Sunday, May 3, 2009

Fritz, One Cool Cat

Some of you may remember the comix movement associated with the underground press and hippie counterculture of the 60's and 70's. I, for one, had the privilege of experiencing this phenomenon as it made its way into the head shops across America first hand. Now, those were the days.   

One of the most prominent artist of this movement was founder Robert Crumb. Known for his distinctive style, R. Crumb was recognized for his critical, satirical and subversive view of American mainstream. He has said that his extensive use of LSD led to the development of his characters and their adventures which included Devil Girl, Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat.

I was an enthusiastic fan of all these revolutionaries and their comx of this era; however, my favorite was the glib, smooth and self-assured Fritz the Cat. Man, I coveted each any every comix and freaked out when Fritz jumped off the pages and onto the screen in 1972. Rated X, my underaged  friends and I had to sneak into the local drive-in theater to watch our comix book hero who had become animated.

Two films were produced before R. Crumb finally put Fritz to rest, Fritz the Cat and The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat, which the later can be found in its entirety on YouTube.  Take a little trip, take a little trip, take a little trip with me.  


13 comments:

  1. good move! thanks for the memories. :-)

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  2. Oh wow. My step-father told me about Fritz when I was a teenager in the 80's. Haven't thought about it in YEARS. How funny.

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  3. How wonderfully offensive. The best bit was when he farted and blew up the rubbish bin.

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  5. oooohh hdo I remember the nite of Fritz the Cat.

    the first time we watched it, we just smoked a dube.

    the second time we went as a group and actually did take a lil expansionism. (no I am not going to tell you what we took)
    and the movie literally jumped off the screen.

    I love Fritz the Cat.

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  6. Couple years before my time, but so hilarious...lol

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  7. I wasn't born when this was out but..

    Sex, racism, violence?

    I'm SO in!

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  8. Nothing like hallucinogen induced cartoon productions. What do you suppose the creators of Sponge Bob Square Pants are typically on. All I know is that mushrooms and Spongebob will fuckin blow you away.

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  9. A BIG CONGRATS TO WINNING THE BLOG DESIGN AWARD ON HUMOR BLOGGERS!

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  10. hah that was great, I actually had a friend whos mom had a cat named "the fritzy bear"

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  11. How about the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.......not to mention Fat Freddie's Cat. Peace, Mike.

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  12. All of Robert Crumb's work was either odd and funny as hell or don't know what. His artwork is unique. And I, too, give you A BIG CONGRATS TO WINNING THE BLOG DESIGN AWARD ON HUMOR BLOGGERS! I knew you would.

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