 Before any episodes aired and the show was still being written, the  original title of the series was Prank Puppets, but a Comedy  Central lawyer approached executive producer Adam Carolla (qv) and  said that the shows name would have to be changed. She said the  title (despite the premise of the show) implied spite and malice  and that it was a legal liability. Neither Adam, nor the rest of  the crew really believed that argument, but they reluctantly changed  the name anyway.