[1] The series was created by Scottish Television, Valentine Productions s.a.r.l.

[2] It originally aired on Canada's YTV network from 1998 to 1999, and premiered in the United States on CBS on 3 October 1998, and aired through the 1998–99 television season.

[3] The series tells the story of Anatole, a mouse who lives in Paris.

[4] CBS announced in January 1998 that it would return to airing cartoons as part of its Saturday morning programming schedule for the 1998–99 television season, and Anatole was among the new animated series announced.

[5] In July 1998, it was announced that CBS would premiere Anatole and the rest of its Saturday morning animated programming on 19 September 1998,[6] though by September the premiere date had slipped to 3 October 1998.