MGM cartoon shorts
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MGM cartoon shorts are a series of classic animated short films produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, best known for characters like Tom and Jerry and their influential role in mid-20th-century American animation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American animated film
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animated short film series ⓘ film series ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Hanna-Barbera (unit within MGM)
NERFINISHED
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MGM Cartoon Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Tom and Jerry slapstick chases ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | iconic examples of mid-20th-century American animation ⓘ |
| distributionChannel | theatrical shorts before feature films ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
children's animation
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comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| influenced |
slapstick cartoon comedy
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television animation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterDistributionChannel |
home video
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television syndication ⓘ |
| mainEra | Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Scott Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Barney Bear
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Butch Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ Droopy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry NERFINISHED ⓘ Nibbles (Tuffy) NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Hot Riding Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Screwy Squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ Spike the Bulldog NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
Fred Quimby
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George Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Barbera NERFINISHED ⓘ Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Barney Bear series
NERFINISHED
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Droopy series NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Hot Riding Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom and Jerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatrical exhibition ⓘ |
| partOf | MGM film library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately 7 minutes ⓘ |
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