This series is a modern version of the 1958-1962 series produced by Joe Oriolo, former assistant to Otto Messmer. His son, Don Oriolo, was also involved in the creation of this series. In many ways, the show returns to the era of silent short films, featuring surreal backgrounds and alternative character portrayals. Felix also resembles his original mischievous adult persona more closely, rather than the young and naive image seen in the 1936 Van Beuren shorts, the 1959 television series, and Felix the Cat: The Movie. However, it does incorporate some elements from the 1950s series, such as Felix's magic bag and characters like Poindexter, Master Cylinder, the Professor, and Rock Bottom (though the latter two are actually parodies of the original characters, whose names were Mad Doctor and Lead Fanny, respectively). The artistic style of the series is inspired by Fleischer Studios. The voice of Felix the Cat in this animated series was provided by Tom Adcox-Hernandez, but he was replaced by Charlie Adler in the second season, as producers were still searching for a more suitable actor during the first season's broadcast, and Adcox-Hernandez's voice was clearly a temporary role. The animation was produced by Phil Roman and Timothy Berglund and is said to be one of the most expensive animations produced by Film Roman. Martin Olson and Jeremy Kramer, two comedy writers known for pushing the boundaries of the grotesque, wrote the outlines and scripts for the series. The theme song was composed by Don Oriolo, while the music and end credits were created and performed by the Club Foot Orchestra.