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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation was an animation division of MGM, founded in 1992 by Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern. Its main purpose was animated productions based on MGM's library, the first one being The Pink Panther in 1993. In 1999, Sabella and Dern left the company (they would go on to form Sabella Dern Entertainment), with the studio itself going dormant in 2002.

Logo (September 13, 1993-February 3, 1999)

Visuals: Superimposed over the closing credits is a still 1986 MGM logo. The text "Animation" in a gold script wipes in below, with "Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by" above in an Arial font.

Trivia: 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.

Early Variants:

On the first season of The Pink Panther (1993), the 1986 MGM logo is in grayscale. The text "Animation" appears in a plain gray font.
On season two of The Pink Panther (1993) and season three of All Dogs Goes to Heaven: The Series, the logo is more "cartoony" with a drawing of Leo. Unlike the regular logo, "TRADE" and "MARK" are absent, substituted by a small "TM" symbol where the ® usually is. Plus, the initials of "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:

On RoboCop: Alpha Commando, "For Orion Pictures, Inc.", then later, "For Orion Pictures, Corporation", appears below the logo. This logo is on a green background with scenes from the show.
On the first two seasons of All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, "PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY" is in a bolder Roman font. The MGM logo is the print artwork. However, the first four episodes of the first season use the normal MGM logo, but with a black circle inside the ribboning behind the lion.
On The Pink Panther (1993), the above text is in a pink Dom Casual font.
On The Lionhearts, the logo is on a black background.
On season three of All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series, the 2nd early variant has the initials of "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" in gold and the "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" and "Animation" words are larger. Also, "PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY" is in all caps.
On the theatrical Pink Panther cartoon Driving Mr. Pink, the "cartoony" variant is on a black background with no text above.

Technique: Digital graphics.

Audio: The opening/ending theme of the show/short.

Availability: Seen on The Pink Panther (1993), Robocop: Alpha Commando, The Lionhearts, and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series.

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-Logo descriptions by Logoboy95 and ExclaimEntertainment
+===Background===
-Logo captures and editions by Shadeed A. Kelly and CuriousGeorge60
+'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation''' was an animation division of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]], founded in 1992 by Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern. Its main purpose was animated productions based on MGM's library, the first one being ''The Pink Panther'' in 1993. In 1999, Sabella and Dern left the company (they would go on to form [[Sabella Dern Entertainment]]), with the studio itself going dormant in 2002.
-===1st Logo (September 13-November 30, 1993)===
+===Logo (September 13, 1993-February 3, 1999)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/0MpWeUprY94}}
+File:MGM Animation (1993, The Pink Panther Variant) (source - old CLG Wiki).jpg
-'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion", "Still Leo the Lion", "Silver Ribboning", "Monochrome Leo"
+File:MGM Animation MGM Television (1994).jpg
+File:MGM Animation (1996).png
+File:MGM Animation logo code 7176.jpg
+File:MGM Animation (1998).png
+File:MGM Animation (1998) (RoboCopː Alpha Commando) (source - old CLG Wiki).png
+File:MGM Animation (1998) (RoboCopː Alpha Commando) (Later Variant) (source - old CLG Wiki).png
+File:MGM Animation-The Lionhearts (1998) (source - old CLG Wiki).png
+File:MGM Animation (1994).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=0MpWeUprY94|id2=X4Q5h78v6tE|id3=c7J8k88QIKg|id4=Pn-b-iO0jRU|id5=xK44kd5rNoQ}}
-'''Logo:''' Superimposed on the end credits is a black and white version of the MGM logo on a purple background with a dark purple shadow effect of the Pink Panther. Above Leo (the famous/infamous MGM lion, of course), the words "Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by" appear in pink. Below it is the word "Animation" in gray.
+'''Visuals:''' Superimposed over the closing credits is a still 1986 [[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>" in a gold script wipes in below, with "Produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. by" above in an Arial font.
+'''Trivia:''' 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.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The word "Animation" appearing in underneath the logo.
+'''Early Variants:'''
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
+* On the first season of ''The Pink Panther'' (1993), the 1986 MGM logo is in grayscale. The text "{{color|gray|Animation}}" appears in a plain gray font.
+* On season two of ''The Pink Panther'' (1993) and season three of ''All Dogs Goes to Heaven: The Series'', the logo is more "cartoony" with a drawing of Leo. Unlike the regular logo, "TRADE" and "MARK" are absent, substituted by a small "TM" symbol where the ® usually is. Plus, the initials of "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.
-'''Availability:''' Appeared only on the first season of the 1993 ''The Pink Panther'' series.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===2nd Logo (September 10, 1994-April 12, 1995, July 31, 1998-November 6, 1998)===
-{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/X4Q5h78v6tE}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Tiger", "Leo the Lion II", "Still Leo the Lion II"
-'''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 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.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The "Animation" in script font wiping in under the logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
-'''Availability:''' It appeared on the second season of the 1993 ''The Pink Panther'' series and the final season of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===3rd Logo (September 21, 1996-February 3, 1999)===
-{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/c7J8k88QIKg}}
-'''Nicknames:''' "Leo the Lion II", "Still Leo the Lion II", "Gold Ribboning", "Leo in Color"
-'''Logo:''' At the end of the credits, we see the normal 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.
 '''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 ''RoboCop: Alpha Commando'', "For Orion Pictures, Inc.", then later, "For Orion Pictures, Corporation", appears below the logo. This logo is on a green background with scenes from the show.
-* 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 first two seasons of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series'', "PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY" is in a bolder Roman font. The MGM logo is the print artwork. However, the first four episodes of the first season use the normal MGM logo, but with a black circle inside the ribboning behind the lion.
+* On ''The Pink Panther'' (1993), the above text is in a {{color|hotpink|pink}} Dom Casual font.
 * On ''The Lionhearts'', the logo is on a black background.
+* On season three of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series'', the 2nd early variant has the initials of "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" in gold and the "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" and "Animation" words are larger. Also, "PRODUCED IN HOLLYWOOD, U.S.A. BY" is in all caps.
+* On the theatrical ''Pink Panther'' cartoon ''Driving Mr. Pink'', the "cartoony" variant is on a black background with no text above.
+'''Technique:''' Digital graphics.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The "Animation" in script font wiping in under the logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The end theme of the show.
+'''Audio:''' The opening/ending theme of the show/short.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on episodes of ''Robocop: Alpha Commando'', ''The Lionhearts'', and Seasons 1 and 2 of ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' 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.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''The Pink Panther'' (1993), ''Robocop: Alpha Commando'', ''The Lionhearts'', and ''All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series''.
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