The song's popularity grew among fans to the point at which they asked that it be released as an album track. Borns intended to write the song about a dog, basing it on her own pet dog Gouda, but ultimately decided that a song about a pungent cat would be funnier.įollowing its debut, Kudrow would continue to frequently perform 'Smelly Cat' throughout Friends' ten-year run, most prominently during the show's second season, with the song becoming a running gag and integral component of Phoebe's role. Hynde guest stars in the episode as a singer hired to replace Phoebe as Central Perk's in-house musician, to whom Phoebe eventually teaches 'Smelly Cat'. The song was written by Friends writers Adam Chase and Betsy Borns, with musician Chrissie Hynde and Kudrow for the latter's character Phoebe Buffay, and first appears in the sixth episode of the show's second season, ' The One with the Baby on the Bus'. ' Smelly Cat' is a comedy song from the American sitcom Friends (1994–2004), performed by American actress Lisa Kudrow. 1999 song by Phoebe Buffay and the Hairballs 'Smelly Cat'
