Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation (or MGM Animation for short) was the animation division of the

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motion picture studio in

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, that specializes in animated productions for theatrical features and television. It was established in 1993 and primarily involved in producing children's entertainment based upon MGM's ownership of properties, such as ''

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'', ''

The Lionhearts ''The Lionhearts'' is an American animated television series from MGM that aired on Saturday and Sunday mornings in syndication from September 19 to December 12, 1998. The series aired on syndication in the United States and was also seen in Au ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. The founders, Paul Sabella and Jonathan Dern, left the company in 1999 and founded

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. The studio has been dormant in 2002, ever since then.

Filmography

Theatrical

Direct-to-video

TV series

Miscellaneous productions

* ''

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'' (1995) (video game)

Unproduced projects

* ''The Betty Boop Movie''. In 1993, there were plans for an animated musical feature film of '' Betty Boop'' to be MGM Animation's first theatrical animated film, but the plans were later canceled. The musical storyboard scene of the proposed film can be seen online. The finished reel consists of Betty and her estranged father performing a jazz number together called "Where are you?"

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and

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provide the vocals for Betty and Benny Boop. Latter ''

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 ''All Dogs Go to Heaven 2'' is a 1996 American animated musical fantasy adventure film, and a sequel to Goldcrest Films' animated film '' All Dogs Go to Heaven'' (1989). Produced by MGM/UA Family Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation ...

'' became MGM Animation's only theatrical animated film. * ''Noah''. According to

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, MGM Animation had plans to do a theatrical animated film adaption of comedian

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's famous stand up sketch of his take of

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with Cosby producing, co-writing the script with Charles Kipps and as the voice of

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, while

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and

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were in talks to voice Noah. However the project was canceled after Cosby's previous films were both commercial and critically failures and more people were becoming aware of Cosby's sex abuse cases. * ''Stargate: The Young Explorers''. In 1997, Stargate: The Young Explorers was a proposed direct-to-video movie based on MGM's Stargate franchise that was announced to be in development alongside Babes in Toyland and The Secret of Nimh II. While the movie was never produced it's possible some of the concepts were incorporated into the animated series '' Stargate: Infinity''.

References

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