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[woman] You guys wanna come out
to the catio?

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[cat meows]

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All right, guys, you ready?

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It's not a trick. Come on.
Come on, guys.

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[whistles] Everybody in, everybody in.
Come on. [kissing]

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[whistling]

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Come on, guys. [whistles]
Come on, guys. [whistles]

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There you go!

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-[whistling]
-[cats meowing]

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Guys! [whistling]

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[meows]

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[gentle music playing]

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You leading the way, Jax?

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All right, guys, to the catio.
Come on, guys.

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[whistling]

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Guys!

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[whistle blowing]

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-[cat meows]
-Jax! Hey, Jax!

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-[whistle blowing]
-Come on, guys! Everyone out here.

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You got it! You're doing great, come on!

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-Almost through!
-[cat meows]

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My name is Samantha Martin,

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and I am the chief executive human
and trainer

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for The Amazing Acro-Cats.

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[audience cheering and applauding]

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They aren't perfect Russian circus cats
that do everything just like that.

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They're cats and they're acting like cats,
and they really make people happy.

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It's always been a win-win.

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Either people are like, "Wow,"
or they're laughing.

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[audience cheering]

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They're the stars of the show,

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and they're the stars of my life.

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[cat purring]

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[opening theme music playing]

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When I first moved here,
I imagined something like this,

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and this is like a dream come true.

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[peaceful music playing]

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I was living in Chicago, and I was--
I was kind of ready for a change.

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I really didn't need
the big city life anymore.

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So, I-I moved to Georgia
about three years ago,

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and this place,
it was really magical how I found it.

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We were driving down the road,
I see a "For Sale" sign,

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and we just drive up,
knock on the guy's door

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and say, "Hey, can we see your house?
We noticed a 'For Sale' sign."

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So, he showed us around,
and it was love at first sight.

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It had everything I ever wanted
in a house.

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I'm like,
"This would be perfect for the cats."

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I've always loved the color purple.

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Every chance I get
to paint something purple…

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And it seems to be
a really nice color for cats, too.

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I think. [chuckles]

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They love working,
they love being on the road,

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and when they come home,
I like them to have a really magical,

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relaxing, stimulating place,

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because they're working cats,
but they're also my pets,

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and they deserve the best.

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The Acro-Cats got started around 2005.

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I've loved animals my whole life,

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and at that point,
I was working as a wildlife educator,

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and I really wanted to train animals
for film and television.

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It'd been my-- my lifelong dream.

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There's so many dog trainers out there,

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and cats are the second-most
requested animal for a movie set.

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But they're notoriously difficult
to work with.

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So, I thought I would focus on cats,

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but I didn't really have a reputation
as a cat trainer,

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and I didn't have a resume for my cats.

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So, I was like,

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"How can I get these cats out and about
and get them work?"

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-[jazz music playing]
-I started with the band, actually.

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I taught the cats to play piano,
and then I added a guitar and drums.

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And people just loved it.

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It just evolved very slowly and painfully.

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Whenever I had something lined up,
I'd tell one of my friends, I'm like,

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"Oh, I've got a show lined up
for Wednesday."

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"You wanna be my assistant?"
And they're like, "Okay."

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Because it was embarrassing!

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[humorous music playing]

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People started showing up in droves
to see these cats really not do much,

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except for the band.

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I went to the hardware store,
picked up some crude props,

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a couple of ladders and a-- and a rope.

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So, we found an art gallery
that was looking for entertainment.

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And I said, "Hey, would you--
Can I bring these cats?"

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And… and of course, it was a disaster
because the cats were distracted.

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I've learned a lot about training cats
over the years.

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Mainly through trial and error.
Mainly error.

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I was just so focused on, like,

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"What's going--"
Like, "What's going on in these cats?"

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"What are they thinking?"

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And I started
to see improvements in the cats.

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People think you can't train cats.
Like, that's ridiculous.

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You can totally train cats.

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Get a clicker and some treats
and just see what your cat can do.

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So, then I-I started to find spaces
that I could bring a small troupe of cats.

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About ten years ago,
I got a Myspace message…

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Yes, Myspace.

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…from a lady who I never met before,
and she said, "I am coming to your city."

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"My friend recommended me to you,

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and I wanted to know if you wanted
to work on the show with me?"

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And it was a link for The Acro-Cats.

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-[bell dinging]
-I was just like, "Yes, definitely yes."

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And I said yes. And I had been
booking music in Austin, Texas,

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where I lived for about, I guess,
five or six years at that time.

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She came to Austin, brought the show.
We sold it out.

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She immediately asked me,
"When are you gonna join the circus?"

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So, I was like, "Ahh!"
But that's how it started. [laughing]

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-[Samantha] Over here. [blowing whistle]
-[cats meowing]

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Where are the… where are the twins?

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This is, uh, Roux, Buster,

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and here's Ahi Tuna, Albacore Tuna.
Where's the other twin?

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St. Claude.

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Asti, Bowie, Wiki, Noah, Jax.

