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The short features Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse chasing each other in a pseudo-warfare style, and makes numerous references to World War II technology such as jeeps and dive bombers. "The Yankee Doodle Mouse" won the 1943 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, making it the first of seven "Tom and Jerry" cartoons to receive this distinction.
This is the first "Tom and Jerry" short to be animated by Ray Patterson, who arrived from Walt Disney Productions. Except a period at
Short Subject 1941: "The Rookie Bear" – producer
- Nominated for Best Animated Short Subject 1942: "The Blitz Wolf" – producer
- Winner Best Animated Short Subject 1943: "The Yankee Doodle Mouse" – producer
- Winner Best Animated Short Subject 1944: "Mouse Trouble" – producer
- Winner Best Animated Short Subject 1945: "Quiet Please!" – producer
- Winner Best Animated Short Subject 1946: "The Cat Concerto" – producer
- Nominated for Best Animated Short Subject