Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation (or MGM Animation for short) was the animation division of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture studio in Hollywood, California, United States, 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 properties owned by MGM, such as The Pink Panther, The Lionhearts, The Secret of NIMH, and All Dogs Go to Heaven. As of 2003, the studio has been dormant.

Miscellaneous productions

 * The Adventures of Hyperman (1995) (video game)

Unproduced projects

 * The Betty Boop Movie, In 1993, there were plans for an animated feature film of Betty Boop to be MGM Animation's first theatrical animated film. But those 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?" Jimmy Rowles and Sue Raney provide the vocals for Betty and Benny Boop. Latter All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 became MGM Animation's first theatrical animated film.
 * Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, Plans for an animated film based off the hit game series Sonic the Hedgehog, taking place in the American Made Saturday Morning Series continuity writing from the unused 3rd season of the series by Ben Hurst, produced under MGM Animation. The idea was discussed between Hurst and a Sega executive then later rejected by SEGA.
 * Noah, According to Animation Magazine, MGM Animation had plans to do a theatrical animated movie adaption of comedian Bill Cosby's famous stand up sketch of his take of Noah's Ark with Cosby producing, co-writing the script and as the voice of God, while Carl Reiner and Jonathan Winters 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.
 * Punk Farm, In June 2011, MGM Animation announced that it was developing a computer-animated film based on the book Punk Farm. David Silverman, the director of 20th Century Fox's The Simpsons Movie and co-director of Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc., would direct the feature. But it was cancelled.