Based on the illustrations from the popular books, award-winning animator John Matthews designed the acclaimed look and style of the characters and sets for this series that would carry over when the series was taken over by another production company.
In 1997, this video won the prestigious Golden Pucinella Award for Best Animated Character and the Silver Pucinella Award for the Best Animated Series for Children at the annual Cartoons by the Bay animation award festival.
Although intended as a TV series, this video, along with "Not-So-Rotten Ralph", ended up as stand alone productions when the series was taken over by another production company.