List of one-shot Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon shorts
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This is a list of theatrical animated cartoon shorts distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
which were not part of any other series such as Tom and Jerry
or Droopy.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
which were not part of any other series such as Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
or Droopy.
1930s
- Little Buck Cheeser (1937)
- An Optical Poem (1937)
- Jitterbug Follies (1939)
- Wanted: No Master (1939)
- The Little Goldfish (1939)
- Art Gallery (1939)
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1939)
- The Bookworm (1939)
- One Mother's Family (1939)
- The Blue DanubeThe Blue DanubeThe Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 , a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866...
(1939) - Peace on EarthPeace on Earth (1939 film)Peace on Earth is a one-reel 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon short directed by Hugh Harman, about a post-apocalyptic world populated only by animals....
(1939) - The Mad Maestro (1939)
1940s
- Home on the RangeHome on the Range"Home on the Range" is the state song of Kansas, U.S.Home on the Range may also refer to:* Home on the Range , a drama directed by Arthur Jacobson* Home on the Range , a Disney animated feature film...
(1940) - A Rainy DayA Rainy DayA Rainy Day is a one shot animated short from MGM created in 1940. It tells the story of a father bear trying to repair the roof of his house.-Plot:...
(1940) - Swing Social (1940)
- Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers (1940)
- The Milky WayThe Milky Way (1940 short film)The Milky Way is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres in 1940 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. The short, produced and directed by Rudolf Ising with musical supervision by Scott Bradley, explores the adventures of the "three little kittens who lost...
(1940) - The Bookworm Turns (1940)
- Romeo in Rhythm (1940)
- Papa Gets the Bird (1940)
- The Homeless Flea (1940)
- Gallopin' GalsGallopin' GalsGallopin' Gals is an animated film directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby and was released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer in 1940...
(1940) - The Lonesome Stranger (1940)
- Mrs. Ladybug (1940)
- Abdul the Bulbul-Ameer (1941)
- The Little Mole (1941)
- The Goose Goes South (1941)
- Dance of the Weed (1941)
- The Alley Cat (1941)
- Little Cesario (1941)
- Officer PoochOfficer PoochOfficer Pooch is a 1941 short cartoon produced by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cartoon is mostly done in pantomime.-Plot:...
(1941) - The Field Mouse (1941)
- The Hungry WolfThe Hungry WolfThe Hungry Wolf is a 1942 one-reel animated cartoon short subject from MGM.It tells the story of a hungry wolf who one day, while starving during a cold winter, meets with a rabbit and is struggling between his hunger and conscience.-Plot:...
(1942) - The First Swallow (1942)
- Little Gravel Voice (1942)
- Bats in the Belfry (1942)
- Blitz WolfBlitz WolfBlitz Wolf is an early anti-German World War II Hitler-parodying cartoon produced in 1942 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons.-Plot:...
(1942) - The Early Bird Dood It!The Early Bird Dood It!The Early Bird Dood It! is a 1942 MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby. Composer of cartoon was Scott Bradley.-Plot:The foreword of the cartoon tells:To the ladies The worm in this photoplay is fictitious - Any similarity...
(1942) - Chips Off the Old Block (1942)
- The Boy and the Wolf (1943)
- Red Hot Riding HoodRed Hot Riding HoodRed Hot Riding Hood is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released on May 8, 1943 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1994 it was voted #7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field...
(1943) - Who Killed Who?Who Killed Who?Who Killed Who? is a 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short directed by Tex Avery for MGM. The cartoon is a parody of whodunit stories and employs many clichés of the genre for humor.-Plot:...
(1943) - One Ham's Family (1943)
- War Dogs (1943)
- The Stork's Holiday (1943)
- What's Buzzin' Buzzard? (1943)
- Innertube Antics (1944)
- Batty Baseball (1944)
- The Tree Surgeon (1944)
- Jerky TurkeyJerky TurkeyJerky Turkey is an animated theatrical short, directed by Tex Avery, released on 7 April 1945 by MGM. The story for this cartoon was written by Heck Allen, the music by Scott Bradley, and the animation was done by Preston Blair, Ed Love and Ray Abrams. Voices were provided by radio actors Harry...