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-Dixie. Dixie!
-[cat meowing]

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[chuckles]

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We had some shows set up
for this entire year,

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you know, pre-March, and then COVID hit.

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[somber music playing]

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I mean, everything has gotten canceled.

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[Samantha] I just gotta get these cats
at least out doing something

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because they need it.

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They really do.

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They're bored.

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I'm just gonna have to get creative,
I guess,

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until we can get back on the road.

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Oh, there she goes.
There's Ahi on the wheel. [chuckles]

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She likes to get her cardio in.

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Go, Ahi! Go, Ahi!
She likes it when you applaud.

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Yes! Yay, Ahi!

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Whoo!

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[Polly] What we are doing this weekend

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is doing a very special presentation
of our show in Atlanta, Georgia.

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It's normally a large space,

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but due to, um, the pandemic,

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it's going to be
a super scaled-down version.

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This is a new venue,
never been there before.

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All sorts of new sights and smells
and, you know, it'll be interesting.

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[Samantha] I feel very fortunate
that I'm living in Meowy Manor,

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which is a paradise.

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I get to hang out
with the cats in the catio

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and… and just--
just relax for a little bit.

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A little panicking
about the financial si-- situation.

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-Are you guys bossy?
-[cats meowing]

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Oh, you are bossy.

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Wow, that's some cattitude there.

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All right, guys, you ready?

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I started making fostering
a regular thing,

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and fostering and educating people
has really kind of become the mission.

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I realized that I can actually
make a difference here.

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So, I-- I started adopting out kittens
and taking more in,

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and… and now we're up to almost 270 cats
that I've found homes for.

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[meowing]

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These four kittens
were abandoned by their feral mom.

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I have portable incubators

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and all the equipment
to keep the little ones alive,

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and I've been bottle-feeding for so long
that it's just second nature for me.

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Yes, come here.

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Yes! Oh, you got me, you got me.
You got me.

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This is the cutest phase, I think,
when they're this age.

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-They're just the perfect bundles of joy.
-[meowing and purring]

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Listen to those little motors.

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Normally, we find homes for them
while we're touring.

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So, this is another problem:

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not touring,
trying to raise foster kittens

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and still give my own cats attention.

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So, that's why some of the tricks
need a little work,

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because I've been…

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uh, you know,
when they're under a week old,

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you have to feed them
every three or four hours

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and around the clock,

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so that's exhausting.

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Maybe one of you guys would be
the next skateboarding cat.

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What do you guys think, huh?

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[geese honking]

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[gentle music playing]

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[Samantha] When I actually started
booking things, I did all of the driving.

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And then once Polly came on board,
she took it to the next level.

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She recognized
that we needed a third person.

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It's challenging to find people
that wanna live on a-- on a bus,

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this far away from another human,
24/7, with 16 cats.

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Charmaine has been with me
for quite-- quite some time.

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She's an artist

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and does all sorts
of amazing things herself

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with music and fire…

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[Charmaine] I'll never forget
the first time the Cat Bus pulled up,

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and it was Samantha Martin at the wheel
with the Big Tuna face on the front.

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I just-- I was like, "I know this is it.
Like… this is it."

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I wanna work for the cat circus.

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I left my old band to join a cat band.
[laughing]

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I'm, uh, poaching some chicken breasts
for training time,

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so it's got to be not overdone.

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So, this is like the key part.

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I'm trying to cook it quickly,
but if I-- if it's too dry,

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then the cats are gonna be like,
"Ugh, it's-- the chicken's too dry."

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"You gotta redo it."
They're very-- [chuckles]

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They're very particular.
I mean, they get--

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Like I said,
I have peanut butter crackers for me,

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and chicken and tuna for the cats.

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He's really got movie-star looks,
but it does--

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[Polly] I mean, he's okay.
I mean, whatever.

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-[Samantha] His fur is great.
-[Polly] You know, he's all right.

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[Samantha] Bowie, you're just gonna sit
on that skateboard?

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-Can I move it back and forth a little?
-[Polly] Who is this?

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Um, all right,
so… so it's three days till showtime?

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[Polly] Yes. 
And how long since we've had a show?

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Since February and--

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[laughing] March, April, May, June, July.
Yeah, eight months.

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Oh, we're doomed.

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We're doomed. [chuckles]

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I mean, it's gonna be great.

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Ahi! [whistling]

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Ahi, Ahi, right here. Ahi! [whistling]

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-Ahi! [whistling]
-[meowing]

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Ahi, this is your moment to shine.
He's like, "Yes, it is."

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[whistling] Ahi! Ahi! [whistles]

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-Ignore me completely. Ahi!
-[Ahi meowing]

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Do you remember this, Jax?

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What do you think, Jax?

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Jax, Jax… Jax.

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Bowie, Bowie! Come here, Bowie!

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Bowie!

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Nue. Nue.

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Right over here.

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-[Polly] What are you talking about?
-Ready? Nue, right here.

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-Nue!
-[Charmaine] Oh, hell no!

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[laughing]

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All right, ready? Ready, Jax?

