[4] The show was presented as a Saturday Night Live-style sketch comedy, with its cast often filling the roles of historical figures.

Due to the high production costs, footage from previous episodes was often re-used and re-timed to match newly recorded audio, as well as several non-educational segments being used as filler.

derived most of humor from its slapstick comedy and satire, with the distinction of combining historical figures and events.

Episodes would commonly feature a large cast of children and typecast adults in comedic skits and song parodies, e.g. the cause of the American Civil War sung to the tune of The Brady Bunch theme.

The episode takes a look at random moments in history through the eyes of Big Fat Baby.