The series is produced by Iconix Entertainment for the Educational Broadcasting System in collaboration with the Metropolitan Government of Seoul.

In the United States and Canada, Hulu is the exclusive distributor of the series,[3] though the fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons are on Netflix.

Each of the four original characters (Tayo, Gani, Lani & Rogi) is based on the four actual colors and types of Seoul Buses.

Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the show four stars out of five, stating that the "Animated charmer features positive messages -- and farts.

[12] In 2014, the Seoul Metropolitan Government commissioned buses designed as the characters Tayo, Gani, Rogi, and Lani, to run around the Gwanghwamun Square area of the city.

In the wake of this success, it was reported that the local governments of other cities in South Korea were considering adopting the campaign.

[2] Jaeyeon Woo of The Wall Street Journal's blog Korea Real-Time, speculated in an April 2014 article that the success of this initiative led both of Gyeonggi Province's gubernatorial candidates, Kim Sang-gon and Nam Kyung-pil, to adopt public transportation issues as a key part of their campaign platforms.

[15] In late 2018 there was a Tayo bus phenomenon in Indonesia due to its theme song, often used as a joke or prank by many people.