The program was conceived by Mil Lenssens when he saw some children fascinated by the broadcast of a lottery draw.
The predictable, repetitive mix of colors, movement and musical rhythms he then developed in the program, along with Clien De Vuyst.
Each episode begins with sheep (and the occasional dog) at sunset on a rotating platform, and ends with a shadow figure (Ann Ricour), who has all kinds of adventures in five differently colored books.
In 2019, a new Tik Tak 2.0 series was remade into 52 HD episodes, now broadcast on Ketnet, NPO Zappelin as well as on BBC.
In July 2012, the German house duo Digitalism released the song "Falling" from which the clip consisted of fragments of Tik Tak.