List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio films

The following list is a filmography of all animated short subjects distributed by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) motion picture studio through Loew's Incorporated between 1930 and 1958 and between 1961 and 1967.^[1]

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were directors of Tom and Jerry from 1940 to 1958; subsequent cartoons were briefly produced by Gene Deitch and later by Chuck Jones from 1963 to 1967. As well, Rudolf Ising was the producer of Tom and Jerry's Puss Gets the Boot; subsequent cartoons were produced by Fred Quimby through 1955. Quimby retired in 1955 and from 1955 to 1957, Hanna and Barbera produced the shorts until the in-house cartoon studio closed in 1957, and the last cartoon was released in 1958. After a three-year hiatus, Tom and Jerry was brought back in 1961, and Tanner the Lion was brought back in 1963. The last MGM cartoon was released in 1967 as The Bear That Wasn't.

Between 1935 and 1957, MGM ran an in-house cartoon studio which produced shorts featuring the characters Barney Bear, George and Junior, Screwy Squirrel, Red Hot Riding Hood & The Wolf, Droopy and best of all, Tom and Jerry. Outside producers included Ub Iwerks (1930–34, via Iwerks Studio), Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (1934–5, via Harman-Ising Productions), William L. Snyder (1961–62, via Rembrandt Films), and Chuck Jones (1963–67, via MGM Animation/Visual Arts).

