 Besides the PBS stations in the US, it also aired on TV Cultura in Brazil, Discovery Kids in Latin America, Playhouse Disney in France, Gerje TV in Hungary, RTP in Portugal, ERTU Channel 2 in Egypt, Nickelodeon Greece in Greece, NHK in Japan, Children's BBC in the UK, and ABC Kids in Australia.In early 1994, two pilot episodes were produced for the series known as "The Puzzle Works".Eventually, the show was renamed "The Puzzle Place" shortly before its premiere months later.