Dec 4 2007 11:07 PM ET

Hey, Donald Duck, go to sleep -- you have court in the morning!

A court in Naples, Italy summoned Donald Duck, along with his girlfriend Daisy, Mickey Mouse, and Tweety Bird to appear as damaged parties in the criminal trial of a Chinese man accused of counterfeiting products of Disney and Warner Bros. Lawyers think it was a clerical error. Yeah, right!

"Unfortunately they cannot show up, as they are residents of Disneyland," joked a Disney Company Italia VP. Oh, the hilarity! The real reason Donald in particular can’t show up is that he never leaves the house anymore unless it’s Fleet Week. Plus, he’s been having trouble sleeping:

Don’t you wanna want a Fanta sprinkle tiny Tylenol PM capsules into his waking nightmares?

Comments (8 total) Add your comment
  • BilliamE

    …and he doesn’t wear pants…which is indecent…

  • daisyj

    No, the spokesman is right; as citizens of Disneyland, Mickey et al are essentially immune from international law. The “magic” kingdom is notorious for its isolationism and has no extradition treaty with any of the EU member states. And trying to extract someone individually from “behind the happy curtain”, as it’s known in diplomatic circles, is far too dangerous, so I think “clerical error” is definitely the right call here.

  • Tony

    I’d hate to be the court reporter responsible for transcribing everything Donald says…

  • RP

    I can’t believe there’s actually an entire Disney cartoon up on YouTube. Five bucks says it’s gone by the end of the day. daisyj, your comment wins. Period.

  • Francisco

    daisyj you are hilarious. The best post…ever!

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  • suba

    Disney cartoon up on YouTube. Five bucks says it’s gone by the end of the day. daisyj, your comment wins. http://subaru.l4rge.com/of606.html of Period.

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