The Hot-Cha Melody-Krazy Kat 1935

Krazy as Faust on Tin Pan Alley. Clever cartoon on plagiarism. Krazy stands on his own, then falls into the abyss.

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

Krazy Kat, first drawn by George Herriman, is much older than this cartoon, if I'm not mistaken the first cartoons with Kray are in the late 1910s, this is also not Krazy's first look. So Krazy was popular enough to still be routinely in cartoons over 20 years after he was created, and merit at least one complete redraw in his career as it were. He was the star, the big one, the one hitter, he was the A-1, the big kahuna, he was the master. It was the shame, the shame got him. The air powered head hammers and the noise, oh the noise he just couldn't do it, so one day, he just up an quit. That's all she wrote. It was the animation industry at the time. He couldn't deal with the modern contraptions blaring and blazing and booming and busting.

[@eubiecat]

This is great, Milton! The Mintz Krazy Kats are really under-rated!

[@HiNRGboy]

I really like them too, glad I'm not the only one that enjoys them. Krazy is my 2nd favorite 30's cartoon series. 1st is the Popeye cartoons.

[@mattlydon3531]

At 3:32 he sounds like he's saying "It's ass shit"

[@smokingcatcomicscollectibl2131]

A cartoon ironically satirizing plagiarism in the cartoon industry cartoon while using plagiarized designs. One of many clones of Goofy sings "I'm happy! I'm gay as can be" at 0:39. Gosh, such wonderful innocent times, then.

[@BenFowler-yh3rq]

Bing Crosby at 4:39

[@jtuohini]

Is it really Kate Smith coming out from the radio at 5'05"? And if yes, who are the other singers imitated in this wonderful cartoon?

[@Boldorion1958]

Don't forget Ben Bernie.

[@steepertree]

Dig Krazy doing Felix's worried pacing.

[@richardranke7878]

When I was four and only knew Felix from comic books and was seeing these cartoons, I saw little difference between Krazy Kat and Felix the Cat. Later when I was 5/6 I first saw the 1959 Felix cartoons. Then when I was 8/9 I saw the 1963 Krazy Kat cartoons-much closer to Herriman. I know now the differences between the Kartoon Kats.

[@richardranke3158]

Any resemblance between this 1935 cartoon and George Herriman's 1913-1944 comic strip is purely nonexistent.

[@HiNRGboy]

Krazy Kat is my 2nd favorite cartoon series of the 1930's right behind Popeye. They're definitely under-rated and overlooked. I like the directors/animators behind Krazy.. Harrison & Gould, Alex Lovy & some others. They do a great job! Krazy is more entertaining than Scrappy and Oswald to me (those are still good though). I also tend to like Harrison's (and some others) Color Rhapsodies more than the Marcus/Davis ones.

[@CartoonComedy64]

1:01

[@joybreeden366]

How fun and kool katz

[@muhamadirfanisamily7663]

Cartoon cat hand

[@anubis1751]

I guess the demon is Mephisto.

[@笹原煌太]

Krazy Kat - The Hot Cha Melody (1935) Opening Title & Closing

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A Columbia Cartoon Release On March 15, 1935

[@TJRtheOriginal]

I love what you have done with this channel...But I do want to ask one thing....A lot has changed regarding technology on KZbin since 2013.....Have you ever thought of re uploading these cartoons at 720 or higher. Or is it that possible for the source material you have? Just wondering. Thank you again for what you have done with this channel.

[@buxombeautease]

Thanks. It's the source material.