''The Mr. Men Show'' (sometimes referred to as ''Mr. Men Little Miss'' or simply ''Mr. Men'') is an

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based on the original ''

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'' books created in the 1970s and 1980s by British author

Roger Hargreaves Charles Roger Hargreaves (9 May 1935 – 11 September 1988) was an English author and illustrator of children's books. He created the ''Mr. Men'' series, ''Little Miss'' series and ''Timbuctoo'' series, intended for young readers. The simple and ...

and his son

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. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, ''The Mr. Men Show'' features

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es (primarily),

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s, dance numbers, and

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s. The TV series was developed and executive produced by

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and Eryk Casemiro, and was directed by

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. The music was composed by

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. The series aired on Channel 5's

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in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it aired on both Cartoon Network and

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Summary

Based on the classic children's book series ''

'', the show takes place in the fictional town of Dillydale in the mythical continent of Misterland. The show revolves around the characters from the books (though a few of the characters were made for the show) and their adventures in Dillydale. Unlike the books (which featured characters such as Mr. Tickle, Mr. Bump, Mr. Happy, Mr. Strong, Mr. Tall, Little Miss Bossy, Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Tiny, Little Miss Giggles, and Little Miss Chatterbox as major characters), the TV show features the more minor characters more prominently (such as Little Miss Curious, Mr. Grumpy, and Mr. Lazy). Most of the episodes are not based on the books but are, in fact, new stories. There are also several changes to the TV show.

Episodes

Voice cast

American voices

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- Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Sunshine and Little Miss Whoops * Cheryl Chase - Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Curious * Godfrey - Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Tall * Jeff Stewart - Mr. Tickle *

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- Mr. Persnickety/Mr. Fussy, Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain and Narrator *

Katie Leigh Katherine Elizabeth "Katie" Leigh Joseph (born December 16, 1958) is an American voice actress, best known for her roles as Sunni Gummi in ''Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears'', Zuzu in ''Poppy Cat'', Alex in the first two seasons of '' To ...

- Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil and Little Miss Helpful * Paul Greenberg - Mr. Bump and Mr. Quiet * Peter Rida Michail - Mr. Messy * Phil Lollar - Mr. Lazy, Mr. Small and Mr. Strong * Prudence Alcott - Little Miss Calamity and Little Miss Magic * Rebecca Fordstadt - Little Miss Giggles *

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- Mr. Noisy *

Rick Zieff Richard Evan Zieff (born November 1, 1961), also known as Danny Katiana, is an American actor and voice-over coach. Career His career in voice-overs dates back to the mid-1980s. He has also appeared in such films as '' Mississippi Burning'', '' ...

- Mr. Nosy and Mr. Nervous * Sam Gold - Mr. Bounce, Mr. Grumpy and Mr. Happy * Susan Balboni - Little Miss Scary

British voices

* Alex Kelly - Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Scary (Season 2) * Aline Mowat - Little Miss Calamity *

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- Little Miss Curious and Little Miss Giggles *

Emma Tate Emma Tate is a British voice actress. She is known for many roles including the voice of Perfect Peter in '' Horrid Henry'', Harry in ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'', Raggles and Bluebird in ''Everything's Rosie'', Katsuma and Luvli ...

- Little Miss Helpful (Season 2), Little Miss Magic and Little Miss Sunshine (Season 2) *

Jo Wyatt Jo Wyatt is an English actress. She is known for her voice as Tweak in '' The Octonauts'', Little Miss Helpful, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Scary and Little Miss Sunshine in '' The Mr. Men Show''. She also voiced Daisy Kribotnik in ''Lov ...

- Little Miss Helpful (Season 1), Little Miss Naughty (Season 1), Little Miss Scary (Season 1) and Little Miss Sunshine (Season 1) *

- Mr. Rude and Mr. Scatterbrain *

Keith Wickham Keith Wickham is a British voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is known for providing the voices of various characters in the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends'', and Polluto in ''Tommy Zoom''. Career Wickham voiced Change ...

