It is loosely based on the French / Belgian clay animation series of shorts simply titled, Bogus.

In the cel-animated version, Mr. Bogus is a yellow gremlin-like creature living in the walls of the suburban home of Tommy Anybody, alternately creating problems and/or accidentally solving them.

Sometimes Bogus adventures to his own world, Bogusland, a distorted alternate dimension of curved and warped perspective and bizarre plots.

[3] In the original 1987 plot, the male house owner was awakened by his alarm clock, drank coffee, took his keys, and left for work.

Bogus, a funny little yellow character, then emerged from his hiding place and had short and fun adventures with surrounding objects.