The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat. 1974 American International Pictures (released to DVD by MGM).
Vocal Talent: Skip Hinnant
Director: Robert Taylor
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By the time this movie was released, Robert Crumb had already killed off Fritz the Cat in the comics, and had moved on to other projects. So, the title of this movie is pretty ironic. Ralph Bakshi was busy directing a new movie called Heavy Traffic, and he had no input to this sequel.

Fritz the Cat is now married, with a child. As his wife yells at him, and his infant son masturbates, Fritz sits on the couch, smoking a joint and staring off into space. Tired of his wife nagging him, Fritz fantasizes about what life would be like for him if things were much different, and ends up thinking about his previous lives as an astronaut, a soldier for the Nazi Party, and a messenger. His wife finally throws him out of the apartment when she can't get through to him. Fritz concludes that the existance he's in now is "about the worst life he's ever had".

Not as good as the first movie, but interesting nevertheless.