That was my impression; or someone else pulled a trip wire off camera, to make the pot fall down on the man’s head.
And Mr. Cat was probably lured to go up the stairs at the right moment, by the shaking of the treat bag (always works in our house, when we need to lock the kitties up in a room for some reason ;-)
And the man was obviously trying his best to act ‘mean’ to the cat.
I guess it’s just another one who wants his ‘five minutes’.
Far less offensive than many are...
-JT
Yep I found that I had to laugh...