The Mr. Men Show

***The Mr. Men Show*** is an American animated children's television series based on the original series of *Mr. Men* books created by English author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves, later with his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a variety program, unlike the original basis for the show, it features comedy sketches (primarily), pantomimes, dance numbers and music videos.

The series aired on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang in the US and Channel 5's Milkshake! in the UK.

## List of Characters

### Mr. Men

* Mr. Tickle - His arms are now a normal length although he still has the ability to make them long and wiggly and his hat has a dark blue band around it.
* Mr. Happy - He is less round.
* Mr. Nosey - He is shaped more like a pear just like Mr. Greedy, he is light green, has an orange oval nose, has a Charlie Brown-like curl of hair on his forehead and he wears a black necktie.
* Mr. Bump - His colour is now a more vibrant blue colour and his number of bandages has been reduced to five like the 1970's cartoon.
* Mr. Messy - His body is more solid with a few more scribbles around him and he now wears the same shoes as Miss Chatterbox, except they are dirty and untied.
* Mr. Small - He is now orange, an egg shape, he wears a tall black top hat with a dark grey stripe replacing his blue bowler hat and he now wears white sneakers.
* Mr. Nervous - He is egg shaped, purple, wears glasses, has a light blue nose with a slightly darker blue zigzag line on it and wears black and white sneakers.
* Mr. Noisy - He is now usually seen with a megaphone.
* Mr. Lazy - He is light green, thin, is more human shaped and he has a dark green oval nose and a large pink newsboy style cap which covers his eyes.
* Mr. Funny - He has the same shape as Mr. Stubborn, he is a slightly darker green colour, his nose now looks like Mr. Rude's nose, only red, his top hat is now bent and it no longer has the daisy on a stem. He also has a bowtie and red and white sneakers and his gloves have been removed.
* Mr. Fussy - His mustache is Luigi-styled, he gains small grandfather type glasses on his nose, and a black bow tie. In Season 1, he was called Mr. Persnickety in the US version and Mr. Pernickety in the UK version and Australian version. He was light green with darker green hair however in Season 2 he has returned back to his normal dark green colour and is now back to being called his proper name, Mr. Fussy.
* Mr. Bounce - He is slightly bigger in size and his hat now has a lighter pink stripe.
* Mr. Strong - He is now an upside down round cornered triangle, he kept his red colour because red is a strong color, has no hat, instead he has a brown weightlifters belt with a yellow buckle on it and his biceps are larger to emphasis his personality. His book counterpart was a square.
* Mr. Grumpy - He now has a black uni brow and has a two-tone green crooked hat like Mr. Strong's book counterpart, only Mr. Grumpy hat is slightly taller in height.
* Mr. Quiet - He is now light blue, has a light blue oval nose, he is shaped like an egg and has 2 hairs on his head rather than five hairs and he is bigger in size.
* Mr. Tall - He is now a darker blue colour, he is now shorter in height and he now has a brown straw hat with a yellow stripe and his shoes no longer have their swirly patterns or shoelaces.
* Mr. Rude - He trades his black hat for a pair of brown shoes, his nose is more brown and he has three hairs on his head.
* Mr. Scatterbrain - Counterpart to the books' Little Miss Scatterbrain. He is a magenta, pear shaped Mr. Man with a black unibrow, a large pink oval nose, and he has a blue bowler hat with a darker blue stripe just like Mr. Tickle's bowler hat.
* Mr. Stubborn - Counterpart to the books' Little Miss Stubborn. He is a purple oval shaped Mr. Man, with a black unibrow, two hairs, and he has a yellow triangle nose.