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No.	Title	Animated by	Original release date
1	Fiddlesticks	Ub Iwerks, Fred Kopietz & Tony Pabian	August 16, 1930 (1930-08-16)^[2]
Notes: Produced independently by the Iwerks Studio.^[2] Originally produced in Harriscolor, a subtractive color film process.^[2] Completed in May 1930.^[2] First appearance of Flip the Frog. Initially distributed independently by Celebrity Productions before distribution deal was struck with MGM.^[2] Released by MGM in black and white on August 16, 1930.^[2]
2	Flying Fists	Ub Iwerks	August 26, 1930 (1930-08-26)^[2]
Notes: Produced independently by the Iwerks Studio.^[2] Originally produced in Harriscolor. Only black and white elements are known to survive.^[2] Initially distributed independently by Celebrity Productions before distribution deal was struck with MGM.^[2] Released by MGM in black and white on August 26, 1930.^[2]
3	Little Orphan Willie	Ub Iwerks	N/A
Notes: Produced independently by the Iwerks Studio.^[2] Originally produced in Harriscolor. Only black and white elements are known to survive.^[2] Completed in 1930.^[2] Never released theatrically by MGM.^[2] Distributed independently by Celebrity Productions in 1930 (international) and 1935 (domestic).^[2]
4	Puddle Pranks	Ub Iwerks	N/A
Notes: Produced independently by the Iwerks Studio during negotiations with MGM.^[2] Originally produced in Harriscolor. Only black and white elements are known to survive.^[2] Completed in 1930.^[2] Never released theatrically by MGM; however, alternate version was prepared with the MGM lion opening logo.^[2] Distributed independently by Celebrity Productions in 1930 (international) and 1935 (domestic).^[2]
5	The Village Barber	Ub Iwerks & Fred Kopietz	September 27, 1930 (1930-09-27)^[2]
Note: First Iwerks Studio cartoon produced after signing distribution arrangement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
6	The Cuckoo Murder Case	Ub Iwerks & Irven Spence	October 18, 1930 (1930-10-18)^[2]
7	The Soup Song	Ub Iwerks & Fred Kopietz	January 31, 1931 (1931-01-31)^[2]
8	The Village Smitty	Ub Iwerks & Grim Natwick	January 31, 1931 (1931-01-31)^[2]
9	Laughing Gas	Ub Iwerks	March 14, 1931 (1931-03-14)^[2]
10	Ragtime Romeo	Ub Iwerks & Grim Natwick	May 2, 1931 (1931-05-02)^[2]
11	The New Car	Ub Iwerks & Grim Natwick	July 25, 1931 (1931-07-25)^[2]
12	Stormy Seas	Ub Iwerks & Grim Natwick	August 22, 1931 (1931-08-22)^[2]
13	Movie Mad	Ub Iwerks	August 29, 1931 (1931-08-29)^[2]
14	The Village Specialist	Ub Iwerks	September 12, 1931 (1931-09-12)^[2]
15	Jail Birds	Ub Iwerks & Grim Natwick	September 26, 1931 (1931-09-26)^[2]
16	Africa Squeaks	Ub Iwerks & Grim Natwick	October 17, 1931 (1931-10-17)^[2]
17	Spooks	Ub Iwerks & Grim Natwick	December 21, 1931 (1931-12-21)^[2]
18	Fire-Fire	Ub Iwerks	January 23, 1932 (1932-01-23)^[2]
19	The Milkman	Ub Iwerks, Fred Kopietz & Grim Natwick	February 20, 1932 (1932-02-20)^[2]
20	What a Life	Ub Iwerks	March 26, 1932 (1932-03-26)^[2]
21	Puppy Love	Ub Iwerks	April 30, 1932 (1932-04-30)^[2]
22	School Days	Ub Iwerks	May 14, 1932 (1932-05-14)^[2]
23	The Bully	Ub Iwerks	June 18, 1932 (1932-06-18)^[2]
24	The Office Boy	Pete Burness, Chuck Jones, Fred Kopietz & Grim Natwick	July 16, 1932 (1932-07-16)^[2]
25	Room Runners	Shamus Culhane, Grim Natwick & Irven Spence	August 13, 1932 (1932-08-13)^[2]
