"Yankee Doodle Cricket" is an American animated short film from 1975 and the third and from a Chuck Jones trilogy about a very special little cricket, even if this title character moved a bit into the background already as this one seems at least as much about the little mouse voiced by the legendary Mal Blanc and also about American history as Thomas Jefferson and Paul Revere play crucial roles in here, especially towards the end. Oh well, what else can you say about this one here. It's pretty much on the same level like the previous two, which would normally be a good thing, but I must say I am not impressed by the trilogy as a whole and I would agree that the cricket is just not perfect to carry it and I found the character really not memorable in the slightest, even more forgettable than several supporting players, which is certainly also one major reason why this one here never became famous at all or as known as some other Chuck Jones films. This is a very American cartoon and interesting from the perspective of how America was depicted in animation over the decades. But unless you are a historian, it won't do too much for you. Music was kinda okay though at the end, but that's obviously far from enough. I give it a thumbs-down.
Review of Yankee Doodle Cricket
