That down there.

[whatho]

They were all cats owned by characters in British sitcoms. Ponsonby was Reginald Perrin's cat, Empress belonged to the Mainwarings, Bubbles was Blackadder's cat in the first series and Vienna was Rigsby's. 

Comments

[lolabobs]

I have been pondering this throughout the day, and had idle thoughts of googling to find an answer. Michael Jackson threw me off you see. I could think of no link between Rigsby and a chimpanzee.

[whatho]

I also can think of no such link.