[1] It is a spin-off from Brocka's 1999 short film of the same name,[2] and debuted on the LGBT-focused Logo network in July 2007[3] and on the Canadian Teletoon's late-night programming block "The Detour" that October.

Guest voices have included Mitch Morris, Mark Hamill, Jim J. Bullock, Jill Bennett, Lance Bass, Andy Dick, Jai Rodriguez, George Takei, Laraine Newman, Bruce Vilanch and Robert Gant.

The animation of the original Rick & Steve shorts was done using Lego blocks and figures, prompting a lawsuit from the company.

[16][17] The show is noted particularly for its use of an adult-oriented and "politically incorrect" style of humor, similar in some respects to that of South Park and Family Guy.

[18] A minor controversy arose in 2008 when Carlo Nardello, an executive with the Italian RAI Television network, criticized Salerno's Cartoons on the Bay animation festival for including a Rick & Steve screening in its 2008 program.