[1] The series was produced by Ealing Animation (El Nombre) and was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV.
Episodes have subsequently been repeated on Channel 5 in the UK, and are also broadcast in the United States and other countries worldwide.
The show also aired for a short time on the CBC morning children's block in Canada.
It also aired in the United States as part of Cartoon Network's Small World as well as ABC in Australia, M-Net, SABC 2 and Bop TV in South Africa, MediaCorp Channel 5 in Singapore, Channel Eye in Sri Lanka, ČT1 in the Czech Republic, TVP1 in Poland, SVT Barnkanalen in Sweden and TV2 and TV One in New Zealand.
In a playroom which is home to a variety of sentient toys, their leader, the wise and caring "Old Bear" had disappeared some time ago, having been put into the loft and forgotten.