The show's concept is based on "SpeedMouse", a live comedy act that the Umbilical Brothers performed for adult audiences in the 1990s. The plot involved an invisible remote control that dictated the Brothers' actions on stage. Shane Dundas called the remote "a handy idea that we took directly from "SpeedMouse" and it all grew into a whole another animal." Producers from Noggin and Sesame Workshop enjoyed the remote control in "SpeedMouse" and believed that the physical comedy would lend itself to a family-oriented television show. Noggin and Sesame approached the Umbilical Brothers with plans to develop a series, and the Brothers accepted.