26	Circus	Ub Iwerks	August 27, 1932 (1932-08-27)^[2]
27	The Goal Rush	Ub Iwerks & Grim Natwick	September 3, 1932 (1932-09-03)^[2]
28	The Pony Express	Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster & Grim Natwick	October 1, 1932 (1932-10-01)^[2]
29	The Music Lesson	Ub Iwerks, Shamus Culhane, Chuck Jones & Grim Natwick	October 29, 1932 (1932-10-29)^[2]
30	Nurse Maid	Shamus Culhane	November 26, 1932 (1932-11-26)^[2]
31	Funny Face	Shamus Culhane & Grim Natwick	December 24, 1932 (1932-12-24)^[2]
32	Coo Coo the Magician	Shamus Culhane & Grim Natwick	January 21, 1933 (1933-01-21)^[2]
33	Flip's Lunch Room	Lee Blair, Shamus Culhane & Grim Natwick	March 25, 1933 (1933-03-25)^[2]
34	Techno-Cracked	Shamus Culhane	April 29, 1933 (1933-04-29)^[2]
Note: Possibly filmed in color. Only black and white elements are known to survive.^[3]
35	Bulloney	Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster & Ub Iwerks	May 27, 1933 (1933-05-27)^[2]
36	A Chinaman's Chance	Shamus Culhane	June 24, 1933 (1933-06-24)^[2]
37	The Air Race	Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster & Bernard Wolf	N/A
Notes: Completed July 1933. Never released theatrically due to MGM being unhappy with the story elements.^[4] Loose remake of The Ocean Hop.^[4]
38	Pale-Face	Shamus Culhane & Al Eugster	August 12, 1933 (1933-08-12)^[2]
39	Soda Squirt	Lee Blair, Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster, Grim Natwick & Irven Spence	September 9, 1933 (1933-09-09)^[2]
Note: Final Flip the Frog cartoon.
40	Play Ball	Norm Blackburn, Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster, Merle Gilson, Grim Natwick, Irven Spence & Robert Stokes	September 16, 1933 (1933-09-16)
Note: First Willie Whopper cartoon released.
41	Spite Flight	Norm Blackburn, Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster, Merle Gilson, Grim Natwick, Irven Spence, Robert Stokes & Bernard Wolf	October 14, 1933 (1933-10-14)
Note: Reworked version of The Air Race.
42	Stratos-Fear	Norm Blackburn, Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster, Grim Natwick, Irven Spence, Robert Stokes & Bernard Wolf	November 11, 1933 (1933-11-11)
43	Davy Jones' Locker	Al Eugster	December 9, 1933 (1933-12-09)
Note: Filmed in two-strip Cinecolor, the first MGM cartoon in color since Fiddlesticks.
44	Hell's Fire	Norm Blackburn, Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster, Grim Natwick, Irven Spence, Robert Stokes & Bernard Wolf	January 6, 1934 (1934-01-06)
Note: Filmed in two-strip Cinecolor.
45	Robin Hood, Jr.	Grim Natwick	February 5, 1934 (1934-02-05)
46	Insultin' the Sultan	Grim Natwick & Bernard Wolf	April 14, 1934 (1934-04-14)
47	Reducing Creme	Grim Natwick & Bernard Wolf	May 19, 1934 (1934-05-19)
48	Rasslin' Round	Robert Stokes & Norm Blackburn	June 1, 1934 (1934-06-01)
49	The Cave Man	Grim Natwick & Bernard Wolf	July 6, 1934 (1934-07-06)
50	Jungle Jitters	Robert Stokes & Norm Blackburn	July 24, 1934 (1934-07-24)
51	The Good Scout	Robert Stokes & Norm Blackburn	September 1, 1934 (1934-09-01)
52	Viva Willie	Grim Natwick & Bernard Wolf	September 20, 1934 (1934-09-20)
Notes: Final Willie Whopper cartoon. Final Ub Iwerks cartoon distributed by MGM, and the final MGM cartoon directed by Iwerks. Technically the 53rd cartoon released overall, being released after the first Harman-Ising cartoon.

