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''The Mr. Men Show'' is an animated children's television series based on the original series of ''
Mr. Men ''Mr. Men'' is a British series of children's books and media franchise written and illustrated by English author Roger Hargreaves which began publication in August 1971. From 1981, an accompanying series of Little Miss books by the same aut ...
'' books created by the British author and illustrator
Roger Hargreaves Roger Hargreaves (9 May 1935 – 11 September 1988) was a British cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books. He created the ''Mr. Men'' series, ''Mr. Men#"Little Miss" series, Little Miss'' series and ''Timbuctoo'' series, intended ...
—later with his son
Adam Hargreaves Adam Hargreaves (born 18 June 1963) is an English author and illustrator. The son of the late Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's successful Mr. Men series of children's books. The younger Hargreaves reputedly served as inspiration for t ...
. Adapted from the published source material into a
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—unlike the original basis for the show, it primarily features
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es,
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s, dance numbers, and
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s. The series aired in the US on
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in 2008, and aired in the UK on Channel 5's ''
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'' on February 25, 2008. The series ended on October 19, 2009.


Summary

Loosely based on the classic children's book series ''
Mr. Men and Little Miss ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' (known in the United States as '' The Mr. Men Show'' and in France as ''Monsieur Bonhomme'') is a 1995 animated children's television series based on the original '' Mr. Men and Little Miss'' books created in the 19 ...
'', the show focuses on the Mr. Men and Little Misses and their everyday adventures in the fictional town of Dillydale. The Mr. Men characters that appear in the show in order are:
Mr. Tickle ''Mr. Tickle'' is the first book in the ''Mr. Men'' series by Roger Hargreaves which was published on 10 August 1971. The character of the story was originally based on a question by his son Adam Hargreaves, who asked him what a tickle would loo ...
, Mr. Happy, Mr. Nosey, Mr. Bump, Mr. Messy, Mr. Small, Mr. Nervous, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Funny, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Strong, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Tall, Mr. Rude, along with 2 new show-exclusive Mr. Men: Mr. Scatterbrain and Mr. Stubborn. The Little Misses that also appear in order are: Miss Bossy, Miss Naughty, Miss Sunshine, Miss Giggles, Miss Helpful, Miss Magic, Miss Chatterbox, Miss Curious, Miss Scary, Miss Whoops, along with 2 new show-exclusive Little Misses: Miss Calamity and Miss Daredevil.


Voice cast


Original American version (2008)

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Donald Corren Donald Corren is an American Broadway and film actor and screenwriter. He created the role of Cosmé McMoon opposite Judy Kaye's Florence Foster Jenkins in the 2005 Broadway production of ''Souvenir''. He also starred on Broadway in '' Torch ...
as Mr. Happy, Mr. Grumpy and Mr. Bounce * Jeff Stewart as
Mr. Tickle ''Mr. Tickle'' is the first book in the ''Mr. Men'' series by Roger Hargreaves which was published on 10 August 1971. The character of the story was originally based on a question by his son Adam Hargreaves, who asked him what a tickle would loo ...
and the Aliens * Paul Greenberg as Mr. Bump and Mr. Quiet *
Alicyn Packard Alicyn Packard is an American voice actress, writer, singer and retired stand-up comedian nominated for a 2014 Voice Arts Award. As of 2004–2005, she provided the voice of Bulb from Disney Channel's Magnet-Tude. She also voices the characters L ...
as Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Sunshine and Little Miss Whoops *
Phil Lollar Phil Lollar (born August 6, 1959), is an American voice actor, director, producer, and writer for the Focus on the Family radio/ audio drama, ''Adventures in Odyssey''. He is one of the show's creators, and provided the voice for several charact ...
as Mr. Lazy, Mr. Small and Mr. Strong *
Katie Leigh Katie Leigh is an American voice actress. She has voice acted in both television, film and occasionally video game roles. Career Katie Leigh is known for her voice roles such as Sunni Gummi in '' Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears'', Zuzu in ...
as Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil and Little Miss Helpful * Peter Rida Michail as Mr. Messy *
Joey D'Auria Joey D'Auria is an American actor, and writer best known for his role as Bozo the Clown in ''The Bozo Show'', succeeding original actor Bob Bell. He is also known as J.W. Terry, Joseph J. Terry, and Joseph W. Terry. Career D'Auria is best kno ...
as Narrator, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Rude and Mr. Scatterbrain *
Richard Epcar Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 1,200 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise, The Joker in several proje ...
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 * Kamali Minter as Little Miss Calamity and Little Miss Magic * Cheryl Chase as Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Curious *
Rebecca West Dame Cecily Isabel Fairfield (21 December 1892 – 15 March 1983), known as Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer. An author who wrote in many genres, West reviewed books ...
as Little Miss Giggles


