The "Baby Blues" animated series took nearly five years to develop and produce, and what was initially the pilot, "A Baby Blues Christmas Special", was supposed to air in December 1998, but it was postponed more than once, while other episodes were being ordered and completed. The Christmas episode finally aired on Adult Swim on February 24, 2002. In 1999, the series was almost to be re-titled "Bluesville" without Scott's knowledge, but "Baby Blues" was kept as the title, given how popular the comic strip is with more than 60 million readers.