The troupe's name comes from their work on interstitials for YTV featuring a group of monster puppets called the Grogs; by the end of the year, YTV had aired a Christmas special featuring the Grogs,[1] and the duo were working on a series.
[4] In 1997, Hopley operated the titular monster in the Goosebumps episode, The Blob That Ate Everyone.
In 1999, the Grogs began a partnership with Nickelodeon, producing a series of shorts called Nanalan' for the network and its sister channel Noggin, which aired in Canada on YTV and CBC.
In 2005, they produced a teen-oriented sitcom for Nickelodeon titled Mr. Meaty, which likewise began as a collection of shorts.
Their other work has included Swami Jeff's Temple of Wisdom, The Grogs, Warren, Filth, Gidian, Iffer, Sorbet, Jasper and Cupcake, Al's Tales of the Tank, It's Alive!, Ooh, Aah & You, the animated series Weird Years, and Hotbox.