kat cora and marilu henner, thank you very much for your time." starting at 9:00/8:00 central here on nbc. once again, here's lester. >> jenna, thank you very much. >>> now we want to introduce you to a special cat with a dubious distinction. his name is spongebob. at 30 pounds, he's bigger than your average hat. and kendra is with the shelter trying to find spongebob a home. good to see you. >> thank you. >> he's a 9-year-old cat. his previous owner became ill. he's 30 pounds. how much was he when he came to you? >> he came to us at 33 pounds. >> what's the ideal weight for a cat like this? >> between 7 and 12 pounds. so, he's a little over that. >> how did spongebob get to be so large and in charge, shall we say? >> i mean, it's a best guess that his owner was just free feeding him dry food it was an older gentleman who was ill, and i believe he just left out dry food all day, and sponge just kind of took it upon himself to eat all day every day. >> you noted he's up for adoption. are people afraid of adopting a cat like this? >> i think so. i