- Today I will be babysitting a cat for the very first time.
Not just any cat,
I'll be babysitting Keith and Becky's cat Alfred.
I'm assuming that this is going to be easier
than a baby, but maybe more hard than a dog
(silly music)
Okay.
Aw, aw. (groaning)
(playful music)
(sneezing)
(laughing)
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- It is a big day today because today Eugene is coming
over to babysit our little fur baby Alfred.
You know taking care of a cat
can be very difficult and we're just so overwhelmed.
So Eugene is going to come over
and watch the boy do all the chores that you do.
If you are a cat owner,
such as changing the litter,
feeding the boy, playing with the boy, petting the boy,
cuddling with the boy, snuggling with the boy,
hugging the boy, petting the boy,
kissing the boy, and loving the boy generally.
Oh my gosh, look at you,
so fancy. - Fancy!
- [Eugene] I always have to babysit in a suit.
(playful music) (footsteps)
Hello, Mrs. Havisberger, I am here to interview
for the position of number one Alfred Stan,
- Yes, number one Alfred Stan.
What experience do you have with cats?
- One New Year's Eve party
I was the only single person.
So when they did the countdown (fireworks exploding)
I didn't know who to kiss and the owner had a cat.
So I turned and tried to kiss the cat
and it scratched me across the face.
(cat hissing)
So I was bleeding, and single. (fireworks exploding)
That one New Year's in my 20's.
- Wow.
- So I actually really like cats,
but I am allergic to cats.
So that's the reason I never could own a cat.
I'm going to try to truly understand what it
means to be a cat owner.
I know everything about being a dog owner.
Here's the thing about cats.
I feel like when you meet a dog
it's almost like running into an old friend at a bar.
Every time I meet a cat, I feel
like I'm going to an interview for a job.
It's very nerve wracking.
If they're going to like me,
if they're going to approve. (cat meowing)
So tell me the breakdown for everything I have to do today
as a cat owner.
- Yes, as a cat owner.
So you're going to start your day
in the same way that the Havisbergers do.
- Looking beautiful? - Which is looking beautiful.
Having a cup of coffee in bed while snuggling with Alfred.
- Physically in bed.
(cat meowing)
(uplifting violin music)
- He's mad at the, it's the ring light.
- I don't think that's what's disturbing him,
I think it's the--
- It might be the stranger in his bed.
- It's not bedtime.
(cat meowing) (uplifting violin music)
(whistling)
(spring bouncing)
(laughing)
- Oh, this is going to be more difficult than I thought.
What if I get deeper so he doesn't think it's me.
- Yeah, get deeper, and then also,
as soon as Alfred gets put on you
I want you to start petting him.
- Okay.
(cat meowing) (uplifting violin music)
No... - Okay, bye.
- That's all you're gonna get.
- Yeah, maybe try ignoring him with the coffee.
- I think you should get in bed with him.
(giggling) (playful music)
Is this the first time you guys have been in bed together?
- No. - No.
- Oh, okay
- No, no. - No, no, crazy.
- Okay, trust. (uplifting violin music)
I haven't earned Alfred's trust, yet.
- You could try, yeah, kind of like how Keith is.
Like you hold him kind of like a baby.
(whistling)
- No. (laughing)
- Let's try a wet treat so that you can gain this trust.
- Let's skip to lunch. (laughing)
- You know what we should do? We'll come back to this.
(cat meowing)
- This is a wet treat.
It is his favorite thing in the world.
All you have to do is shake it,
and he'll hear it, and come running.
This is the secret to getting our cat to love you.
- Hi, Alfred.
Hi, Alfred.
(shaking bag)
(cat meowing excitedly)
Oh he loves this.
Alfred, you want the wet treat?
(cat meowing)
Yeah, that's right.
Oh, he knows!
Oh my god, he's so smart. (cat meowing)
Okay, Alfred. (cat meowing)
I know normally with dogs you make them sit to get it,
but he just eats it. (cat meowing)
- No, he just screams util he gets it.
(cat meowing)
Okay, Alfred, now remember, I'm your friend.
Oh, good boy.
Damn he likes that wet food.
Tell us the Alfred story.
- Oh, yeah! - Tell us how you
got Alfred, where is he from?
