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Krazy Kat and Other Cartoon Characters

In the 1910s and 1920s cartoon characters, often based on comic strip characters, were becoming more common. Invented by cartoonist George Herriman, Krazy Kat was one of the most popular comic strip heroes. Krazy Kat starred in animated shorts that also featured Ignatz Mouse and Offissa Pupp. Krazy Kat was hopelessly in love with Ignatz Mouse, and was always happy to get any attention he could from Ignatz, even if it meant being the target of flying bricks. In this comic strip, Krazy Kat makes a pie that triggers all kinds of trouble. What cartoon characters do you think of when you hear about Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse's adventures?


Tom and Jerry are a lot like modern-day versions of Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse. The plots of Krazy Kat comics were always very similar--Krazy Kat was in love with Ignatz Mouse who simply threw bricks at Krazy; Offissa Pupp was in love with Krazy and often threw Ignatz in jail. In this film, Krazy Kat serenades Ignatz, but is met by flying bricks


Krazy Kat was just the beginning of the trend toward animal heroes in animation. In the 1920s, Felix the Cat was introduced, and he was the most famous cartoon personality until Walt Disney introduced Mickey Mouse in 1928. Today, Mickey Mouse is known around the world. How do you think Krazy Kat influenced the cartoon characters we have today?