No.	Title	Directed by	Animated by	Original release date
53	The Discontented Canary	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Cal Dalton, Carman Maxwell, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian & Robert Stokes	September 1, 1934 (1934-09-01)
Notes: First cartoon produced by Harman-Ising Productions for MGM. Earliest MGM cartoon to be owned by Warner Bros. via Turner Entertainment Co.. From this point onward, all cartoons are filmed in Two-color Technicolor until Barnyard Babies. This is also the first MGM cartoon featuring Coffee the Lion. Released under the banner A Metro Color Cartoon. First cartoon not directed by Ub Iwerks, as well as the first MGM cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising.
54	The Old Pioneer	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Jim Pabian, Thomas McKimson, Cal Dalton, Frank Smith & Herb Rothwill	September 29, 1934 (1934-09-29)
Notes: First cartoon to label the name Happy Harmonies on the title. Banned from television because of racial stereotypes towards Indians.
55	Tale of the Vienna Woods	Hugh Harman	Mel Shaw	October 27, 1934 (1934-10-27)
Note: First MGM cartoon directed by Hugh Harman.
56	Bosko's Parlor Pranks	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Cal Dalton, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Frank Smith & Robert Stokes	November 24, 1934 (1934-11-24)
Note: Bosko's first appearance in an MGM cartoon.
57	Toyland Broadcast	Rudolf Ising	Robert Stokes, Carl Urbano, Gil Turner, Cal Dalton, Jim Pabian, Frank Smith, Thomas McKimson & Robert Allen	December 22, 1934 (1934-12-22)
Notes: Banned from television due to black stereotypes, though it was previously shown heavily edited before the ban. Survives uncut on home video. First MGM cartoon featuring animation by Carl Urbano.
58	Hey-Hey Fever	Hugh Harman	Robert Stokes, Carl Urbano, Gil Turner, Jim Pabian, Frank Smith, Thomas McKimson & Robert Allen	January 9, 1935 (1935-01-09)
Note: Final appearance of the original Bosko.
59	When the Cat's Away	Rudolf Ising	Robert Stokes, Carl Urbano, Gil Turner, Jim Pabian, Frank Smith, Thomas McKimson, Robert Allen & Cal Dalton	February 16, 1935 (1935-02-16)
Note: First appearance of Little Cheeser, although the character was named only in publicity.
60	The Lost Chick	Hugh Harman	Robert Stokes, Carl Urbano, Gil Turner, Jim Pabian, Frank Smith, Thomas McKimson, Robert Allen & Cal Dalton	March 9, 1935 (1935-03-09)
61	The Calico Dragon ()	Rudolf Ising	Jim Pabian, Pete Burness, Cal Dalton & Robert Allen	March 30, 1935 (1935-03-30)
Note: First MGM cartoon to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
62	Good Little Monkeys	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Jim Pabian, Pete Burness, Mel Shaw, Thomas McKimson, Carl Urbano, Gil Turner, Frank Smith, Tony Pabian & Robert Stokes	April 13, 1935 (1935-04-13)
Note: First of Harman's three "Good Little Monkeys" shorts.
63	The Chinese Nightingale	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Jim Pabian, Pete Burness, Thomas McKimson, Carl Urbano, Gil Turner, Joe D'Igalo & Cal Dalton	April 27, 1935 (1935-04-27)
Notes: Banned from television because of racial stereotypes towards Asians. Adaptation of the 1843 fairy tale "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen.
64	Poor Little Me	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Jim Pabian, Pete Burness, Thomas McKimson, Carl Urbano, Gil Turner, Joe D'Igalo & Cal Dalton	May 11, 1935 (1935-05-11)
65	Barnyard Babies	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Jim Pabian, Bob Stokes, Carl Urbano, Cal Dalton, Pete Burness, Gil Turner, Joe D'Igalo, Frank Smith, George Grandpré, Thomas McKimson & Lee Blair	May 11, 1935 (1935-05-11)
Note: Final MGM cartoon in Two-color Technicolor, thus the final MGM cartoon with Coffee the Lion.
66	The Old Plantation	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Pete Burness, Joe D'Igalo, Cal Dalton, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Gil Turner & Carl Urbano	September 21, 1935 (1935-09-21)
Note: First cartoon in Three-strip Technicolor not released by Disney, and the first MGM cartoon in Three-strip overall, being the process used in all cartoons until a temporary halt in 1938. Also the first MGM cartoon with Tanner the Lion, who would be used on all color MGM cartoons until the studio's closure in 1957.
67	Honeyland	Rudolf Ising	Thomas McKimson, Joe D'Igalo, Cal Dalton, Jim Pabian, George Grandpré, Frank Tipper, Gil Turner, Carl Urbano, Pete Burness & Robert Allen	October 19, 1935 (1935-10-19)
68	Alias St. Nick	Rudolf Ising	Jim Pabian, George Grandpré, Robert Allen, Pete Burness, Carl Urbano, Larry Martin, Thomas McKimson, Cal Dalton, Frank Tipper, Gil Turner, Joe D'Igalo, Robert Stokes & Mel Shaw	November 16, 1935 (1935-11-16)
Note: A "Little Cheeser" cartoon, though the character is still unnamed on-screen.
69	Run, Sheep, Run!	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Lee Blair, Pete Burness, Joe D'Igalo, Cal Dalton, George Grandpré, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Frank Tipper, Gil Turner & Carl Urbano	December 14, 1935 (1935-12-14)
Note: First appearance of the revamped Bosko.
70	Bottles	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Pete Burness, Joe D'Igalo, Cal Dalton, George Grandpré, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Tony Pabian, Mel Shaw, Robert Stokes, Frank Tipper & Carl Urbano	January 11, 1936 (1936-01-11)
