TV & VIDEO - May 16, 1990 - Los Angeles Times

By GREG BRAXTON

May 16, 1990 12 AM PT

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‘Care Bare’ Video: Vickie Schmerda and her husband, David, are suing a video company and outlet over a very unchildlike video their 4-year-daughter, Kristen, accidentally saw. The Schmerdas, who live in Woodhaven, Mich., thought they had rented “The Care Bears Storybook” from the Blockbuster Entertainment store. But Kristen actually saw “Playboy’s Farmers Daughters,” which featured nude women dancing with cartoon farm animals. The child announced she wanted to dance naked, “like the Care Bears video with the naked ladies,” Schmerda said. The couple is suing for negligence and infliction of emotional distress.

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Greg Braxton

A lifelong Los Angeles resident, Greg Braxton has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than three decades. He currently is a staff writer covering television for the Calendar section, and has also written extensively about trends and cultural issues in the entertainment field.

TV & VIDEO - May 16, 1990

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