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-No cheating. No cheating, Jax.
-[Charmaine] Here, Jax.

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[Samantha] Like, she'll do it, and…

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See? Look at that. This is cheating.

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All right, Jax. Oh, that was a fail.

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I'd say that was…
that was a fail, Jax.

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-All right. Go, Dixie! Go, Dixie!
-[meowing]

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Dixie!

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Yes! Dixie!

236
00:12:13,253 --> 00:12:14,087
Dixie!

237
00:12:16,465 --> 00:12:17,382
Dixie!

238
00:12:17,466 --> 00:12:19,468
-[meowing]
-Come on, Dixie!

239
00:12:19,551 --> 00:12:22,345
Okay, and double! [chuckling]

240
00:12:22,429 --> 00:12:24,765
-And double!
-[Charmaine] Quite the double working.

241
00:12:24,848 --> 00:12:26,850
All right, and… [laughing]

242
00:12:27,726 --> 00:12:29,269
Double on the mark, right?

243
00:12:31,271 --> 00:12:33,190
[Samantha] Here you go.
Just one more time.

244
00:12:33,273 --> 00:12:34,566
[Charmaine chuckles]

245
00:12:34,649 --> 00:12:36,401
Bowie, come on, you got it. Yes!

246
00:12:36,943 --> 00:12:38,904
You got it,
you're do-- you're doing it. Oh!

247
00:12:39,404 --> 00:12:41,114
A little bit more! Come on, Bowie!

248
00:12:42,115 --> 00:12:44,326
Take it slow, take it slow, take it slow.

249
00:12:45,994 --> 00:12:46,912
Hello, Bowie.

250
00:12:46,995 --> 00:12:48,914
Bowie, right-- right here. Right here.

251
00:12:49,456 --> 00:12:50,832
You can do it, come on!

252
00:12:52,375 --> 00:12:55,170
You really have got
to lose some weight, Bowie.

253
00:12:55,253 --> 00:12:58,173
-This show's gonna be so great.
-It's gonna be amazing.

254
00:12:58,256 --> 00:13:01,968
[Samantha] A really memorable show.
One that we talk about for the ages.

255
00:13:02,052 --> 00:13:04,095
[Polly] By the way, 19 tickets.

256
00:13:04,179 --> 00:13:05,555
-[Samantha] Oh, wow!
-[Polly] Right?

257
00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:07,349
[cat meowing]

258
00:13:13,563 --> 00:13:14,773
[pleasant music playing]

259
00:13:23,740 --> 00:13:25,033
[meowing]

260
00:13:54,688 --> 00:13:57,274
[Samantha] We toured
till the end of August last year.

261
00:13:57,357 --> 00:13:59,651
I had been on the road since February,

262
00:13:59,734 --> 00:14:02,153
and I wanted to take a nice, long break,

263
00:14:02,237 --> 00:14:04,197
and I wanted to get the bus repaired.

264
00:14:05,031 --> 00:14:06,992
So, this is our tour bus,

265
00:14:07,075 --> 00:14:10,412
and it didn't used to look like this.

266
00:14:10,495 --> 00:14:12,372
It used to look like this.

267
00:14:12,455 --> 00:14:17,627
So, it had this beautiful wrap on it
that represented all of the cats.

268
00:14:17,711 --> 00:14:20,005
[somber music playing]

269
00:14:20,088 --> 00:14:23,884
We had trusted somebody
that said they were gonna fix our bus up.

270
00:14:25,135 --> 00:14:27,304
I knew this person for four years,

271
00:14:27,387 --> 00:14:30,181
and to find out that we got scammed

272
00:14:30,265 --> 00:14:32,142
has just really set us back.

273
00:14:34,352 --> 00:14:37,314
Our repair started in August,
and then, just--

274
00:14:37,397 --> 00:14:41,526
Things started to seem weird and slow.

275
00:14:41,610 --> 00:14:44,487
I was getting radio silence.
Like, "What's going on?"

276
00:14:44,571 --> 00:14:48,283
At this point, I'm-- I'm just gonna have
to take it to a professional

277
00:14:48,366 --> 00:14:50,285
and-- and do this right.

278
00:14:50,368 --> 00:14:55,916
So, we show up to collect our Cat Bus,
and we didn't even recognize it,

279
00:14:55,999 --> 00:14:58,168
because the wrap had been taken off,

280
00:14:58,251 --> 00:15:00,754
and the interior
was completely demolished.

281
00:15:00,837 --> 00:15:02,130
And the bus before…

282
00:15:02,213 --> 00:15:05,091
We had this beautiful Kitten City setup.

283
00:15:05,175 --> 00:15:06,801
Uh, this is Kitten City.

284
00:15:07,594 --> 00:15:09,387
[on tablet] All right, here's Kitten City.

285
00:15:09,471 --> 00:15:11,973
The top level
for the neonatal and the incubator.

286
00:15:12,599 --> 00:15:14,809
Second level
from when they were a bit older.

287
00:15:14,893 --> 00:15:16,519
No, no, no, no, no! Don't jump!

