A scene from The Happytime Murders, which now faces a lawsuit from the makers of Sesame Street. Long before Donald Trump stormed the White House, Sesame Street savaged him as “Ronald Grump,” a shady tycoon with no scruples. Sesame Street turns 50 next year, a momentous achievement. A decade earlier, Sesame Workshop threatened another lawsuit: this time over a satirical short that depicted Bert and Ernie as lovers. If anything, Sesame Street has just helped The Happytime Murders by giving it a heap of free publicity bigger than Mr. Snuffleupagus.

Source: thestar May 28, 2018 19:07 UTC