 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Nzira yekushambadzira yeCinemation uye ratidziro yefirimu yakaita kuti vakawanda vadavire kuti Fritz the Cat yaiva firimu rinonyadzisira. Apo yakatangwa yakadaro pakuratidzwa paYunivhesiti yeSouthern California, Bakshi akataura zvakasimba, Fritz the Cat haisi yevatano. Muna May 1972, Variety yakashuma kuti Krantz akanga akwidzwa nokuda kwokuyera X, achiti Mhuka dzinoita zvepabonde hadzisi zvinonyadzisira. MPAA yakaramba kunzwa chikumbiro chacho. Pfungwa dzisina kururama pamusoro pezviri mukati mefirimu pakupedzisira dzakabviswa apo yakagamuchira kurumbidzwa kubva ku Rolling Stone uye The New York Times, uye firimu rakagamuchirwa mu1972 Cannes Film Festival. Bakshi akazoti, Iye zvino vava kuita zvakawanda paThe Simpsons sezvandakaita paFritz the Cat. 