VH1’s April 1 Lineup Includes ‘Mob Cats’

April 22, 2015 April Fools' Day, cats, Entertainment, Television, vh1

VH1’s new shows are freaking meowt. You’ve got to be kitten me right now.

Image: VH1

VH1 unveiled four upcoming TV shows focusing on cats for a new programming day called Feline Fridays. These aren’t just any cats, though. They’re sassy cats.

In a statement shared first with Mashable, VH1 President Tom Calderone, explained how the network will milk the Internet’s fascination with cats.

“We know that crossing our proven hit franchises like Mob Wives and Love & Hip Hop with feline characters and storylines will be catnip to our viewers.” he said.

OK, so this is an April Fools’ Day joke, but it is for charity. If you post a photo with on Twitter or Instagram with #VH1CatCasting for any of these fake shows, VH1 will really donate $1 to an animal-support organization.

‘Mob Cats’

‘Love & Hip Hop: Catlanta’

‘Love & Hip Hop: Meow York’

The four shows are spinoffs of the three of the network’s popular series. They’ll be promoted with the hashtag #GetCatty because cats like hashtags as much as they like laser pointers.

Behind the Scratch Board: Kitty Purry is the final fake show. We’re done. Bye.

BONUS: The Complete Hiss-tory of Cats on the Internet

The Unofficial Hiss-tory of Cats on the Internet

December 1998: Giko

Originated: 2channel
Claim to Fame: The catchphrase: “Please go away.”
January 2000: Monā

Originated: 2channel
Claim to Fame: Responding to a user accusing others of having “too much free time.” His rebuttal, “No, you!”
December 2000: Bonsai Kitten hoax
Originated: BonsaiKitten.com
Claim to Fame: An early internet prank that upset a lot of animal rights.

Image: Screencap bonsaikitten.com
January 2002: Tubcat

Originated: Issue of Us Weekly, then a fan-created website Tubcat.com
Claim to Fame: His unusually large size, weighing approximately 40 pounds.

Image: Imgur, werewolf2814
March 2003: Cat Stacking

Originated: HalfBakery.com
Claim to Fame: “Cat Buckaroo,” after the children’s game of stacking things on a plastic horse.

Image: Imgur, FreeRangeFoosball
June 2003: Ceiling Cat

Originated: FunnyJunk
Claim to Fame: Keeping a close eye on Internet users, most commonly catching them with their pants down.

Image: Imgur, safyrephoenix
March 2004: Kitty Cat Dance

Originated: G-shack forums before being uploaded to YouTube
Claim to Fame: Her ability to dance, dance, dance.

Video: YouTube, Steve Ibsen
March 2004: Limecat

Originated: YTMND and 4chan.
Claim to Fame: Never being pleased — probably because it has a lime on its head.

Image: Tumblr dolce-vitter-effect
April 2004: Catbread

Originated: Japanese children’s book, YTMND user turned it into the GIF
Claim to Fame: Discovering how cute the combination of cats and bread is. (See Also: Cat Breading)

Image: Tumblr medical-mids
Late 2005: Speedycat

Originated: 4Chan after a user misspelled the name of their “speedy chat.”
Claim to Fame: Being faster than light.

Image: Tumblr folipuh
February 2006: Shironeko, “Basket Cat”

Originated: Owner’s blog
Claim to Fame: His very chill vibe and lack of care for things being put on him.

Image: Tumblr animesandcats
April 2006: Cat vs. Printer

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Inability to understand what is going on with the printer.

Video: YouTube, Julius Jireland
April 2006: Oh Long Johnson

Originated: America’s Funniest Home Videos, uploaded to YouTube.
Claim to Fame: “Oh long Johnson.”

Video: YouTube, meatpockets00
May 2006: Cats That Look Like Hitler

Originated: CatsThatLookLikeHitler.com
Claim to Fame: Resembling a certain European dictator from the 1930s-40s.

Image: Screencap catsthatlooklikehitler
August 2006: Serious Cat

Originated: 2channel, spread to 4chan.
Claim to Fame: Resembling Japanese rapper Jae Young and being very serious.

Image: Tumblr sturmovik
September 2006: Cat on Keyboard in Space

Originated: YTMND
Claim to Fame: “This is what you see when you die.”

