Lat has experimented with media other than paper. In 1993 he produced a short animated feature, "Mina Smiles", for Unesco; the video, featuring a female lead, was for a literacy campaign. Personal concerns motivated Lat for his next foray into animation; judging that Western animation of the 1980s and 90s had negative influences, he wanted to produce a series for Malaysian children that espoused local values. The result was "Kampung Boy" the television series (1997), an adaptation of his trademark comic. The 26-episode series received positive reviews for technical details and content. There were comments on its similarities to "The Simpsons", and on its English which was not entirely local. His most recent involvement with animation was in 2009; "Lat's Window to the World", a musical animated feature, played at the Petronas Philharmonic Hall. Lat had been commissioned to help create three animated vignettes based on "The Kampung Boy" to accompany the instruments of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. The scores, composed by Carl Davis, complemented Lat's visuals, capturing the spirit of "kampung" childhood in a "simple, idyllic past".