Colonel Ricardo was said to have been Kenneth Grahame's inspiration for Toad of Toad Hall in Wind in the Willows, as he drove round the village in a yellow Rolls-Royce and would offer lifts to any residents he saw.
The ride's story is based on Disney's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the two segments of the film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949).
One of the Fables that he frequently contacts is Mr. Toad and his son TJ (Toad Jr.), who live in a run-down apartment building nearby.
Toad the Wet Sprocket | Natterjack toad | Mr. Toad | Kihansi Spray Toad | Japanese common toad | Western toad | Toad The Wet Sprocket | Toad's Place | Toad Road | Toad Ramsey | Toad Patrol | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Southwestern Arroyo Toad—''Bufo californicus'' | Mangshan horned toad | Houston toad | Fear (Toad the Wet Sprocket album) | European fire-bellied toad | Arroyo toad | Arizona toad |
The name of the album was inspired by Mr. Toad from the famous children's book by Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows.
As the game opens, the player is introduced to the The Woodsman who lives in the same building as Mr. Toad, and Faith and Prince Lawrence, characters from the Allerleirauh/Donkeyskin fables.