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The Yankee Doodle Mouse

The Yankee Doodle Mouse

1943Short⏱️ 8mApproved
AnimationShortComedyFamilyWar
7.7
IMDB Rating
2,227 votes

In honor of the U.S. military during WWII, Tom and Jerry do battle in the basement, using household items as war weapons and vehicles.

Director
N/A
Writers
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Ben Hardaway
Stars
William Hanna, Zerry Kert, Bob Laztny
Release Date
June 26, 1943
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

William Hanna
William Hanna
as Tom
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Zerry Kert
as Jerry Laughing
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Bob Laztny
as Tom (speaking)
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Jack Sabel
as Jerry (speaking)
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Billy T. Sullivan
as Tom Laughing

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studios

🏷️ Keywords

1940spotpipeeyes pop out of headspanking

🎯 Categories

Hand-Drawn AnimationAnimationComedyFamilyShortWar

⭐ Featured Review

An perfect game of Cat and Mouse
by CuriosityKilledShawn2006-09-07
8/10

"In this Oscar-winning cartoon (a fact that they're modest enough to mention in the opening credits) Tom and Jerry wage war on each other in the basement of a house. Using household objects as weapons in a variety of imaginative ways, they advance and retreat on each other, desperate to win their mini-conflict. I suppose this was one of MGMs entries into the pro-WWII cartoon efforts that Disney and Warner seemed to be having a blast with. It's got a very patriotic feel to it and makes war out to be fun. I have no problem with this kind of propaganda at all, but I am surprised that PC..."

💡 Did You Know?

The title refers to the song "The Yankee Doodle Boy," a patriotic song from the Broadway musical 'Little Johnny Jones,' written by George M. Cohan. The play opened at the Liberty Theater on Monday, November 7, 1904.

📖 Synopsis

In honor of the U.S. military during WWII, Tom and Jerry do battle in the basement, using household items as war weapons and vehicles.