They contracted Colossal Pictures to develop the character and the motion capture technology to realize Cartoon Network's vision.

Moxy (voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait) is an anthropomorphic dog who purportedly works as a janitor for Cartoon Network and was unsuccessful in being granted his own show.

[8] Cartoon Network is a cable television channel focused on animation, created by Turner Broadcasting System, and launched on October 1, 1992.

[9][10] Cartoon Network wanted to create both a mascot that would perform animated skits in between airings and a live host for special events.

Cartoon Network approached Colossal Pictures, a company that had been merging traditional animation with new "real-time applications in new media".

[13] Cartoon Network chose to work with Colossal Pictures due to their innovation and experience in animation and character development.

[13] In addition, The miniature set was intentionally given a "wanky" appearance to convey Moxy's unpreparedness and improvisatory nature and was built in forced perspective, "giving it the illusion of depth".

[19] The software also gave Moxy procedurally animated details independent of the motion capture such as wiggling ears to eliminate stiffness.

[22] Marketed as the "first real-time cartoon character", Moxy later debuted publicly as the host of The Great International Toon-In, a 14-hour animated program run by Turner Broadcasting System.

Amanda Bruce and Rosie Mulley of Screen Rant wrote that since The Moxy Show's poor reception and short-lived airing, Cartoon Network has "learned from their mistakes and created more successful and popular original characters from then out.