288
00:15:16,603 --> 00:15:18,730
-It was magical.
-[Samantha screaming on tablet]

289
00:15:18,813 --> 00:15:19,689
And now…

290
00:15:20,523 --> 00:15:22,108
it looks like this.

291
00:15:22,943 --> 00:15:24,319
It was a one-piece unit

292
00:15:24,402 --> 00:15:27,489
that could have easily been
just lifted out and taken out,

293
00:15:27,572 --> 00:15:31,076
but instead,
it was just viciously demolished.

294
00:15:31,618 --> 00:15:34,037
This is what we found back here.

295
00:15:34,746 --> 00:15:36,456
Everything was just torn out.

296
00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,835
Wood floor had been put down,
and a bedroom had been built.

297
00:15:41,336 --> 00:15:43,713
I'm not sure
if he was taking it for himself

298
00:15:43,797 --> 00:15:45,548
or going to flip it. [chuckles]

299
00:15:45,632 --> 00:15:49,177
It's been an emotional year for me.

300
00:15:52,722 --> 00:15:58,269
The nine months that I put in
after a year of cancer treatments,

301
00:15:58,853 --> 00:16:02,983
busting my ass for nine months
to make up for that year,

302
00:16:03,066 --> 00:16:04,693
and having all that money taken…

303
00:16:05,276 --> 00:16:06,528
It was heartbreaking.

304
00:16:07,070 --> 00:16:09,572
Samantha actually had cancer
two years ago,

305
00:16:09,656 --> 00:16:11,116
right before COVID hit.

306
00:16:11,199 --> 00:16:12,617
She had just recovered.

307
00:16:13,284 --> 00:16:15,620
It was, like, cancer, and then the bus,

308
00:16:15,704 --> 00:16:17,539
and then a couple
of the older cats passed.

309
00:16:18,832 --> 00:16:21,501
It's just been
one after the other for her.

310
00:16:21,584 --> 00:16:25,463
So, the struggle's been
really extra real right now for us.

311
00:16:25,547 --> 00:16:27,340
[toy piano keys playing]

312
00:16:27,424 --> 00:16:30,593
Yes, very nice. You can always count
on the keyboard player.

313
00:16:31,761 --> 00:16:33,972
-[laughs]
-[meowing]

314
00:16:34,055 --> 00:16:35,765
You're so good on the keyboards.

315
00:16:35,849 --> 00:16:37,308
[toy piano keys playing]

316
00:16:37,392 --> 00:16:38,685
Bowie, what do you think?

317
00:16:38,768 --> 00:16:41,146
You wanna warm up a little bit
while we wait for St. Claude?

318
00:16:41,688 --> 00:16:42,689
Hm?

319
00:16:47,610 --> 00:16:50,989
You're amazing!
You can do it, come on! Come on!

320
00:16:52,407 --> 00:16:53,366
You know.

321
00:16:53,450 --> 00:16:55,618
-You got it!
-You gotta do the thing.

322
00:16:56,494 --> 00:16:58,079
[Samantha] The band's a little rusty.

323
00:16:58,163 --> 00:16:59,956
[chuckling]

324
00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,500
Uh, but it's, uh… it's coming together.

325
00:17:03,376 --> 00:17:05,545
Gigging at the house,
just isn't as exciting,

326
00:17:05,628 --> 00:17:08,298
as it is, you know,
gigging on the road.

327
00:17:09,549 --> 00:17:12,218
But, uh,
they haven't had a gig in a while.

328
00:17:12,302 --> 00:17:14,512
Bowie, the last couple of gigs, went out,

329
00:17:14,596 --> 00:17:16,848
and, like, left the band
to go flirting in the audience,

330
00:17:16,931 --> 00:17:19,142
so that's… that was a problem.

331
00:17:19,225 --> 00:17:21,436
Typical drummer.
Yeah, it's always the drummer.

332
00:17:21,936 --> 00:17:25,065
Here, buddy. Hi! I missed you!

333
00:17:25,148 --> 00:17:28,109
[Samantha] Debbie, one of my assistants,
who's a vet tech, which is--

334
00:17:28,193 --> 00:17:30,737
It's so fantastic
to have a vet tech on our team.

335
00:17:30,820 --> 00:17:33,490
All the cats are going to get
pre-show vet exams,

336
00:17:33,573 --> 00:17:35,033
and they'll be weighed in.

337
00:17:35,116 --> 00:17:37,619
-10.2.
-What?

338
00:17:37,702 --> 00:17:40,497
-[Debra] Oh, no!
-[Samantha] Wow, you went up?

339
00:17:40,580 --> 00:17:44,375
10.2 pounds.
What do you have to say for yourself?

340
00:17:44,459 --> 00:17:45,460
[purring]

341
00:17:47,295 --> 00:17:49,672
[gentle music playing]

342
00:18:05,146 --> 00:18:08,399
Charmaine and I are going
to put decals on the bus

343
00:18:08,483 --> 00:18:11,444
because the wrap
that was originally on the bus

344
00:18:11,528 --> 00:18:12,737
had been ripped off.