Image: Tumblr marilu-lu
September 2006: Longcat

Originated: 4chan
Claim to Fame: Being very, very, ridiculously long.

Image: Imgur, jedidachshund
October 2006: Caturday

Originated: 4chan
Claim to Fame: The start of LOLcats reign on the internet.

Image: Imgur, nahemah
Sometime 2007: Happy Cat

Originated: 4chan
Claim to Fame: “I can haz cheezburger.”

Image: Tumblr talllamp
January 2007: Nora the Piano Playing Cat

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Love of playing “music.”

Video: YouTube, Nora The Piano Cat
February 2007: Tacgnol (“Longcat” backwards.)

Originated: 4chan
Claim to Fame: Ongoing battle against Longcat, his mirror, mortal enemy.

Image: Imgur, orbitn
May 2007: Henri le Chat

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Black and white short films with a French voiceover describing his feline woes.

Video: YouTube, Will Braden
March 2008: Simon’s Cat

Originated: Comic Website
Claim to Fame: Being a jerk to his owner and being translated to adorable cartoons.

Image: Tumblr deposito-de-tirinhas
August 2008: Spaghetti Cat

Originated: Shown briefly on a local news station.
Claim to Fame: Becoming a recurring joke on E!’s The Soup.

Video: YouTube, WatchTheSoup
September 2008: Kittens Inspired by Kittens

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: One little girl’s hilarious imagination runs wild while reading a book on kittens.

Video: YouTube, blakekelly0
April 2009: Peter the Cat, King of /b/

Originated: 4chan
Claim to Fame: Inspiring a 10,000-post thread on 4chan’s most random forum.

Image: Imgur, Treeko11
June 2009: Maru

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Chilling in a box regardless of its size or ability to fit.

Image: Tumblr gifloop
July 2009: Keyboard Cat

Originated: YouTube (Originally uploaded in 2007.)
Claim to Fame: Being remixed in 2009 for “Play him off, keyboard cat.”

Video: YouTube, Keyboard Cat
August 2009: Hipster Kitty

Originated: Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Making fun of hipster tropes.

Image: Imgur, whiskeyandtea
August 2009: Cat Massage

Originated: Everything is Awful
Claim to Fame: “Major whisker watch alert!”

Video: YouTube, WrongMan
October 2009: Surprised Kitten

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Being very surprised and very cute.

Video: YouTube, rozzzafly
October 2009: Boozecats

Originated: Boozecats.com
Claim to Fame: Making your photos safe enough to accept grandma’s friend request.

Image: Imgur, tro4130
March 2010: OMG Cat

Originated: 2channel
Claim to Fame: Dislocated jaw making him seem very shocked.

Video: YouTube, Davincipop
April 2010: Standing Cat

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Looking at something with so much longing he must stand on two paws.

Video: YouTube, DaisYannou
Sept 2010: Inception Cat

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Being very nervous about the Inception soundtrack on his video.

Video: YouTube, spederson7
May 2010: Pusheen

Originated: Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Hanging out with his humans and their yellow dog.

Image: Tumblr Pusheen
July 2010: Stare Cat

Originated: 4chan
Claim to Fame: Large, staring eyes.

Image: Tumblr frogreview
January 2011: Ca$h Cats

Originated: Cashcats.biz
Claim to Fame: Rollin’ in the Benjamins.

Image: Tumblr cashcats
January 2011: Business Cat

Originated: Reddit
Claim to Fame: A snazzy tie and lots of business puns.

Image: Imgur, RuiningPunSubThreads
March 2011: Lenin Cat

Originated: Reddit
Claim to Fame: Resembling Communist activisit Vladimir Lenin.

Image: Imgur, mynameisunimportant
April 2011: Nyan Cat

Originated: Tumblr, YouTube
Claim to Fame: Soaring through endless space with a tail all the colors of the rainbow and a Pop-Tart body.

Video: YouTube, saraj00n
April 2011: Tac Nayn

Originated: Cheezburger
Claim to Fame: Being the opposite of Nyan Cat.

Video: YouTube, Violet Lynn Scraton
May 2011: Skifcha

Originated: Vimeo
Claim to Fame: Headbanging to dubstep in some cool specs.

Video: YouTube, BenJaa Evaans
June 2011: eHarmony Cat Lady Remix

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Wanting to hug every cat.

