Hector the Cat eight of his nine lives due to "ignorance of road safety practices". This was followed by a short instructional film. In subsequent years other characters were introduced in calendars, instructional films, and comic books including Millie, his girlfriend (1973), Uncle Tom (1974), Hector and Millie's three kittens (1975) and his space friend Ding Dong (1982). A study in 1978 found that, although children enjoyed the characters and stories, the material had a number of inadequacies. It stressed that road safety research findings and child development theory would need to be considered for any future development. The character is currently used
Cat suit portrayed with a realistic two-person puppet suit for the BBC production of "The Chronicles of Narnia", where it was worn by Alisa Berk and William Todd-Jones, and voiced by Ronald Pickup. Cat suits are widely used as the mascots of sports teams in schools. , the second most popular animal used as high school sports mascot, after the eagle, was the tiger, which is picked because it symbolizes strength. Panthers and wildcats were also fourth and fifth, respectively, symbolizing speed and fierceness, respectively. Other well-known cat mascot suits in sports include the Nittany Lion, which was inducted to the Mascot