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Li'l Mittens is the alias of a minor animal character on the series WordGirl, whose original name is Meathook. He is featured most prominently in the episode Meat with a Side of Cute, in which The Butcher finds the kitten outside his lair, and decides to adopt him, believing that he would be a tough sidekick. However, the cat proved to be very non-threatening, and the Butcher was considering "firing" him when he realized that Meathook was so cute that he distracted people whenever he committed a crime. Thus, his name was changed to Li'l Mittens. The Butcher brought Li'l Mittens along on all of his heists, distracting WordGirl with his cuteness.
However, the Butcher gained an affection for the kitten. Later on in the episode, Li'l Mittens runs away, causing the Butcher to become immensely distressed and, grudgingly, enlisting WordGirl's help to locate the lost kitten. As always, the Butcher ends up going to jail, leaving Li'l Mittens to the care of the Star-shirted girl, who found the kitten when it was lost. She seems to care a lot for him. In fact, in The Rise of Miss Power, Li'l Mittens is rescued from a tree by Captain Huggy Face, and hands the kitten to the same girl.
Li'l Mittens also appears briefly hanging from a flag pole in the episode Dr. WordGirl-Brains.
He is voiced by Stephanie Sheh.
