 The series was first launched as a series of stage plays.The first play, "Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure in Luna Bay", was first performed in Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park in Norway where Formoe was Director of Entertainment.The play's success was so great that in 1994 it was followed up with another stage play, "Captain Sabertooth and the Secret of Luna Bay", the music of which won Formoe a Spellemann prize, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards.