The Tilt TV series was meant to be an Italian version of the Muppet show, and was realized with a strong degree of perfectionism and a very pioneeristic technique for its time. The puppets were made in France with a very flexible rubber latex that gave them a wide expressive range, and each of them required (alongside the voice actor) two animators, one to wear the arms to move them, and another one to use his own hand to move the eyelids to provide the facial expressions. Every scene was shot twice through the Chroma Key technique: the animators first performed it against a piece of blue cloth with the puppets, then the mini-set where the characters' stories took place was filmed, and a computer eventually superimposed the various shots. Given that all animators and the voice actors had to be perfectly timed with each other, it could require ten takes to shoot a single scene.
Aired only once upon their original release, the Tilt TV series failed to inaugurate a trend of Italian puppet shows, but became a very seeked upon TV rarity.
The show was sold in France, where the puppets were made.
The show was known for its sharp, politically incorrect writing. The portrayal of Tina, frequently demeaned by the other characters for her haggish appearance, was a particular reason of disapproval among a certain audience. Starting from pretty much the beginning of the first spin-off series, Giallo Tilt (1995), the Tina character was reinvented from the unattractive girl chasing in vain after Lorefio's attention, to a femme fatale type and seductress, and was so described in promotional material. Voice actress Dania Cericola, who took over the role from Anna Bonel starting from then, also provided the character with a voice more in line with the new portrayal.
As the pretty boy of the group, leading man of the Tilt TV productions and male half of the unrequited love relationship with Tina, Lorefio was originally intended as the central character. However, it was Lillo, as the most comical scene-stealing blunderer to become the favorite of the children audience, and was gradually turned into the show's main focus. When the show was reformatted into Giallo Tilt (1995) the following year, he was turned into the absolute protagonist as the clumsy inspector never succeeding to solve any police case.