Elly May vs Barbie Lawsuit Settlement

After The Beverly Hillbillies' Elly May Clampett went toe-to-toe with Barbie in a lawsuit over the "Elly May" Barbie doll, Mattel has settled with actress Donna Douglas.

Forget that old family feud between the Hatfields and McCoys.  Here's a case that seems just a little too tailor-made for Californiality --- The Battle of the California Blonde Icons.

Elly May Clampett vs. Elly May Barbie

Iconic '60s TV actress Donna Douglas has declared a hillbilly truce with CBS and El Segundo, California toymaker Mattel after a financial settlement that demands confidentiality on details.

"She was happy with the result," said Charles von Simson, attorney for the iconic blonde Hollywood actress.

The hillbilly Barbie doll, released a year ago, made her debut in jeans, a rope belt, blonde pigtails, and a photo of Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett.  What's more, the lawsuit stated that a promotional description of the "Elly May" Barbie doll even named Donna Douglas.

CBS and Mattel jointly declared that they did not need the actress' permission or legal consent because the CBS television network owns exclusive rights to the Elly May Clampett character.

"The matter was settled to mutual satisfaction," is just about all that attorneys representing Mattel and CBS would say about the settlement.

From 1962-1971, Donna Douglas performed as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, the popular CBS television comedy about a backwoods family that strikes oil and moves to Beverly Hills for a life among the "swimming pools and movie stars."

Californiality loves both Barbie and Elly May, so it is a great relief that this Battle of the California Blondes is finally over, and that the cities of Beverly Hills and El Segundo can both sleep under a newly found peace every night.

Elly May has certainly made her kinfolks Jed Clampett, Granny and Jethro proud, y'all.