The Mr. Men Show

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The Mr. Men Show

The Mr.Men Show title card
Format Animation
Comedy
Children's
Created by Roger Hargreaves
Directed by Mark Risley
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26 (US)
Production
Running time 22 Minutes (US)
Broadcast
Original channel Flag of the United States Cartoon Network
Flag of the United Kingdom Five
Flag of France France 5
Original airing Flag of the United States February 4, 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom February 25, 2008
Flag of France April 12, 2008
External links
IMDb profile

The Mr. Men Show is an animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s by British author Roger Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, The Mr. Men Show features comedy sketches, pantomimes, dance numbers and music videos. The series ran on Cartoon Network in 2008, for 26 episodes.

The TV series is directed by Mark Risley and executive produced by Eryk Casemiro & Kate Boutilier.

Contents

[edit] Production

The Mr. Men Show is produced in Glendale, California by Renegade Animation.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1

  1. Physical / Boo-Boos - 4 February 2008
  2. Farm / Movies - 5 February 2008
  3. Science / Lake - 6 February 2008
  4. Books / Beach - 7 February 2008
  5. Boats / Mall - 8 February 2008
  6. Flying / Hobbies - 11 February 2008
  7. Dance / Inventions - 12 February 2008
  8. Fair / Camping - 13 February 2008
  9. Rainy Day / Trains - 14 February 2008
  10. Paint / Fish - 15 February 2008
  11. Adventure / Construction - 19 February 2008
  12. Snow / Canned Goods - 20 February 2008
  13. Jobs / Gardens - 21 February 2008
  14. Collecting / Chores - 22 February 2008
  15. Restaurants / Music - 26 February 2008
  16. Full Moon / Night - 27 February 2008
  17. Cooking / Amusement Park - 28 February 2008
  18. Heatwave / Sleep - 29 February 2008
  19. Yard Work / Parade - 3 March 2008
  20. Food / Bugs - 4 March 2008
  21. Games / Superstore - 5 March 2008
  22. Hotel / Birthday - 6 March 2008
  23. Car Wash / Wildlife - 7 March 2008
  24. Dillydale Day / Cars - 10 March 2008
  25. Sightseeing / The Dark - 11 March 2008
  26. Circus / Ships - 12 March 2008

[edit] Featured Characters

The Mr. Men

The Little Misses

[edit] Adapting the books for television

Some artistic license has been taken in adapting the books for television, including name changes, design alterations, the creation of entirely new characters and the gender reassignment of existing characters. Mr. Nosey and Mr. Lazy have undergone complete re-imaginings, and Mr. Jelly has been streamlined for animation and renamed "Mr. Nervous". Little Miss Calamity and Little Miss Daredevil were created exclusively for the television series, while the book’s female characters of Little Miss Stubborn and Little Miss Scatterbrain have been changed to Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Scatterbrain.

[edit] Dillydale

The Dillydale city sign
The Dillydale city sign

In Roger Hargreaves' original book series, each of the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters were given a hometown: Happyland, TiddleTown, Nonsenseland, etc. In the television series, all the characters live in the same city, the township of Dillydale. The name "Dillydale" was coined by series producer Peggy Regan. To commemorate the historic naming, Peggy was presented with a plaque and the honorary title "the Mayor of Dillydale".

[edit] American and English versions

The Mr. Men show is one of the few television series to be dubbed from English (U.S. version) into English (U.K. version). With the exceptions of Mr. Scatterbrain and Mr. Rude the American voice cast is completely different from the British cast.

[edit] Voice cast

American cast left to right: Prudence Alcott (Miss Calamity), Aaron Albertus (Mr. Quiet, Mr. Bump), Joseph J. Terry (Narrator, Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Persnickety, Mr. Rude) and Peter Michail (Mr. Messy).
American cast left to right: Prudence Alcott (Miss Calamity), Aaron Albertus (Mr. Quiet, Mr. Bump), Joseph J. Terry (Narrator, Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Persnickety, Mr. Rude) and Peter Michail (Mr. Messy).

The U.S. voice cast includes:

  • Aaron Albertus - Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet
  • Prudence Alcott - Little Miss Calamity
  • Susan Balboni - Little Miss Scary
  • Richard Epcar - Mr. Noisy
  • Godfrey - Mr. Stubborn
  • Sam Gold - Mr. Bounce, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Happy
  • Danny Katlana - Mr. Nervous, Mr. Nosy
  • Katie Leigh - Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil, Little Miss Helpful
  • Phil Lollar - Mr. Lazy, Mr. Small, Mr. Strong
  • Peter Michail - Mr. Messy
  • Alicyn Packard - Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Whoops.
  • Jeff Stewart - Mr. Tickle
  • Joseph J. Terry - Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Persnickety, Narrator

The U.K voice cast includes:

