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Smelly Cat
1999 song by Phoebe Buffay and the Hairballs
Smelly Cat
"Smelly Cat" is a comedy song from the American sitcom Friends (1994–2004), performed by American actress Lisa Kudrow. Friends writers Adam Chase and Betsy Borns wrote it with musician Chrissie Hynde and Kudrow for the latter's character, Phoebe Buffay. It first appears in the sixth episode of the show's second season, "The One with the Baby on the Bus" (1995). Hynde guest stars in the episode as Stephanie Schiffer, a singer hired to replace Phoebe as Central Perk's in-house musician, to whom Phoebe eventually teaches "Smelly Cat". Borns had intended to write the song about a dog, basing it on her own pet dog Gouda, but ultimately decided that a song about a pungent cat would be funnier. Chase and other Friends writers, including series creator David Crane, developed the song out of lyrics that had originated as dialogue. Following its debut, Kudrow would continue to perform "Smelly Cat" frequently throughout Friends' ten-year run, most prominently during the show's second season, with...
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