Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio

The M-G-M Cartoon Studio^[1] (also known as the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, MGM Cartoons, the M-G-M Cartoon Dept.^[2] and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Cartoon Department^[3]) was the studio responsible for the Tom and Jerry cartoons by Hanna-Barbera, plus shorts produced by Tex Avery, Michael Lah, Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Friz Freleng was also involved with the studio during the late 1930s, having previously worked with the Warner Bros. cartoon studio (then known as Leon Schlesinger Productions); Friz later left and returned to Warner Bros.

MGM closed the studio in 1957, finding enough cartoons made for the foreseeable future.

List of released Tom and Jerry/MGM Cartoons[]

1939[]

June 10: The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (Barney Bear's first appearance)

1940[]

February 10: Puss Gets the Boot (Tom and Jerry's first appearance)

1941[]

July 5: The Alley Cat (Butch Cat and Toodles Galore's first appearances)
July 19: The Midnight Snack
December 6: The Night Before Christmas

1942[]

January 17: Fraidy Cat
March 28: The Bear and the Beavers
April 18: Dog Trouble
May 30: Puss N' Toots
July 18: The Bowling Alley-Cat
August 22: Blitz Wolf (Slick McWolf's first appearance)
August 29: The Early Bird Dood It!
October 10: Fine Feathered Friend

1943[]

January 16: Sufferin' Cats!
March 20: Dumb-Hounded (Droopy's first appearance)
May 8: Red Hot Riding Hood (Red's first appearance)
May 22: The Lonesome Mouse
June 19: Who Killed Who?
June 26: The Yankee Doodle Mouse
October 9: War Dogs
November 27: What's Buzzin' Buzzard?
December 25: Baby Puss

1948[]

January 31: The Bear and the Bean
March 20: What Price Fleadom
May 15: Little 'Tinker
June 1: Kitty Foiled
June 26: The Bear and the Hare
July 17: The Truce Hurts
August 7: Half-Pint Pygmy (censored)
September 18: Old Rockin' Chair Tom
October 9: Lucky Ducky
October 30: Professor Tom
November 20: The Cat That Hated People (Blackie Cat's first appearance)
December 11: Mouse Cleaning (censored)

1949[]

January 8: Goggle Fishing Bear
January 22: Bad Luck Blackie (Butch Dog's first appearance)
February 26: Polka-Dot Puss
April 6: Señor Droopy
April 30: The Little Orphan
May 14: Hatch Up Your Troubles
June 11: The House of Tomorrow
July 9: Heavenly Puss
July 30: Doggone Tired
August 13: Wags to Riches
September 3: The Cat and the Mermouse
September 17: Little Rural Riding Hood
October 1: Love That Pup
October 22: Jerry's Diary
November 5: Out-Foxed
December 10: Tennis Chumps
December 24: The Counterfeit Cat

1950[]

January 7: Little Quacker
January 14: Saturday Evening Puss
March 11: Texas Tom
April 8: Jerry and the Lion
May 27: Ventriloquist Cat
June 10: The Cuckoo Clock
July 1: Safety Second
September 16: The Hollywood Bowl
September 30: Garden Gopher
October 21: The Framed Cat
November 4: The Chump Champ
November 25: Cue Ball Cat
December 9: The Peachy Cobbler

1951[]

January 6: Casanova Cat (censored)
February 10: Cock-a-Doodle Dog
March 3: Jerry and the Goldfish
March 31: Daredevil Droopy
April 7: Jerry's Cousin
May 5: Droopy's Good Deed
May 26: Sleepy-Time Tom
June 16: Symphony in Slang
July 7: His Mouse Friday (censored)
September 8: Slicked-up Pup
September 22: Car of Tomorrow
October 6: Nit-Witty Kitty
November 17: Droopy's Double Trouble
December 8: Cat Napping

1952[]

January 12: The Flying Cat
February 9: Magical Maestro
February 16: The Duck Doctor
March 15: The Two Mouseketeers
April 12: Smitten Kitten
April 19: Triplet Trouble
May 17: One Cab's Family
June 14: Little Runaway
July 12: Rock-a-Bye Bear
July 26: Fit To Be Tied
September 6: Push-Button Kitty
September 27: Caballero Droopy
October 18: Cruise Cat
November 29: The Dog House

1953[]