71	The Early Bird and the Worm	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Pete Burness, Joe D'Igalo, Cal Dalton, George Grandpré, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Tony Pabian, Mel Shaw, Robert Stokes, Frank Tipper, Carl Urbano, Casey Onaitis, James Tyer & Lee Blair	February 8, 1936 (1936-02-08)
72	The Old Mill Pond ()	Hugh Harman	Norm Blackburn, Robert Allen, Lee Blair, Pete Burness, George Grandpré, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Frank Tipper & Carl Urbano	March 7, 1936 (1936-03-07)
Note: First appearance of the "Jazz Frogs".
73	Two Little Pups	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Pete Burness, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Martin Provensen, Frank Smith, Gil Turner & Carl Urbano	April 4, 1936 (1936-04-04)
Note: First appearance of the "Two Little Pups".
74	The Old House	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Lee Blair, Pete Burness, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Frank Smith, Frank Tipper & Carl Urbano	May 2, 1936 (1936-05-02)
Note: Featuring Bosko.
75	The Pups' Picnic	Rudolf Ising	Carl Urbano, Robert Allen, Thomas McKimson, Pete Burness, Jim Pabian, James Tyer, Larry Martin, George Grandpré, Gil Turner & Frank Smith	May 30, 1936 (1936-05-30)
Note: Featuring the "Two Little Pups".
76	To Spring	William Hanna & Paul Fennell	Paul Fennell	June 4, 1936 (1936-06-04)
Note: William Hanna's directorial debut.
77	Little Cheeser	Rudolf Ising	Jim Pabian, Robert Allen, Carl Urbano, Pete Burness, James Tyer & George Grandpré	July 11, 1936 (1936-07-11)
Note: Third appearance of Little Cheeser, and the first cartoon to name him on-screen.
78	The Pups' Christmas	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Pete Burness, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, James Tyer & Carl Urbano	December 12, 1936 (1936-12-12)
Note: Featuring the "Two Little Pups".
79	Circus Daze	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Lee Blair, Pete Burness, Thomas McKimson, James Tyer & Carl Urbano	January 16, 1937 (1937-01-16)
Notes: Featuring Bosko. Final cartoon to label the name "Happy Harmonies" on the title. However, the remaining Harman-Ising shorts of this period are considered as part of the series.
80	Swing Wedding	Hugh Harman	Larry Martin & Thomas McKimson	February 13, 1937 (1937-02-13)
Note: Featuring the "Jazz Frogs".
81	Bosko's Easter Eggs	Hugh Harman, William Hanna & Paul Fennell	Robert Allen, Lee Blair, Pete Burness, George Grandpré, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, James Tyer & Carl Urbano	March 20, 1937 (1937-03-20)
Note: Bosko's final solo cartoon.
82	Little Ol' Bosko and the Pirates	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Lee Blair, Pete Burness, George Grandpré, Jim Pabian & Carl Urbano	May 1, 1937 (1937-05-01)
Note: First of three cartoons pairing Bosko with the "Jazz Frogs".
83	The Hound and the Rabbit	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Frank Tipper, Pete Burness, Mel Shaw, Merle Gilson, George Grandpré, Gil Turner, Dick Hall, Thomas McKimson, Bill Littlejohn, Jim Pabian, James Tyer & Carl Urbano	May 29, 1937 (1937-05-29)
84	The Wayward Pups	Rudolf Ising	Robert Allen, Norm Blackburn, Lee Blair, Pete Burness, Merle Gilson, George Grandpré, Dick Hall, Thurston Harper, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian, Tony Pabian & Carl Urbano	July 10, 1937 (1937-07-10)
Note: Final appearance of the "Two Little Pups".
85	Little Ol' Bosko and the Cannibals	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Lee Blair, Pete Burness, Merle Gilson, George Grandpré, Dick Hall, Rollin Hamilton, Jim Pabian & Carl Urbano	August 28, 1937 (1937-08-28)
Note: Second of three "Little Ol' Bosko and the Jazz Frogs" cartoons.
86	Little Buck Cheeser	Rudolf Ising	Rollin Hamilton, Jim Pabian, Pete Burness, Carl Urbano, Dick Hall, Robert Allen, Merle Gilson & George Grandpré	December 15, 1937 (1937-12-15)
Note: Fourth and final appearance of "Little Cheeser".
87	Little Ol' Bosko in Bagdad	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Pete Burness, Rollin Hamilton, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian & Carl Urbano	January 1, 1938 (1938-01-01)
Notes: Final overall appearance of Bosko in the golden age of animation, not appearing again until the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "Fields of Honey" in 1990. Final appearance of the Jazz Frogs. Final cartoon produced by Harman-Ising Productions for MGM.
88	Pipe Dreams	Hugh Harman	Robert Allen, Pete Burness, Rollin Hamilton, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian & Carl Urbano	February 5, 1938 (1938-02-05)
Notes: Featuring the "Good Little Monkeys". Produced by Harman-Ising for Disney, but ultimately released by MGM.
89	An Optical Poem	Oskar Fischinger	Oskar Fischinger	March 5, 1938 (1938-03-05)
Notes: Not produced by Harman-Ising, but is rather a special one-shot cartoon produced and directed by Oskar Fischinger. First standalone MGM cartoon not a part of a series. Technically the 90th cartoon released overall, being released after the first Captain and the Kids cartoon.
90	The Little Bantamweight	Rudolf Ising	Michael Lah, Pete Burness, Robert Allen, Rollin Hamilton, Thomas McKimson, Jim Pabian & Carl Urbano	March 12, 1938 (1938-03-12)
Notes: Produced by Harman-Ising for Disney, but ultimately released by MGM. First MGM cartoon animated by Michael Lah. Final cartoon released under the Happy Harmonies banner, and thus the final cartoon produced by Harman-Ising Productions before the studio was folded into MGM's in-house cartoon studio.

