Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)

Name: Yankee Doodle Cricket
Genre: Animation
Released: 1975-01-16
Duration: 26 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Les Tremayne, Mel Blanc, June Foray

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StarringLes TremayneMel BlancJune Foray

DirectorChuck Jones

WriterChuck Jones

NR 26 minJan 16th, 1975Animation

Part of Cricket in Times Square Collection

Plot

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. [Plot summary written by J. Spurlin.]

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Cricket in Times Square Movies

A series of television specials about Chester C. Cricket, Harry the Cat, and Tucker the Mouse. Directed by Chuck Jones and based on the children's books by George Selden.