Video: YouTube, lordt6
July 2011: Chemisty Cat

Originated: Reddit
Claim to Fame: Chemistry puns. Lots of chemistry puns.

Image: Imgur, diabeticcats
July 2011: Cat Bearding

Originated: Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Catching your cat at just the right moment to blend your faces together.

Image: Imgur, fightingcrime
August 2011: Anxiety Cat

Originated: Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Understanding all of your anxiety.

Image: Imgur, GingerWho
August 2011: Cat Breading

Originated: Reddit, Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Hilariously annoying your cats by putting bread on their faces.

Image: Tumblr fnerk
September 2011: No No No Cat

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: “No no no no no.”

Video: YouTube, MrBeemBom
September 2011: Catception

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Having a cat watch a cat watch Nyan Cat into infinity.

Video: YouTube, Hong IsaaC
October 2011: “If it fits, it sits.”

Originated: Cheezburger
Claim to Fame: Showing how much cats love sitting in boxes, or anything else they can fit into.

Image: Imgur, a8earthrise
October 2011: Kitten Covers

Originated: Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Taking classic rock albums and replacing the musicians with cats.

Image: Tumblr thekittencovers
November 2011: Lil Bub

Originated: YouTube, Facebook
Claim to Fame: Her petite, “perma-kitten” body and perpetual derp-face.

Video: YouTube, Lil BUB
December 2011: HTTP Status Cat

Originated: Flickr
Claim to Fame: Finding a cat to perfectly match each and every HTTP status.

Image: Flickr, girliemac
January 2012: First World Problems Cat

Originated: Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Mirroring our most petty, privileged complaints, only much cuter.

Image: Imgur, pennypacker
February 2012: “I should buy a boat.”

Originated: Reddit, image taken from the video for “Triumph of a Heart” by Bjork.
Claim to Fame: Epiphanies beginning with, “I should _____.”

Image: Imgur, thedukewindsor
February 2012: Snoopy the Cat

Originated: Weibo, Instagram
Claim to Fame: Short snout and large, soulful eyes.

Image: @snoopybabe on Instagram
February 2012: Captain Kitteh

Originated: Reddit
Known For: Pilot’s outfit and attentive pose.

Image: Tumblr cruisecontroltom
March 2012: Chris Hansen Cat

Originated: Reddit
Claim to Fame: “Why don’t you have a seat?”

Image: Tumblr shots-shotz
August 2012: Venus the Two-Faced Cat

Originated: Facebook
Claim to Fame: Chimera breed, beautiful clashing colors of fur and eyes.

Image: Imgur, r4ichuu
August 2012: Internet Cat Video Festival

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Celebrating all silly cat videos.

Video: YouTube, Walker Art Center
September 2012: Grumpy Cat

Originated: Reddit
Claim to Fame: “No.”

Image: Imgur, Cataliades
September 2012: Colonel Meow

Originated: The Daily What
Claim to Fame: Breaking the Guinness record for World’s Furriest Cat, and a love for Scotch and world domination.

Image: @colonelmeow on Instagram
December 2012: Eyebrow Cat

Originated: Instagram and Reddit
Claim to Fame: Distinct fur pattern on face resembling eyebrows and a look of concern.

Image: @samhaseyebrows on Instagram
April 2013: Princess Monster Truck

Originated: Instagram
Claim to Fame: A distinct underbite causing her one of a kind fuzzy-face.

Image: @princessmonstertruck on Instagram
October 2013: Brides Throwing Cats

Originated: Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Coming full circle from “Bonsai Cats” in upsetting animal rights activists on the internet.
October 2013: Meowfit of the Day

Originated: Tumblr
Claim to Fame: Seemingly elongated legs with some fashionable tights.

Image: Tumblr meowtfit
December 2013: The Pet Collective’s ‘Movies by Kids’

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Using kittens and children to reenact movies and television shows in the cutest way possible.

Video: YouTube, The Pet Collective
January 2014: Skateboarding Cat

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Catching some sick air.

Video: YouTube, CATMANTOO
February 2014: Lord Aries

Originated: Instagram
Known For: Fluffy white fur, pale blue eyes and looking either extremely bored or alarmed — nothing in between.

Image: @ariesmeow on Instagram
March 2014: Anti-Yoga Cat

Originated: YouTube
Claim to Fame: Interrupting his owner’s yoga video.

Video: YouTube, jahzyoga