No.	Title	Directed by ^[5]	Animated by	Original release date	Prod. code ^[5]
91	Cleaning House	Robert Allen	Ray Abrams, Ed Barge, George Gordon & Jack Zander	February 19, 1938 (1938-02-19)	2
Notes: First Captain and the Kids cartoon. First cartoon to be produced in-house by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with Fred Quimby as the producer. First black and white cartoon since Viva Willie. First cartoon directed by Robert Allen.
92	Blue Monday	William Hanna	Ray Abrams, Norm Blackburn, George Gordon & Jack Zander	April 2, 1938 (1938-04-02)	3
Note: First of three cartoons solely directed by William Hanna.
93	Poultry Pirates	Friz Freleng	George Gordon, Emery Hawkins, Bill Nolan & Jack Zander	April 16, 1938 (1938-04-16)	5
Note: First MGM cartoon to be directed by Friz Freleng.
94	The Captain's Pup	Robert Allen	George Gordon & Richard Bickenbach	April 30, 1938 (1938-04-30)	4
Note: First MGM cartoon to be animated by Richard Bickenbach.
95	A Day at the Beach	Friz Freleng	George Gordon, Emery Hawkins, Bill Nolan & Jack Zander	June 25, 1938 (1938-06-25)	10
96	What a Lion!	William Hanna	Ray Abrams, George Gordon, Pete Burness & Jack Zander	July 16, 1938 (1938-07-16)	12
Notes: Second of three cartoons solely directed by William Hanna. Originally the first cartoon produced in-house at MGM under the title Lion Hunters under a "1" production code. However, it was heavily reworked and became the 12th cartoon in production code order.
97	The Pygmy Hunt	Friz Freleng	George Gordon, Emery Hawkins, Bill Nolan & Jack Zander	August 6, 1938 (1938-08-06)	7
98	Old Smokey	William Hanna	George Gordon, Bill Nolan, James Tyer & Jack Zander	September 3, 1938 (1938-09-03)	6
Note: Last of three cartoons solely directed by William Hanna.
99	Buried Treasure	Robert Allen	Ray Abrams, Paul Sommer, Richard Bickenbach, Bill Littlejohn, George Gordon, Larry Martin, Bill Nolan & Jack Zander	September 17, 1938 (1938-09-17)	11
100	The Winning Ticket	Burt Gillett	George Gordon, Bill Nolan, Irven Spence & Jack Zander	October 1, 1938 (1938-10-01)	13
Note: Only MGM cartoon directed by Burt Gillett.
101	Honduras Hurricane	Friz Freleng	Pete Burness, Emery Hawkins, George Gordon, Al Grandmain, Bill Littlejohn, Bill Nolan, Irven Spence, Ray Abrams, Sam Stimson & Jack Zander	October 15, 1938 (1938-10-15)	14
102	The Captain's Christmas	Friz Freleng	George Gordon, Emery Hawkins, Irven Spence, Jack Zander & Bill Nolan	December 17, 1938 (1938-12-17)	9
Notes: First of two Captain and the Kids cartoons filmed in Three-strip Technicolor, being the first MGM cartoon in this process since The Little Bantamweight. Features a rotoscoped color variation of the Jackie logo.
103	Petunia Natural Park	Friz Freleng	James Tyer, George Gordon, Emery Hawkins, Bill Nolan & Jack Zander	January 14, 1939 (1939-01-14)	15
Notes: Last of two Captain and the Kids cartoons filmed in Three-strip Technicolor. Also features a rotoscoped color variation of the Jackie logo.
104	Seal Skinners	Friz Freleng	Ray Abrams, George Gordon, Emery Hawkins, Bill Littlejohn, Bill Nolan, Irven Spence & Jack Zander	January 28, 1939 (1939-01-28)	16
Note: Final Captain and the Kids cartoon produced.
105	Mama's New Hat	Friz Freleng	Ray Abrams, Pete Burness, George Gordon & Jack Zander	February 11, 1939 (1939-02-11)	8
Note: Final Captain and the Kids cartoon in overall release order.
106	Jitterbug Follies	Milt Gross	Ray Abrams, George Gordon, Emery Hawkins, Irven Spence, Bill Littlejohn, Richard Bickenbach, Bill Nolan & Jack Zander	February 25, 1939 (1939-02-25)	18
Note: First of two Milt Gross Count Screwloose cartoons.
107	Wanted: No Master	Milt Gross	Ray Abrams, Emery Hawkins, Irven Spence & Bill Littlejohn	March 18, 1939 (1939-03-18)	22
Notes: Last of two Milt Gross Count Screwloose cartoons. Final black-and-white cartoon produced by MGM. All cartoons after are in color going forward. Final cartoon to feature the Jackie logo.
108	The Little Goldfish	Rudolf Ising	Ray Abrams, Pete Burness, George Gordon, Bill Littlejohn, Michael Lah, Irven Spence, Carl Urbano & Jack Zander	April 15, 1939 (1939-04-15)	29
Notes: First one-shot cartoon since The Little Bantamweight, as well as the first standalone cartoon not a part of a series since An Optical Poem. Earliest MGM cartoon to be reissued. First cartoon to feature the Tanner logo since The Little Bantamweight, as well as the first cartoon featuring the MGM cartoon fanfare. First cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising in-house.
109	Art Gallery	Hugh Harman	Irven Spence & Carl Urbano	May 13, 1939 (1939-05-13)	26
Notes: Third and last Good Little Monkeys cartoon. First cartoon directed by Hugh Harman since Pipe Dreams.
110	The Bear That Couldn't Sleep	Rudolf Ising	Pete Burness, George Gordon, Michael Lah, Irven Spence, Carl Urbano, Jack Zander, Ray Abrams & Leonard Sebring	June 10, 1939 (1939-06-10)	31
Note: First appearance of Barney Bear.

