Shooting in real locations with limited budgets often meant production could not afford to close the business to the public.

“we definitely couldn't shut a store down so the store would be like okay you guys can shoot here but we're going to keep it open and then it would just be like rando people walking in and being like what's going on in the middle of a take”

The enjoyment of the creative process is more important than the final public reception of the work.

“you have to enjoy that because the rest of it is sort of then you're at the whim of like you know what people thought.”

Having dedicated partners for production allows a creator to effectively manage the significant time commitment required for animation.

“I've got incredible partners who who make it their like full-time, everyday, all day job.”

The production team likely included Christine and Vic as an afterthought in the final edit rather than excluding them due to budget constraints.

“I'm very confident that they were not necessarily going to be in the show, but then they were put in the show because they were needed >> because there are couples cut from every season.”