[1] The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel Treasure Island.

Billy Bones is not depicted in this series, he is replaced by Jim's father, Mr. Hawkins.

The series was broadcast in the United Kingdom and in other countries throughout Europe and Asia and was also aired in Australia on ABC TV Network.

This cartoon, unlike most other Treasure Island cartoons and movies, featured the main characters as anthropomorphic animals: Subsidiary recurring characters included the pirates Morgan (a hog), Nebbich (a hyena), and Rat (who was, appropriately enough, a rat).

These characters featured mainly in the first season and only made minor appearances at the beginning of the second before disappearing altogether.