Release date	Series	Title	Series Director	Notes
September 7, 1961	Tom and Jerry	Switchin' Kitten	Gene Deitch	First MGM cartoon produced in Czechoslovakia by William L. Snyder's Rembrandt Films. First MGM cartoon with Leo the Lion.
October 26, 1961		Down and Outing
December 7, 1961		It's Greek to Me-ow!
March 23, 1962		High Steaks
April 13, 1962		Mouse into Space
May 18, 1962		Landing Stripling
June 22, 1962		Calypso Cat
July 20, 1962		Dicky Moe
August 10, 1962		The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit
September 14, 1962		Tall in the Trap
October 12, 1962		Sorry Safari
November 1, 1962		Buddies Thicker Than Water
December 21, 1962		Carmen Get It!		Last MGM cartoon produced in Czechoslovakia by William L. Snyder's Rembrandt Films.

Release date	Series	Title	Director	Notes
July 27, 1963	Tom and Jerry	Pent-House Mouse	Chuck Jones	First MGM cartoon produced by Chuck Jones and Les Goldman's Sib Tower 12 studio. Extra on the Blu-ray of The Courtship of Eddie's Father.^[98]
February 25, 1964	Tom and Jerry	The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
March 24, 1964	Tom and Jerry	Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
April 14, 1964	Tom and Jerry	Much Ado About Mousing
May 12, 1964	Tom and Jerry	Snowbody Loves Me
December 8, 1964	Tom and Jerry	The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
January 20, 1965	Tom and Jerry	Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life
January 27, 1965	Tom and Jerry	Tom-ic Energy
February 10, 1965	Tom and Jerry	Bad Day at Cat Rock
March 3, 1965	Tom and Jerry	The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off	Jim Pabian
March 24, 1965	Tom and Jerry	Haunted Mouse	Chuck Jones
April 7, 1965	Tom and Jerry	I'm Just Wild About Jerry
May 19, 1965	Tom and Jerry	Of Feline Bondage
June 9, 1965	Tom and Jerry	The Year of the Mouse
December 22, 1965	Tom and Jerry	The Cat's Me-Ouch!
December 31, 1965	N/a	The Dot and the Line (⭐️)		Extra on the DVD and Blu-ray of The Glass Bottom Boat.^[99]
January 20, 1966	Tom and Jerry	Duel Personality
February 17, 1966	Tom and Jerry	Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary
April 7, 1966	Tom and Jerry	Jerry-Go-Round	Abe Levitow	First MGM cartoon directed by Abe Levitow.
April 28, 1966	Tom and Jerry	Love Me, Love My Mouse	Chuck Jones & Ben Washam	Last appearance of Toodles.
May 5, 1966	Tom and Jerry	Puss 'n' Boats	Abe Levitow
June 30, 1966	Tom and Jerry	Filet Meow	Abe Levitow	Extra on the Blu-ray of Spinout.^[100]
July 14, 1966	Tom and Jerry	Matinee Mouse	Tom Ray	Uses footage from the Hanna and Barbera shorts Love That Pup, The Flying Cat, Professor Tom, The Missing Mouse, Jerry and the Lion, Jerry's Diary, The Flying Sorceress and The Truce Hurts. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were credited as directors while Tom Ray was credited as the story director. Last appearance of Spike.
August 4, 1966	Tom and Jerry	The A-Tom-inable Snowman	Abe Levitow
September 8, 1966	Tom and Jerry	Catty-Cornered	Abe Levitow	Last appearance of Lightning. Extra on the Blu-ray of Spinout.^[100]
January 20, 1967	Tom and Jerry	Cat and Dupli-cat	Chuck Jones
February 27, 1967	Tom and Jerry	O-Solar Meow	Abe Levitow
March 10, 1967	Tom and Jerry	Guided Mouse-ille
April 7, 1967	Tom and Jerry	Rock 'n' Rodent		Extra on the Blu-ray of Double Trouble.^[101]
April 14, 1967	Tom and Jerry	Cannery Rodent	Chuck Jones
April 21, 1967	Tom and Jerry	The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.	Abe Levitow	Rarely airs on Cartoon Network and Boomerang because of the epileptic seizure-causing flickering shown in the beginning.
May 5, 1967	Tom and Jerry	Surf-Bored Cat	Abe Levitow	Final MGM cartoon directed by Abe Levitow. Extra on the Blu-ray of Double Trouble.^[101]
June 23, 1967	Tom and Jerry	Shutter Bugged Cat	Tom Ray	Uses footage from the Hanna and Barbera shorts Part Time Pal, Nit-Witty Kitty, Johann Mouse, The Yankee Doodle Mouse, Heavenly Puss and Designs on Jerry. William Hanna & Joseph Barbera were credited as directors while Tom Ray as story director.
August 25, 1967	Tom and Jerry	Advance and Be Mechanized	Ben Washam
September 8, 1967	Tom and Jerry	Purr-Chance to Dream	Ben Washam	Last Tom and Jerry cartoon made by MGM.
December 31, 1967	N/a	The Bear That Wasn't	Chuck Jones	Last one-shot cartoon. Last cartoon produced by MGM Animation/Visual Arts. Last cartoon distributed by MGM. Last time that Tanner the Lion was used in a MGM logo.