### Little Misses

**NOTE:** All the Little Misses' names are referred on-screen without the prefix 'Little'.

* Little Miss Bossy - She no longer has a stem in the daisy in her hat, and she gains eyelashes.
* Little Miss Naughty - She now has pink puffy hair with pink curly pigtails, a lighter green bow, she has a dark fuchsia nose and she also has light pink rosy cheeks to make her look much more naughtier and much more mischievous.
* Little Miss Sunshine - She almost looks the same as she did in the books, except her hair and nose are now light tan.
* Little Miss Helpful - She now has strawberry blonde hair in pigtails, green and white sneakers, and wears a green fanny pack (bum bag in the UK).
* Little Miss Magic - She wears a black magician's top hat with a magenta daisy instead of a green and white bow and fuchsia Mary Jane shoes instead of red sneakers.
* Little Miss Giggles - She is almost the same except she is a darker blue color with a different pattern of freckles on the left side of her face and her hair clips no longer have holes in them.
* Little Miss Chatterbox - She looks almost exactly like she does in the books only she is a more darker pink.
* Little Miss Curious - She is now an extended rounded trapezoid and she has a dark yellow nose and freckles.
* Little Miss Scary - She now has 8 spiky hairs, instead of 9, has a slightly bigger yellow oval nose and she is bigger in size instead of small like in the books.
* Little Miss Whoops - She now has the same shape as Mr. Stubborn. She now wears a pink bow and big round glasses, they replace her bandages and hair.
* Little Miss Calamity - She was a new character, she was an orange rounded rectangle-shaped Little Miss with brown hair in a flip design, a dark green nose and white sneakers. She was only seen in Season 1, but appeared as a statue in Season 2.
* Little Miss Daredevil - She is a new character, she is a yellow circle-shaped Little Miss with red hair, pink freckles, eyelashes, and she wears a pair of white rocket boots which she is also able to use to cook foods like pizza and she also wears a white Evel Knievel-style safety helmet.

## Episodes

### Season 1

1. Physical
2. Boo-Boos
3. Farm
4. Lake
5. Movies
6. Books
7. Beach
8. Boats
9. Mall
10. Flying
11. Hobbies
12. Camping
13. Science
14. Dance
15. Inventions
16. Fair
17. Amusement Park
18. Trains
19. Paint
20. Fish
21. Adventure
22. Construction
23. Snow
24. Dillydale Day
25. Jobs
26. Hotel
27. Collecting
28. Chores
29. Restaurants
30. Canned Goods
31. Full Moon
32. Night
33. Food
34. Bugs
35. Cooking
36. Rainy Day
37. Heatwave
38. Sleep
39. Gardens
40. Parade
41. Games
42. Superstore
43. Music
44. Birthday
45. Car Wash
46. Wildlife
47. Yard Work
48. Cars
49. Sightseeing
50. The Dark
51. Circus
52. Ships

### Season 2

1. Picnics
2. Driving
3. Outer Space
4. Clean Teeth
5. Airports
6. Shoes
7. Arts and Crafts
8. Game Shows
9. Garages
10. Eyeglasses
11. Toys
12. Reptiles
13. Hats
14. Robots
15. Parties
16. Up and Down
17. Gifts
18. Sun and Moon
19. Telephone
20. Seashore
21. Dining Out
22. Washing and Drying
23. Clocks
24. Fruit
25. Radio
26. Supermarket
27. Skyscrapers
28. Cinema
29. Getting Around
30. Sneezes and Hiccups
31. Post Office
32. Pets
33. Dance Dance Dance
34. Trees
35. Library
36. Pirates
37. Goo
38. Trains and Planes
39. Next Door
40. Out to Sea
41. Lunch
42. Machines
43. Home Improvement
44. Fairies and Gnomes
45. Birds
46. Bath and Bubbles
47. Sand and Surf
48. Parks
49. Surprises
50. Travel
51. Bad Weather
52. Pests

## Voice Cast

### Original American version

* Sam Gold as Mr. Happy, Mr. Grumpy and Mr. Bounce
* Jeff Stewart as Mr. Tickle and the Aliens
* Paul Greenberg as Mr. Bump and Mr. Quiet
* Alicyn Packard as Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Sunshine and Little Miss Whoops
* Phil Lollar as Mr. Lazy, Mr. Small and Mr. Strong
* Katie Leigh as Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil and Little Miss Helpful
* Peter Rida Michail as Mr. Messy
* Joey D'Auria as Narrator, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Rude and Mr. Scatterbrain
* Richard Epcar as Mr. Noisy
* Susan Balboni as Little Miss Scary
* Rick Zieff as Mr. Nosey and Mr. Nervous
* Godfrey Danchimah as Mr. Stubborn, Mr. Tall and Mr. Metal
* Prudence Alcott as Little Miss Calamity and Little Miss Magic
* Cheryl Chase as Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Curious
* Rebecca West as Little Miss Giggles

