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Background

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation was an animation studio that was formed in 1992 as a division of MGM by Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern. It was involved in animation productions based on MGM's properties. The first production was The Pink Panther in 1993. It was shuttered in 2000, and Sabella and Dern would form SD Entertainment afterwards.

(September 13, 1993-February 3, 1999)

Logo: At the end of the credits, we see the normal MGM logo. The text "Animation" wipes in a gold script, with "Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by" above in the Arial font.

Early Variants:

On the first season of the 1993 Pink Panther cartoon, the MGM logo is in grayscale. The text "Animation" appears in a plain gray font.
On the second season of the 1993 Pink Panther cartoon, and the third season of All Dogs Goes to Heaven: The Series, we have a more cartoony version of the MGM logo (with a version of Leo that appears to resemble a tiger). Plus, the first letter initials in "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" are red like in the 1953 and 1957 MGM logos and there is a dark blue-light blue gradient circle inside the ribboning behind the lion.

Variants:

There is a variant in which the words "For Orion Pictures, Inc.", then later, "For Orion Pictures, Corporation", appeared below the logo. This logo is on a green background with scenes from RoboCop: Alpha Commando.
On Seasons 1 and 2 of All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, the PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY is in a bolder Roman font. The MGM logo is the print artwork logo. However, the first four episodes of the first season use the normal MGM logo, but with a black circle inside the ribboning behind the ribbon.
On the 1993 Pink Panther cartoon, the above text is in a pink Dom Casual font.
On The Lionhearts, the logo is on a black background.
On Season 3 of All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, the 2nd early version has the first letter initials in "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" are gold like in the 3rd logo and the "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" and "Animation" words are larger. Plus, the text "PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY" are all caps.

Technique: 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: The end theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on episodes of the 1993 Pink Panther cartoon, Robocop: Alpha Commando, The Lionhearts, and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series.

Legacy: The Robocop: Alpha Commando variant has a grammatical error. The byline reads "For Orion Pictures, Corporation", when it should read "For Orion Pictures Corporation" without a comma.

