six queens read them and weep
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seven queens welcome to watch mojo and
today we're counting down our picks for
the top 10 times the simpsons got sued
oh this combines my two least favorite
things other people's music and other
people for this list to be looking at
the moments and circumstances that led
to america's favorite yellow family and
or its creators and producers to be sued
or nearly sued in real life which
simpson's lawsuit caught your attention
let us know in the comments below
number 10. the louis lawsuit even though
he's just one of fat tony's henchmen the
simpsons character louis ended up
becoming just as infamous
although not in the way you think in
2014 louis was the focus of a lawsuit
filed by actor frank severo who played
frankie carbone in goodfellas come on
make that coffee to go let's go hey
soccer
claimed that the writers of the show
stole carbone's likeness and mannerisms
which severo based on his own
personality while they lived next door
to him in 1989. as compensation severo
demanded a total of 250 million in
damages unfortunately for severo his
lawsuit was rejected and his attempt to
appeal the case in 2018 ended in failure
you're all talk hamil you never even
finished jedi school
legal issues aside it's kind of
impressive that a henchman like louie
could cause such a commotion in real
life hey can we go by the lexus place i
want to test drive that new hybrid you
are a hybrid half idiot half whoa
number nine afm versus 20th century fox
and nbc universal after more than 30
years on the air the simpsons theme song
has become one of the show's most iconic
trademarks
[Music]
however as important as the song is to
the show it's also been the source of
some legal trouble as well the show's
theme song was used in a roller coaster
ride at universal studios hollywood and
the american federation of musicians
took immediate legal action claiming
that this act violated a 2010 agreement
with 20th century fox and nbc universal
[Applause]
[Music]
fox refused to comment on the lawsuit
while universal studios denied the
union's claims insisting that their use
of the song was purely for promotional
purposes that was for you bleeding gums
you've made an old jazz man happy number
eight morrissey almost sued in the
season 32 episode panic on the streets
of springfield lisa becomes a fan of
musician quilliby a parody inspired by
the smith's front man morrissey flesh
that you cover with cheese is proof of
your moral disease however lisa's ideal
image of quilliby goes up in flames when
she discovers that he has gone from a
vegan who shared many of her political
beliefs to an overweight meat-eating and
hateful man shut your gobs
[Music]
morrissey was less than pleased and
spoke out against the episode claiming
that the hatred expressed by the show's
creators towards him was akin to a
taunting lawsuit in the end morrissey
chose not to sue the show as doing so
would have cost him more money than it
was worth i'm only here because i lost
my fortune suing people for saying
things about me that were completely
true number seven alf clausen takes
legal action after being recruited as
the simpsons music producer in 1990 alth
claussen went on to produce some of the
series most memorable musical scores who
controls the british crowd who keeps the
metric system down we do
however in 2017 claussen's time with the
show came to an end when its creators
announced that he was being let go at
the time claussen's dismissal was
attributed to creative differences and
for farming out work to other composers
including his own son he's guilty of
mayhem exposure indecent freaked out
behavior both chronic and recent things
only got more intense two years later
when claussen launched a lawsuit against
his former employers for wrongful
termination because of his age and for
being diagnosed with parkinson's
clawson's legal battle with fox
continued for a couple more years before
eventually dropping the suit in early
2022
number six the simpsons get in trouble
with brazil leave it to a show as famous
and long-lived as the simpsons to almost
cause an international incident one of
its more infamous episodes blame it on
lisa features the simpsons traveling to
brazil for the first time hi lisa thank
you for your donation
because of your generosity i bought
sturdy shoes that would last for a
thousand sambas along with offensive
stereotypes and cultural inaccuracies
the episode also portrayed brazil as a
dangerous location where tourists are
likely to be kidnapped or robbed my
american friend i'm afraid that this is
a kidnapping so that means i don't have
to pay the fare i i suppose eventually
rio de janeiro's tourist board took
action and threatened to sue fox for
ruining brazil's image and costing them