  • Teresa Gallagher - Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Whoops, Little Miss Daredevil
  • Rob Rackstraw - Mr. Noisy, Mr. Pernickety, Mr. Messy, Mr. Tickle
  • Tim Whitnall - Mr. Lazy, Mr. Nervous
  • Jo Wyatt - Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Helpful, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Scary
  • Simon Callow - Narrator
  • Joseph J. Terry - Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain
  • Aline Mowat - Little Miss Calamity
  • Simon Greenall - Mr. Strong, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Happy, Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet
  • Lewis Macleod - Mr. Stubborn
  • Keith Wickham - Mr. Small
  • Steven Kynman - Mr. Nosey

[edit] The Mr. Men Show facts

  • Peter Michail, the U.S. broadcast voice of Mr. Messy, is also the series' art director.
  • Mr. Nosey was renamed "Mr. Nosy" for the U.S. broadcast.
  • Mr. Nosy's new look was inspired by the design of Mr. Greedy.[citation needed]
  • Mr. Fussy was renamed "Mr. Persnickety" for the U.S. broadcast, and "Mr. Pernickety" for the U.K. broadcast.
  • In the U.S. broadcast, Mr. Stubborn has a Nigerian accent.
  • In the U.K. broadcast, Mr. Stubborn has a Scottish accent.
  • In the U.S. broadcast, Mr. Bounce has an Indian accent.
  • In the U.K. broadcast, Mr. Bounce has an Irish accent.
  • In the U.S. broadcast, Mr. Messy has an African-American accent.
  • In the U.K. broadcast, Mr. Messy has an Liverpudlian accent.
  • In the U.S. broadcast, Little Miss Naughty has a Transylvanian accent.
  • Mr. Rude has a French accent in both the U.S. and U.K. broadcasts.
  • Mr. Scatterbrain's wiggly wavering voice is patterned after comic actor Ed Wynn.[citation needed]

[edit] Running Gags

  • Whenever Mr. Stubborn is doing or assuming something wrong, he would often say it's because the item he's using (or place or object he just wrecked or destroyed) is cheap (example: "This bowling alley is cheap!").
  • In most episodes in which Mr. Rude appears, he farts loudly, and shortly after this happens, slightly blurred images of Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Small, Little Miss Scary, Mr. Tickle, Mr. Happy, and Mr. Bump would appear on-screen and shout in unison "MR. RUDE!"
  • Whenever Mr. Nervous has one of his hallucinative episodes and runs off screaming, Mr. Rude would say to himself something like "That man is as soft as a grape" (note: on the occasion where Mr. Rude is not around when Mr. Nervous runs off screaming, Little Miss Scary would break the fourth wall by making a humorous remark directly toward the viewers [example: "Some people should never leave their home"]).
  • Mr. Tickle saying that somebody "needs a tickle", and then that person (usually Mr. Grumpy) would threaten to do something extremely violent and malicious to him (like rip his arms off) or say something like "try it and you will be kissing my tractor" or "I wouldn't do that if I were you. It's a long way down". Another one is "touch me and I'll bite your arm."
  • All the characters have a catchphrase:
    • Mr. Tickle: "I think somebody needs a tickle!"
    • Little Miss Helpful: "Just trying to be helpful!"
    • Little Miss Calamity: "What a calamity!"
    • Mr. Grumpy: "Crooked cucumbers!"
    • Mr. Strong: "Yo" and "Aw, Pickles!" and "Ok, everyone stand back!"
    • Mr. Quiet: "Whatever" and "Not so loud!" and(when in one of Miss Daredevil's stunts) "Not good, not good, not good, not good!"
    • Mr. Nervous: "Oh no, no, no!" and "This is the end!"
    • Mr. Messy: "Shazam!" and "That's what I'm talking about!"
    • Mr. Happy: "Wonderful!"
    • Mr. Scatterbrain: "Where is my head?" and "Well, why didn't you say so?"
    • Mr. Small: "Great McGilicuty!" and "Good tidings!"
    • Little Miss Naughty: "Sometimes, I just can't help myself."
    • Mr. Rude: "I'll give you (noun or adjective)" followed by a loud fart."That guy is soft as a (noun)".
    • Mr. Stubborn: "This (noun) is cheap!" and "You are wrong (character he is arguing with)"
    • Mr. Lazy: "This is too much work." and "This is exhausting." and "Whoa!"
    • Little Miss Whoops: "Whoops!" and "Oh sure, I'm a trained professional."
    • Mr. Bump: "Poopity poop!" and "You never learn!"
    • Mr. Persnickety: "Sweet Henrietta!" and "How Revolting!"
    • Mr. Nosy: "Just looking!"
    • Mr. Noisy: "I can't hear you!"
    • Little Miss Sunshine: "Good Morning Dillydale!" and "Hooray for everybody"!
    • Mr. Bounce: "Hello, goodbye!"
    • Little Miss Scary: "I love fear!"
    • Little Miss Chatterbox: "I like chocolate cake, I like pencil erasers too." (UK version: "I like chocolate cake, I like pencil rubbers too.")
    • Little Miss Daredevil: "Let's boogie!" and (to Mr. Quiet) "Hang on to your patootey!"

[edit] Broadcasters

The Mr. Men Show began airing daily on: Cartoon Network in the United States and Five in the United Kingdom, on February 2008. The series launched in France on France 5 in April 2008 known as "Les Monsieur Madame".

[edit] External links

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