345
00:18:12,821 --> 00:18:16,616
So, I printed up cut decals
with some vinyl

346
00:18:16,699 --> 00:18:18,576
so that I could put something on the bus,

347
00:18:18,660 --> 00:18:21,287
so that people would know who we are
and what we're trying to do.

348
00:18:21,913 --> 00:18:23,540
This is a very DIY project,

349
00:18:23,623 --> 00:18:25,792
as is a lot
of Rock Cat's rescue endeavors.

350
00:18:26,501 --> 00:18:28,962
A lot of times,
you pay somebody money to do this,

351
00:18:29,045 --> 00:18:31,798
but because funds
are really tight right now,

352
00:18:32,465 --> 00:18:35,677
we're gonna do it ourselves, you know,
'cause we're a little broke.

353
00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:36,594
[laughing]

354
00:18:36,678 --> 00:18:38,096
-[Charmaine] A little broke.
-[Polly] Yeah.

355
00:18:39,139 --> 00:18:40,557
Yay, it's so nice.

356
00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,892
It's so nice to have it--
Something there, you know?

357
00:18:42,976 --> 00:18:43,977
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

358
00:18:44,060 --> 00:18:45,854
Something there to be, like, "It's us."

359
00:18:45,937 --> 00:18:47,564
-[Charmaine] Yeah.
-[Polly] "We're not gonna give up."

360
00:18:47,647 --> 00:18:49,023
[both chuckling]

361
00:18:49,107 --> 00:18:52,068
-"These cats matter."
-They do.

362
00:18:52,152 --> 00:18:53,736
Yes, that's it for that.

363
00:18:54,362 --> 00:18:55,405
[whistle blowing]

364
00:18:56,865 --> 00:18:57,907
[meowing]

365
00:18:58,575 --> 00:18:59,742
Here they come.

366
00:19:00,243 --> 00:19:01,953
[chuckles] Asti's suspicious.

367
00:19:02,036 --> 00:19:03,538
-[whistle blowing]
-[Polly] It's a trap.

368
00:19:03,621 --> 00:19:06,666
[Samantha] All right, there you go.
In you go.

369
00:19:06,749 --> 00:19:07,625
[grunts]

370
00:19:10,295 --> 00:19:11,254
Our Roux.

371
00:19:11,337 --> 00:19:14,382
-Okay, so then we needed St. Claude.
-[Debra] I have Nue.

372
00:19:15,592 --> 00:19:18,094
[Samantha] Whoa! Nue, wow!
Nue, that was rude.

373
00:19:18,178 --> 00:19:20,346
-[Debra] Yeah.
-[Samantha] Oh, Dixie!

374
00:19:20,430 --> 00:19:22,390
-[Dixie meowing]
-Are you singing the Blues, Dixie?

375
00:19:22,473 --> 00:19:24,976
-[Debra] Here!
-[Samantha] Feel like we have more cats.

376
00:19:25,059 --> 00:19:27,228
They usually come running,
but the presence of males,

377
00:19:27,312 --> 00:19:28,980
they're not used to guys around.

378
00:19:29,063 --> 00:19:31,566
It's not like I have a lot
of gentlemen callers.

379
00:19:31,649 --> 00:19:33,401
[all laughing]

380
00:19:33,484 --> 00:19:35,361
No way. No way!

381
00:19:35,445 --> 00:19:37,822
[Samantha] You'd think that they'd
be beating down the door

382
00:19:37,906 --> 00:19:39,407
with all these cats that I have.

383
00:19:39,490 --> 00:19:40,867
I mean, it's such a big turn-on,

384
00:19:40,950 --> 00:19:43,161
a woman that has 24 cats.

385
00:19:43,244 --> 00:19:44,537
-Yeah!
-Yeah!

386
00:19:44,621 --> 00:19:45,955
[gentle music playing]

387
00:20:11,564 --> 00:20:13,566
Samantha, we also need Cluck Norris.

388
00:20:13,650 --> 00:20:15,860
-[Samantha] Oh, yes, Cluck Norris.
-Cluck Norris.

389
00:20:15,944 --> 00:20:18,321
[Charmaine] The infamous Cluck Norris!

390
00:20:18,404 --> 00:20:21,741
Cymbal and tambourine player
extraordinaire.

391
00:20:21,824 --> 00:20:22,659
[chicken clucking]

392
00:20:22,742 --> 00:20:24,577
Hey, the driver's not here yet.

393
00:20:25,078 --> 00:20:27,580
So, we will not get there
at seven o'clock.

394
00:20:28,081 --> 00:20:29,874
[Samantha] Come on, Universe!

395
00:20:29,958 --> 00:20:32,627
Watch the guy not show up,
and I have to drive the bus.

396
00:20:32,710 --> 00:20:34,963
-[meowing]
-Testing the meowy horn.

