After the original seven videos sold a combined total of 750,000 copies in the UK, GMTV commissioned a Fun Song Factory television series in 1998, consisting of twenty-three episodes. Dave Benson Phillips had now become the main presenter, and appeared in every episode. Other presenters rotated from a selection of four – Katy Stephens, who previously appeared on Fun Song Factory: Fun and Games, Karl Woolley, a producer for Tell-Tale Productions who had also presented Playdays, Justin Fletcher, who made his television presenting debut in the series and also played "Professor Plimsoll" in the episode "Wild Animals", and Alex Lovell, who also made her television debut. Nick Mercer reprises his role as Ozzy Octave and also played Old MacDonald in the episode "Farm Animals" (whom Iain Lauchlan previously appeared as in The Fun Song Factory at Old MacDonald's Farm), Lauchlan would reprise the role of Fred and Preisig would reprise the role of Sally, and the paint pots would also return. A new character, a talking factory hooter named Hooter, was also introduced.