Hold on chust a minute: "Amish Mafia" fans won't get to see Lebanon Levi's "office" or his crew of enforcers' stomping grounds after all.

Producers of the hit "reality" show have threatened legal action against Bird-in-Hand-based The Amish Experience, which had plans for an extensive tour of the show's local sites, beginning this month.

Many scenes for the Discovery Channel series - which just wrapped a second season of filming - were shot in Lancaster County. The tour, its organizer said, would have included a behind-the-scenes glimpse of filming locations while debunking the show's portrayal of a group of violent Amish protectors.

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Brad Igou, president of Amish Experience, unveiled plans in January for the "Amish Mafia Tour," set to take its first buggy of fans to show settings May 4.

The tour - promoted with a playful slogan spoofing the show, Chust Nonsense! - is now a no-go, Igou confirmed this week.

"We're not happy with the turn of events," Igou said while holding a cease-and-desist letter sent by Discovery on April 1.

But Igou hasn't backed down completely.

He plans to infuse discussions about the show into the attraction's Amish Farmlands Tour, which has been offered since 1959.

Also, tabloid-style booklets are being distributed at restaurants and other area businesses, arguing against many claims made on the show. The booklets also will be given to those who take the Farmlands Tour.

Already, 100,000 booklets have been printed - with plans to make more, Igou said.

Igou called the rift a case of "David vs. Goliath."

Discovery sent a similar letter to Lancaster-based Silverstone Inn & Suites, a main setting on the show and what Igou called a "centerpiece" of the planned tour.

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Fighting to preserve the tour would have been costly, Igou said.

"Neither of us have deep enough pockets to go up against a huge outfit like this," he said. "Even if we win, we would probably still lose."

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Silverstone was told it would be breaking a "confidentiality agreement" by allowing the tour to stop on its property. The cast often is depicted there, and a barn on the property holds Levi's office, where many scenes were shot.

"Anyone who watches the show and visits Silverstone would immediately recognize (character) Esther's home and Levi's barn," Igou said.

Discovery's letter claims "significant trademark rights" to the name "Amish Mafia."

In the letter, Discovery refers to the series - which attracted more than 3 million viewers when it premiered last fall - as a "very valuable asset of the company."

"Your use of 'Amish Mafia' is likely to mislead and confuse consumers into believing that Discovery endorses or is affiliated with your activities," the letter states.

After discussions between Amish Experience attorneys and Discovery's legal team, Igou and his staff decided to call off the tour - and T-shirts that used the moniker.

A question was raised, but not answered, as to how a company can trademark a group's name if such a group actually exists - as the show claims.

"Discovery Channel isn't going to admit they made it up," Igou said. "We feel what they're trying to do is stop the tour somehow."

Laurie Goldberg, a producer of the show, said Thursday that Discovery had no comment on the matter.