- Oh my God.
- Where's Alfred from, tell us his whole life story.
- Our sweet little baby boy.
So in April, Keith and I are looking to adopt a cat.
The people that were the people that rescued him said
that he was the biggest cat they've ever seen.
So we went to see him.
He immediately jumped in Keith's arms,
was licking him, was letting Keith pet him everywhere,
and the shelter told us
that he was actually rescued from Mexico.
(gasping)
He was in a hoarding situation where he lived
with 70 other cats.
- Wow. - Yeah.
So we think Albert just wanted some god damn peace and quiet
- And he's Mexican-American.
- He is, yeah. - He's Mexican-American.
- He's a first generation immigrant.
- Do you ever speak Spanish?
Are you trying to teach him Spanish?
- So we did, when we first got him.
- Wait, I thought that was, that was a joke. (laughing)
- No, it's not! - No, it's true, man.
- So, we had Maggie call him on speaker phone
and talk to him in Spanish.
And then we just made a guess
at what his favorite music would be so we put on Selena,
because we love Selena
- So you put on (speaking foreign language)
music for Alfred? (laughing)
- Yes. - That is so up my alley.
(whistling)
- Ope, guess he's done. - Alfred, oh, he's done.
- So you're going to clean Alfred's litter box.
You will need to vacuum Alfred's room,
and then you're also gonna need to vacuum the couch
because I'm allergic to cats, so.
- Wait, you're allergic to cats too!
So you just take? - Claritin.
- Claritin, every day? - Every day.
Every ding dang day. - Wow, that's commitment.
So you all have a very (cat meowing)
clever set-up where litter box is disguised as a houseplant.
- Very convincingly. (laughing)
- Very convincing succulent.
- Oh, that's stinky. (laughing)
I did not expect it to be so stinky.
(groaning)
- Yeah, it makes it easier though, to have it off,
in my opinion.
- I always thought it was like, you know, the old videos
in the Yukon where the gold miners are sifting the gold out.
That's how I thought it was.
- That's what I was gonna tell you, it is!
It's like you're searching for gold!
- But the gold is poop. - Poop.
- With my hands.
- No, with a scooper.
- Oh, a scooper, okay.
- Yeah, you'll have a scooper. (laughing)
- I didn't know if you guys
were just doing with like gloves.
(cringing)
- Okay, Alfred, watch me. (laughing)
I am about to clean up your shit.
(sniffing)
Oof, okay, I see the poop.
Do I have to knock off the extra stuff?
Okay. - That's good.
- That's good, you don't have to,
you don't have to overdo it.
(laughing)
(litter falling)
- Oh, it really is like sifting for gold.
Cletus, we're gonna be rich!
(laughing) (playful music)
Oh, there's a lot of poop.
- And the pee. - So that's the pee.
That big chunk is the pee. - The pee is the.
- Oh.
- And then once a month (suspenseful music)
you dump the whole litter box.
Wash it down.
(sneezing)
(gasping)
(dramatic music) (yelling in slow motion)
- Oh my god. (laughing)
- Look at Alfred.
(laughing quietly)
- I'd love to say
I'm really impressed that I haven't sneezed yet.
- That was crazy.
Look, look how much better it looks.
- Yeah, look at that, wow.
- It's good, there's still some little clumps,
but that's okay. - Yeah.
- I got it.
See how much I'm working for you, Alfred?
Will you let, will you sit in my lap now?
It is so weird asking Keith's cat to sit in my lap.
- Yeah, how about that.
- Topsy-turvy 20, 21.
All right, now put the hat back on.
- Put the hat back on. (plastic lid falling)
- Oh, (beep).
- I was waiting for that. (laughing)
To happen. (laughing)
(plastic sliding)
- This is tricky.
(plastic sliding) Nope.
- There you go. (angelic bells chiming)
Okay. - Yay!
(cat meowing) - My dogs hate the vacuum.
So we're going to see how this goes.
We're friends.
Don't be scared.
(vacuum running)
Hey, he didn't run away!
Do cats shed more than dogs?
I guess it depends on the breed, right?
But this is a lot of little hairs.
(plastic rolling)
Oops, oh!
(laughing)
Wow, it really gets it.
