![]() It’s crazy how something so big can roll, and it is not me doing it just because it’s my video. ![]() When you contacted me, I was speechless when I went to see the page. ![]() Have you seen this particular account or anything similar to it, and what did you make of these?Ī: I learned about this one very recently. Q: More recently, there’s also been a novelty Twitter account called which posts various remixes of Minette dancing to different music. Only after I realized that it was getting a lot bigger. I went to my friend's house to show him that Minette had tens of thousands of views already, and I told her jokingly, “Your cat is going to be world-famous, look!” But at this time, we were just laughing about it. Q: Aside from your reaction to Minette becoming a meme, how did friends and family react to her becoming a bit of an internet sensation?Ī: The first week that I posted the video, there were already a lot of views for it only being my second TikTok ever. Pages more popular than mine have modified my original video in their own way and have even been much more successful. Q: So during that initial period of popularity, would you say you were pretty savvy with memes and internet culture already or was this phenomenon with your own video sort of a new experience?Ī: I've been posting funny videos for a long time, but this is really the first time a video has gone global like that. (Minette featured in the CatJAM Twitch emote, which has been used on over 12,600 channels.) I was speechless because I was telling myself, “Damn, someone has surely made money with my video at this time!” One of the first videos I saw is the one with the music from Goosebumps and then the one with the tambourine, then it was in bursts more and more every day. So, I started doing some research and found it was everywhere. When did you first stumble upon one of these memes, or did someone show it to you? How’d you react?Ī: I realized the video had gone viral when I read a comment on my original post where someone told me the video was viral on Twitch and everywhere else. Q: By late July and early August, the emote was being used on nearly 13,000 Twitch channels and also gained popularity as the “Vibing Cat” meme on platforms like Reddit and TikTok. I had seen a bit of the meme on Reddit but nothing more. Q: Then a few months later over the summer, the video started spreading around and getting reposted to other platforms before becoming a Twitch emote called “CatJam.” Do you remember seeing it posted elsewhere online or as an emote on channels such as xQc or Tyler1? Were you familiar with Twitch then?Ī: I'm not on Twitch, so I really realized later that it was that big. Indeed, I was moving her head with my hand, as several people guessed how I did it. Could you tell us more about that day and the post itself? How’d you get her to do the iconic head nod? Was it from moving her head yourself?Ī: Basically, my friend and I were having supper, and I started playing with Minette at the same time doing a beat with my mouth. Q: So in April this year, you posted a video of her to your TikTok that ultimately spawned the clip used in the CatJam and Vibing Cat meme. Luckily, I had time to do some videos with her before that. Kevin Tardif is the owner of the cat, but unfortunately, he had to give Minette away to another home because his son started to develop allergies. Would you mind introducing yourself to our readers?Ī: The cat belongs to a close friend of mine whom I see frequently. ![]() I’d like to begin by catching up on how life’s going, and what you’ve been up to with Minette these days. (Minette the cat from the CatJAM / Vibing Cat meme.) We reached out to Lagi to find out more about Minette herself and how the original video was created. It continued evolving into the Vibing Cat meme and, finally, the Cat Vibing to Street Musician's Ievan Polkka meme, spreading to nearly every corner of the web as it became a viral sensation. By the summer, Lagi’s initial clip of Minette became solidified as the CatJAM Twitch emote on over 12,600 channels, including notable streamers such as xQc and Tyler1, who propelled it into the mainstream. Unbeknownst to him at the time, Minette would become one of the biggest memes of the year in a matter of months, joining the ranks of other famous internet cats like Smudge and Grumpy Cat. Ack in April, Mick Lagi shared a seemingly random video of his friend’s cat, named Minette, to his TikTok as only his second-ever post on the platform.
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