397
00:20:35,046 --> 00:20:37,548
[horn making "meow" sounds]

398
00:20:40,468 --> 00:20:43,012
[cats on horn] ♪ Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow ♪

399
00:20:43,096 --> 00:20:44,639
♪ Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow ♪

400
00:20:44,722 --> 00:20:48,059
-[Debra] Come on! [laughing]
-♪ Meow meow meow meow… ♪

401
00:20:48,142 --> 00:20:49,894
[Charmaine] Do you wanna snuggle?

402
00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:52,063
-[meowing]
-Oh, yeah!

403
00:20:52,146 --> 00:20:54,190
-[horn continues playing "meow"]
-[Debra gasps] That him?

404
00:20:54,274 --> 00:20:56,401
-[Polly] I think so.
-[Debra] My God! He's really here?

405
00:20:57,026 --> 00:20:57,902
[Polly] Yes.

406
00:20:57,986 --> 00:20:59,237
[Samantha] Down, neutral,

407
00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:00,697
reverse, drive.

408
00:21:01,364 --> 00:21:03,950
Um, yeah,
I usually keep that down so that--

409
00:21:04,033 --> 00:21:06,703
Because, otherwise,
if a cat steps on that, you know…

410
00:21:06,786 --> 00:21:09,664
-And I'll go move the car so you can…
-[driver] All right.

411
00:21:10,164 --> 00:21:11,499
[engine turns over]

412
00:21:15,586 --> 00:21:17,797
[Charmaine] That's that sound
that means we're gonna move!

413
00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:18,840
[cat meows]

414
00:21:18,923 --> 00:21:21,634
Follow that cat car! [chuckles]

415
00:21:22,385 --> 00:21:24,387
[uplifting music playing]

416
00:21:45,408 --> 00:21:48,536
[Charmaine] Setting up the previous night
gives us a chance to kind of, like,

417
00:21:48,619 --> 00:21:50,246
triple-check everything.

418
00:21:50,330 --> 00:21:52,498
It's so much less stressful
than setting up

419
00:21:52,582 --> 00:21:56,085
and knowing you have to do a show,
like, right away, afterwards,

420
00:21:56,169 --> 00:21:58,588
and having that, like, time crunch.

421
00:21:59,130 --> 00:22:02,592
It's more stressful for-- for everybody
and for the cats, ultimately,

422
00:22:02,675 --> 00:22:05,094
since they pick up
on what we're thinking and feeling.

423
00:22:05,178 --> 00:22:07,597
So, something like this,
like, we can set up,

424
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,476
have it ready, know it's gonna be okay,
know what we need to do the next day,

425
00:22:11,559 --> 00:22:14,354
and, uh, get a good night's sleep,
hopefully. [chuckles]

426
00:22:15,855 --> 00:22:19,359
-We should have the audience sit there--
-We could be here on the floor.

427
00:22:19,442 --> 00:22:22,820
That's actually not a bad idea.
Just flip the whole thing on its head.

428
00:22:22,904 --> 00:22:24,530
Are you seriously thinking that?

429
00:22:24,614 --> 00:22:28,785
I mean, 'cause it's-- It's gonna be--
We'll fall off-- I mean, there's not--

430
00:22:28,868 --> 00:22:30,912
[all laughing]

431
00:22:30,995 --> 00:22:32,455
You know, the stage size is perfect,

432
00:22:32,538 --> 00:22:35,083
if it was all
on the same level. [chuckles]

433
00:22:35,833 --> 00:22:39,128
And then the band…
I don't even know where the band would go.

434
00:22:39,962 --> 00:22:41,547
Some-- Right, I'm not even sure.

435
00:22:41,631 --> 00:22:43,549
-[man] Wait, there's-- there's a band?
-Yeah.

436
00:22:43,633 --> 00:22:44,467
[man] Is it a band?

437
00:22:44,550 --> 00:22:46,552
-A cat band, yeah.
-[man] Human beings playing--

438
00:22:46,636 --> 00:22:49,472
-No, the cats are playing.
-The cats play instruments?

439
00:22:49,555 --> 00:22:51,682
-Okay.
-We have a whole band set up.

440
00:22:51,766 --> 00:22:53,309
Where's the band gonna be set up?

441
00:22:53,393 --> 00:22:57,146
So, how many band member-- members
are there in the cat band?

442
00:22:57,230 --> 00:23:00,608
Well, used to be three members,
and then it was four with a cowbell.

443
00:23:00,691 --> 00:23:02,735
Then we added a chicken,
cymbal, and tambourine.

444
00:23:02,819 --> 00:23:06,155
-Does the band have its own band name?
-Yeah, The Rock-- uh, The Rock Cats.

445
00:23:06,239 --> 00:23:09,325
-Like "Rockettes," but "Rock Cats"?
-Yeah, Rock Cats.

446
00:23:09,409 --> 00:23:11,160
-So, Tuna and The Rock Cats.
-Gotcha.

447
00:23:11,244 --> 00:23:14,497
Is there, like, a sexy girl singer
that fronts sometimes?

448
00:23:14,580 --> 00:23:15,915
-[Polly] Samantha.
-[Samantha] Yes.

449
00:23:15,998 --> 00:23:19,627
I have 24 minutes
until I turn into a pumpkin.

