In 1998, Cartoon Network permitted Dilworth to turn the short into an animated series. Hanna-Barbera was responsible for the "What a Cartoon!" anthology and intended on developing the series. However, Dilworth insisted on taking the production to his Stretch Films Studios. The stories' plots were mostly outlined in story conference sessions attended by John Dilworth, David Steven Cohen, Irv Bauer, William Hohauser, Michelle Dilworth, and that segment's scriptwriter. Many of the scripts were written by the show's head writer, David Steven Cohen, in addition to Irv Bauer, Craig Shemin, Lory Lazarus, Bill Marsilii, Allan Neuwirth, Bill Aronson, and Michelle Dilworth. Additional writing occurred in the animatic sessions directed by John Dilworth, supervised by William Hohauser with Jim Mitchell and Dan O’Connor.