It shouldn't be surprising that we now have a holiday devoted to the celebration of cats. It also shouldn't be surprising that geeky cat people all over this great land love mashing up their love of felines with their love of all things sci-fi. So to celebrate the festive feline occasion, we've gathered up nearly two dozen sci-fi cats from around the 'net.

Over the years, Frank Oz has won us over as the man behind some of history's greatest puppets. There's Cookie Monster, Bert, Grover, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and, of course, Yoda, everyone's favorite pint-size Jedi master. Just like all of us, Oz loves the iconic Star Wars character, but if you ever meet him you should know he's got one simple rule: he won't do the voice.

Image of the Day: The 5 evolutionary stages of Yoda

If you're lucky enough to have it, The Force is useful for a lot of things. You can retrieve your lightsaber from a distance, convince someone to let you in basically any place you want, and of course, make lunch. Even Yoda isn't above using his powers to sate his appetite a little faster, as this bizarre commercial for Nissin instant noodles proves.