The Yankee Doodle Mouse

The Yankee Doodle Mouse
Theatrical poster.
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 26, 1943
Run time	7:33
Starring	William Hanna
Producer(s)	Fred Quimby
Music composed by	Scott Bradley
Screenplay by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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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

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jerry Mouse	William Hanna
Tom Cat	William Hanna

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Mammy Two Shoes's residence

Objects

• Hen-grenades

Vehicles

• Jerry's makeshift jeep
• Jerry's makeshift plane

Production

1950 reissue poster.

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 July 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 in the morning.

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result
Academy Award	1943	Best Short Subject: Cartoons	Fred Quimby	Won

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 19, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection 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.