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Coolest Cat Trick Contest
Aired November 14, 2002 - 05:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: You've probably seen stupid pet tricks on "David Letterman." But rarely does he feature a cat. Cats just don't tend to cooperate. So when CNN's Jeanne Moos heard about the coolest cat trick contest with a $10,000 prize, no less, curiosity was killing her. Take a look at this.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: (voice-over): You can teach a dog to jump rope, you can teach a human to load an M&M in his ear.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good lord almighty.
MOOS: And flip it into another guy's mouth. But when it comes to cats --
(on camera): All right, let's leave him alone.
(voice-over): Tricks are beneath them. You won't catch a cat mailing a letter. And when cats do do tricks --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bring this. Your (UNINTELLIGIBLE) again.
MOOS: They tend to be pretty basic. So when the folks who make Arm & Hammer cat litter asked owners to send in videos of their cats' coolest tricks, they seemed worthy of little more than a door prize. But the grand prize was 10,000 bucks. After an online vote, the top three cats traveled to New York.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Will then astonish you with their amazing feline feats.
MOOS: Amazing, huh?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bob plays dead.
MOOS: Nice, but even a ferret will roll over.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Roll over. Good girl.
MOOS: But would a ferret pray?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And you always say your prayers before supper. MOOS: (on camera): Are you guys like a religious family?
MATT LUX, TOMMY'S OWNER: Yes, but not that religious. We make our cat pray.
MOOS: (voice-over): Amen. Finally, there's Elvis, who doesn't sing, but learned to drink from a water cooler by watching his owners.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Then all of a sudden one day we heard the water running and we peeked around the corner and there he is. He learned how to use the lever.
MOOS: Now, he refuses to drink out of a bowl. But when it was time to perform his trick before a live audience, Elvis got all shook up, so agitated he had to be confined to his carrying case.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He's way more mad than thirsty, so.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he needs a drink of water.
MOOS: Meanwhile Bob was supposed to play dead. But three times in a row he refused to die on cue. Nor would Tommy pray.
LUX: Please pray, Tommy.
MOOS: The judges had to judge based on the home videos.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The winner is Elvis.
MOOS: Considering the prize money, Elvis may want to upgrade his bottled water to Evian. But what's that his owner is hiding?
JEFF TRICKLER: Well, eh was just a little too excited today.
MOOS: Elvis scratched Jeff Trickler (ph) so badly that Jeff couldn't shake hands with me because of the blood. But for 10,000 bucks, the Tricklers don't mind a trickle of blood.
(on camera): Maybe you could pay the doctor bills for your hand.
(voice-over): Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired November 14, 2002 - 05:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: You've probably seen stupid pet tricks on "David Letterman." But rarely does he feature a cat. Cats just don't tend to cooperate. So when CNN's Jeanne Moos heard about the coolest cat trick contest with a $10,000 prize, no less, curiosity was killing her. Take a look at this.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: (voice-over): You can teach a dog to jump rope, you can teach a human to load an M&M in his ear.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good lord almighty.
MOOS: And flip it into another guy's mouth. But when it comes to cats --
(on camera): All right, let's leave him alone.
(voice-over): Tricks are beneath them. You won't catch a cat mailing a letter. And when cats do do tricks --
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bring this. Your (UNINTELLIGIBLE) again.
MOOS: They tend to be pretty basic. So when the folks who make Arm & Hammer cat litter asked owners to send in videos of their cats' coolest tricks, they seemed worthy of little more than a door prize. But the grand prize was 10,000 bucks. After an online vote, the top three cats traveled to New York.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Will then astonish you with their amazing feline feats.
MOOS: Amazing, huh?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bob plays dead.
MOOS: Nice, but even a ferret will roll over.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Roll over. Good girl.
MOOS: But would a ferret pray?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And you always say your prayers before supper. MOOS: (on camera): Are you guys like a religious family?
MATT LUX, TOMMY'S OWNER: Yes, but not that religious. We make our cat pray.
MOOS: (voice-over): Amen. Finally, there's Elvis, who doesn't sing, but learned to drink from a water cooler by watching his owners.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Then all of a sudden one day we heard the water running and we peeked around the corner and there he is. He learned how to use the lever.
MOOS: Now, he refuses to drink out of a bowl. But when it was time to perform his trick before a live audience, Elvis got all shook up, so agitated he had to be confined to his carrying case.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He's way more mad than thirsty, so.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think he needs a drink of water.
MOOS: Meanwhile Bob was supposed to play dead. But three times in a row he refused to die on cue. Nor would Tommy pray.
LUX: Please pray, Tommy.
MOOS: The judges had to judge based on the home videos.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The winner is Elvis.
MOOS: Considering the prize money, Elvis may want to upgrade his bottled water to Evian. But what's that his owner is hiding?
JEFF TRICKLER: Well, eh was just a little too excited today.
MOOS: Elvis scratched Jeff Trickler (ph) so badly that Jeff couldn't shake hands with me because of the blood. But for 10,000 bucks, the Tricklers don't mind a trickle of blood.
(on camera): Maybe you could pay the doctor bills for your hand.
(voice-over): Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
