Since 2007, Nev has starred in his own CBBC show Bear Behaving Badly, alongside Barney Harwood.

When Nev took on a more significant role in Smile, puppeteer Ross Mullan, who also stars in Bear Behaving Badly, was recruited to provide the voice live.

On 28 December 2007, Nev appeared on a puppet special of The Weakest Link hosted by Anne Robinson and broadcast on BBC One, but was eliminated in the fourth round of play, and as hinted in his post-elimination interview, he has a crush on both Soo and host Anne Robinson.

A complaint was made against the toy with regard to the word "Quick", by an individual who believed she had heard a similar-sounding profanity instead.

A smaller version of the soft toy has since been released with more limited speech, only capable of saying 'Excuse me, can't scare me!'