Kitten Bowl IV: Meet the Kitten Line Up of the All-Star Teams
By Buckie Wells
“Kitten Bowl” is a feline catstravaganza presented in association with North Shore Animal League America (the nation’s largest no-kill shelter and animal adoption organization) and Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation. Hosted by Beth Stern, TV personality and national spokesperson for North Shore Animal League America, “Kitten Bowl” is a star-studded lineup that includes legendary New York Yankees radio voice John Sterling and award-winning reporter, sports analyst and commentator Mary Carillo as “Kitten Bowl’s” official play-by-play announcer, and Boomer Esiason as the Feline Football League’s (FFL) Commissioner. Photo: Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine
Name: Jelly Bean
Position / Style: Special Teams
Nickname: “Santa Claws”
Demeanor: Assertive
Enjoys: Long stalks on the beach
Favorite Actor: Mew Jackman — because he’s Wolverine and kittens love claws!
Quote: “Scratch me if you can.”
Jelly Bean’s color palette looks absolutely stunning. Like, Jelly Bean just woke up one day and decided that its coat would be all the colors at once. I mean, Jelly Bean is assertive, after all. In addition to delivering catnip and chew toys to all the other kittens around town, Jelly Bean likes to stalk the giant little box in the sky known as the beach. Obviously, while sipping pina cat-ladas, of course.
“Kitten Bowl” is a feline catstravaganza presented in association with North Shore Animal League America (the nation’s largest no-kill shelter and animal adoption organization) and Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation. Hosted by Beth Stern, TV personality and national spokesperson for North Shore Animal League America, “Kitten Bowl” is a star-studded lineup that includes legendary New York Yankees radio voice John Sterling and award-winning reporter, sports analyst and commentator Mary Carillo as “Kitten Bowl’s” official play-by-play announcer, and Boomer Esiason as the Feline Football League’s (FFL) Commissioner. Photo: Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine
Name: Twinkle
Position / Style: Biterback
Nickname: “Smackdown”
Demeanor: Nervous
Believes: Mickey Mouse is overrated
Favorite Film: “The Best Years of Our 9 Lives”
Quote: “I guess the cat’s out of the bag.”
This kitten prefers to be called “Twinkle Twinkle Little Smackdown”. For such a nervous little kitten, it’s pretty crazy that Twinkle still holds the gall to say that Mickey Mouse is overrated. Hasn’t Twinkle ever seen Ratatouille? Or the Great Mouse Detective? How about The Rescuers? Oliver and Company? The Aristocats? I mean, Disney makes a lot of animal-centric movies. Your loss, Twinkle.