Back in the day when GIFs and memes were first appearing on the scene and we were all obsessed with watching weird yet hilarious videos on YouTube, we were introduced to Bento the Keyboard Cat.
Fun fact: Bento wasn’t the original “keyboard cat.” In fact, Bento’s owner, Charlie Schmidt had a cat in the ’80s named Fatso who was also a “keyboard cat.” After he passed away, Schmidt had adopted Bento and wanted to uphold the legacy.
After hearing about Bento’s passing, Twitter was definitely shocked, upset, and deeply emotional–I mean, can you blame them really…Bento was apart of all of our Internet childhoods.
Son has just told me Keyboard Cat has died.
Apparently he's a legend.
I had to go Google him.Still sad news even if I'm clearly out of touch with YT internet sensations.
— Nicola (@tangerinebean) March 18, 2018
The weekend is canceled ? RIP Keyboard Cat pic.twitter.com/3Lr9CsFKz9
— Michelle Collins (@michcoll) March 17, 2018
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
NOOOO KEYBOARD CAT DIED. THE LEGEND pic.twitter.com/3MaMqyhEMN
— Blue Quetzalcoatl (@SeclusiveBlue) March 18, 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 (@doomedjosh) March 18, 2018
something wrong
i hold my head
keyboard cat gone
a nigga dead
— Nick Vondo (@nick_vondo5) March 18, 2018
there is a heaven for keyboard cat, gabe and francis from cooking with dog
— Nellichka (@Nellichka_) March 19, 2018
Keyboard cat is eternal.
— Stinky-Feet Pete (@truDuckFacts) March 19, 2018
R.I.P. Bento the keyboard cat, you'll always and forever be one of my favorite old internet memes pic.twitter.com/2TPr2L4nw6
— AlphaOmegaSin ? (@AlphaOmegaSin) March 18, 2018
RIP keyboard cat. He's rocking that keyboard in heaven now pic.twitter.com/3rJapb8dmL
— ?мσммα яσσ? (@SassyHotSauce) March 18, 2018
KEYBOARD CAT DIED DONT SPEAK TO ME FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS
— natsom (@NatSom3) March 19, 2018
RIP Keyboard Cat ??
— Ryan Seaman (@ryanseaman) March 19, 2018
Not going to lie, Keyboard Cat’s death hit me hard
— Michael Solomon (@jmichael217) March 19, 2018