The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat is a 1974 American adult animated anthology black comedy film directed by Robert Taylor as a sequel to Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat (1972), adapted from the comic strip by Robert Crumb, neither of whom had any involvement in the making of the film.

The only two people involved in the first film to work on the sequel were voice actor Skip Hinnant, and producer Steve Krantz.

The voice cast also featured Bob Holt, Peter Leeds, Louisa Moritz, Robert Ridgely, Joan Gerber, Jay Lawrence, Stanley Adams, Pat Harrington Jr., Peter Hobbs, Ralph James, Eric Monte, Glynn Turman, Gloria Jones, Renny Roker, John Hancock, Chris Graham and Felton Perry.

After being caught having a ménage à trois with a commanding officer's wife and daughter, Fritz escapes and winds up being an orderly to Adolf Hitler.

Fritz takes the form of a therapist, and analyzes Hitler, telling him that his world domination plans were just a way of trying to get attention.

In the showers, Hitler "accidentally" drops his soap, and urges Fritz to pick it up, in an attempt to rape him, and ends up getting his single testicle blown off.

Morris initially refuses, but a sudden onset of diarrhea from the pickles he had been eating pushes him to accept the deal.

In his final life, Fritz finds himself living in the sewers of New York, where he meets an Indian guru and the devil.

However, Gabrielle snaps Fritz out from his drug-induced reality, who finally throws him out of the apartment room to get him to improve their family for her.

After a quick look at all of his lives and realizing what he has done, Fritz declares this life to be the worst, then leaves to make up for his irresponsibility as a father and husband.

The only two people involved in the first film to work on the sequel were Skip Hinnant, who reprises his role as the eponymous protagonist, and producer Steve Krantz.

Because the filmmakers only had three years of history to work with, much of the film diverges into various storytelling directions, including sections focusing on the 1930s, Nazi Germany, and an alternate future.

The film's ending credits play over animation of Fritz dancing down the street in tune with Tom Scott's music.

Steve Krantz would later produce Monte's screenplay Cooley High, which was developed into the television sitcom What's Happening!!