Friends writer Betsy Borns has revealed that the series' iconic Smelly Cat was very nearly Smelly Dog. Borns wrote the second season episode 'The One With The Baby On The Bus', in which the Smelly Cat hit makes its first appearance. And the writer revealed recently that she used elements of her own life for inspiration when scripting the episode, explaining she had an extremely odorous dog: "I had a really stinky, smelly dog. But it was determined that 'cat' was funnier," said Borns. "My dog was so smelly his name was Gouda, because he smelled like bad cheese." Smelly Cat went on to get its own jingle for a cat litter commercial - and its very own music video.
