| Yankee Doodle Cricket | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Chuck Jones George Selden |
| Directed by | Chuck Jones |
| Starring | Les Tremayne Mel Blanc June Foray |
| Music by | Dean Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | January 16, 1975 (1975-01-16) |
Yankee Doodle Cricket is a 1975 American television animated special directed by American animatorChuck Jones.[1]June Foray was the voice of Marsha the Lightning Bug. It originally aired onABC on January 16, 1975.[2] The special was released on VHS and LaserDisc byFamily Home Entertainment, and it was released on VHS again in 1999 and on DVD in 2002 and 2007 byLionsgate Home Entertainment.
TheWar of Independence has begun, and Tucker the Mouse, Harry the Cat and Chester C. Cricket are indispensable to theAmerican colonies' effort to free themselves from the rule of the despotic English king. Harry and Tucker helpThomas Jefferson write theDeclaration of Independence. Chester creates the tune for "Yankee Doodle Dandy". And all the animals—including John and Marsha, thelightning bugs—helpPaul Revere spread the message thatThe British are coming.