January 10: The Missing Mouse
February 21: Jerry and Jumbo
March 21: Johann Mouse
April 18: Little Johnny Jet
April 25: That's My Pup!
June 6: T.V. of Tomorrow
September 5: Just Ducky
October 17: Two Little Indians
November 21: Life with Tom
December 26: The Three Little Pups

1954[]

January 23: Puppy Tale
January 30: Posse Cat
February 20: Drag-a-Long Droopy
April 17: Hic-cup Pup
May 8: Billy Boy
May 29: Little School Mouse
July 10: Homesteader Droopy
August 14: Baby Butch
September 4: Mice Follies
September 18: The Farm of Tomorrow
October 2: Neapolitan Mouse
November 6: The Flea Circus
November 13: Downhearted Duckling
November 20: Pet Peeve
December 4: Dixieland Droopy
December 18: Touché, Pussy Cat!

1955[]

March 12: Southbound Duckling
April 30: Pup on a Picnic
April 30: Field and Scream
May 21: Mouse for Sale
September 3: Designs on Jerry
September 10: Tom and Chérie
September 30: The First Bad Man
October 15: Smarty Cat
October 28: Deputy Droopy
November 12: Pecos Pest
November 19: That's My Mommy
November 25: Cellbound

1956[]

January 28: The Flying Sorceress
March 24: The Egg and Jerry
May 5: Busy Buddies
September 8: Muscle Beach Tom
September 21: Millionaire Droopy
October 20: Down Beat Bear
November 17: Blue Cat Blues
December 15: Barbecue Brawl

1957[]

January 25: Cat's Meow
February 23: Tops with Pops
March 30: Give and Tyke
April 20: Timid Tabby
May 17: Grin and Share It
June 8: Feedin' the Kiddie
July 26: Scat Cats
September 7: Mucho Mouse
October 4: Blackboard Jumble
November 2: Tom's Photo Finish
December 6: One Droopy Knight

1958[]

January 4: Happy Go Ducky
February 7: Sheep Wrecked
March 8: Royal Cat Nap
April 4: Mutts About Racing
May 2: The Vanishing Duck
June 6: Robin Hoodwinked
July 4: Droopy Leprechaun
August 1: Tot Watchers

List of unreleased Tom and Jerry/MGM Cartoons[]

1938[]

Lion Hunters with The Captain and the Kids
Fly Story with Count Screwloose, directed by Milt Gross

1939[]

Sheep Herders with Count Screwloose
Little Lost Doggy
The Bear Family by Hugh Harman
No Dogs Allowed
This Pill with Count Screwloose
The Restaurant with Count Screwloose
The Sandman with Count Screwloose
Help Wanted
Kitten's Revue
Gray's Elegy

1940[]

Man's Best Friend
Court Justice
Rookie's Day

1941[]

Hypnotic Cat (directed by Hanna-Barbera, possibly a Tom and Jerry short)
Refugee Dog
Universal Subject
Mexican Story

1942[]

Goose Story by Tex Avery

1943[]

The House of Tomorrow by Tex Avery (original version, reworked in 1949)

1944[]

Seaman Jones (Private Snafu)

1945[]

Mop Up (directed by Hanna-Barbera, Private Snafu)

1946[]

Quack Happy (reworked as Lucky Ducky and only a one-shot cartoon) (George and Junior)

1947[]

Mountain Climbing Bear (Barney Bear)
Elephant a la King by Tex Avery
Bear and Crow Story (Barney Bear)
Droopy Dog Returns by Tex Avery (Droopy)
Holland Story by Tex Avery
Droopy's License by Tex Avery (Droopy)
Big Bad Babysitter by Tex Avery
Hark, Hark, the Bark by Tex Avery

1948[]

Jerry's Amateur Night

1949[]

Chicken Hearted by Tex Avery
Droopy's Serenade by Tex Avery (Droopy, reworked as Caballero Droopy)

1950[]

Billy the Kid by Dick Lundy (reworked as Billy Boy and only a one-shot cartoon) (Barney Bear)

1953[]

Dog's Best Friend by Tex Avery

1955[]

Lost and Hound (Droopy)
Lionhearted Mouse
Cowboy Cat
Untitled Little Quacker CinemaScope remake
Untitled Daredevil Droopy CinemaScope remake

1956[]

Bird-Mouse
Pick up Pups (Droopy)

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmFCWf8ErPY&pp=ygUSTWdtIGFuY2hvcnMgYXdlaWdo
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