The sketch featured Hello Kitty store managers trying to train their new batch of employees, leading to a humorous revelation about the character's identity.
Initially, many viewers believed the skit was a mere joke, but surprisingly, as confirmed by Sanrio, the company behind the Hello Kitty franchise, it was based on the actual truth.
One of the trainees in the sketch is quite confused after this revelation, saying: "No... why did you say Hello Kitty was a human little girl."
When Christine R. Yano, an anthropologist from the University of Hawaii, was preparing for her exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum, she got a rude awakening from Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty.
During preparations for her exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum, Christine R. Yano, an anthropologist from the University of Hawaii, was in for a surprise when Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty, corrected her with a firm statement.
Christine had very firmly believed that Hello Kitty was a cat; however, Sanrio claimed that Hello Kitty isn’t actually a cat.
In the interview with The Los Angeles Times, she said: “That’s one correction Sanrio made for my script for the show,"
"Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat. She’s never depicted on all fours."
"She walks and sits like a two-legged creature. She does have a pet cat of her own, however, and it’s called Charmmy Kitty.”
Contrary to popular belief, Hello Kitty is not Japanese; she is actually British and was born in 1974.
She's portrayed as a perpetual third-grader, which means she's currently 48 years old, making her perhaps the oldest third-grader ever.
