[1] The storyline revolved around Roobear Koala (voiced in English by former child actor Steven Bednarski) and his friends and their utopian village in the Australian bush, known in the Japanese version as Yukari Village,[2] within the shadow of a real rock formation known as The Breadknife.

Production of the English and French versions of the series was done by the Canadian studio Cinar Films.

It also aired in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Greece, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, in the Arabic-speaking world, and other countries.

Some notable animators who worked on this series included Katsuhisa Yamada and Hidekazu Ohara.

In 1989, Family Home Entertainment released four English-dubbed episodes on a VHS cassette entitled The Adventures of the Little Koala and Friends: Laura and the Mystery Egg, with the episodes "Laura Finds an Egg", "Conquering Mt.