450
00:23:19,710 --> 00:23:22,004
-[Samantha] We should probably load in.
-We should.

451
00:23:22,088 --> 00:23:25,133
[Samantha] So who's all helping us load
and carry heavy things in?

452
00:23:25,216 --> 00:23:26,050
Everything.

453
00:23:26,551 --> 00:23:29,470
-Carry the heavy things in. Okay.
-[Polly] Let me find out who.

454
00:23:29,554 --> 00:23:31,305
Who's ready to load in heavy stuff?

455
00:23:31,389 --> 00:23:33,474
[all cheering]

456
00:23:33,558 --> 00:23:34,767
Okay, cool. Let's do it.

457
00:23:34,851 --> 00:23:37,061
-[Charmaine] It's gonna be fun!
-[woman] I'm in!

458
00:23:41,315 --> 00:23:42,400
[Charmaine sighs]

459
00:23:43,484 --> 00:23:47,029
[Polly] The touring has ended up
being vital in raising the money

460
00:23:47,113 --> 00:23:48,781
to take care of these cats,

461
00:23:48,865 --> 00:23:51,242
and it's pretty much all we have
right now. [laughing]

462
00:23:52,994 --> 00:23:54,036
Feels like survival.

463
00:23:54,871 --> 00:23:57,248
You have to make sure the lights stay on,
the cats are fed,

464
00:23:57,331 --> 00:23:58,624
and they have their medications.

465
00:23:59,459 --> 00:24:01,794
And everything can go on till tomorrow.

466
00:24:21,606 --> 00:24:24,150
[Samantha] Yeah, there's a lot
of stress and…

467
00:24:24,692 --> 00:24:26,736
You know, everyone's anxious and…

468
00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,614
uh, I mean, they have-- Literally, it's--

469
00:24:29,697 --> 00:24:32,950
This is the longest they've ever gone
without doing a show, so…

470
00:24:33,993 --> 00:24:35,077
So, it should be…

471
00:24:36,913 --> 00:24:37,747
um…

472
00:24:38,873 --> 00:24:40,541
Should be interesting. [chuckles]

473
00:24:41,542 --> 00:24:43,961
-Three of us stand around, drinkin'.
-Yeah.

474
00:24:44,045 --> 00:24:44,879
[laughing]

475
00:24:44,962 --> 00:24:47,215
-I have a minor panic attack.
-I already did one.

476
00:24:47,298 --> 00:24:49,175
Yeah, we're early. We need our pep talk.

477
00:24:49,258 --> 00:24:50,593
I was like, you know--

478
00:24:50,676 --> 00:24:52,887
Doing my little--
You know, last-minute arm.

479
00:24:52,970 --> 00:24:54,138
-[Debra] Nice pants!
-Yeah.

480
00:24:54,222 --> 00:24:56,974
-Are you guys ready for the show?
-No.

481
00:24:57,058 --> 00:24:59,560
Which one is this? This one? This one?

482
00:24:59,644 --> 00:25:00,895
Which one do you--

483
00:25:00,978 --> 00:25:02,104
Use sparkles.

484
00:25:02,188 --> 00:25:04,315
Well, there's this more sparkly one.

485
00:25:05,691 --> 00:25:08,611
-Oh, this is super sparkly.
-I love you.

486
00:25:08,694 --> 00:25:11,614
-Oh, my goodness!
-So, I just have to tape these on.

487
00:25:11,697 --> 00:25:15,159
This will hide the fact I wasn't--
Just didn't get my arm exercises in.

488
00:25:15,243 --> 00:25:18,663
You know, I brought my-- It was like--
I brought my weights in.

489
00:25:18,746 --> 00:25:19,580
[Charmaine] Mm-hmm.

490
00:25:19,664 --> 00:25:22,500
-Okay, I will see you backstage.
-May-- maybe.

491
00:25:22,583 --> 00:25:26,003
-I will see you backstage. [laughing]
-Maybe I'll show up.

492
00:25:26,546 --> 00:25:29,757
-Can't make any promises. All right.
-Don't make me cry, Samantha.

493
00:25:31,425 --> 00:25:34,554
All right, the cats are gonna do fine.
The cats are gonna do fine.

494
00:25:34,637 --> 00:25:36,138
[audience applauding]

495
00:25:36,889 --> 00:25:38,307
We are almost ready.

496
00:25:38,391 --> 00:25:40,434
We thank you so much for your patience,

497
00:25:40,518 --> 00:25:45,398
but we will be starting the show
as soon as "paw-sible."

498
00:25:45,481 --> 00:25:47,233
-[humorous music playing]
-[audience laughing]

499
00:25:47,316 --> 00:25:50,319
[Samantha] I did not realize
that we were not really ready yet.

500
00:25:51,070 --> 00:25:52,863
[Charmaine] Is anyone selling cat ears?

501
00:25:54,699 --> 00:25:58,035
-[man] Do you need anything?
-[Charmaine] Ah, a shot of vodka.

