Bento, a.k.a. “Keyboard Cat,” tragically passed away on March 8, his owner confirmed in the truly bizarre tribute video below. The internet legend was nine years old
Bento was actually a successor to the O.G. “Keyboard Cat.” The original video was taken in the 1980s, of the late Fatso, and was made into a viral video post-felinously in 2007 after owner Charlie Schmidt rediscovered the VHS.
Bento took up Fatso’s legacy when he was adopted from a shelter by Schmidt in 2009. He appeared in a pistachios commercial and a spoof video of Banksy, among other paw-esome viral accomplishments.
His reincarnation was announced in 2010.
“He had a big start, and it stayed through all the way,” Schmidt told KREM2. He added that he may adopt a third Keyboard Cat if he “finds one with the right personality at a shelter.”
Still, the Internet is reeling from the loss of one of the greatest.
Bento the Keyboard Cat has passed away 3/8/2018. Rest in Paradise <3 pic.twitter.com/l7H2k3iEo1
— Cats on Catnip (@CatsOnCatnip) March 17, 2018
Bento the keyboard cat… has died. He passed away last week. He'll live forever in our memes… #9News pic.twitter.com/csluJ3OgWe
— TaRhonda Thomas (@TaRhondaThomas) March 17, 2018
keyboard cat died. no one talk to me. pic.twitter.com/oHvsDpLXJR
— kaitlin (@sipchlorine) March 18, 2018
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