Simon's Cat
You might remember it as Simons Cat first film, Simon's Cat Cat Man Do
Viral classics39 of 40
2008·Early YouTube
Hand-drawn animation that became one of the longest-running success stories on the platform.
At a glanceThe facts
- Remembered as
- Simons Cat first film
- Spread in
- 2008
- Format
- Video
- Made by
- Simon Tofield
- Original title
- Cat Man Do
- Who or what it shows
- Based mainly on Hugh, one of Tofield’s four cats
- Origin
- Origin not yet established
- Available
- Playable from the source
Why it matteredWhat changed
An animator made a short film about a cat to teach himself a piece of software. It won the British Animation Award for comedy the same year.
TimelineIn order
- Record
It wins best comedy at the British Animation Awards.1
- Posted
Cat Man Do is uploaded to YouTube.1
- Mainstream
The first book is published.1
More from hereIn this collection
Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later
This is the copy ViralWorld can show you. Whether it is the first is not established.
Where it came fromWhat we know
Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.
No original upload has been established for this record. The index is showing the earliest copy it currently knows about, and says so rather than guessing.
Not established. This index only names a creator where the evidence supports it.
- When
- The sources below date the original to 2008-03-04. ViralWorld records this as a cited claim rather than an established publication date, because it holds no copy to check it against.
More from 2008You were there
SourcesWhat was read
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