Krazy Kat - Opening Titles

[KB1KiteBoy1]

I always thought that Krazy Kat was a girl.

[MeshChromatones]

I have never, in person, met anybody else who used to watch this. Had the video and now have a DVD of it. Just the best!

[BadNews88]

@MeshChromatones The one individual (an in-law) that was one other than I who saw it...said it was the worst programme she ever saw. (*Sigh*) Alotta stuff I dug then was not equally appreciated by alot of my m8's OR family.

Wonder how the in-law feels about 'Cow & Chicken'?

Ennyroad the DVD is a PRIZED POSSESSION of mine! And George Herriman's work still ROCKS!

[MeshChromatones]

I have never, in person, met anybody else who used to watch this. Had the video and now have a DVD of it. Just the best!

[LtLaser]

man i would kill to get my hands on the full collection of these cartoons. i remember krazy kat well. anyone know where I can get more?

[Sskiss]

I remember this cartoon from my childhood! Nifty!!!

[emperorIng360]

People who think that the message of Krazy Kat (at least the comic) is something that promotes domestic violence, don't know anything about the comic, its creator, the characters, humor, or just plain funny, for that matter.

A werra great konundrum.

[Keven19741]

Say oops upside your head! Say oops upside your head!

[HypercatZ]

He beats her so hard and she loves him despite or such for that.

Uhmmm... That sounds like a metaphor.

[srb9]

@HypercatZ Indeed. That's why even as a young kid I despised this cartoon. The message of this is clear: domestic violence is not only OK, it's PREFERRED. Made me angry. Still makes me ill.

[HypercatZ]

@srb9

I think it's more than domestic violence. Krazy girls falls in love with the guys that threat them bad because they see them as "cool rebels", and they don't see the kind good guys who really loves them, as the policedog in this cartoon, who was in love with the cat, but she was totally ignoring him.

That's happening with girls that had got a lawful father, so lawful that they get sick of the whole kind of male and search for a totally opposite one, ending up with a total bastard.

[srb9]

@HypercatZ Agreed. The message of this is pretty sick.

[abbeycunningham]

where can i get the whole film?!

[McSqueaky]

What the fuck is up with its nose... and did he just say... little angel...

[masoojz]

Back then television following the times,cartoons as well as Hollywood sitcoms were dislayed as americas dysfuntion.The Flintstones,Jettsons,Wheres Huddles,and so many more!

[BadNews88]

Got the DVD compilation for Christmas prezzy and LOVE it!

Now I wanna go about the business of getting the book compilations again.

[Sdudeobacon]

Why didn't I ever know of this cartoon?! Oh that's right, I was spoiled with Tom and Jerry! XP

[qmcsing]

I used to like see Ignatz hit that bitch in the head with a brick.......

[chabod3]

wow, i thought id never see this again....:-) i just "happened" upon it and im glad i did.

[jerryteacup]

What does Krazy Kat say when knocked out? I can't quite make it out.

[SkeebWilcox]

@jerryteacup "Ohhh...lil' Angel". I knew you were losing sleep over it!!!

[darrylhaynes]

thats the same way i treat my lady....boom...right in the head...

[geoflaw275]

@darrylhaynes

It's "lil angel"

[toby070]

Krazy's voice may creep me out at times, but I do like the cart

oon because it's the only time I see a woman being really abused in a cartoon (brick throwing mostly).

[MrQuinnLUFC]

I used to love watching this as a kid!

[Myleio390]

Personally I don't like this Cartoon, The thing I dislike the most is the fact that this dosen't have tht same feel as the Strip had also Krazy was not a Boy or a Girl he was defined nor was Ignatz . so why they made crazy a girl is beonyed me.

[RJRanke]

@Myleio390

It is ture enough that Krazy's gender was not consistant in the comic strip,but e.e.cummings states Krazy is a she in his delightful essay about Herriman's strip(which was the introduction to the hardcover 1946 Krazy Kat Kollection and also used in the 1969 Krazy Kat book.).

I discovered the 1946 book in my grandfather's basement when I was 15 and bought the later book when I was 18.

[RJRanke]

The 1963 Krazy kat cartoon series gave people a better idea of what the George Herriman comic strip was like than the 1930s Columbia Krazy Kat series.

[lewdrum73]

I LOVE the way she says, 'Little Angel"..

[BadNews88]

ADDENDUM to the "Feiss" bit:

I think it could work...after all, me & my m8's *are* of the opinion that Cow & Chicken *must* have some Coconino County residents in their "family tree"..what with Feiss's C&C artwork bearing that "Herriman'esque" feel to it; whilst his "I Am Weasel" kinda harkens to the etchings of Billy "Barney Google" DeBeck..

Just my/our tuppence on that matter, m8's..

[BadNews88]

Note to acholl980:

Gene Deitch, the director of Krazy was *ordered* by the higher-ups at King Features (the owners of Krazy & Co.) to make Krazy 100% female in the vignettes.

Note to 143AC:

According to Deitch, it was Dayton Allen who did the Ignatz voice..tho' I daresay he was incorrect about Pupp being done by Allen, as well; That role unmistakably went to Paul Frees.

