High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wayside (also known as Wayside School) is a Canadian/American co-produced animated television series created by Louis Sachar developed and written by John Derevlany for Canadian television channel Teletoon. The series centers on Todd, a transfer student who attends Wayside, an off-beat educational institution based on Sachar`s upbringing. The series` premise is based on Sachar`s Sideways Stories From Wayside School book series, although several elements in the series differ greatly.