 Shortly after the release of the first book June 1, 1992, on September 18, 1992 an Emmy Award-winning television series named "Beakman's World" began, starring Paul Zaloom as the show's main character, along with three female lab assistants over the years, Lester the Rat, and two puppet penguins.According to Jok the television series was "written to build a bridge between children and the adult members of their family," and "we created the show to be like a live action cartoon.