. >> debbie is actually actress and comedian kara hartman. >> i have always done characters and weirdnds and my sister and my brothers. >> in june of 2011 kara is in her bedroom when inspiration strikes. >> the line came into my head, i want to hug every cat but i can't because it's crazy, and that made me laugh. so i was like, i should do something with that. >> that something is a fake online dating video using the alias debbie. >> hello, my name is debbie. every time i'm introduced to a debbie i automatically think she loves cats and just improvised the whole thing. i love cats. i promised i wouldn't cry. the art of fake crying is just, you just get really overwhelmed and embarrassed and just kind of cover your face and just give me a second. like that. >> kara uploads the video to youtube. >> i had no intentions of it going viral, nobody seeing it other than my friends. >> but friends pass it on to other friends and within days the hot mess becomes the hottest video on the web. >> it was unreal. it hit a million a day for two weeks straight. >> and i want them in a basket, and i w