In Hollywood, the land of American reinvention, even the farting hippos have dark, shameful secrets. On Monday, a soft sculpture company called Folkmanis, Inc. sued CBS and several affiliated ...

NCIS, a show that sometimes plays on the TVs they have on display at the Union Square Best Buy, has a years-long running gag involving a plush farting hippo named Bert (it’s funny because it’s a hippo ...

Today in legal and/or farting hippopotamus news, a toy-making company named Folkmanis, Inc. is suing CBS for copyright infringement over a plush doll called “Bert the Farting Hippo.” Quick backstory ...

Among the straight-laced and super-serious NCIS agents portrayed by Harmon, Sean Murray, and Michael Weatherly over the years, Pauley Perrette’s Abby Sciuto character provided some balance. The ...

In news that threatens to sully the dignity of the farting hippo industry, CBS is facing a lawsuit over the marketing of, as The Wrap notes, the “farting hippo from NCIS.” Rather than a particularly ...