Sesame Street Creators Sue Melissa McCarthy's New Movie Over 'Violent, Copulating' Puppets

[oberliner]

The creators of Sesame Street don’t want to have a hand in Melissa McCarthy’s new movie The Happytime Murders.

The Sesame Workshop is suing the production company behind the R-rated film, which was directed by Brian Henson, the son of Sesame Street puppeteer Jim Henson, claiming the raunchy movie could cause “irreparable injury” to the show’s brand, according to a lawsuit obtained by The Blast.

In their complaint, the Sesame Street creators claim that the film’s tagline, “No Sesame, All Street,” leads audiences to believe there is a connection to the show.

The film’s trailer, the say, “deliberately confuses consumers into mistakenly believing that Sesame is associated with, has allowed, or has even endorsed or produced the movie and tarnishes Sesame’s brand.”

https://people.com/movies/sesame-street-creators-sue-melissa-mccarthys-new-movie-over-violent-copulating-puppets/

[Kilgore]

1. I want to introduce you to my new heavy metal band, "The Copulating Puppets"

[Achilleaze]

2. Republicans launch a Support-Your-KGOP-Repube-Puppet Campaign

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[Bucky]

3. They're morally right, but she's legally right

This sucks. But freedom of speech includes protection for obnoxious speech.

Not that I would think there are any consumers out there who would associate copulating puppets with the Sesame Street show.

[Exotica]

4. the red band official trailer

[unitedwethrive]

5. Why didn't they sue "Avenue Q"?

Same exact thing.

[cyclonefence]

6. It's hard for me to be on Sesame Street's side

ever since they decided to restrict their programming to families who have HBO.