 She is kindly to Mildred, especially when Mildred trades Tabby with Ebony, a normal black cat.Miss Tapioca is actually named after the pudding dessert, tapioca.In the TV series, Miss Tapioca was renamed as Mrs Tapioca, even though she doesn't appear to have a husband and is depicted as an Italian, even to the point of cooking pizza behind Miss Cackle's back.