Minipops was the brainchild of Martin Wyatt, who created a new kid group from London called the MiniPops and released an album in 1982 which reached the top 30 in the UK and Europe.
Head of Entertainment Cecil Korer at Channel 4 and record producer Mike Mansfield embraced the idea of producing a TV show around the MiniPops; Korer believed it would boost and broaden the group's audience appeal.