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{{Infobox
|title = Funny Cute Kitten
|image = 127.jpg
|maker = EmptyHero
|imagecaption = Meow?
|type = [[YouTube]] video
|date = January 22nd, 2008
}}
'''Funny Cute Kitten''', also known as '''Cute Kitten's Surprise''' is a [[screamer]] video uploaded to [[YouTube]] on January 22, 2008 by a user named EmptyHero. The video shares similarities with [[Fat Cat]] or [[Cat Tries to Revive Girlfriend]] in which it attempts to lure in the viewer with something as cute as a feline. However, by the end of the video, its intentions are much more deceiving than it meets the eye. The video would get lost for a bit and the creator would get terminated until a [[Screamer Wiki:About|Screamer Wiki]] user found the link for the video and a Wayback Machine link to when the video was still available. On February 5th, 2023, EmptyHero himself reuploaded the video as a YouTube Short.

== Background ==
EmptyHero is a [[YouTube]] channel whose subscriber count sits at around 14K viewers. The bulk of the channel's content is bizarre edits of videos similar to the style of an average [[Wikipedia:YouTube Poop|YTP]]. The creator remains active to this day with a sporadic uploading schedule ranging from a few weeks to a few months. As it stands, "Funny Cute Kitten" remains the 5th most viewed video on the channel with roughly 117K views. 

In terms of the video, is based on the popular "[[Wikipedia:Cats and the Internet|Cat Videos]]" trend that has become a staple of internet culture since its early beginnings. Moreover, the kitten shown in the video appears to be a [[wikipedia:Bicolor cat|bicolored Tuxedo Cat]]. Unfortunately, based on the video description saying "Rest in peace little buddy," the poor kitten died at some point post-production. With that said, this video exploits the trend to the extent of giving a fellow watcher a nasty surprise that they will never forget.

The [[screamer]] image briefly shown for a split second at the beginning and used at the end of the video is of the Pale Lady from the well-known horror book series ''[[Wikipedia:Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark|Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark]]'' and its [[wikipedia:Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (film)|film adaptation]]. Specifically, the short story of the same name in [https://scary-stories.fandom.com/wiki/Scary_Stories_3:_More_Tales_to_Chill_your_Bones Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill your Bones].

== Overview ==
The video is an innocent video of a kitten playing with a key attached to a blue lanyard. At the 2-second mark, it then cuts to the kitten toying with its owner's finger right next to two TV remotes on the same blue bed. For the final moments before the jumpscare, the kitten tightly hugs a folded sock until an abrupt cut occurs where a picture of the Pale Lady zooms into the screen with a scream. Simultaneously, she shoots a laser from her eyes that seems to splatter on the screen, suggesting that it could be blood. This edited image of the Pale Lady remains on screen for a little bit until it fades to black, ending the video.

=== Showcase video ===
[[File:Funny Cute Kitten (censored).mp4|320x320px]]

== Link ==
<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]!
* youtube.com/watch?v=-Ecz8BaFHas
* '''Permalink''': bit.ly/48lyHHB
* '''GIF Version''': files.catbox.moe/563cxf.gif

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