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Top five things for the Puppy Bowl to spoof

On Sunday, a television event took place and the whole world was watching. There was also a football game on. The Puppy Bowl, which aired on Animal Planet for the ninth time, is one of the most wonderful examples of counterprogramming to exist. Puppies scamper around on a miniature football field. Hedgehogs cheer them on. There are some cats there as well, but cats aren’t as cute as puppies. Here are five more things the Puppy Bowl producers should consider taking on.

 

Beyoncé music videos

The Puppy Bowl already spoofs the Super Bowl, so why not spoof its best halftime performer as well? Put a puppy in a leotard and let it frolic to ‘Single Ladies’ and that video will go viral in a matter of minutes. While puppies could never possibly dance as well as Beyoncé, they definitely beat her in the cute department. Make it happen, Animal Planet.

Disney movies

A lot of the Disney canon features talking animals, but there is no reason not to go all out and remake all the ones without puppies or cats or hedgehogs with real live cuddly animals. “Puppy Cinderella.” “The Little Puppy Mermaid.” “Puppy Aladdin.” Iconic scenes like trying on the glass slipper or flying on a magic carpet can be vastly improved with the addition of puppies.

Food Network shows

Take four adorable puppies. Give them a basket with four secret ingredients. Let them try and cook them for cat judges (because cats are the most judgmental animal). It’s “Puppy Chopped.” And while the dogs will probably end up just eating the secret ingredients rather than cooking them, it will still be cute. This is inspired in part by the “SNL” sketch “Top Dog Chef.”

The Oscars

Everything about the Oscars would be better if puppies replaced the celebrities. Puppies in tuxes and couture dresses. Puppies making stale jokes in the opening monologue. Puppies giving acceptance speeches. Imagine how sad the in memoriam reel would be. And let’s face it: we would all rather see a puppy host the Oscars than Seth MacFarlane or James Franco.

The World Series

While some may find the Puppy Bowl taking on another sporting event to be redundant, think of it this way: the World Series has the potential to go to seven games. That’s a week of cuteness. It might be a little overboard, but I’ve always wondered if there was such a thing as too much cuteness. A World Puppy Series would finally answer that question. Plus, there’d be puppies in baseball caps.

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