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 , Droopy , Barney Bear , Screwy Squirrel , George and Junior , Spike and Tyke , Butch or Happy Harmonies . [1] All of these cartoons were produced in Technicolor.
| # | Title | Directed by | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Little Goldfish  | Rudolf Ising | April 15, 1939 |
| 2 | One Mother's Family | Rudolf Ising | September 30, 1939 |
| 3 | The Blue Danube | Hugh Harman | October 28, 1939 |
| 4 | Peace on Earth | Hugh Harman | December 9, 1939 |
| 5 | The Mad Maestro | Friz Freleng (uncredited) | December 30, 1939 |
| # | Title | Directed by | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Home on the Range | Rudolf Ising | March 23, 1940 |
| 7 | Swing Social | William Hanna Joseph Barbera (all uncredited) | May 18, 1940 |
| 8 | Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers | Hugh Harman | June 8, 1940 |
| 9 | The Milky Way | Hugh Harman | June 22, 1940 |
| 10 | Romeo in Rhythm | Rudolf Ising | August 10, 1940 |
| 11 | Gallopin' Gals | William Hanna Joseph Barbera | October 26, 1940 |
| 12 | The Lonesome Stranger | Hugh Harman | November 23, 1940 |
| 13 | Mrs. Ladybug | Rudolf Ising | December 21, 1940 |
| 14 | Abdul the Bulbul Ameer | Rudolf Ising | February 22, 1941 |
| 15 | The Little Mole | Hugh Harman | April 5, 1941 |
| 16 | The Goose Goes South | William Hanna Joseph Barbera | April 26, 1941 |
| 17 | Dance of the Weed | Jerry Brewer | June 7, 1941 |
| 18 | The Alley Cat | Hugh Harman | July 5, 1941 |
| 19 | Little Cesario | Robert Allen (uncredited) | August 30, 1941 |
| 20 | Officer Pooch | William Hanna Joseph Barbera | September 6, 1941 |
| 21 | The Field Mouse | Hugh Harman | December 27, 1941 |
| 22 | The Hungry Wolf | Hugh Harman | February 21, 1942 |
| 23 | The First Swallow | Jerry Brewer | March 14, 1942 |
| 24 | Little Gravel Voice | Rudolf Ising | May 16, 1942 |
| 25 | Bats in the Belfry | Jerry Brewer | July 4, 1942 |
| 26 | Blitz Wolf | Tex Avery | August 22, 1942 |
| 27 | The Early Bird Dood It! | Tex Avery | August 29, 1942 |
| 28 | Chips Off the Old Block | Robert Allen | September 12, 1942 |
| 29 | The Boy and the Wolf | Rudolf Ising | April 24, 1943 |
| 30 | Who Killed Who? | Tex Avery | June 19, 1943 |
| 31 | One Ham's Family | Tex Avery | August 14, 1943 |
| 32 | War Dogs | William Hanna Joseph Barbera | October 9, 1943 |
| 33 | The Stork's Holiday | George Gordon | October 23, 1943 |
| 34 | What's Buzzin' Buzzard? | Tex Avery | November 27, 1943 |
| 35 | Batty Baseball | Tex Avery | April 22, 1944 |
| 36 | Jerky Turkey | Tex Avery | April 7, 1945 |
| 37 | The Hick Chick | Tex Avery | June 15, 1946 |
| 38 | Uncle Tom's Cabaña | Tex Avery | July 19, 1947 |
| 39 | Slap Happy Lion | Tex Avery | September 20, 1947 |
| 40 | King-Size Canary | Tex Avery | December 6, 1947 |
| 41 | What Price Fleadom? | Tex Avery | March 20, 1948 |
| 42 | Little 'Tinker | Tex Avery | May 15, 1948 |
| 43 | Lucky Ducky | Tex Avery | October 9, 1948 |
| 44 | The Cat That Hated People | Tex Avery | November 20, 1948 |
| 45 | Bad Luck Blackie | Tex Avery | January 22, 1949 |
| 46 | The House of Tomorrow | Tex Avery | June 11, 1949 |
| 47 | Doggone Tired | Tex Avery | July 30, 1949 |
| # | Title | Directed by | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | The Cuckoo Clock | Tex Avery | June 10, 1950 |
| 49 | The Peachy Cobbler | Tex Avery | December 9, 1950 |
| 50 | Symphony in Slang | Tex Avery | June 6, 1951 |
| 51 | Car of Tomorrow | Tex Avery | September 22, 1951 |
| 52 | One Cab's Family | Tex Avery | May 15, 1952 |
| 53 | Little Johnny Jet | Tex Avery | April 18, 1953 |
| 54 | T.V. of Tomorrow | Tex Avery | June 6, 1953 |
| 55 | Billy Boy | Tex Avery | May 8, 1954 |
| 56 | The Farm of Tomorrow | Tex Avery | September 18, 1954 |
| 57 | The Flea Circus | Tex Avery | November 6, 1954 |
| 58 | Field and Scream | Tex Avery | April 9, 1955 |
| 59 | The First Bad Man | Tex Avery | September 30, 1955 |
| 60 | Good Will to Men | William Hanna Joseph Barbera | December 23, 1955 |
| 61 | Cat's Meow | Tex Avery | January 25, 1957 |
| # | Title | Directed by | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | The Dot and the Line | Chuck Jones | December 31, 1965 |
| 63 | The Bear That Wasn't | Chuck Jones | December 31, 1967 |
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