The Mr. Men Show

For the 1990s remake of Mr. Men and Little Miss, see Mr. Men Show (1997).

The Mr. Men Show
File:Mr. Men US.JPG Logo
Genre	Comedy
Developed by	Kate Boutilier Eryk Casemiro
Directed by	Mark Risley
Voices of	Aaron Albertus Prudence Alcott Susan Balboni Godfrey Danchimah Richard Epcar Sam Gold Danny Katiana Katie Leigh Phil Lollar Peter Rida Michail Alicyn Packard Sophie Roberts Jeff Stewart Joseph J. Terry
Narrated by	Joseph J. Terry
Composer	Jared Faber
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	104 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Kate Boutilier Eryk Casemiro Diana Manson Kurt Mueller Ashley Postelwaite Darrell Van Citters
Producers	Karen Ialacci Peggy Regan
Running time	22 minutes (2 11 minute segments)
Production companies	Chorion Renegade Animation
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network Nick Jr.
Release	February 4, 2008 (2008-02-04) – October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19)

The Mr. Men Show (sometimes simply called Mr. Men) 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 and his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, The Mr. Men Show features comedy sketches (primarily), pantomimes, dance numbers and music videos. The TV series is directed by Mark Risley and executive produced by Eryk Casemiro & Kate Boutilier. Original score and songs are composed by Jared Faber. Season 1 first aired on February 4, 2008 and Season 2 aired on September 8, 2009.

Production

The Mr. Men Show is produced in Glendale, California by Renegade Animation and Chorion in New York City.

Summary

Based on the classic children's book series Mr. Men and Little Miss, the show takes place in the town of Dillydale. The show revolves around the characters from the books (though some characters were made for the show) and their adventures. Unlike the books (which featured characters like Mr. Tickle, Mr. Brave, Mr. Happy, Little Miss Bossy, and Little Miss Sunshine as major characters), the TV show stars every character. Most episodes are not based on the books but are, in fact, new stories. There are also several changes in the TV show.

Credits

• Kate Boutilier - Excutive producer
• Eryk Casemiro - Excutive producer
• Based on the books by Roger Hargreaves
• Mark Risley - Director (co-director from "Radio/Supermarket" onwards)
• Darrel Van Citters - Co-director ("Radio/Supermarket" onwards)
• Mike Hollingsworth - Storyboard Artist

Episodes

See also: List of The Mr. Men Show episodes

Seasons		Episodes	First airdate	Last airdate
	Season 1	26	February 4, 2008	March 30, 2008
	Season 2	26	September 8, 2009	October 19, 2009

Characters and voice cast

Character	US/CAN Voice Cast	UK/AUS Voice Cast
Mr. Bounce	Sam Gold	Simon Greenall
Mr. Bump	Aaron Albertus	Simon Greenall
Mr. Funny	N/A	N/A
Mr. Fussy (Mr. Persnickety/Pernickety in Season 1)	Joseph J. Terry	Rob Rackstraw
Mr. Grumpy	Sam Gold	Simon Greenall
Mr. Happy	Sam Gold	Simon Greenall in Season 1, Rob Rackstraw in Season 2
Mr. Lazy	Phil Lollar	Tim Whitnall
Mr. Messy	Peter Rida Michail	Rob Rackstraw
Mr. Nervous	Danny Katiana	Tim Whitnall
Mr. Noisy	Richard Epcar	Rob Rackstraw
Mr. Nosy	Danny Katiana	Steve Kynman
Mr. Quiet	Aaron Albertus	Simon Greenall
Mr. Rude	Joseph J. Terry	Joseph J. Terry
Mr. Scatterbrain	Joseph J. Terry	Joseph J. Terry
Mr. Small	Phil Lollar	Keith Wickham
Mr. Strong	Phil Lollar	Simon Greenall
Mr. Stubborn	Godfrey Danchimah	Lewis MacLeod
Mr. Tall	Godfrey Danchimah	Keith Wickham
Mr. Tickle	Jeff Stewart	Rob Rackstraw
Little Miss Bossy	Sophie Roberts	Alex Kelly
Little Miss Calamity	Prudence Alcott	Aline Mowat
Little Miss Chatterbox	Katie Leigh	Teresa Gallagher
Little Miss Curious	Sophie Roberts	Claire Morgan
Little Miss Daredevil	Katie Leigh	Teresa Gallagher
Little Miss Giggles	Reba West	Claire Morgan
Little Miss Helpful	Katie Leigh	Jo Wyatt in Season 1, Emma Tate in Season 2
Little Miss Magic	Prudence Alcott	Emma Tate
Little Miss Naughty	Alicyn Packard	Jo Wyatt in Season 1, Teresa Gallagher in Season 2
Little Miss Scary	Susan Balboni	Jo Wyatt in Season 1, Alex Kelly in Season 2
Little Miss Sunshine	Alicyn Packard	Jo Wyatt in Season 1, Emma Tate in Season 2
Little Miss Whoops	Alicyn Packard	Teresa Gallagher

Vocal effects of some of the animals (such as monkeys) we're provided by Frank Welker

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. In 2008, Mr. Rude, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Strong, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Fussy, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Whoops, Mr. Messy, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Small, Mr. Nosey, Mr. Nervous, Mr. Lazy, Little Miss Magic, Mr. Tall, Little Miss Bossy, Mr. Funny and Little Miss Curious have undergone re-imaginings, (it should be noted in season 1 that Mr. Fussy was renamed Mr. Pernickety). 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. Little Miss Magic and Little Miss Giggles first 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 English and British English versions

The Mr. Men Show is dubbed from American English into British English. With the exceptions of Mr. Scatterbrain, and Mr. Rude, the American English voice cast is completely different from the British English 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 movements.

Channels

Country	Channel
United States	Cartoon Network (2008-2009), and Boomerang (2009-present)
United Kingdom	Channel 5 and 5* (Milkshake!) and Disney Junior
France	France 5 and France O
Australia	ABC 4 Kids, ABC3, ABC1
Canada	YTV (2008-2009) and Teletoon in 2012-present
Germany	Nickelodeon
India	Pogo
Ireland	TG4 and Cúla 4
Israel	Hop!
Japan	Cartoon Network
Philippines	Cartoon Network Philippines
Portugal	RTP 1 and RTP 2 (2008-2012) and Discovery Kids (2012-)
Singapore	Okto
Korea	Cartoon Network Southeast Asia
Spain	TVE2
Taiwan	Nickelodeon
New Zealand	TVNZ 6
Tullaroan	Channel Teddy
Malaysia	Discovery Kids

External links

• Mr. Men Show official site
  • US Version
  • UK Version
  • French version
  • Australian version
  • Japanese version
• The Mr. Men Show at IMDb
• Mr. Men Wiki