Cat Crazy in Japan

E1

An exploration of the cat culture in Japan features the Maneki Neko, or "Beckoning Cat"; cat cafés; custom designs for homes; Tama, the train-station master; Tashirojima, aka Cat Island; and a shelter for rescued cats, including ones left behind after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Tough Guys and Acupuncture Save Cats

E2

Florida golfers help cats that live around the course; a Baltimore cat show features house cats and purebreds alike.

English Kitties and Stowaway Cats

E3

Must Love Cats goes to England! Cheshire Cats, famous pub kitties, the world's loudest cat, and a pet that somehow traveled hundreds of miles from home. While there, John meets the kitty that holds the Guinness record for the loudest cat purr.

Kitty Kidney Transplants and the Cat Who Jogs

E4

A trip to New York's Hamptons to meet a personal chef for cats. Also: a fashion designer for cats in New Jersey; a cat that needed a kidney transplant.

Swimming Cats and Cat-Fur Jewels

E5

An Oregon woman who taught her cats how to swim; a San Francisco woman who designs jewelry using her cat's fur; a visit to a cat hotel in Los Angeles.

Apps for Cats and Prison Kitties

E6

A kindergarten for kittens; software applications for cats; how cats survive falls from considerable heights; cats that help prison inmates.