Gerald McBoing Boing has a long history. Originally an Oscar-winning short by UPA in 1950, co-written by Dr Suess based on his own character, and co-produced by Bill Scott, later of 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' fame. A series of shorts followed, and eventually a short-lived TV series in the late 1950's. Almost fifty years later, it was revived as a second TV series in 2005.

Gerald speaks only in sound effects (most characteristically 'boing boing'), but the new series expands things to include a speaking family and friends, as well as a belching dog. Typically the show takes place in a series of discrete segments, often narrated in Dr-Seussian rhyming couplets. The emphasis is on showing how somebody 'different' can lead a normal social life.