(1945) - Swing Shift CinderellaSwing Shift CinderellaSwing Shift Cinderella is an animated cartoon short subject. It is in the same vein as Red Hot Riding Hood. Frank Graham voiced the wolf, and Colleen Collins voiced Cinderella.-Plot:...
(1945) - The Hick Chick (1946)
- Uncle Tom's Cabaña (1947)
- Slap Happy LionSlap Happy LionSlap Happy Lion is a 1947 cartoon directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby. It is about the tragic downfall of a lion from king of the beasts to a gibbering, pill-popping wreck. It is narrated by a mouse whose torments drove him crazy. The mouse's voice was supplied by Paul Frees...
(1947) - King-Size CanaryKing-Size CanaryKing-Size Canary is an animated cartoon short that debuted in movie theaters in 1947. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Tex Avery.-Plot:An unnamed alley cat searches for food in some garbage cans late at night...
(1947) - What Price Fleadom? (1948)
- Little 'TinkerLittle 'TinkerLittle 'Tinker is a 1947 MGM cartoon directed by Tex Avery. It was produced by Fred Quimby and composed by Scott Bradley.-Plot:The story begins at the home of B.O. Skunk, which is propelled by many fans. B.O. washes under shower and dozes himself with perfume. Then, he goes out for a walk. The...
(1948) - Lucky Ducky (1948)
- The Cat that Hated PeopleThe Cat That Hated PeopleThe Cat That Hated People is a 1948 cartoon directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby. The cat's voice was supplied by radio actor Harry Lang; incidental music was directed by Scott Bradley.-Plot:...
(1948) - Bad Luck BlackieBad Luck BlackieBad Luck Blackie is a 1949 animated cartoon produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The Tex Avery-directed short was voted the fifteenth-best cartoon of all-time in a 1994 poll of one-thousand animation industry professionals, as referenced in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons...
(1949) - The House of Tomorrow (1949)
- Doggone Tired (1949)
- Little Rural Riding HoodLittle Rural Riding HoodLittle Rural Riding Hood is a 1949 animated cartoon short subject directed by Tex Avery, conceived as a follow-up to his 1943 cartoon Red Hot Riding Hood...
(1949)
1950s
- The Cuckoo Clock (1950)
- The Peachy Cobbler (1950)
- Symphony in SlangSymphony in Slang"Symphony in Slang" is a 1951 cartoon short directed by Tex Avery, written by Rich Hogan and released by MGM. Minimalist and abstract in style , it tells the story of a man John Brown, who finds himself at the Pearly Gates explaining the story of his life to a bewildered Saint Peter and Noah Webster...
(1951) - Car of TomorrowCar of TomorrowThe Car of Tomorrow, sometimes called CoT or "Car of Today", is the car style for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Larger and boxier than the design it replaced, the Car of Tomorrow is safer, costs less to maintain, and was intended to make for closer competition.The car was introduced in the 2007 Cup...
(1951) - Inside Cackle Corners (1951)
- Fresh Laid Plans (1951)
- One Cab's Family (1952)
- Little Johnny Jet (1953)
- T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)
- Billy BoyBilly Boy"Billy Boy" is a traditional folk song and nursery rhyme found in the United States. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 326.-Lyrics:One variant of the lyrics goes:Oh, where have you been,Billy Boy, Billy Boy?Oh, where have you been,Charming Billy?...
(1954) - The Farm of Tomorrow (1954)
- The Flea Circus (1954)
- Field and Scream (1955)
- The First Bad ManThe First Bad ManThe First Bad Man is an American animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery, and features narration by singing cowboy Tex Ritter. It was released by MGM on September 30, 1955.-Synopsis:...
(1955) - Good Will to Men (1955)
- Cat's Meow (1957)