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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 Sabella Dern Entertainment afterwards.

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

Visuals: Superimposed over the closing credits, there is a still 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 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:

There is a variant in which the text "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 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: 2D animation for the Animation text.

Audio: The end theme of the show.

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

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-'''Visuals:''' Superimposed over the closing credits, we see a still [[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.
+'''Visuals:''' Superimposed over the closing credits, there is a still [[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.