award of $1.6 million was reduced to $200,000 after a series of appeals, and the final settlement was out of court, the event was widely viewed as a historic victory for libel victims of tabloid journalism. Carol Burnett and Whacko, Inc. vs. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation In 2007, Burnett and Whacko, Inc. brought a suit against 20th Century Fox demanding at least $2 million in damages after an animated likeness of Burnett appeared in the 2006 episode "Peterotica" of the animated sitcom Family Guy. In the episode, the characters discuss the cleanliness of a porn shop, with one character stating that it is so clean because Burnett works there as a janitor. Burnett is then shown as her well-known charwoman character, mopping the floor in the porn shop, while a modified version of "Carol's Theme", the theme song used in The Carol Burnett Show, plays. The characters subsequently discuss Burnett's ear tug and make a crude comment about it. The lawsuit alleged copyright infringement, violation of publicity rights and misappropriation of Burnett's name and likeness. In addition to damages, Burnett and her company demanded that Fox remove all references to her, the theme and the character. The studio refused. The court ruled in favor of the defendant because the bit was a parody, which is protected by the First Amendment, particularly by Fair Use doctrine. References Citations Sources External links Carol Burnett Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America Carol Burnett news on Topix.net John Foster Dulles song Carol Burnett, The Ed Sullivan Show Interview with Carol Burnett. Accessed February 11, 2017. Carol Burnett at The Museum of Broadcast Communications 1933 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American actresses Actresses from San Antonio American women singers American film actresses American memoirists American musical theatre actresses American sketch comedians American stage actresses American television actresses American voice actresses American women comedians Audiobook narrators Back Stage West Garland Award recipients Carol Burnett Award Golden Globe winners Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe (television) winners Grammy Award winners Hollywood High School alumni Kennedy Center honorees Mark Twain Prize recipients Peabody Award winners Writers from San Antonio Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Primetime Emmy Award winners Special Tony Award recipients UCLA Film School alumni