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The Yankee Doodle Mouse

1943 · 8 min

A brisk, gag-packed slapstick chase where household objects become wartime weapons, playful and cartoonishly violent from start to finish.

Directed by
Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
William Hanna
Overview
As Tom and Jerry stage their typical fight sequences, the patriotic soldier theme of the title is evidenced by such things as a carton of eggs labeled "Hen Grenades"; Jerry dropping light bulbs from an airplane like bombs; and Jerry sending a telegram with the message "Sighted Cat - Sank Same." Musical phrasings from various patriotic war songs are heard throughout. The cut scene after Jerry hitting Tom with the board 4 times was cut from the 1950 reissue print for a war bond joke, and the original footage is currently considered "lost" due to the negatives destroyed in the 1978 George Eastman House fire.

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Directed by
Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
William Hanna
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • violence
  • obsession
  • deception
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour9
Realism2
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy
Directed by
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Starring
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Music
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Runtime
8 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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