[8] It follows in the vein of the similarly-titled 1971 ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs,[8] which also features the stories of two families living together under one townhouse roof.

[6] Egmont Imagination headquarters in Denmark handled construction of the puppets and backgrounds, which were then sent to the FilmFair studio in London for filming.

[8] The Upstairs Downstairs Bears was first broadcast in English on CITV in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2001.

[2] On the French-language Canadian channel Télétoon, it was aired as Les oursons du square Théodore.

[16] Toonhound had a positive impression of the series, stating: "With its period set details, golden brown shades and soft, sepia light this little show evokes just the right Edwardian atmosphere..."[8]