 It is loosely based on the "Wayside School" books by Louis Sachar, and several elements differ between the two works.Derevlany conceived "Wayside" in 2003, leading to an hour-long television special pilot titled "" that aired in 2005.Teletoon greenlit two seasons of "Wayside" consisting of thirteen half-hour episodes each, and they aired from 2007 to 2008; the series also aired briefly on Nickelodeon in the U.S. during this time.