Yankee Doodle Cricket
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Uses animation in presenting a story about the experiences of a mouse, a cat, and a cricket during the American Revolution. For elementary grades.
The War of Independence has begun, and Tucker the Mouse, Harry the Cat and Chester C. Cricket are indispensable to the American colonies' effort to free themselves from the rule of the despotic English king. Harry and Tucker help Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. Chester creates the tune for "Yankee Doodle Dandy." And all the animals--including John and Marsha, the lightning bugs--help Paul Revere spread the message that the British are coming. Written by J. Spurlin IMDB
Read the book here (link)
Other films in this series:
The Cricket in Times Square
See also:
Mowgli's Brothers (TV special)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (TV special)
The White Seal (TV special)
The War of Independence has begun, and Tucker the Mouse, Harry the Cat and Chester C. Cricket are indispensable to the American colonies' effort to free themselves from the rule of the despotic English king. Harry and Tucker help Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. Chester creates the tune for "Yankee Doodle Dandy." And all the animals--including John and Marsha, the lightning bugs--help Paul Revere spread the message that the British are coming. Written by J. Spurlin IMDB
Read the book here (link)
Other films in this series:
The Cricket in Times Square
See also:
Mowgli's Brothers (TV special)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (TV special)
The White Seal (TV special)
Credits
- Directed by
- Chuck Jones
- Music
- Dean Elliott
Copyright
Registered 6May74 · LP43793 (Jul-Dec 1974) Copyright holder: Chuck Jones Enterprises
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Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, format, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video
- Wikidata · Q63986497 ↗ — country, credits
- Internet Archive · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, genre, description, video
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
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