Cartoon Network Lawsuit: Talking Orange vs Annoying Orange

Is the animated series “Annoying Orange” on Cartoon Network a copy of “The Talking Orange” from the North Dakota advertising agency?

H2M, a Fargo-based advertising and marketing agency, filed the lawsuit against Dane Boedigheimer and Spencer Grove, creators of the animated series “Annoying Orange”, in U.S. District Court in North Dakota on Monday for allegedly copying a state marketing campaign.

“Defendants Dane Boedigheimer and Spencer Grove were raised, resided, educated, attended film school, were employed and first obtained access to ‘The Talking Orange’ in North Dakota and western Minnesota — the same area where Plaintiff H2M’s ‘The Talking Orange’ and its derivatives, were widely disseminated on cable television. Like ‘The Talking Orange,’ ‘Annoying Orange’ appears to be speaking with a ‘voice’ that is perfectly in sync with the movement of the actor’s mouth, lips, teeth and tongue,” the suit states.

H2M is seeking damages, an injunction prohibiting Boedigheimer and Grove from profiting off their product, and attorneys’ fees.

Watch the similarities.

Talkin’ Orange

Annoying Orange