The first series where Simo Aalto wears his trademark "Joker-Jester costume" and uses his signature catchphrase "Jokeri Pokeri Box", both known for Aalto's children's series and magic shows.
A five-part television series premiered on Finnish television in December 27, 1990 on Thursdays on FST, the Swedish-language programming in Yle TV2 (the series aired before Pikku kakkonen (1977)). "Simsalabim" is the only series Aalto did in Swedish, shot in a studio in Yleisradio, Tampere.