ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ˈæftɚ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ʌv səksˈɛs ɪn ɪts hˈoʊmlənd ænd ɪn ˈʌðɚ kˈʌntɹiz ðæt bɹˈɔːdkæst ɐ dˈʌbd vˈɜːʒən ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɪɹiz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, sˈæbən ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl bˈɔːt ðə fˈɔːɹən ɹˈaɪts tə hˈæloʊ spˈɛnsɚ.
In the early 1990s, after many years of success in its homeland and in other countries that broadcast a dubbed version of the original series including Mexico, Saban International bought the foreign rights to Hallo Spencer.