The Yankee Doodle Mouse

The Yankee Doodle Mouse is the eleventh animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on June 26, 1943. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom and Jerry turn the house in a World War II-style battlefield.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jerry Mouse
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna

Locations

 * Mammy Two-Shoes's residence
 * Cat raid shelter

Objects

 * Hen-grenades

Vehicles

 * Jerry's makeshift jeep
 * Jerry's makeshift plane

Development
The working title was Jerry's Defense.

Music
The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: June 26, 1943; June 24, 1950 (reissue)

Everlasting influence

 * Tom reads about this short in Jerry's diary (with accompanying flashbacks) in the aptly named short Jerry's Diary. He marked it pJuly 4, Saturday. In reality, July 4 didn't happen on a Saturday in 1943, but on a Sunday, instead. Although, the previous year in 1942, July 4 did occur on a Saturday.
 * In The Sopranos episode "Walk Like a Man," A.J. watches this short on TV.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 19, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 1 on DVD.
 * February 12, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection on DVD.
 * October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
 * October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc.
 * In France:
 * November 23, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume Un on DVD.