Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Wizard City – Eleanor Abernathy

Eleanor Abernathy – Eleanor Abernathy aka The Crazy Cat Lady from The Simpsons
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Wizards meet Eleanor outside the entrance to the Dark Cave. She owns several firekitty pets and has a sister named Bernice.

After sending your wizard on a side quest to recover her lost firekitties it is discovered that one is missing. Eleanor immediately suspects her sister of the theft similar to how Bernice stole Larry from Eleanor years ago. Eleanor is very happy once you have recovered her pets.

This one was suggested to me as a reference to the musical CATS. Imagine my surprise when during my research I discovered this reference instead.

“Arrrriairar!!”

―The Crazy Cat Lady’s catchphrase

Eleanor Abernathy, better known as the Crazy Cat Lady, is a mentally ill hoarder woman who always surrounds herself with a large number of cats. She usually screams gibberish and/or throws her cats at passersby. She gives Lisa one of her cats, Snowball V, who looks exactly like her original Snowball II. She is 40 years old, although she appears elderly.

The current list of all the Wizard City references can be found here.

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