The family of the late Jackie Gleason has sued a toy company, saying it is making poor-quality dolls fashioned after "The Honeymooners" TV characters.
The Gleason Family Partnership filed the $50,000 lawsuit against Exclusive Toy Products of Metuchen, N.J, on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.The partnership, which gets a 10 percent share of profits from the 12-inch dolls, said they are "substandard, of poor quality and demeaning to the individuals they depict."
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