The series chronicles the adventures of Scaredy, an energetic anthropomorphic orange squirrel, and his best friend Dave, a blue skunk.

Their antics take place in the fictional Balsa City, and often at the local supermarket the Stash "N" Hoard, where Scaredy works as a stacker.

The series was produced by Nelvana for YTV,[1] with additional production facilities provided by Studio 306, Pipeline Studios Inc. and Super Sonics Productions Inc., with Dolby Digital doing the sound, with Writers Guild of Canada and ACTRA writing the show's renewal plates, with the series' funding provided by The Canada Media Fund and The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.

The series premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on August 9, 2011,[2] and airing through June 21, 2013.

The show premiered on Pop in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2013, and was regularly broadcast on Kix.