The series' plot was based on Jean de La Fontaine's Fables and the African-American Uncle Remus folktales and stories by Joel Chandler Harris.
It focuses on the adventures of Grabbit the Rabbit, who uses his brain and always succeeds in surviving and helping the less strong animals of the forest.
On 5 February 1999, Link Entertainment acquired the distribution rights to the series from Oren and the Israel Broadcasting Authority.
[7] On 17 September 1999, Channel 4 struck a deal with Link over broadcast rights for the series in the United Kingdom, with the show premiering on 20 October 1999.
[8][9][10] The series also aired on more than 20 television networks worldwide, including Fox Kids in France, DR1 in Denmark as Den Kvikke Kanin ("The Nimble Rabbit"),[11] NRK in Norway as Den smarte kaninen ("The Smart Rabbit"),[12][13] Asia Television in Hong Kong, and Transworld Association and Kids Station in Japan.