Based on Australian author Andy Griffiths' children's novels, which in turn is based on Andy Griffiths' early life.
Changes from the books to the television series include Andy's last name, which was originally that of his creator, name changes of other characters, such as Lori's name being Lisa in the books, and original storylines not featured in the books.
Some seasons were co-produced in France, with Parisian-French dubbing taking over the original French-Canadian dubbing (though the scripts were adapted mainly for French Europe audience).