- Mr. Small and Mr. Tall * Lewis Macleod - Mr. Stubborn *

Rob Rackstraw Robert Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965) is a British voice actor who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games. Career Rackstraw has an extensive voiceover career over 20 years. He voiced the main villain Pew in ' ...

- Mr. Happy (Season 2), Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Pernickety/Mr. Fussy and Mr. Tickle *

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English film, television and voice actor, director, narrator and writer. He was twice nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in ''A Room with a View'' (19 ...

- Narrator * Simon Greenall - Mr. Bounce, Mr. Bump, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Happy (Season 1), Mr. Quiet and Mr. Strong * Steven Kynman - Mr. Nosey *

Teresa Gallagher Teresa Gallagher is an American-born British actress. Career Gallagher is known for her role as Ellen Smith in ''The Bill'', for her appearances on radio in ''No Commitments'', ''Salem's Lot'', and ''Memorials to the Missing''. She playe ...

- Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil, Little Miss Naughty (Season 2) and Little Miss Whoops * Tim Whitnall - Mr. Lazy and Mr. Nervous

Staff credits

and Eryk Casemiro - Executive producers *

- 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

Production

''The Mr. Men Show'' was produced in

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, who were well-known for producing Cartoon Network's ''

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'', and

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and

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for

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and Cartoon Network, respectively.

Adaptations

In 2008, some artistic license was taken in order to adapt the books for television, including name changes, design alterations, and the creation of several new characters. The same year,

Mr. Rude The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', 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 (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. ...

Mr. Quiet The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were writ ...

Mr. Strong The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were writ ...

, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Fussy,

Little Miss Naughty 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 Whoops 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 thirty (''Little Miss ...

, Mr. Messy,

Little Miss Helpful 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 thirty (''Little Miss ...

Mr. Small The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', 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 (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. ...

Mr. Nosey The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were writ ...

Mr. Jelly The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', 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 (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. ...

, Mr. Lazy, Little Miss Magic, Mr. Tall,

Little Miss Bossy 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 thirty (''Little Miss ...

, Mr. Funny and Little Miss Curious had undergone re-imaginings, with Mr. Jelly furthermore being renamed to ''Mr. Nervous'' (although Mr. Nosey was renamed ''Mr. Nosy'' in the U.S. broadcast and, in Season 1, Mr. Fussy was renamed ''Mr. Persnickety'' in the U.S. broadcast and ''Mr. Pernickety'' in the U.K. broadcast). As well as this,

Little Miss Calamity 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 thirty (''Little Miss ...

, Little Miss Daredevil, Mr. Scatterbrain,

Mr. Stubborn The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were writ ...

, Little Miss Strong, Little Miss Persnickety/Little Miss Fussy and Mr. Metal were created exclusively for the television series. Aliens, horn-thrusted red spanglers, giant blue-bellied buzzards, crustaceans and other animals also appear in the show. Mr. Greedy, Mr. Sneeze, Mr. Topsy-Turvy,

Mr. Silly The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were writ ...

, Mr. Daydream, Mr. Snooty/Mr. Uppity, Mr. Forgetful,

Mr. Impossible The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were writ ...

, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clever,

Mr. Worry The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme '' The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were wri ...

, Mr. Skinny,

Mr. Mischief The following is a list of ''Mr. Men'', from the children's book series by Roger Hargreaves, also adapted into the children's television programme ''The Mr. Men Show''. Books one (''Mr. Tickle'') to forty-three (''Mr. Cheerful'') were writ ...

, Mr. Brave, Mr. Perfect, Mr. Muddle, Mr. Cheerful, Little Miss Neat, Little Miss Tiny, Little Miss Trouble,

Little Miss Shy 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 thirty (''Little Miss ...

, Little Miss Splendid,

Little Miss Late 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 Tidy, Little Miss Plump,

Little Miss Fun 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 Princess, Little Miss Star,

Little Miss Bad 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 thirty (''Little Miss ...

Little Miss Hug 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 Lucky, Little Miss Fickle, Little Miss Fabulous and the Little Miss Twins were planned to be in the series as well, but they were never released.

Dillydale

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 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, Peggy was presented with a plaque and the honorary title of "The Mayor of Dillydale".

References

External links

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