 According to Fritzs creator Robert Crumb (I) (qv), when  Ralph Bakshi (qv) and Steve Krantz (qv) approached him for  permission to a film on his character, Fritz the Cat, he refused, so  Bakshi and Krantz made the film without his permission.  Ralph Bakshi (qv), however has a different account of the story:  "He [Crumb] wanted to take credit for the entire thing. Luckily,  film doesnt work that way." Bakshis account seems more realistic,  considering R. Crumbs ego problems. Crumb later killed off Fritz in  a story titled "Fritz the Cat 