All in the house who think that a *new* Krazy series conceivably *could* be done by David Feiss, raise yer hands.

[ftsjr]

As a child, I LOVED these cartoons. Beetle Bailey and Snuffy Smith were okay, but I was krazy about Krazy Kat and Ignatz.

[JCCyC]

@ftsjr YES! They were all from the same half-hour, weren't they?

[ftsjr]

@JCCyC Yes, they were.

[leerider52]

I miss these cartoons

[tropicvibe]

This looks like a cartoon about domestic violence, couldn't get away with anything like this nowadays.

[143AC]

Paul Frees only did "Ignatz Mouse"voice for one "KK"TV Cartoon. Mr.Charlie King did the voice of the mouse for the rest of the films.

[143AC]

Dear Acholl, Ms.Questell didn't perform"Krazy Kat's"voice for any of theKFS "KK"TV Cartoons. The voice was performed by Ms.Penny Packer..although..one user has stated here that the Kat's voice was done by Ms.Pearson.

[SteveCarras]

Penny Phillips..

[disneyfan81]

@143AC I thought Krazy Kat's voice was done by Mae Questel (Betty Boop & Olive Oyl).

[143AC]

Dear DoRouke, Yes! Mr.Paul Frees was the voice of "Officer Pup"..

the dog cop of"Kokonino County"in The"Krazy Kat" tv cartoons.

[acholl980]

He was also Ignanz. Mae Questel played Krazy.

[chanolio]

is a female cat or a gay cat?

[battybuddy]

Krazy's male, I think, so I guess he could be considered gay.

[battybuddy]

Oops... My mistake. Krazy has NO absolute gender.

[NELSSAO]

Female Cat...

[PunkyBear36]

What ever it is, it's hideously derformed.

[rathraven1313]

No, a female southern cat.

[madog20]

the comics never gave kk a sex. the cartoon made kk a female feline.

[acholl980]

In the comics Krazy was male but in these cartoons someone decided for female. Guess they didn't want to stir up the homosexual controversy especially for kids.

[ACluelessKid]

@acholl980

Krazy's gender neutral in the comics, not male. Sometimes she's female, sometime she's male.

[dasrik]

lil ainjil...

...but this shit ain't Krazy Kat.

[lakesyful]

=) oh the memories...

[terry1919]

i remember this when I was a kid....

are there any complete episodes???

[1muminka]

xD I love cartoons AWESOME xD

[ftsjr]

Many thanks, Classictv68, for posting this. I haven't seen it for over 40 years, and it's a great memory stirrer.

[jackhillty1]

this was our model for hetero relationalships: the man hits the woman in the head with a brick

[ermayo93]

@jackhillty1

Actually caveman bonks cavewoman over the head with a club and drags her off to the cave by her long hair.

[TipoSanguineoA]

@jackhillty1 they dont have sex... but my interpretation is: the brick is a punish for the homo relationship.

[fel77]

jaja que recuerdos

[nakitaroo]

ive always known krazy to be androgynous ( not male or female ) cuz he / she sounds more feminine. good job!

[Helicon2112]

These are absolutely mind blowing! I haven't seen these cartoon intro's since I was like 4 years old! It's weird seeing all these again. It's accessing the far reaches of my mind I forgot existed!

WOW! Thanks a million for posting this!!

[143AC]

Miss.Packer and Mr.King mentioned that they did the

voices for these KFS Krazy Kat TV cartoons on The Joe

Franklin TV Show.

[143AC]

The voices for The KFS Krazy Kat Tv cartoons were

performed by Miss.Penny Packer,Mr.Charlie King and

Mr.Paul Frees.

[dorourke105]

Paul Frees did the dog right?

[martindelperu]

era uno de mis dibujos favoritos

[RJRanke]

These cartoons were more like the original George Herriman comic strip than the old Columbia Krazy Kats.(A LOT more like Herriman.)

When I did find and read a hardcover collection of Krazy Kat strips I realized how creative Herriman really was and also that the KFS cartoons had little of the true Herriman spirit.

Still,the cartoons did provide me with a foundation when I read the book of Herriman strips-and e.e.cummings' brilliant introduction.

[fromthesidelines]

Gene Deitch produced most of these 1963 TV cartoons through his Prague studio for King Features [the deal was brokered through William Snyder's Rembrandt Films, his "American rep"]. All stories (Lila Garrett, one writer, eventually became a writer/producer in TV sitcoms) and voice tracks- featuring Paul Frees and GeGe Pearson- came from Hollywood.

[siames74]

my childhood come back i see this cartoon

[BadNews88]

Gotta admit, this was my 1st exposure to the creation of George Herriman. Director Gene Deitch pulled off a formidable task to bring to film a comic strip that came and went *before* the advent of televison, and with NO input from Herriman..obviously since these films were made nearly 20 years after he died.

For the record, one kinda wonders...if, in fact, David Feiss was in part inspired by Herriman's work to create Cow & Chicken, as there are MANY parallels in *both* titles.

Thanx, m8's.

[amsedelm]

Love it! What a great cartoon from my childhood!

[bandibreath]

@amsedelm I remember Krazy cat.