It was Mohawk Productions ' first venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, , on The WB , and was cancelled due to low ratings on May 20, leaving the last five episodes unaired. The series is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in a picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children.
Warner Bros. Television , and the theme song for the series was composed and performed by They Might Be Giants. This was the only animated series to date to have been produced by Bruce Helford under Mohawk.
A total of 13 episodes were produced. The series focuses on the antics of a mutant family who live in a poor valley community. As a result of pollution and radiation exposure, they are all either disabled , deformed , or mutated. The pollution is the direct result of the lavish lifestyle of the rich community known as "The Hills", whose residents exploit and harm the valley residents with absolutely no regard for their safety or well-being.
Many reviewers and fans see the series as a commentary on social stratification. The show premiered on April 1, , on The WB but failed to find an audience. On May 20, , The WB aired "Disfigured Debbie", the second episode produced, as the season finale , leaving five episodes unaired. Reruns of the first eight episodes, and the five remaining episodes, premiered on Cartoon Network 's late-night programming block, Adult Swim , from August 4 to October 27, , and the entire series was rerun on the block until December 26, In Canada, the series aired on Teletoon as part of "Teletoon Unleashed".
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