@the_patrick_susmilch
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@the_patrick_susmilch He munchin but we’re not friends yet
@the_patrick_susmilch
Instagram · One Shot
@the_patrick_susmilch He munchin but we’re not friends yet
Performance
Video #39171 · One Shot
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The creator films a friend's cat that has never met them before, providing it with food. They narrate the cat's actions and attempt to interact verbally, asking if they are friends, only for the cat to walk away cautiously after eating.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 55%
Feeding my friend's cat Who has never met me Pt 2
Verbal hook · 30%
He munchin?
Visual hook · 15%
A high-angle, slightly obscured shot of a tabby cat eating from a food bowl, creating a candid and relatable animal-focused scene.
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-ing my That has never met me Pt
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
Establish a scenario with inherent, low-stakes social tension where the outcome is uncertain but highly relatable, using on-screen text to frame the context.
Payoff
A definitive, humorously negative resolution that subverts the initial hope established in the first beat. The satisfaction comes from the relatable and funny failure.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Hopeful Overture
To create a relatable narrative of attempting to win over a skeptical subject by establishing initial hope, escalating the attempt at connection, and culminating in a comedic, anti-climactic rejection.
The Transactional Truce
Show the subject accepting an initial offering (e.g., food, a gift), which creates a false sense of security and hope for a positive outcome. This is confirmed with a simple observational voiceover.
The Friendship Overture
The narrator attempts to bridge the gap from a transactional relationship to a personal one through direct, friendly communication, testing the subject's receptiveness.
The Relationship Test
The narrator explicitly poses a question that forces a clear 'yes' or 'no' verdict on the status of the relationship, creating the peak moment of narrative tension.
The Unspoken Verdict
The subject provides a clear, non-verbal answer to the question through an action of withdrawal, indifference, or rejection, visually resolving the tension.
The Narrated Punchline
The narrator verbally confirms the negative outcome, interpreting the subject's action for the audience and delivering the final, comedic resolution.
He munchin but we’re not friends yet
title · beginning
Feeding my friend's cat Who has never met me Pt 2
contextual · beginning
He munchin
contextual · middle
How's the munchin bud
contextual · middle
Are we friends yet?
contextual · middle
No
He munchin? How's the munchin, bud? Are we friends yet? No. No, we're not.