He was created jointly by Polish writer Czesław Janczarski and cartoonist Zbigniew Rychlicki.

However, Miś Uszatek became very popular in 1975, when Łódź Animated Forms Studio (Studio Malych Form Filmowych), Se-ma-for, created a series of stop motion animation for the Polish TV network, featuring actor Mieczysław Czechowicz, who voiced the characters.

He was also liked by parents, as he would always go to bed at an appropriate hour, singing the goodnight song: Pora na dobranoc, bo już księżyc świeci.

[3] All together, Polish TV have sold it to 22 countries, including Canada, Iran, and a number of African nations.

[2] In June 2010, Mennica Polska S.A. minted 8,000 silver 1-dollar coins depicting Miś Uszatek on behalf of the government of Niue.