### British re-dubbed version

* Simon Greenall as Mr. Happy (Season 1), Mr. Strong (speaking voice), Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet and Mr. Bounce
* Rob Rackstraw as Mr. Happy (Season 2), Mr. Tickle, Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy and Mr. Fussy
* Jo Wyatt as Little Miss Sunshine (Season 1), Little Miss Scary (Season 1), Little Miss Helpful (Season 1) and Little Miss Naughty (Season 1)
* Teresa Gallagher as Little Miss Naughty (Season 2), Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil and Little Miss Whoops
* Keith Wickham as Mr. Small and Mr. Tall
* Steven Kynman as Mr. Nosey
* Tim Whitnall as Mr. Strong (singing voice), Mr. Lazy and Mr. Nervous
* Lewis MacLeod as Mr. Stubborn
* Aline Mowat as Little Miss Calamity
* Emma Tate as Little Miss Sunshine (Season 2), Little Miss Helpful (Season 2) and Little Miss Magic
* Alex Kelly as Little Miss Scary (Season 2) and Little Miss Bossy
* Claire Morgan as Little Miss Curious and Little Miss Giggles
* Simon Callow as The Narrator
* Jeff Stewart as The Aliens (reprise roles)
* Joey D'Auria as Mr. Rude and Mr. Scatterbrain (reprise roles)
* Godfrey Danchimah as Mr. Metal (reprise role)

## Trivia

* The American show aired on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang for the first and the second seasons in 2008, with the male narrator (Joey D'Auria) and some of the characters are speaking American with an American accents in the American version, with the voice actors including (Sam Gold, Jeff Stewart, Paul Greenberg, Alicyn Packard, Phil Lollar, Katie Leigh, Peter Rida Michail, Joey D'Auria, Godfrey Danchimah, Richard Epcar, Susan Balboni, Rick Zieff, Prudence Alcott, Cheryl Chase and Rebecca West). The word is pronounce by the American pronunciation.
* The British re-dub of the American show in the same year on Channel 5 and Milkshake! for Seasons 1 and 2 respectively in 2008 instead of the original American version on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang in 2008, with the male narrator (Simon Callow) for the British Re-Dub.
* When it comes to this particular dub, while a lot of the original American voices (Sam Gold, Jeff Stewart, Paul Greenberg, Alicyn Packard, Phil Lollar, Katie Leigh, Peter Rida Michail, Richard Epcar, Susan Balboni, Rick Zieff, Prudence Alcott, Cheryl Chase and Rebecca West) remained intact and some of the characters were re-dubbed to have a British with a British accents in the British dub by The Character Development and The Sound Company Ltd., with the voice actors including (Simon Greenall, Rob Rackstraw, Jo Wyatt, Teresa Gallagher, Keith Wickham, Steven Kynman, Tim Whitnall, Lewis MacLeod, Aline Mowat, Emma Tate, Alex Kelly and Claire Morgan). In addition, all the words are pronounced in the American pronunciations were redubbed given British pronunciations.
* The British voice editing was done by The Character Development and The Sound Company Ltd.. The difference is Mr. Happy, Mr. Strong, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Tickle, Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy, Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Helpful, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil, Little Miss Whoops, Mr. Tall, Mr. Small, Mr. Nosey, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Nervous, Mr. Stubborn, Little Miss Calamity, Little Miss Magic, Little Miss Bossy, Little Miss Curious and Little Miss Giggles.
* Joey D'Auria, Godfrey Danchimah and Jeff Stewart reprising their roles as Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Metal and The Aliens from the first 2 seasons of the original.

## 2008-2009

Poster for the show's run on Cartoon Network Japan.Poster for season 2 of the show on Cartoon Network Japan