British re-dubbed version (2008)

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Simon Greenall Simon James Greenall (born 3 January 1958) is an English actor, presenter and voice artist. Among his television appearances are as the Caretaker on '' Trapped!'', Richard in '' Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married'', and as Michael the Geordie in ...
as Mr. Happy (Season 1), Mr. Strong, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet and Mr. Bounce *
Rob Rackstraw Robert Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965) is an English voice actor who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games. Early life Rackstraw grew up in the Sunderland suburb of New Silksworth, and attended Southmoor C ...
as Mr. Happy (Season 2),
Mr. Tickle ''Mr. Tickle'' is the first book in the ''Mr. Men'' series by Roger Hargreaves which was published on 10 August 1971. The character of the story was originally based on a question by his son Adam Hargreaves, who asked him what a tickle would loo ...
, Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy and Mr. Fussy *
Jo Wyatt Jo Wyatt is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Tweak in '' The Octonauts'' and Little Miss Helpful, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Scary and Little Miss Sunshine in '' The Mr. Men Show'', as well as Daisy Kribotnik in ''Love S ...
as Little Miss Sunshine (Season 1), Little Miss Scary (Season 1), Little Miss Helpful (Season 1) and Little Miss Naughty (Season 1) *
Teresa Gallagher Teresa Gallagher is a U.S-born British actress. She is best known for her role as Nicole Watterson in the Cartoon Network animated sitcom ''The Amazing World of Gumball''. Career Gallagher is known for her role as Ellen Smith in ''The Bill ...
as Little Miss Naughty (Season 2), Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil and Little Miss Whoops *
Keith Wickham Keith Wickham is an English voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is known for providing the voices of various characters in the children's television series ''64 Zoo Lane'' and in the British children's series ''Thomas and Friends''. Ca ...
as Mr. Small and Mr. Tall * Steven Kynman as Mr. Nosey *
Tim Whitnall Timothy Charles Whitnall (born 27 June 1961) is an English actor, playwright and screenwriter. He is known for playing Angelo in the long-running CITV series ''Mike and Angelo'' and narrating the BBC Children's Television programme ''Teletubbi ...
as Mr. Strong (singing voice), Mr. Lazy and Mr. Nervous * Lewis MacLeod as Mr. Stubborn * Aline Mowat as Little Miss Calamity *
Emma Tate Emma Tate is a British voice actress who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games. Career Tate debuted in a 1991 episode of ''The Bill'' and from 1999, she commenced work in voice acting, mainly in children's prog ...
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 Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFT ...
as The Narrator * Jeff Stewart as The Aliens (reprise roles) *
Joey D'Auria Joey D'Auria is an American actor, and writer best known for his role as Bozo the Clown in ''The Bozo Show'', succeeding original actor Bob Bell. He is also known as J.W. Terry, Joseph J. Terry, and Joseph W. Terry. Career D'Auria is best kno ...
as Mr. Rude and Mr. Scatterbrain (reprise roles) * Peter Rida Michail as Mr. Messy (singing voice) * Paul Greenberg as Mr. Bump (singing voice) *
Richard Epcar Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 1,200 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise, The Joker in several proje ...
as Mr. Noisy (screaming voice) *
Alicyn Packard Alicyn Packard is an American voice actress, writer, singer and retired stand-up comedian nominated for a 2014 Voice Arts Award. As of 2004–2005, she provided the voice of Bulb from Disney Channel's Magnet-Tude. She also voices the characters L ...
as Little Miss Sunshine (singing voice) * Godfrey Danchimah as Mr. Metal (reprise role)


