The Cat dies, falling from a tall tree, leaving the Owl a single parent.

[3] British picture book author Beatrix Potter has stated that her work The Tale of Little Pig Robinson is the backstory of the character Piggy from "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat".

[7] American avant-garde artist and composer Laurie Anderson's fifth album, Bright Red (1994), features the track "Beautiful Pea Green Boat", which incorporates lyrics from the poem.

[9] In 1996, Eric Idle published a children's novel, The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, based on the poem.

Idle's narration of the audiobook was nominated for the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children.