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Revision as of 02:46, 4 March 2010
| The Mr. Men Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Roger Hargreaves |
| Directed by | Mark Risley |
| Narrated by | Joseph J. Terry (US) Simon Callow (UK) |
| Country of origin |  United States  United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | 11 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | US Cartoon Network UK Five |
| Release | US February 4, 2008 UK February 25, 2008 |
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
- Physical/Boo-Boos
- Farm/Movies
- Science/Lake
- Books/Beach
- Boats/Mall
- Flying/Hobbies
- Dance/Inventions
- Fair/Camping
- Amusement Park/Trains
- Paint/Fish
- Adventure/Construction
- Snow/Canned Goods
- Jobs/Gardens
- Collections/Chores
- Restaurants/Music
- Full Moon/Night
- Food/Bugs
- Cooking/Rainy Day
- Heatwave/Sleep
- Yard Work/Parade
- Games/Superstore
- Hotel/Birthday
- Car Wash/Wildlife
- Dillydale Day/Cars
- Sightseeing/The Dark
- Circus/Ships
Season 2
- Picnics/Driving
- Outer Space/Clean Teeth
- Airports/Shoes
- Arts and Crafts/Game Shows
- Garages/Eyeglasses
- Toys/Reptiles
- Hats/Robots
- Parties/Up and Down
- Dining Out/Gifts
- Sun and Moon/Telephone
- Seashore/Washing & Drying
- Sneezes & Hiccups/Fruit
- Radio/Supermarket
- Skyscrapers/Cinema
- Getting Around/Clocks
- Post Office/Pets
- Dance Dance Dance/Trees
- Library/Pirates
- Goo/Trains & Planes
- Out to Sea/Next Door
- Lunch/Machines
- Fairies and Gnomes/Home Improvement
- Birds/Bath and Bubbles
- Sand and Surf/Parks
- Surprises/Travel
- Bad Weather/Pests
Season 3
Characters and voice cast
Mr. Men
Little Misses
| Character | US Voice Cast | UK/AUS Voice Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Little Miss Bossy | Sophie Roberts | Imelda Staunton |
| Little Miss Calamity | Prudence Alcott | Aline Mowat |
| Little Miss Chatterbox | Katie Leigh | Teresa Gallagher |
| Little Miss Curious | Sophie Roberts | Teresa Gallagher |
| Little Miss Daredevil | Katie Leigh | Teresa Gallagher |
| Little Miss Giggles | Reba West | Pui Fan Lee |
| 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 |
| Little Miss Sunshine | Alicyn Packard | Jo Wyatt (Season 1) Emma Tate (Season 2) |
| Little Miss Whoops | Alicyn Packard | Teresa Gallagher |
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 (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, 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
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.
