Outraged toy firm suing over TikTok videos depicting children's dolls as sex-mad alcoholics hooked on drugs
The clips show Sylvanian Families creatures drinking to cope with a failing marriage and robbing a shop.
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Others include a nun hoping for sex with an ex and a graduate downing booze at the thought of having to work.
In other videos a drink-driving hedgehog kills a rabbit, a cat drinks bleach after her husband cheats and a drug -addict moggie relapses.
A video showing a cat using her new partner's caravan to run over guests at her ex-husband's wedding has more than 20million views.
The scenes are from videos posted on Sylvanian Drama, which has 2.5million followers on TikTok.
But Japan's Epoch Company, which has made the popular children's animal dolls since 1985, claims the skits have caused 'irreparable injury' to the brand's reputation.
Last month the firm filed a copyright infringement case in the US against Thea von Engelbrechten, 23, from Kildare, Ireland.
She submitted a counter notice insisting her videos, which are also available on Instagram and YouTube, are a parody.
Sylvanians are marketed as 'an adorable range of distinctive animal characters with charming and beautiful homes and accessories'.
Sylvanian Drama's popularity has earned ad partnerships with big brands including Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Netflix and Hilton.
No new videos have been posted since December when a rebel group of gun-toting women are seen training to shoot misogynistic male animals.
Mum left in stitches after finding her daughter play with a toy that looks VERY rude
A pre-trial conference to try to thrash out a settlement is scheduled for next week.
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