It was first seen in the United States on It's Itsy Bitsy Time, among many foreign short segments when it was broadcast on Fox Family in the late-1990s.
ɪt wʌz fˈɜːst sˈiːn ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˌɔn ɪts ˈɪtsi bˈɪtsi tˈaɪm, ɐmˌʌŋ mˈɛni fˈɔːɹən ʃˈɔːɹt sˈɛɡmənts wɛn ɪt wʌz bɹˈɔːdkæst ˌɔn fˈɑːks fˈæmɪli ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.