The movie was completed in 2000 but did not air on TV until 2003 due to sample clearance issues with the soundtrack.
The character Sly is modeled after Jimi Hendrix.
Bill Burnett wrote the finalized script simultaneously with writing episodes for ChalkZone. On work hours, he would write for ChalkZone and would occassionally work overtime to finish The Electric Piper.
This film was originally pitched to Hanna Barbera, but development quickly fell when Fred Seibert left for Frederator Studios.
The influence for the film came from when Burnett wanted to create a film that detailed the early rebellions within the youth generation during the '60s but in the telling of the classic Pied Piper tale.