
+*On the re-release print of ''The Fishing Bear'', the Rudolf Ising logo is on a pound background.
-*On Little Gravel Voice (1942), the Rudolf Ising logo is on a background with a red light.
+*On ''Little Gravel Voice'', the Rudolf Ising logo is on a background with a red light.
-* On Bats in the Belfry (1942), the Rudolf Ising logo is seen on a church bell.
+*On ''Bats in the Belfry'', the Rudolf Ising logo is seen on a church bell.
-*On Chips off the Old Block and Wild Honey (both released in 1942), the logo is on a simple red background.
+*On ''Chips off the Old Block'' and ''Wild Honey'', the logo is on a simple red background.
-*On Barney Bear's Victory Garden (1942), the logo is on the same background used for the 1942-1946 MGM Cartoons end title.
+*On ''Barney Bear's Victory Garden'', the logo is on the same background used for the 1942-1946 MGM Cartoons end title.
-*On Bah Wilderness (1943), the logo is on a blue gradient background.
+*On ''Bah Wilderness'', the logo is on a blue gradient background.
+'''Technique:''' A still, hand-drawn graphic.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The theme of the cartoon.
+'''Audio:''' The theme of the cartoon.
-'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. It can be usually seen when the MGM cartoons (especially Barney Bear) are reran on Boomerang.
+'''Availability:''' It first appeared on ''The Little Goldfish'' and made its final appearance on ''Barney Bear and the Uninvited Pest''. It can be usually seen at the moment when the MGM cartoons (especially Barney Bear) are reran on MeTV.
+{{Chronology||[[MGM Cartoons]]}}
-'''Editor's Note:''' Same as before.
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