[2] The show was based on the 1996 book The Ferocious Beast with the Polka-Dot Hide and its sequels, all of which were also created by the Paraskevases.
[4] and created three animated series: Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse, and The Kids from Room 402.
[5] The Paraskevas strip Junior Kroll ran weekly for ten years in Dan's Papers in Bridgehampton and New York.
Junior Kroll also ran as a monthly feature for five years in United Airlines' Hemispheres magazine.
[citation needed] Until her death in 2010, Betty and Michael owned and operate The Paraskevas Gallery in Westhampton Beach.