Company Behind Sesame Street Sues The Makers of The Happytime Murders

According to MSN, the company behind Sesame Street is suing the makers of The Happytime Murders. They aren’t suing over the use of puppets in the movie, but are suing over the tagline used in the film’s marketing campaign, “No Sesame. All Street.” Sesame Workshop, the educational organization behind the show, argues that STX Entertainment does not have the right to use “Sesame Street” in its tagline.

The lawsuit claims that the tagline, “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.”

The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, punitive damages, and that The Happytime Murders change its advertising.