Production

''The Mr. Men Show'' was produced in
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by Renegade Animation, who were well-known for producing
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's ''
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'', and
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in
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for
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and
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, respectively. The show uses a stylised art style inspired by the television series ''
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'' and the works of
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. Eyrk Casemiro stated "we wanted a nod to the '70s, when the books were originated. A lot of the songs in the show have a funkdelic/disco/Bootsy Collins quality to them. A lot of props look like they're out of ''
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'', like the microphones and chairs on set for the talk show segments." Artistic license was taken in order to adapt the books for television, including name changes, design alterations, and the creation of several new characters.
Little Miss Scatterbrain The following is a list of '' Little Miss characters'' from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme '' The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Little Miss Bossy'') to twenty-one (''Little ...
and
Little Miss Stubborn The following is a list of ''Mr. Men, Little Miss characters'' from the children's literature, children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Little Miss Bos ...
had their genders changed to become Mr. Scatterbrain and Mr. Stubborn to "make the Little Misses a little more positive". As well as this,
Little Miss Calamity The following is a list of ''Mr. Men, Little Miss characters'' from the children's literature, children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Little Miss Bos ...
, Little Miss Daredevil and Mr. Metal were created exclusively for the series.
Little Miss Fickle The following is a list of ''Mr. Men, Little Miss characters'' from the children's literature, children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Little Miss Bos ...
, Little Miss Fabulous and the
Little Miss Twins The following is a list of ''Mr. Men, Little Miss characters'' from the children's literature, children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Little Miss Bos ...
were originally planned to be in the series as well, but they were removed per request by Cartoon Network for fear of turning off boy audiences. In Roger Hargreaves' original book series, each of the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters were given a separate hometown: Happyland, Tiddletown, Nonsenseland, etc. In the television series, all of 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, she was presented with a plaque and the honorary title of "The Mayor of Dillydale".


Staff credits

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Kate Boutilier Kate Boutilier is an American screenwriter whose credits include the animated television series ''Rugrats'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'', '' All Grown Up!'' and '' Holly Hobbie & Friends,'' and the feature films ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', '' Ru ...
and Eryk Casemiro – Executive producers *
Mark Risley Mark Risley is an American writer, animator, storyboard artist, producer and director specializing in children's television. He is best known for his work on ''Rugrats'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'', '' The Mr. Men Show'', '' Space Racers'', and '' ...
– Director (co-director from "Radio/Supermarket" onwards) *
Darrell Van Citters Darrell Van Citters (born October 29, 1956) is an American director, animator, and author, whose credits include directing the animated television series '' Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' and directing popular ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons featuring Bugs Bun ...
– Co-director (from "Radio/Supermarket" onwards) * Mike Hollingsworth – Storyboard artist


Episodes


Series overview


Season 1 (2008)

Note: All episodes in this season were directed by Mark Risley.


Season 2 (2009)

Note: The first 11 episodes in this season were directed by Mark Risley and the remaining 15 episodes were directed by Mark Risley and
Darrell Van Citters Darrell Van Citters (born October 29, 1956) is an American director, animator, and author, whose credits include directing the animated television series '' Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' and directing popular ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons featuring Bugs Bun ...
. All episodes in this season were written by
Kate Boutilier Kate Boutilier is an American screenwriter whose credits include the animated television series ''Rugrats'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'', '' All Grown Up!'' and '' Holly Hobbie & Friends,'' and the feature films ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'', '' Ru ...
& Eryk Casemiro except "Up and Down" which was written by Mark Risley and Michael Daedalus Kenny and "Library" which was written by Mark Risley and Sean Pendergrass.


References


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