Growing Up (2022)

by Linda Kay

Music Artist: The Linda Lindas

Starring: Lula, Nino, Golden and Harold

Directed by: Humberto Leon

Synopsis: This promotional music video includes the band members performing in various fashions while four cats also change wardrobe and impersonate the girls.

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The extended short film version of the video begins with the band members playing in a backyard and gossiping about a couple breaking up. We soon learn the couple they are talking about are actually cats and the girls smile at the kitties who are sitting in a nearby window.

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - Himalayan cat Nino carried down hallway

The girls run inside and scoop up the cats, carrying them to a bedroom.

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - tabby and white cat Lula, Himalayan Nino, ginger tabby Golden and blue Harold

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - tabby and white cat Lula and ginger tabby Golden being carried down hallway

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - tabby and white cat Lula, Himalayan Nino, ginger tabby Golden and blue Harold in bedroom

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - Himalayan cat Nino and blue Harold in bedroom

As the music portion begins, the four professional cat actors are given screen credit; a tabby and white cat named Lula, a Himalayan named Nino, a ginger tabby named Golden and a blue cat named Harold.

As the girls don berets in the first segment the cats all wear berets as well.

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - Himalayan Nino and ginger tabby Golden cat wearing beret

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - tabby and white cat Lula wearing beret

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - Himalayan cat Nino wearing beret

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - blue cat Harold and Himalayan Nino wearing berets

Later the cats are dressed like the girls as they pose as the various band members.

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - tabby and white cat Lula, Himalayan Nino, ginger tabby Golden and blue Harold wearing dresses

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - tabby and white cat Lula, Himalayan Nino, ginger tabby Golden and blue Harold wearing dresses with instruments

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - Himalayan cat Nino wearing dress with guitar

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - tabby and white cat Lula wearing dress with guitar

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - blue cat Harold wearing dress and wig

At the end, the cats are watching video footage on television of the girls when they were little.

Growing Up - The Linda Lindas - tabby and white cat Lula, Himalayan Nino, ginger tabby Golden and blue Harold watching TV

The animal wranglers on the set were Guin Solomon, Thomas Maple, Brian Turi, Jubel Chen and Amy Rodriguez. The animals were kept protected during the shooting of the video, something confirmed by the band members themselves who explained during an interview how they were asked to stop playing basketball outside because it was disturbing for the cats.