The Mr. Men Show

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

The Mr. Men Show
File:Mr. Men US.JPG
Genre	Comedy Slapstick preschool
Based on	Mr. Men, by Roger Hargreaves and Adam Hargreaves
Developed by	Kate Boutilier Eryk Casemiro
Directed by	Mark Risley
Voices of	(See Voice cast)
Narrated by	Joey D'Auria (U.S.) Simon Callow (UK)
Composer	Jared Faber
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (104 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Kate Boutilier Eryk Casemiro Diana Manson Kurt Mueller Ashley Postelwaite Darrell Van Citters For Channel 5: Nick Wilson For Cartoon Network: Alice Cahn
Producers	Karen Ialacci Peggy Regan
Editor	Michael D'Ambrosio
Running time	22 minutes (whole) 11 minutes (segments)
Production companies	Chorion Renegade Animation
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network (U.S.) Channel 5 (UK)
Release	February 4, 2008 (2008-02-04) – October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19)

The Mr. Men Show (sometimes simply called Mr. Men) is a British/American animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the late 20th century 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 with Kate Boutilier. Original score and songs are composed by Jared Faber.

Production

The Mr. Men Show was produced in Los Angeles by Renegade Animation and Chorion in New York City and London.

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, but only a handful of them. 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 - Executive producer
• Eryk Casemiro - Executive 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

Voice cast

Characters	US/CAN Cast of Voices	UK/AUS Cast of Voices
Mr. Bounce	Sam Gold	Simon Greenall
Mr. Bump	Aaron Albertus
Mr. Funny	Does Not Speak
Mr. Fussy/Persnickety (US)/Pernickety (UK)	Joseph J. Terry	Rob Rackstraw
Mr. Grumpy	Sam Gold	Simon Greenall
Mr. Happy		Simon Greenall (season 1), Rob Rackstraw (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. Nosey	Danny Katiana	Steve Kynman
Mr. Quiet	Aaron Albertus	Simon Greenall
Mr. Rude	Joseph J. Terry
Mr. Scatterbrain
Mr. Small	Phil Lollar	Keith Wickham
Mr. Strong		Simon Greenall
Mr. Stubborn	Godfrey	Lewis MacLeod
Mr. Tall		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 (season 1), Emma Tate (season 2)
Little Miss Magic	Prudence Alcott	Emma Tate
Little Miss Naughty	Alicyn Packard	Jo Wyatt (season 1), Teresa Gallagher (season 2)
Little Miss Scary	Susan Balboni	Jo Wyatt (season 1), Alex Kelly (season 2)
Little Miss Sunshine	Alicyn Packard	Jo Wyatt (season 1), Emma Tate (season 2)
Little Miss Whoops		Teresa Gallagher

Adapting the books for television

Some artistic license has been taken in adapting the books for television, including name changes, design alterations and the creation of entirely new 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. Persnickety in the US broadcast and Mr. Pernickety in the UK broadcast). Little Miss Calamity and Little Miss Daredevil were created exclusively for the television series.

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".

External links

• Mr. Men Show official site archived with the Wayback Machine
  • Japanese version
• The Mr. Men Show at IMDb