Lore

The meme explained. Where the clip came from, who the cat is, the explainer videos and the retellings in several languages.

47 moments in this segment.

1. 1605-01-01 - 16th century book of monsters
2. 1995-11-15 - 2025-11-15 01.19.15
3. 2022-03-13 - u ii a io ui ii aio (1).mp4
4. OIIAOIIA CAT but in 4K (Not Actually)
5. oiia oiia spinning cat [epilepsy warning]
6. 2023-04-28 - 1000018965
7. 2025-01-08 15.50.51.jpg
8. ssstik.io_1736730644916.mp4
9. Snapinst.app_video_AQMZLxr2oD7u03PFX8ppeQPklmaItcc1AphxOLcB6hbaE2Pb6Xo6SPiuyFkKS0SIKuWUPOlbax6c7Je_FDzOWHxXUE-qeSiQ-LUD1k8.mp4
10. Fresh - Friday Night Funkin' OST.mp4
11. 2025-02-03 15.57.07.mp4
12. ssstik.io_1739053173518.mp4
13. 2025-02-17 00.54.12.mp4
14. IMG_4667.MP4
15. 2025-03-17 - 1000018945
16. 2025-03-31 12.30.40.jpg
17. Where Did the OIIA Meme Come From_ (1).mp4
18. The Heartbreaking Story of Viral Oiia Oiia Cat Meme 😿💔 (1).mp4
19. 2025-04-19 20.27.27.mp4
20. Perchè OIIA è un MEME_.mp4
21. 2025-05-13 20.06.55.mp4
22. 2025-05-13 20.07.15.mp4
23. 2025-05-13 20.36.36.mp4
24. ネットミーム【oiia cat】について解説！！#memes #oiiaoiia #猫ミーム.mp4
25. 2025-05-15 19.39.07.mp4
26. 2025-05-19 - 1000018939
27. 【猫ミーム】oiia cat について解説.mp4
28. 2025-05-28 09.28.26.mp4
29. GtKIyJbWEAA_1tm.jpeg
30. 2025-06-12 - Meme of the year nomination
31. 2026-01-01 - Ethel New Year's Message. Ethel's official owner-run account posts a New Year's thank-you message to the community, the highest-engagement 2026 post from the source cat's own channel (154.6K views).
32. 2026-02-17 - Flying Spinning Cat: The New Beat Cat. High-engagement (2.6M views, 297K likes) edit that treats the AI-generated 'Flying Spinning Cat' descendant meme as a new beat-sync template, posted right as the format hit mid-February 2026 virality per news reporting.
33. 2026-02-18 - Flying Spinning Cat Too Tuff. Very high-engagement (3M views, 377.5K likes) Flying Spinning Cat descendant edit posted the same week the format broke out, one of the highest-performing single posts found for this meme cluster in the window.
34. 2026-02-18 - Spinning Flying Cat Edit. High-engagement (2.8M views, 324.9K likes) edit of the AI-generated 'Flying Spinning Cat' descendant meme that originated with @johntavionquavious2 in January 2026; this account helped push it into mid-February virality exactly as reported.
35. 2026-02-19 - Best Meme of 2026? Spinning/Flying Cat. Creator explicitly frames the flying/spinning cat AI descendant as a contender for 'best meme of 2026' in mid-February, a proto-discourse/ranking take that shows the format being treated as a defining meme-of-the-year candidate while still fresh.
36. 2026-02-21 - Spinning Cat Original vs Remix vs Funk / Flying Cat Meme. Another original-vs-remix comparison edit for the Flying Spinning Cat descendant, published within days of the other two Flying Spinning Cat entries added this pass -- corroborates the mid-Feb 2026 breakout.
37. 2026-02-22 - Flying Spinning Cat Follow-up Edit. Same creator's self-aware follow-up post riffing on the flying spinning cat trend just days after their viral edit, low-view but shows a creator milking the format in real time during its peak week.
38. 2026-02-23 - Spinning cat meme explained: Why the Spinning Cat is the New King of Brainrot?. Explainer video essay from the 'Trends Deep Dive' channel dissecting why OIIA OIIA was still dominating brainrot search terms into 2026 -- a genuine retrospective/discourse piece, dated to its real publish day.
39. 2026-02-23 - Flying Spinning Cat Meme - Maze Escape | VR 360°. Produced 360-degree VR maze-escape short built around the Flying Spinning Cat descendant meme, published during its mid-February 2026 popularity spike. DESCENDANT, not the original OIIA cat.
40. 2026-02-25 - SPINNING FLYING CAT Original VS Edit VS Phonk | Flying cat meme. Comparison edit of the Flying Spinning Cat AI descendant meme (original vs meme-edit vs phonk remix), published right in its documented mid-February 2026 breakout window. DESCENDANT of OIIA, not the original cat.
41. 2026-03-01 - Spinning Flying Cat 2026 | Official Music Video. A produced short music video built around the Flying Spinning Cat descendant meme, framed by the creator (Nazar's Memes) as an official-style music short. DESCENDANT of OIIA, not the original cat.
42. 2026-04-02 - Ethel and Brothers Spinning. Ethel explicitly caught spinning (the source behavior behind the meme) with her rescue brothers, direct real-cat lore content from the OIIA cat's own account.
43. 2026-04-11 - Happy National Pet Day! (Ethel The OIIA Cat). Real 2026 post from the 'Ethel The OIIA Cat' channel -- the original cat's own account -- marking National Pet Day and naming her housemates (Milo, Maxwell, Marshmallow, Penny). Direct Ethel news, not a fan reupload.
44. 2026-04-18 - Spinning Cat meme but it's ruin by Ai Flying Cat. YoopyFox's own AI-generated take on the Flying Spinning Cat descendant, explicitly framed by the creator as an AI experiment 'for fun'. Genuine small UGC, not a farmed reupload.
45. 2026-06-02 - OIIA OIIA CAT ft. GuguGaga Penguin (Club Remix) [Official Video]. The GuguGaga Penguin x OIIA club-remix crossover flagged in the research brief, published as an 'Official Video' by BondiASMR on 2026-06-02, matching the reported crossover date almost exactly.
46. 2026-07-23 - OIIA Cat Meme vs Original Sound vs Original Cat. Meme-explainer piece contrasting the meme edit, the original sound, and the real cat behind it -- genuine retrospective/discourse content from summer 2026.
47. 2026-07-29 - Ethel Health Update. Ethel's owner posts a reassurance/health-status update about the original OIIA cat, showing continued fan concern and engagement with the source animal deep into mid-2026.