Seems like FAMILY GUY creator, Seth MacFarlane is in a spot of trouble as a company attempts to sue him over his teddy bear creation, TED.
Bengal Mangle Productions have claimed that TED is an unlawful copy of their animated bear from web series, CHARLIE THE ABUSIVE TEDDY, that was aired in 2009 and 2010 on YouTube and FunnyOrDie.com. They said that Charlie and Ted both have strong similarities with one another, as they spend most of the time sitting on the living room couch, drinking and smoking. Also, their mannerisms such as swearing and attitudes to things are substantially the same they added and what’s even more bizarre is that they also bought in Twitter accounts in to the argument, saying they too copy the tone of Charlie.
Seth MacFarlane and Universal Pictures have not commented on the situation, but expect more information as the weeks go by.
If they really want to fight about which bear was first to be rude, I think UK company Bad Taste Bears, who make cheeky figurines, will have something to say on the matter…
Source: Deadline
