Kevin O'Leary

Well, the truth about the format started in Japan with Nippon Television almost 25 years ago.

And it was a show called Begging for Money.

You have to admire the frankness there, right?

Yes.

And I'm translating from Japanese.

And there were three very wealthy Japanese guys

And people came onto the stage, got on their knees, and begged for money.

Then they were crying and begging and groveling, and it was a huge hit.

And then by the time it got to England, somebody said, well, maybe they should have something that people could invest in.

This woman named Anna Skaya comes out and she's six foot four of Soviet descent.

She's a Russian model.

She's stunning.

But she's a biological scientist in DNA research and she likes cats.

So she has a product called Base Paw.

You take a Q-tip and you stick it in a cat where the sun doesn't shine.

And then for $29, you send it in for a DNA test and she sends back what foods the cat should be eating based on its DNA history.

Cats only have three genres.

I had to say to her on the set, nobody wanted to invest in it.

I said, you know, Anna,

I can buy a new cat for five bucks.