Many aspects of the series have been accused of being plagiarized from
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005), including the use of identical puppets, lip-synched musical numbers from identical camera angles, and a virtually-shot-for-shot imitation of the opening credit sequence, with the title in the same font and color. However, Arthur appeared on Ferguson's show on November 29, 2010 and suggested that the similarities were an homage rather than plagiarism.
