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We know you love your cat, and we love ours too. Their emotional distance and annoying tendencies to knock over every glass of water in sight weirdly makes us love them more. Thankfully for all the cat obsessives out there, many shows and movies have caught on to our need to have more cats now and forever, please.
Right now, the kitty craze seems to be in full form. Between Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie, Keanu, which is basically Taken but with a cat, and Frank Underwood’s — er, Kevin Spacey’s upcoming portrayal of a cat named Mr. Fuzzypants in the movie Nine Lives, there have been a lot of felines on our screens.
However, there were several purrr-fect cats prior to 2016. From recent stars of depressing animated dramedies to beloved classic cats like The Looney Tunes’ Sylvester, this list of the top felines to stream is sure to make you love your own furry diva even more.
Though she's not the most popular pussycat on our list, Princess Carolyn wins the spot for her feline tendencies. Do you know another diva agent who chases a mouse toy as she works out? No, you do not.
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Cute, deadly, and fashionable, this furry assassin has it all. Just beware of when he takes off his hat and gives you the cutest stare imaginable.
[Where to stream The Adventures of Puss in Boots]
Oh, like you didn't secretly love this show. The cat says funny things!
[Watch Sabrina: The Teenage Witch]Everett Collection
Austin Powers' arc nemesis wouldn't be nearly as memorable without his constant companion, Mr. Bigglesworth. Mr. Bigglesworth proved that hairless cats could be beautiful. Did I say beautiful? I mean hilarious.
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If this movie didn't break your heart, then you're a monster. All the sassy Sassy wanted was to return home to her owner, Hope. We all felt her pain when she fell into that river.
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The idol of mischievous cats everywhere, the Cheshire Cat annoyed Alice with his confusing riddles just as much as your cat annoys you when she knocks over everything on your counter.
[Where to stream Alice in Wonderland 2010]
Though Sylvester's one goal in life was to eat the beloved Tweety bird, he was so grossly incompetent, we couldn't help but love this classic cat. Plus, Sylvester had one of the most memorable voices in animated history.
[Stream The Looney Tunes Show on Cartoon Network's site]
Garfield embodied two of the most cat-like tendencies in existence: grumpiness and apathy. All he wanted to do was sleep, skip Mondays, and eat lasagna, and all we wanted to do was watch him.
[Where to stream Garfield an Friends]
OK, so he's technically not a housecat, but he is in the cat family. For a certain generation, Mufasa taught us the value of nobility and the pain of death. We're still mourning his loss.
[Where to stream The Lion King]
How could this disastrously fun feline be anything but number one? Sure, he caused a lot of destruction and is probably Mom's nightmare, but this cool cat knows a good time and always cleans up after he's done.
[Where to stream Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat 1971]
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