For many stoners, "Puff and Stuff" is the perfect summation of...

For many stoners, "Puff and Stuff" is the perfect summation of their relationship with marijuana and food. So it's not surprising that the Krofft's creations were picked up by munchies salesmen pushing fast foodstuffs to hungry stoners.

Although the Kroffts created the enduring Kool-Aid pitcher, the most successful commercialization of their oeuvre was done by McDonald's, who based their characters of Mayor McCheese, Grimace, Hamburglar and others on Pufnstuf and his pals. Unfortunately, the McDonald's ad agency scammed the Kroffts, stealing their ideas and puppet technology without crediting them at all.

In 1971 the Kroffts sued McDonald's, and after six years of court battles, juries and appeal courts backed their claim. The Kroffts have received regular court-ordered royalty checks from the McDonald's empire ever since.

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