Spinning Cat
The meme with the deepest lore ever documented.
A chronological documentary of 1,240 moments spanning 1605–2026 on Loreline.
Curated by Olivier · last updated 2026-09-20
Eras
- Brainrot, The meme at its most unhinged. The crossovers, the layered edits, the compilations, and the point at which the format stopped making any sense at all.
- spinning.cat, The account and its own output. Posts from the channel that carries the name, and the material it published directly.
- In-game easter eggs, The cat inside other games. Level showcases, modded appearances, VR cameos and the places players hid it.
- Brands & companies, When the brands arrived. Corporate accounts using the format, ads and sponsored posts, and the moment a meme becomes marketing.
- Lore, The meme explained. Where the clip came from, who the cat is, the explainer videos and the retellings in several languages.
- Ethel the Spinning Cat, The cat herself. The original animal behind the clip, her owner's posts, and the footage that started it.
- Fan art, Drawn, modelled and animated by fans. Illustrations, 3D renders, plushies and the versions that went further than the original clip.
- Festivals, OIIA on a festival screen. The cat appearing in live sets and stage visuals, the crowd reactions, and the DJs who worked it into their shows.
- JPEGs, The still image half. Screenshots, reaction images, stickers and the art people made rather than filmed.
- Song remixes, The OIIA cat set to everything. Rawstyle, techno, hardbass and pop remixes, the edits that racked up the most plays, and a spinning cat synced to several hundred different tracks.
- OIIA originals, The source and its earliest edits. The original spinning cat, the first remixes, and the uploads that established the format.
- User Generated Content, What the audience made. Recreations, cosplay, homemade edits and the clips people filmed to add themselves to the joke.
- Cats react, cats reacting to oiia GIFs & remixes
- Billboards, The cat off the internet. Screens, billboards and physical placements out in the world.
- - 16th century book of monsters
- - 2025-11-15 01.19.15
- - 1000018933. Footage from Spinning Cat, filed under Ethel the Spinning Cat, 4 August 2018. Uploaded as 1000018933. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- Ethel, the Mona Lisa of cats. This iconic photo captures Ethel in her most contemplative pose, earning her the nickname "Mona Lisa of cats". Her enigmatic expression has captivated the internet and sparked countless memes.
- Ai Dise Gratis
- - u ii a io ui ii aio (1).mp4
- Cat Circle Of Life
- I wake up -> I put on my cowboy hat
- I wake up -> there is another psyop
- OIIAOIIA CAT but in 4K (Not Actually)
- oiia oiia spinning cat [epilepsy warning]
- - 1000018965. A photograph from Spinning Cat, filed under Lore, 28 April 2023. Uploaded as 1000018965. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- - 1000018963. Footage from Spinning Cat, filed under Ethel the Spinning Cat, 10 October 2024. Uploaded as 1000018963. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- - 2024-12-01 13.30.05.mp4
- - 2024-12-01 13.44.10.mp4
- - 2024-12-01 16.51.54.mp4
- - 2024-12-01 16.52.08.mp4
- - 2024-12-01 16.52.13.mp4
- - 2024-12-01 16.53.55.mp4
- - 2024-12-01 17.38.36.mp4
- - 2024-12-01 19.46.42.mp4
- IMG_0596.MP4. Footage from Spinning Cat, filed under Brainrot. Uploaded as IMG_0596.MP4. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- IMG_0603.MP4. Footage from Spinning Cat, filed under Cats react. Uploaded as IMG_0603.MP4. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- - 2024-12-02 21.20.36.mp4
- - 2024-12-02 21.23.52.mp4
- IMG_7210.MOV. Footage from Spinning Cat, filed under Song remixes. Uploaded as IMG_7210.MOV. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- - 2024-12-03 10.46.04.jpg
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- - 2024-12-04 10.21.31.mp4
- - 2024-12-04 20.04.08.jpg
- IMG_7234.MP4. Footage from Spinning Cat, filed under Cats react. Uploaded as IMG_7234.MP4. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- - 2024-12-05 07.49.24.mp4
- IMG_7263.MOV. Footage from Spinning Cat, filed under Song remixes. Uploaded as IMG_7263.MOV. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- GeDmMTaXYAEpJy-.jpeg
- IMG_7259.MP4. Footage from Spinning Cat, filed under User Generated Content. Uploaded as IMG_7259.MP4. No caption was recorded with the upload.
- - 2024-12-07 17.34.26.mp4
- - 2024-12-08 15.03.33.mp4
- - 2024-12-08 18.52.24.jpg
- - 2024-12-09 14.43.18.mp4
- - 2024-12-09 14.43.22.mp4
- SnapTik_App_7446499467156655366-HD.mp4
- - 2024-12-10 21.09.34.mp4
- - 2024-12-11 12.13.57.mp4
- - 2024-12-11 14.59.15.mp4
- - 2024-12-11 22.17.05.jpg
- photo_2024-12-11 23.20.28.jpeg
- - 2024-12-12 19.49.02.jpg
- Snapinsta_app_video_AQPKm2TEVMlH4uob2_pwpvhPjD5hjWDAXjrZ_AXm3e4BBvHjiS78nm.mp4
- - 2024-12-13 12.43.00.mp4
- - 2024-12-13 18.06.16.mp4
…and 1,190 more moments.
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