The landscapes of the Rupert Bear books, which inspired the series, were based on the regions of Snowdonia and Vale of Clwyd in the northern part of Wales.

In the United States, the series first aired on Nickelodeon as part of the Nick Jr. block in 1995 before moving to CBS Saturday mornings in 1999.

In South America, the series was broadcast in Brazil by TV Cultura from February 2, 1998 to 2006,[4] with audience peaks between 2002 and 2004, according to the Folha de São Paulo portal.

[5] In South Africa, the series was broadcast on both Bop TV and M-Net as part of their wrapper programme for children, K-T.V.

[citation needed] When the series aired on Nickelodeon in the US, a different theme song was used, with lyrics and vocals in the intro, and an instrumental of that same tune in the outro.

[citation needed] According to BBC News, Nelvana made plans in 2000 to produce a Hollywood feature film based on the Rupert property, but the project was not implemented.