Mr G
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| First appearance | Big Bite 2003 |
| Last appearance | Summer Heights High 2007 |
| Created by | Chris Lilley |
| Portrayed by | Chris Lilley |
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| Aliases | Helen Gregson |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 36 |
| Occupation | Drama teacher |
Helen "Greg" Gregson, best known as Mr G, is one of the three fictional characters portrayed by Chris Lilley in the mockumentary series, Summer Heights High.
Mr G is a 36 year old drama teacher at Summer Heights High. Mr G not only believes that he is an incredibly talented and well liked teacher, but also that his students share his intense passion for drama and performance. He is in constant conflict with other members of staff, particularly the school principal. His self centered attitude extends to frequently losing his temper with the students, and he is hostile to the disabled students being involved, under the belief that they will damage the quality of his musical. It is clear that he is unaware that his own perception of his teaching abilities is not shared by most students. He has written several musicals for the school, including "Tsunamarama", based on the events of the 2004 Asian Tsunami, set to the music of Bananarama. He also regularly featured on the Australian television series Big Bite.
On the show Summer Heights High, Mr G wrote a musical based on the death of a student, Annabelle Dickson, from a drug overdose. The musical was originally called Annabelle Dickson: The Musical and portrayed Annabelle as a promiscuous drug addict.
In the show, it was established early on that Mr G had no direct dealings with Annabelle, however as the show progressed, the musical ultimately became the story of how Mr G tried to help Annabelle with her drug habit. The focus of the musical also changed from being about Annabelle to Mr G and how he deals with Annabelle's demise.
One of the main songs from the musical was "Naughty Girl", a song told through the voice of Mr G, which describes Annabelle's plight. Other songs include "She's a Slut and She Knows It", "My Name is Mr G" and "Bummer Heights High". In the official CD single release, as well as in the play itself, Annabelle's name was changed to Jessica.
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[edit] Logies
Mr G appeared at the 50th Annual 2008 TV Week Logie Awards performing songs from "Mr G the Musical" along with other characters from the series.
[edit] CD Single release
On 1 March 2008, an single of "Naughty Girl" was released, featuring 6 additional remixes of the song. It peaked at #7 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[1]
- The track listing for the Australian CD single release is[2]
- "Naughty Girl"
- "Naughty Girl (Jessica's Addiction Remix)"
- "Naughty Girl (Styalz Fuego Remix)"
- "Naughty Girl (Paul Mac's Extended 12")"
- "Naughty Girl (Cloud Club Remix)"
- "Naughty Girl (A cappella)"
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