The producers of Paddington bear are suing Spitting Image over its foul-mouth parody of the iconic character.
The satirical puppet show portrays the bear, regarded as the epitome of British politeness by many, as a deranged cocaine sniffing creature.
In a sketch for the new YouTube series, named Spitting Image: The Rest Is B******t, Paddington and Prince Harry are cast as podcast co-hosts.
The red-eyed bear, speaking in a mock South American accent says he enjoys ‘100 per cent Peruvian, biodynamic, organic, catastrophic cocaine’.
‘I am from Peru, motherf****r. I am Paddington Bear from Peru,’ he adds.
StudioCanal, who produce Paddington movies, are suing British production company Avalon, who are behind the skit.
The have filed a High Court complaint over the sketch, while documents show they have raised copyright concerns, Deadline reported.
The episode also sparked outrage among Paddington fans, who claimed the marmalade loving children’s character had been ‘disrespected’.
The satirical puppet show portrays the bear as a cocaine sniffing podcast co-host with Prince Harry
The real Paddington Bear is regarded as the epitome of British politeness by many
The Paddington parody shows him interviewing Elon Musk and advertising robotic sex dolls and guns. He also refers to himself as Pablo Esco-bear.
‘You most likely remember me from the films Paddington, Paddington 2 and Paddington in Peru. I also had a starring role in the Netflix series Narcos, as Pablo Esco-bear. It is a joke. Laugh, muchachos,’ he said.
The episode ends with the bear snorting white powder before appearing to lose consciousness.
Prince Harry was also parodied and portrayed as the co-host.
‘I’m here to tell my truth and make a s*** tonne of money out of podcasting as I don’t have any discernible talent,’ his puppet said.
Donald Trump and Keir Starmer are also satirised in the show.
President Trump, wearing a baby’s bib, is featured beside King Charles in the latest episode.
Angela Rayner is also mocked. A puppet version of the Labour MP gives property advice using a website called Wrongmove in one sketch.
A puppet version of Angela Rayner gives property advice using a website called Wrongmove in one sketch
‘Your Cabinet position may be at risk if you don’t heed proper instructions and keep up your correct stamp duty payments,’ an advert warns.
Spitting Image has imitated politicians and celebrities since it first launched in 1984.
It was vastly popular in the 1980s but was cancelled in 1996 after declining viewing figures.
StudioCanal and Avalon have been contacted for comment.
