History WesternAnimation / TheNineLivesOfFritzTheCat

* AlternateHistory: One of Fritz's daydreams involves New Jersey becoming "New Africa", with a population entirely of black people.

The movie ''WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat'', an adaptation of a [[ComicBook/FritzTheCat popular character]] created by [[UndergroundComics underground cartoonist]] Creator/RobertCrumb was really successful, both commercially and critically, even though it had quite a lot of things going against it, including a [[Creator/RalphBakshi first-time film director]], Crumb himself hating the adaptation to the point where he retired the character soon afterwards, and the fact that it was given an X rating by the MPAA. The film's producer, Steve Krantz, decided to produce a sequel. However, since original director Ralph Bakshi wanted nothing to do with this sequel, directorial duties were given to Robert Taylor, an animator who was working on some of Bakshi's other films.

* FantasticRacism: As in the first film, [[AnimalEthnicStereotypes Crows stand in for African-Americans]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''ComicBook/GarfieldHis9Lives''. You read that right.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: The president of New Africa.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[ProtagonistCenteredMorality Fritz neglects his wife and child]]. [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Our hero, ladies and gentlemen]].]]

* EvilLaugh: During Fritz's eighth life, he hears an evil laugh with pool sounds, being the work of none other than [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat Duke the Crow.]]]]

* FramingDevice: Fritz smoking pot to ignore his screaming wife while [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality neglecting their child]].

* ThePornomancer: Fritz as usual, though not to the extent of his other appearances. Averted as its all drug induced illusions and the sex he gets into are just hallucinations.

* VocalEvolution: Fritz's voice is slightly deeper and less nasally than it was in the first film.

* FantasticRacism[=/=]SpaceJews: As in the first film, Crows stand in for African-Americans.

* [[SchrodingersCast Schrödinger's Cat]]: Literally! Crumb killed Fritz off in the comics after the first movie, but this film was made nevertheless.

* ThePornomancer: Fritz as usual, though not to the extent of his other appearances.

The movie ''WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat'', an adaptation of a [[ComicBook/FritzTheCat popular character]] created by [[UndergroundComics underground cartoonist]] Creator/RobertCrumb was really successful, both commercially and critically, even though it had quite a lot of things going against it, including a [[Creator/RalphBakshi first-time film director]], a creator who hated the adaptation, and the fact that it was given an X rating by the MPAA. The film's producer, Steve Krantz, decided to produce a sequel. However, since original director Ralph Bakshi wanted nothing to do with this sequel, directorial duties were given to Robert Taylor, an animator who was working on some of Bakshi's other films.

* TheCameo: UsefulNotes/RichardNixon and HenryKissinger appear.

%%* AllMenArePerverts
%%* AllWomenAreLustful

%%* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: The president of New Africa.

%%* BarefootCartoonAnimal

%%* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex

%%* ThePornomancer: Fritz.

%%* TheStoner: Fritz.
%%* ''SubvertedKidsShow''
%%* TheyKilledKennyAgain
%%* UndergroundComics
%%* WorldOfFunnyAnimals

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Fritz has no genitals.

The results, as you might have gathered, might be mixed. This one doesn't have as much of a coherent storyline as the first, instead taking a kind of AnthologyFilm approach in which the title character is killed off in various different ways, in what is probably a reference to the comic strip, in which he was given an icepick to the back of the head by a psychotic ex-girlfriend. Whether this actually works or not can be left in the eye of the beholder, but most viewers agree that the music score by Tom Scott & The L.A. Express is pretty badass. Also, it was the first animated movie to compete in the Cannes Film Festival.

--> Creator/RalphBakshi: "He didn’t bother to discuss the ''Nine Live of Fritz the Cat''. He would have to say, 'well, Ralph did do a better picture than ''Nine Lives''.' So to Robert Crumb, there is no Nine Lives. It doesn’t exist. The only ''Fritz the Cat'' he’s mad at is the one I did, because if he discussed ''Nine Lives'', he’d have to say, 'well, you know, for all of my bullshitting about Ralph, ''Nine Lives'' is even worse than what he did.'"

The results, as you might have gathered, might be mixed. This one doesn't have as much of a coherent storyline as the first, instead taking a kind of AnthologyFilm approach in which the title character is killed off in various different ways, [[spoiler:in what is probably a reference to the comic strip, in which he was given an icepick to the back of the head by a psychotic ex-girlfriend]]. Whether this actually works or not can be left in the eye of the beholder, but most viewers agree that the music score by Tom Scott & The L.A. Express is pretty badass. Also, it was the first animated movie to compete in the Cannes Film Festival.

* FantasticRacism[=/=]SpaceJews: Crows stand in for African-Americans.

%%* CatsHaveNineLives: [[CaptainObvious Obviously.]]

The movie ''WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat'', an adaptation of a [[ComicBook/FritzTheCat popular character]] created by [[UndergroundComics underground cartoonist]] Creator/RobertCrumb was really successful, both commercially and critically, even though it had quite a lot of things going against it, including a [[Creator/RalphBakshi first-time film director]], a creator who hated the adaptation, and the fact that it was given an X rating by the MPAA (although it would be rated R today). The film's producer, Steve Krantz, decided to produce a sequel. However, since original director Ralph Bakshi wanted nothing to do with this sequel, directorial duties were given to Robert Taylor, an animator who was working on some of Bakshi's other films.

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Fritz, a lovable cartoon cat, neglects his wife and son to smoke pot and imagines himself as a member of the Nazi party during World War II, and refers to black girls as knowing "[[{{Lolicon}} where it's at]] [[{{Lolita}} by the time they're 11]]". Wait, what?