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-{{PageCredits|description=MatthewLMayfield (originally Logoboy95 and ExclaimEntertainment)|capture=Logohub|edits=Michael Kenchington}}
+{{PageCredits|description=MatthewLMayfield (originally Logoboy95 and ExclaimEntertainment)|capture=RSX-798 and Logohub|edits=Michael Kenchington}}
+===Background===
+'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation''' was an animation studio that was formed in 1992 as a division of MGM by Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern. It was involved in animation productions based on MGM's properties. The first production was ''The Pink Panther'' in 1993. It was shuttered in 2000, and Sabella and Dern would form [[SD Entertainment]] afterwards.
-===1st Logo (September 13-November 30, 1993)===
+===(September 13, 1993-February 3, 1999)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-[[File:MGM Animation (1993, The Pink Panther Variant) (source - old CLG Wiki).jpg|350px|center]]
+MGM Animation (1993, The Pink Panther Variant) (source - old CLG Wiki).jpg
-{{YouTube|id=0MpWeUprY94}}
+MGM Animation MGM Television (1994).jpg
+MGM Animation (1996).png
-'''Logo:''' Superimposed on the end credits is a black and white version of the 1986 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo on a purple background with a dark purple silhouette of the titular character Pink Panther. Above Leo (the famous/infamous MGM lion, of course), the words "Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by" appear in pink and in a Dom Casual font. Below it is the word "Animation" in gray.
+MGM Animation logo code 7176.jpg
+MGM Animation (1998).png
-'''Technique:''' The word "Animation" appearing in underneath the logo.
+MGM Animation (1998) (RoboCopː Alpha Commando) (source - old CLG Wiki).png
+MGM Animation (1998) (RoboCopː Alpha Commando) (Later Variant) (source - old CLG Wiki).png
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on the first season of the 1993 ''The Pink Panther'' series.
-===2nd Logo (September 10, 1994-April 12, 1995, July 31, 1998-November 6, 1998)===
-[[File:MGM Animation MGM Television (1994).jpg|350px|center]]
-{{YouTube|id=X4Q5h78v6tE}}
-'''Logo:''' Superimposed on the end credits is a more cartoony version of the MGM logo (with a version of Leo that appears to resemble a tiger) on a purple background with lines around it. Plus, the first letter initials in "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" are red like in the 1953 and 1957 MGM logos and there is a dark blue-light blue gradient circle inside the ribboning behind the lion. The same "Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by" text from the previous logo in a Dom Casual font appears on the top. "Animation" is now in a gold script wiping in below.
-'''Variant:''' On Season 3 of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series'', the first letter initials in "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" are gold like in the 3rd logo and the "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" and "Animation" words are larger. Plus, the text "PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY" are all caps and not pink.
-'''Technique:''' The "Animation" in script font wiping in under the logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on the second season of the 1993 ''The Pink Panther'' series and the final season of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series''.
-===3rd Logo (September 21, 1996-February 3, 1999)===
-<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
-MGM Animation-ADGTH: 1996-1999 (source - old CLG Wiki).jpg
-MGM Animation (1998) (RoboCop: Alpha Commando) (source - old CLG Wiki).png
-MGM Animation (1998) (RoboCop: Alpha Commando) (Later Variant) (source - old CLG Wiki).png
 MGM Animation-The Lionhearts (1998) (source - old CLG Wiki).png
 </gallery>
-{{YouTube|id=c7J8k88QIKg}}
+{{YouTube|id=0MpWeUprY94|id2=X4Q5h78v6tE|id3=c7J8k88QIKg}}
+'''Logo:''' At the end of the credits, we see the normal [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo. The text "<span style="background:linear-gradient(180deg,#ffff00,#ffa500); -webkit-background-clip:text !important; -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;">''Animation''</span>" wipes in a gold script, with "Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by" above in the Arial font.
+'''Early Variants:'''
-'''Logo:''' At the end of the credits, we see the normal [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] logo. The same "Animation" script from the previous logo wipes below, with "Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by" above in the Arial font.
+*On the first season of the 1993 ''Pink Panther'' cartoon, the MGM logo is in grayscale. The text "{{color|gray|Animation}}" appears in a plain gray font.
+*On the second season of the 1993 ''Pink Panther'' cartoon, and the third season of ''All Dogs Goes to Heaven: The Series'', we have a more cartoony version of the MGM logo (with a version of Leo that appears to resemble a tiger). Plus, the first letter initials in "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" are {{color|red}} like in the 1953 and 1957 MGM logos and there is a {{color|#00008b|dark blue}}-{{color|#bfefff|light blue}} gradient circle inside the ribboning behind the lion.
 '''Variants:'''
 * There is a variant in which the words "For Orion Pictures, Inc.", then later, "For Orion Pictures, Corporation", appeared below the logo. This logo is on a green background with scenes from ''RoboCop: Alpha Commando''.
 * On Seasons 1 and 2 of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series'', the ''PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY'' is in a bolder Roman font. The MGM logo is the print artwork logo. However, the first four episodes of the first season use the normal MGM logo, but with a black circle inside the ribboning behind the ribbon.
+* On the 1993 ''Pink Panther'' cartoon, the above text is in a {{color|pink}} Dom Casual font.
 * On ''The Lionhearts'', the logo is on a black background.
+* On Season 3 of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series'', the 2nd early version has the first letter initials in "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" are gold like in the 3rd logo and the "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" and "Animation" words are larger. Plus, the text "PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY" are all caps.
-'''Technique:''' The "Animation" in script font wiping in under the logo.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
 '''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on episodes of ''Robocop: Alpha Commando'', ''The Lionhearts'', and Seasons 1 and 2 of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series''.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on episodes of the 1993 ''Pink Panther'' cartoon, ''Robocop: Alpha Commando'', ''The Lionhearts'', and ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series''.
 '''Legacy:''' The ''Robocop: Alpha Commando'' variant has a grammatical error. The byline reads "For Orion Pictures, Corporation", when it should read "For Orion Pictures Corporation" without a comma.