''The Yankee Doodle Mouse'' is a 1943 American one-reel

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. It is the eleventh ''

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'' short produced by

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, and directed by

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and

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, with musical supervision by Scott Bradley and animation by

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and George Gordon.

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was credited on the original print, but his credit was omitted in the 1950 reissue. It was released to theaters on June 26, 1943 by

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. The short features

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the cat and

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the mouse chasing each other in a pseudo-

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style, and makes numerous references to World War II technology such as

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s and

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, represented by clever uses of common household items. ''The Yankee Doodle Mouse'' won the 1943

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for

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, making it the first of seven ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons to receive this distinction. This is the first ''Tom and Jerry'' short to be animated by Ray Patterson, who arrived from

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. Patterson would continue to work for Hanna and Barbera until the 1980s.

Crew

*Directed by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera *Story: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera *Animation: Irven Spence, Pete Burness, George Gordon, Kenneth Muse *Additional Animation: Jack Zander, Ray Patterson *Assistant Animation: Barney Posner *Effects Animation: Al Grandmain, Stan Quackenbush *Layout: Harvey Eisenberg *Music: Scott Bradley *Co-Producer: William Hanna *Produced by: Fred Quimby

Missing sequence

The short was reissued in 1950. A gag involving ration stamps was removed in the reissue print. In the sequence where Jerry hits Tom with a board four times, as Jerry attempts to run off, the sequence fades to black. In the original missing sequence, Tom follows him, only to get his head stuck in Jerry’s hole. Jerry then uses Tom’s tongue to lick a war bond stamp. The second war communique reads: "Enemy gets in a few good licks! Signed, Lt. Jerry Mouse".

Availability

;VHS: *''Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Classics'' ;Laserdisc: *''Tom & Jerry Classics'' *''The Art of Tom & Jerry'' Vol. 1, Side 2 ;DVD: *''

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'' Vol. 1, Disc 1 *'' Tom and Jerry: The Deluxe Anniversary Collection'' Disc 1 *'' Tom and Jerry Golden Collection'' Vol. 1, Disc 1 ;Blu-ray: *'' Tom and Jerry Golden Collection'' Vol. 1, Disc 1

References

External links

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