Kevin James has stated that he got the inspiration for his performance by watching French bulldogs try to jump up on a couch. When they kept falling and were unable to get up, he immediately realized how to portray his sympathetic character in the film.
Kevin James has publicly expressed his disappointment that he couldn't portray his character as a stop motion anthropomorphic sofa.
Although Kevin James is a human being, he has said that he has always wished he could be a stop motion character like his hero Yukon Cornelius. For every role he takes he always tries to push for the producers to allow him to act out his scenes as if he were a stop motion character. They always say no. As of April 2024, he has now included it in his contract for future film roles. It is unknown if this film will be his first in which he acts as if he's a stop motion character while everyone else is normal.
Kevin James accepted $200 in Pizza Hut gift cards for his role in this film.
Kevin James is related to a can of Pringles.