[4][5] Callahan's dark humor was toned down somewhat, allowing the show to have a positive and life-affirming attitude appropriate for its audience.

[6] The show aired on Nickelodeon in the United States and was billed as the network's original programming, despite not being part of Nicktoons.

Pelswick, meanwhile, desperately tries to hate the band, but to his horror finds that he actually kinda likes their music.

The school is thrown into an uproar when a website publishes a list of students in order of popularity.

In 2004, a poll on FUNimation's website revealed that they held the DVD rights to Pelswick, but failed to materialize and years later, they added to all of streaming services such as Tubi and Pluto TV.