List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio films

Iwerks Studio (1930–1934)

Harman-Ising Productions (1934–1938)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio (1938–1958)

Rembrandt Films (1961–1962)

MGM Animation/Visual Arts (1963–1967)

References

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Release Date	Series	Title	Director^[5]	Production Number^[5]	Notes	Availability
July 15, 1939	N/a	Goldilocks and the Three Bears	Hugh Harman	30	• First appearance of The Bear Family.
August 26, 1939	N/a	The Bookworm	Friz Freleng (uncredited)	28	• First appearance of The Bookworm and the Raven. • Released as "A Hugh Harman Production".	• Extra on the DVD and Blu-ray of Another Thin Man.^[6]
September 30, 1939	N/a	One Mother's Family	Rudolf Ising	34
October 28, 1939	N/a	The Blue Danube	Hugh Harman	37
December 9, 1939	N/a	Peace on Earth	Hugh Harman	40		• Extra on the Blu-ray of The Mortal Storm.^[7] • Extra on the DVD and Blu-ray of A Christmas Carol.^[8] • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Award Nominated Animation: Cinema Favorites DVD.^[9] • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection DVD.^[10]
December 30, 1939	N/a	The Mad Maestro	Friz Freleng (uncredited)	38	• Final released MGM cartoon directed by Friz Freleng (when he heads back to Leon Schlesinger Productions).	• Extra on the DVD of Babes in Arms.^[11]
January 20, 1940	Barney Bear	The Fishing Bear	Rudolf Ising	41		• Extra on the DVD and Blu-ray of Pride and Prejudice.^[12]
February 10, 1940	Tom and Jerry	Puss Gets the Boot ()	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera (uncredited)	42	• First appearances of Tom (as Jasper), Jerry (as Jinx) and Mammy Two-Shoes (as the maid). • Directional debut for Joseph Barbera. • Released as a "Rudolf Ising Production".	• Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray.^[13] • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Award Nominated Animation: Cinema Favorites DVD.^[9] • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection DVD.^[10] • Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2 DVD.^[14] • Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection: Volume 1 DVD.^[15] • Extra on the DVD of The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle.^[16]
March 23, 1940	N/a	Home on the Range	Rudolf Ising	44		• Extra on the DVD of Boom Town.^[17]
April 20, 1940	N/a	A Rainy Day	Hugh Harman	45
May 18, 1940	N/a	Swing Social	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera (uncredited)	43	• Produced by Rudolf Ising.
June 8, 1940	N/a	Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers	Hugh Harman	46		• Extra on the DVD of I Love You Again.^[18]
June 22, 1940	N/a	The Milky Way ()	Rudolf Ising	39	• First Academy Award for Best Animated Short for a cartoon not released by Disney.	• Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection: 15 Winners DVD.^[19] • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection DVD.^[10] • Extra on the DVD of Go West. • Extra on the Blu-ray of Broadway Melody of 1940.^[20]
July 20, 1940	N/a	The Bookworm Turns	Hugh Harman	49	• Last appearance of The Bookworm and the Raven. • Released as "A Hugh Harman Production".
August 10, 1940	N/a	Romeo in Rhythm	Rudolf Ising (uncredited)	47	• No production credit.	• Extra on the DVD and Blu-ray of Strike Up the Band.^[21]
September 7, 1940	N/a	Papa Gets the Bird	Hugh Harman	50	• Last Bear Family cartoon.
October 12, 1940	N/a	The Homeless Flea	Rudolf Ising	54	• Features Homer Flea	• Extra on the DVD of The Philadelphia Story.^[22]
October 26, 1940	N/a	Gallopin' Gals	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera	51		• Extra on the DVD and Blu-ray of A Day at the Races.^[23]
November 23, 1940	N/a	The Lonesome Stranger	Hugh Harman	53	• Character design by Gus Arriola (uncredited).	• Extra on the DVD of Strange Cargo.
December 21, 1940	N/a	Mrs. Ladybug	Rudolf Ising	56
February 22, 1941	N/a	Abdul the Bulbul Ameer	Hugh Harman	52	• Character design by Gus Arriola (uncredited).
March 8, 1941	Barney Bear	The Prospecting Bear	Rudolf Ising	66	• With Benny Burro.
April 5, 1941	N/a	The Little Mole	Hugh Harman	58
April 26, 1941	N/a	The Goose Goes South	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera	55		• Extra on the DVD and Blu-ray of Shadow of the Thin Man.^[24]
May 17, 1941	Barney Bear	The Rookie Bear ()	Rudolf Ising	68		• Extra on the DVD of Lady Be Good.
June 7, 1941	N/a	Dance of the Weed	Rudolf Ising^[25]	63	• Character design by Gus Arriola (uncredited). • Released as "A Rudolf Ising Production".	• Extra on the DVD of Babes on Broadway.^[11]
July 5, 1941	N/a	The Alley Cat	Hugh Harman	61	• The main characters later evolved into Butch and Toodles in the Tom and Jerry series. • First cartoon to be animated by Preston Blair	• Extra on the DVD of Love Crazy.^[18]
July 19, 1941	Tom and Jerry	The Midnight Snack	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera	60	• First official Tom and Jerry cartoon.	• Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray.^[13] • Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2 DVD.^[14] • Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection: Volume 1 DVD.^[15]
August 30, 1941	N/a	Little Cesario	Rudolf Ising	48	• Released as "A Rudolf Ising Production".	• Extra on the DVD of A Woman's Face.^[26]
September 6, 1941	N/a	Officer Pooch	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera	67		• Extra on the DVD of The Big Store.
November 1, 1941	Barney Bear	The Flying Bear	Rudolf Ising^[27]	72	• Released as "A Rudolf Ising Production".
December 6, 1941	Tom and Jerry	The Night Before Christmas ()	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera	78		• Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray.^[13] • Tom and Jerry: Winter Tails DVD.^[28] • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Award Nominated Animation: Cinema Favorites DVD.^[9] • Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection DVD.^[10] • Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2 DVD.^[14] • Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection: Volume 1 DVD.^[15] • Extra on the DVD of Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers. • Extra on the Blu-Ray of Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale.
December 27, 1941	N/a	The Field Mouse	Hugh Harman	59
January 17, 1942	Tom and Jerry	Fraidy Cat	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera	69		• Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray.^[13] • Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2 DVD.^[14] • Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection: Volume 1 DVD.^[15]
February 21, 1942	N/a	The Hungry Wolf	Hugh Harman (uncredited)	70	• Last MGM cartoon by Hugh Harman.
March 14, 1942	N/a	The First Swallow	Jerry Brewer (uncredited)	71	• Story and character design by Gus Arriola (uncredited). • Released as "A Rudolf Ising Production".
March 28, 1942	Barney Bear	The Bear and the Beavers	Rudolf Ising	75
April 18, 1942	Tom and Jerry	Dog Trouble	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera	64	• First appearance of Spike the Dog.	• Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray.^[13] • Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2 DVD.^[14] • Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection: Volume 1 DVD.^[15]
May 16, 1942	N/a	Little Gravel Voice	Rudolf Ising	57
May 30, 1942	Tom and Jerry	Puss 'n' Toots	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera	74	• First appearance of Toots.	• Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray.^[13] • Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2 DVD.^[14] • Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection: Volume 1 DVD.^[15]