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How Exploding Kittens made the jump from card game to Netflix show

The mind of Matt Inman will be studied sometime for its ability to produce cute animated kittens and wacky humor.

Inman, the creator of The Oatmeal comic series, had an idea for a nutty card game involving exploding kittens while on a cruise ship with Lee and another friend, Shane Small. As part of his rehabilitation, he moves in with a dysfunctional family and tries to solve their problems, but ends up spending a lot of time chasing laser pointers. The result is the ultimate fight between good versus evil…except, Godcat is distracted by a pigeon he saw in the yard and Devilcat (Sasheer Zamata) is busy napping on someone’s laptop.

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