revenue forcing the guilty party to
issue an immediate apology the fact that
even the brazilian president at the time
also supported the idea of a lawsuit
shows just how serious the situation was
this is a cigarette butt you burned me
with you slept like a baby that night
number five sega takes legal action
released in 2001 the simpsons road rage
is known for more than just selling over
a million copies and its poor graphics
as it turns out this game was the focus
of a lawsuit filed by the sega video
game company against fox interactive
electronic arts and radical
entertainment for patent infringement
homer you can atone for your many sins
by getting me to my destination on time
while the game does take place in a
poorly designed version of springfield
the game's objectives plot and overall
gameplay bear many similarities to the
1999 sega arcade game crazy taxi hey hey
hey it's time to make some crazy money
are y'all ready here we go in the end
the case was privately settled between
the two parties before it ever got to
courts well simpson did you learn
something today oh did i ever number
four hologram usa's lawsuit this
particular lawsuit may not have been the
first time that the simpsons were sued
for patent infringement but it
definitely was under unique
of circumstances
o heavenly testament to the eternal
majesty of god's creation
holy macaroni while celebrating their
25th anniversary at san diego comic con
in 2014 matt groening introduced and
spoke with a hologram of homer simpson
although it was a memorable and
hilarious moment it also caused alki
david from hologram usa to sue 20th
century fox and gracie films for using
homer's hologram without a license to
the technology used to create him um
where are you
i'm somewhere where i don't know where i
am a year later both hologram usa and
fox settled the lawsuit with david
confirming that he was satisfied by the
outcome
this is the worst place yet number three
sued by a russian father
not every simpsons lawsuit comes from a
big name company or celebrity yes that's
what we wanted you to think
sometimes even regular people have a
bone to pick with them just look at the
case of igor smykov in 2002 smykov sued
the russian tv channel ren tv claiming
that by airing the simpsons along with
family guy they promoted moral
degeneracy and violence as well as
encouraged kids to disobey their parents
after claiming that both shows caused
his son to show an interest in illicit
substances and call his mother a toad
smykov demanded monetary compensation
and also tried to prevent future airings
of certain simpsons episodes such as
homer's phobia hot stuff coming through
however the judge cleared the simpsons
of any wrongdoing and the case was
thrown out after a day
yes eat all of our shirts number two the
lawsuit of tracy ullman
even though actress and comedian tracy
ullman was instrumental in the simpsons
rise to fame this did not stop her from
trying to sue them most of you already
know that with a little love and
confession any puppy will grow up to be
a cuddly little bundle of joy before
getting their own show the simpsons
family originally debuted in shorts that
aired during the tracy ullman show
toward the end of the 1980s as the
simpsons grew in popularity ullman
claimed that she was entitled to up to
10 of the show's merchandising profits
congratulations boy you just earned
yourself a big reward all i wanted was
measly candy bar when this did not
happen ullman launched a lawsuit that
lasted for nearly two years after a
period of deliberation allman's claim
was ultimately rejected costing her a
settlement that would have earned her
more than two million at the time and
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number one fox versus fox it takes
gutsiness for the simpsons to make
comedic jabs at their own network i'm
rivet murdock the billionaire tarrant
and this is my sky box during the
episode mr spritz goes to washington a
fox news ticker is shown featuring
satirical headlines that poked fun at
fox's political views during an
interview matt groening claimed that
this event supposedly made fox news
threaten fox entertainment the channel
which airs the simpsons i do appreciate
your being here you're usually so mired
in sleaze it must be an effort to come
down to the studio ultimately granning
stated that fox decided against suing
their sister network as it would only
result in fox suing itself although fox
news said they never considered taking
such legal action the network did
prohibit the show from doing any more
fox news ticker parodies however this
has not stopped the simpsons from making
fun of fox every now and then just to
make sure you got it the producers of
the program put this dopey card
up on the screen how predictable
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