{
  "id": 5166610,
  "title": "A viral 1990s-style sitcom is putting an AI slop spin on ‘Friends.’ And people can’t look away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/a-viral-1990s-style-sitcom-is-putting-an-ai-slop-spin-on-friends-and",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-02T20:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91600783/bad-cat-ai-slop-sitcom-spin-1990s-friends-people-cant-look-away"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 1990s-style sitcom that utilizes artificial intelligence has captured the attention of social media users, despite being an unusual concept. The show, called \"Bad Cat,\" features a grey Persian cat with micro bangs and its owner, who appears to be Monica Geller-like. The clips are made with AI-generated content, emulating the warm and muted color grading from the 1990s. Published on Daria Zabnieva's Instagram and Threads accounts, the series consists of four one-minute episodes, each garnering millions of views. One video, in particular, has amassed over 9.9 million views. In one clip, the cat wears a band t-shirt and headphones, and is seen dancing in front of a mirror after being surprised by the owner's return. Other episodes feature the cat playing cards with two other cats on a balcony, with a pigeon causing chaos by disrupting the game table. Social media users are intrigued by the bizarre series and its popularity has prompted some platforms to flag AI-generated content in an effort to combat the \"slop\" that's saturating social media.",
  "summary": "For most of the world, a purple New York City apartment with eclectic decor and a sassy blue-eyed brunette might sound like a scene straight out of the ’90s sitcom Friends . But in a strange corner of the internet, the familiar set hosts a different set of characters: a grey Persian cat wearing micro bangs, and its Monica Geller-looking owner. Despite looking eerily nostalgic by emulating the…",
  "key_points": [
    "\"Bad Cat\" AI sitcom features grey Persian cat with Monica Geller-like owner",
    "Four one-minute episodes garner millions of views on social media",
    "Cat dances, plays cards, and deals with pigeon chaos in episodes"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}