"Smelly Cat" is Phoebe Buffay's most famous original song, first performed in Season 2's "The One with the Baby on the Bus." The song's simple lyrics and catchy melody made it one of the show's most iconic running gags, with Phoebe performing it at Central Perk throughout all 10 seasons.
Smelly Cat Trivia Questions
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'Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat, what are they feeding you?'
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'The One with the Baby on the Bus' (Season 2)
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A professional singer who dubs over Phoebe's voice
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That a professional singer dubbed over her voice and she only appears in the video
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Lisa Kudrow made it up on the spot during filming
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Phoebe records the song at a professional studio
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'Sticky Shoes,' 'Grandma,' 'Blackbird,' 'Two of Them Kissed Last Night,' and many more
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No one — she performs it solo at the end
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She defends it as meaningful art about animal mistreatment
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She's surprised it became so iconic and still gets asked to sing it
Complete Smelly Cat Lyrics
Phoebe's Other Songs
- "Sticky Shoes" — About shoes that stick to the ground
- "Grandma" — A song about her grandmother's false teeth
- "Blackbird" — Her version of the Beatles song
- "Two of Them Kissed Last Night" — Secretly about Monica and Chandler
- "Holiday Song" — A Christmas song about a depressed Santa
- "The Cow in the Meadow Goes Moo" — A children's song
- "Ode to a Pubic Hair" — Found in a library book
- "Bisexuals" — About people who "go both ways"