502
00:25:58,119 --> 00:25:59,036
[Debra laughing]

503
00:26:00,621 --> 00:26:05,126
All right, and in just a moment,
we will be bringing out The Acro-Cats!

504
00:26:05,209 --> 00:26:08,087
-[audience cheering and applauding]
-[jazz music playing]

505
00:26:18,556 --> 00:26:19,682
Pull it together!

506
00:26:20,933 --> 00:26:23,269
-Yes, yes! Yes!
-[bell jingles]

507
00:26:24,103 --> 00:26:26,105
[audience applauding]

508
00:26:27,940 --> 00:26:29,442
[Samantha] Always important to stretch.

509
00:26:29,942 --> 00:26:32,903
Come on, Tuna, over the hurdle!
You can do this!

510
00:26:32,987 --> 00:26:33,946
Come on. Yes!

511
00:26:34,030 --> 00:26:35,698
[Debra] Whoo! Go, Tuna!

512
00:26:37,116 --> 00:26:38,701
He drives a hard bargain.

513
00:26:39,744 --> 00:26:41,537
All right, a little stretch first.

514
00:26:43,581 --> 00:26:45,291
-[cat meows]
-[audience applauding]

515
00:26:48,461 --> 00:26:50,671
[audience "aw"s, cheering]

516
00:26:50,755 --> 00:26:51,589
Ahi!

517
00:26:51,672 --> 00:26:52,882
Dixie!

518
00:26:52,965 --> 00:26:55,593
Come on, Dixie! Come on, Dixie!
You're amazing!

519
00:26:55,676 --> 00:26:57,595
-[audience cheering]
-[bell jingles]

520
00:27:06,395 --> 00:27:07,480
[woman] Whoo!

521
00:27:13,027 --> 00:27:13,861
All right.

522
00:27:14,820 --> 00:27:16,447
[cheering continues]

523
00:27:19,450 --> 00:27:20,868
-[meows]
-[cheering]

524
00:27:31,128 --> 00:27:34,715
[Samantha] Don't cross that center line,
because if you do, it's a foul.

525
00:27:36,592 --> 00:27:38,594
Yay!

526
00:27:39,553 --> 00:27:41,764
[cheering and applauding continue]

527
00:27:41,847 --> 00:27:44,016
[Samantha] Come on,
don't let the chicken win.

528
00:27:46,060 --> 00:27:48,312
-Yes!
-Yay, Tuna!

529
00:27:50,398 --> 00:27:52,483
[audience applauding]

530
00:27:54,110 --> 00:27:57,279
-The Acro-Cats!
-[audience cheering and applauding]

531
00:27:58,447 --> 00:28:02,618
All right, and in just a moment,
we are going to have the band play.

532
00:28:02,702 --> 00:28:03,744
The Rock Cats!

533
00:28:03,828 --> 00:28:05,037
[audience cheering]

534
00:28:05,121 --> 00:28:07,164
[rock music playing]

535
00:28:16,549 --> 00:28:17,633
[chicken clucking]

536
00:28:27,685 --> 00:28:28,519
[cowbell dinging]

537
00:28:28,602 --> 00:28:31,480
[Samantha] And Tuna on cowbell,
because every song needs more cowbell.

538
00:28:32,606 --> 00:28:35,025
Thank you so much for showing up tonight,

539
00:28:35,109 --> 00:28:39,071
for the first show
that we have had since February.

540
00:28:39,155 --> 00:28:41,490
Thank you so much.
I hope you enjoyed the show.

541
00:28:41,574 --> 00:28:43,617
[audience cheering and applauding]

542
00:28:43,701 --> 00:28:45,411
[uplifting music playing]

543
00:28:46,287 --> 00:28:49,540
-To The Acro-Cats, huh?
-To The Acro-Cats!

544
00:28:49,623 --> 00:28:51,292
-Cheers!
-Cheers!

545
00:28:51,792 --> 00:28:54,378
-[cat meows]
-[Samantha] Well, the cats keep me going.

546
00:28:55,629 --> 00:28:58,841
It's been one calamity after another,
after another.

547
00:28:58,924 --> 00:29:00,885
Literally so many setbacks.

548
00:29:00,968 --> 00:29:05,890
And the fact that the fans have come
to our rescue so many times…

549
00:29:06,557 --> 00:29:08,559
I can't fail these cats.

550
00:29:08,642 --> 00:29:11,103
I mean, they're-- They need me.

551
00:29:11,687 --> 00:29:14,148
I can't-- I can't--
Quitting is not an option.

552
00:29:15,900 --> 00:29:19,361
Fail? I mean, I've swam, literally,
right out in the middle of the ocean.

553
00:29:19,445 --> 00:29:22,448
It's just as far to swim back
as it is to keep going.

554
00:29:22,531 --> 00:29:24,158
[chuckles] So…

555
00:29:25,075 --> 00:29:28,662
So, I'm gonna keep going.
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.

556
00:29:28,746 --> 00:29:30,289
[uplifting music continues]

557
00:29:59,652 --> 00:30:01,570
[closing theme music playing]