- That's where the hair goes, yeah.
- Alfred, I'm gonna come pet ya.
(footsteps)
(gasping)
He's licking me!
Ow, it's a weird tongue.
(laughing)
Why is it so spike-y?
Oh yeah, cats have bark tongues.
He just licked me.
I think he knew
after I gave him the wet treat and cleaned his poop.
(cat meowing)
Becky, what chores does he have to do next?
- Well let's give Alfred a little break,
and you can sniff the scratcher,
and then you can do the outside kitty chores.
- Okay. - Yeah.
- Giving Alfred a break,
time to sniff the scratchers.
- Since Eugene's never actually cared for a cat before,
we decided to throw some things in that are not true.
- So he has these little scratch pads
in front of the window,
but his vet was telling us because he's old
and he has like really bad nails
that sometimes they can like rot,
and so you have to sniff the scratch pad,
and if it smells like eggs you have to tell us.
(laughing)
I know it sounds ridiculous. - That was the weirdest
combination of words. - I know.
- You just made a sentence I was not expecting.
So I have to sniff his scratchpad
to see if it smells like eggs
because that would mean his claws are
rotting. - Rotting, yeah.
- Okay, and I love eggs,
I know exactly what egg smells like.
Here's the scratcher.
(cat meowing)
Has it ever smelled like eggs before?
- No. - No.
(playful music)
(sniffing)
- That smells like cardboard.
(laughing) - That's great.
- That's good, that's not eggs.
(sniffing) (playful music)
(sneezing)
I'm sorry, sorry. (laughing)
- And then you're gonna need to feed and give water
to the outside cats.
We read this thing online that said
if you want an outside cat to trust you
that they have to get used to your scent.
So you're actually, we have a towel out there
that the cats like to sleep on.
- So I'm gonna sit on the towel.
- You just need to sit on the towel, kind of like.
- Rub my butt on it.
- Shake your booty on it, yeah.
(cat meowing) - Most importantly,
and surprisingly I have to mark my scent
on this towel so that they feel comfortable with me.
Okay. (playful music)
I immediately assumed it was my butt
that had to be wiped on it.
It could be maybe just my hands.
Do you guys just use your hands?
- You can do whatever,
sometimes we sit while we're filling the food.
- Take a bit of Alfred home with me.
- Oh yeah, that's all Al, look at that.
- Am I a cat owner, now?
- Yes. - Yeah, that's,
that's the cat life.
- I think I got my scent on it.
- I think you did, I think you did a great job. (footsteps)
- Thanks Eugene!
- You did more than we would normally do.
- You're gonna give him his daily affirmations
after that and tell him that he's beautiful
and that he is special and he is loved.
(cat meowing) (uplifting violin music)
(clicking tongue)
- Well this is good, this is his spot.
Call him, call him by his name.
- Alfred.
(speaking foreign language)
Alfred.
You are a beautiful boy. (laughing)
- Becky.
- Oh. - Oh.
That was close. - That was close,
I got like one affirmation out.
- Yeah.
- And then I laughed and that was, that scared him.
- That scared him.
- Good job, wow.
I feel like I'm really working up the corporate ladder here.
- You're kind of moving like a cat right now.
(laughing)
(groaning)
(cat meowing) So now it's time for play time.
- So then you can play with toys,
he really loves string toys.
- Okay, so these are his favorite toys.
(shaking toys) (whistling)
Uh-oh.
He ran away? - Yeah.
- Was it me talking or was it just the vibe?
Here you go, yeah!
(beep) yeah, play with it, Alfred.
(playful music)
Alfred, woo!
What's that?
(laughing)
Alfred. (whistling)
Oh, (beep)
Okay, right. - Sometimes I whip it at him
so it hits him.
- Sometimes you whip it at him?
- Yeah, not hard, but so it hits him,
so he feels like he has to defend himself.
- Oh, I see.
(gasping)
Gay worm.
Just a little gay worm, trying to get away!
Surprise! (bell ringing)
Surprise!
(laughing)
- When you're laying down, he's done.
- He's done.
- He's done, that's a successful play, right there.
(cheering) You did it!
- I almost did it. - You did it!
That's about. - That was good?
