[1] The show was created by Canadian actor/comedian Howie Mandel, who also performs the voices of both Bobby and his father Howard Generic.

The series follows the daily life of Bobby Generic (/ˈdʒɛnərɪk/ JEN-ər-ik), with his very overactive imagination and how he sees the world.

The Generic family's surname is pronounced "JEN-uh-rik", but mispronounced as "juh-NEHR-ik" by other characters as a running gag.

The segment would include Mandel describing some aspect of the story and often relating it back to his personal childhood.

Endings of the show also featured Mandel breaking the "fourth wall" by talking to viewers about the preceding episode.

In some part of the episode, Bobby will break the fourth wall by telling the audience his perspective on life.

[10] In November 2014, it was announced that Mandel told a crowd at Comikaze that plans to revive the series were in motion.

[11] In May 2018, Mandel again made reference to his efforts to get the series revived in an interview with Entertainment Weekly's Dave Quinn.

In the United States, starting in 1996, the show was open-captioned; this was intended as an aid to help younger children learn to read.

[14] A video game adaptation of Bobby's World was made for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995.

The game was originally based on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, taking place in Kevin McCallister's dreams, before being retooled into a Bobby's World game during development, retaining the same premise but replacing the characters with those of Bobby's World.