By Word of Mouse

By Word of Mouse is a 1954 Looney Tunes short directed by I. Freleng.
== Title ==
The title is a play on "by word of mouth."
== Plot ==
Hans, a mouse from Germany, arrives in America to visit his cousin, Willie. Hans wants to know everything is there to know about the free market capitalist system. Willie takes Hans to see a mouse lecturer from a university, who talks to Hans about the capitalist system. All the while, the three mice are chased by Sylvester.
== Availability ==
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6.jpg|(2008) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6, Disc 2
Lt spotlight 6.jpg|(2008) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 6, Disc 1
=== Streaming ===
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== Goofs ==
* When the ship is passing the Statue of Liberty, it is moving roughly west to east (or left to right across the screen) when it should be moving in the opposite direction.
* Animator Ted Bonnicksen is credited as Ted Bonnickson.
== Notes ==
* This is the only short from the Friz Freleng unit with Ben Washam as an animator.
* This is the first short to use the 1954-56 pink color rings.
* This is the first of three Looney Tunes shorts underwritten by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, followed by "Heir-Conditioned" and "Yankee Dood It".
* The department store Stacy's is based on Macy's.
* Hans says, "Ich tawt Ich taw ein pussycat," the German translation of Tweety's catchphrase "I tawt I taw a puddy tat".
* A truck for "Foster's Eggs" is shown, referencing Warren Foster, the writer of this cartoon. Behind it is a truck for the "Fritz Transfer Co." one of many references to Friz Freleng.
* This is the first cartoon Gerry Chiniquy worked on since 1950's "Stooge for a Mouse".
== Gallery ==
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=== TV Title Cards ===
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Category:1954
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Sylvester Cartoons
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons animated by Ted Bonnicksen
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Irv Wyner
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:Mice