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The Mr. Men Show
GenreComedy
Created byRoger Hargreaves
Directed byMark Risley
Country of origin United States
 United Kingdom
Production
Running time11 Minutes
Original release
Network Cartoon Network
Boomerang
Five
Release February 4, 2008
February 25, 2008
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The Mr. Men Show is an animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s, 80s and 90s 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 TV series is directed by Mark Risley and executive produced by Eryk Casemiro & Kate Boutilier.

Production

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

Opening Credits

  • Kate Boutilier - Excutive producer
  • Eryk Casemiro - Excutive producer
  • Mark Risley - Director

Episodes

Season 1

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

Season 2

  1. Picnics/Driving
  2. Outer Space/Clean Teeth
  3. Airports/Shoes
  4. Arts and Crafts/Game Shows
  5. Garages/Eyeglasses
  6. Toys/Reptiles
  7. Hats/Robots
  8. Parties/Up and Down
  9. Dining Out/Gifts
  10. Sun and Moon/Telephone
  11. Seashore/Washing & Drying
  12. Sneezes & Hiccups/Fruit
  13. Radio/Supermarket
  14. Skyscrapers/Cinema
  15. Getting Around/Clocks
  16. Post Office/Pets
  17. Dance Dance Dance/Trees
  18. Library/Pirates
  19. Goo/Trains & Planes
  20. Out to Sea/Next Door
  21. Lunch/Machines
  22. Fairies and Gnomes/Home Improvement
  23. Birds/Bath and Bubbles
  24. Sand and Surf/Parks
  25. Surprises/Travel
  26. Bad Weather/Pests


Characters

Mr. Men


Little Misses


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. Rude, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Strong, Mr. Grumpy, Little Miss Magic, Mr. Tall, Little Miss Bossy, Mr. Funny, Little Miss Curious, Mr. Fussy, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Whoops, Mr. Messy, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Small, Mr. Nosy, Mr. Jelly and Mr. Lazy have undergone re-imaginings, with Mr. Jelly furthermore being renamed to Mr. Nervous and Mr. Greedy furthermore being renamed to Mr. Hungry (it should be noted in season 1 that Mr. Fussy was renamed Mr. Persnickety). Little Miss Calamity and Little Miss Daredevil were created exclusively for the television series (with Little Miss Calamity only appearing in Season 1), while the book’s female characters of Little Miss Stubborn and Little Miss Scatterbrain have been changed to Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Scatterbrain. Mr. Tall, Mr. Funny, Little Miss Curious, Little Miss Bossy, Little Miss Magic and Little Miss Giggles appeared in Season 2.

Dillydale

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 - 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".

American and English versions

The Mr. Men show is dubbed from English (U.S. version) into English (UK version). With the exceptions of Mr. Scatterbrain and Mr. Rude, the American voice cast is completely different from the British cast.

The artists at Renegade Animation animate the Mr. Men Show character actions to the U.S. cast's performance. The finished episodes are then shipped to the UK for overdubbing, where the UK cast mimics the US cast, matching the existing lip sync in much the same process that is employed when dubbing Godzilla films from Japanese into English.

US voice cast

UK Voice Cast

Channels

Country Channel
United States United States Cartoon Network
United Kingdom United Kingdom Five and Fiver (Milkshake!)
France France France 5
Australia Australia ABC1,ABC2 and Nick Jr.
Canada Canada YTV
Portugal Portugal RTP 1 and RTP 2
Singapore Singapore Okto
Japan Japan Cartoon Network Japan
South Korea South Korea Cartoon Network Southeast Asia
Spain Spain TVE2
Germany Germany Nickelodeon

External links

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