XML FeedsWe______ll, Doggies! Elly May Takes On Barbie
By Richard Amada on Dec 29, 2011 | In Cinema, TV, Radio
Okay, you closet Beverly Hillbillies fans, you all know the tune. So hum along to…
THE BALLAD OF ELLY MAY CLAMPETT V. BARBIE
Come and listen to my story ‘bout ol’ Elly May,
Played by Donna Davis on TV a bygone day.
But then one day she was browsin’ falderal,
And up popped an Elly May Clampett modeled doll…
Barbie, that is.
Plastic gold.
Mega toy brand.
Well, the next thing ya know, bad feelings did erupt.
Her kinfolk said, “Hey, you oughta lawyer up!”
“With my image,” said Ms. Davis, “they are makin’ revenue!”
So she went to fed’ral court and filed a case to sue…
Mattel, that is.
CBS, too.
Deep pockets defendants.
Well, Mattel claimed this was a case it could refute.
The network owns the show and characters, to boot.
But ‘fore any jury could deliberate that count,
They settled the case for an undisclosed amount.
And that’s how it ended.
Y’all come back now.
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