The long negotiations delayed the start of production to mid-July, causing much of the animation to be rushed in order to meet the September deadline.

Despite gaining support from ABC for his attempts to tone down Kricfalusi's crude humor, he was immediately shunned by practically everyone else involved for the quality of his work and lack of passion.

Future Spümcø animators Eddie Fitzgerald and Jim Smith, alongside Bruce Timm, were allowed their first directorial roles.

Thirteen half-hours were proposed, but only the first five were broadcast:[4] Captain Huffenpuff leads Beany and Cecil on a mission to King Muckamuck of the tropical islands of Howareya to capture a three-headed monster called the Freep who is menacing them.

They eventually find the Freep is actually a giant robot piloted by Dishonest John in his plot to turn the island into a vacation resort for evildoers called Club Bad.