(laughing) - That's about it.
(cat meowing) Okay,
this is yet another attempt at bedtime with Alfred
and affirmations. (uplifting violin music)
- He's like, Dad.
- Hi, buddy, hi.
Oh yeah, look at that.
- You're such a beautiful boy.
Oh, is it too, too aggressive?
Too positive?
- Talk to him!
- No, Alfred. - Oh, boy.
(whistling) Alfred.
You, you just ate!
The whole internet saw it.
- No.
- You can't lie.
- You're gonna cook Alfred his favorite dinner,
which is one piece of shrimp.
(laughing)
It can have no seasoning, and no oil on it.
- Is Alfred his mothers son?
(laughing)
Do you guys know how much Becky likes shrimp?
- I love shrimp!
(laughing)
- So now I'm going to cook Alfred's favorite treat,
which is a single shrimp.
I've never cooked a single shrimp.
(upbeat violin music)
- I've only done this once for Alfred.
Typically it's when I'm making us shrimp,
I make him one as well.
Because he typically smells it.
- Oh, for dinner?
Just a single shrimp, I'm on a diet.
(laughing)
- This is, just so you know, it's like a 12 course meal.
Course three is a single shrimp.
- One shrimp.
- Cooked on one side.
(laughing)
(uplifting music)
(laughing)
- Yeah. - Oh, yeah.
(sizzling)
This is riveting footage.
(pan frying)
Oh yeah. - Oh, yeah.
- Oh, there we go, there's a little browning on the side.
- Oh, yeah!
(pan frying) (laughing)
(pan frying)
(energetic classical music)
Alfred, your meal is served.
Alfred? (cat meowing)
Oh, do you smell it?
Sorry to wake you up, bud.
(cat meowing)
(upbeat music)
(cat meowing)
- He's like, yeah that is what I thought it was, holy shit.
- Come here, good boy.
Good boy. (laughing)
Have your shrimp.
Delight in your seafood fare.
For one day, we, and all the other felines,
will take over the world.
He says, this has turned into a villain monologue.
- Yeah.
- Then you can watch TV with him.
He loves to sit and watch TV.
- We're gonna put on some Selena music videos.
- He's gonna love that.
(cat meowing) - So we're gonna try
some Selena music.
- Hopefully the power of (speaking foreign language)
music can bring Alfred to me, a Texan, with shrimp.
- Yeah.
- Alfred, don't tell anyone,
but my positive affirmation is that you're the best Try Pet.
(gasping)
- Wow.
- I really feel like I had to earn your love.
And now let's watch Selena.
Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight,
and tomorrow I'll be holding you tight
because there's no where in the world I'd rather be
than here in my room dreaming about you and me.
(cat meowing)
- Okay, what's that?
So we've had a pretty rough day,
but we're gonna end it with a high note.
- Yeah, you know, what,
at the end I got the positive affirmation,
we enjoyed Selena together, we had a shrimp,
and this is an angel costume because Alfred is an Angel.
(cat meowing)
- Oh, is a good boy!
- Good boy.
- Oh, is a good boy!
- Oh. - Good boy.
Hold on, bubbas.
(whistling)
- Oh, no, our angel.
- Angel. - Angel.
(laughing)
- He's just praying in his uh.
He's praying in his little...
(laughing)
I learned that even though a lot of people
have given cats a bad rap I think cats are real angels.
They really lay above you.
(laughing)
Like literally looking down on you,
that's how I feel.
But, once they trust you it's almost like
making a friend who,
it was the hardest person in the room to impress.
- Like you?
- Like me?
Yeah, like me, yeah. - Like being friends with you?
(laughing) - I feel like I just kind of
started a friendship with myself.
- We do have something to tell you.
- We lied to you a couple of times.
(laughing) (sad violin music)
- What?
- You can guess which things.
- The booty rub was a lie.
- Yeah.
- Are you (beep) kidding me?
Is the smelling thing?
(laughing)
I didn't say those two things
because I was trying to be respectful.
(laughing)
(upbeat music)
(slapping) (whistling)
- Come on.
- No, not right now.
(slapping) (laughing)
- Come on.
I feel like I need to shake a bottle of whiskey.
- Stop. (laughing)