Mr Men (1974 / 1999)
The Mr Men series was based on the Children's books
written by Roger Hargreaves.
In 1974 the first Mr Men series was broadcast by the BBC
and consisted of 13 episodes. It was narrated by Arthur
Lowe of Dad's Army fame.
The animation was simple (and was reused for certain
scenes), but that doesn't distract from the stories or the way
they were told, which sucked you into the story. Not only
that, the music was really great, ask anyone to hum the
tune, I'm sure most people can.
One of the things I liked was the intro for each episode,
which starred one of the Mr Men and their name. Some of
them are really funny, the Mr Jelly intro is hilarious.
A second series was made which consisted of a further 15
episodes. After this, no more Mr Men programmes
were made until 1996 (but, as they say, that's
another story).
During this time Roger Hargreaves still created Mr
Men books/stories and even expanded the Mr Men
Universe to include Little Misses. He died in 1988
aged 53.
Lets now meet the Mr Men (well, some of them).
Mr Happy
He is the Happiest person around. He always looks on the bright side if
life.
If anyone is sad, then he'll try his hardest to make you smile.
Mr Silly
Mr Silly lives in nonsense land, even the cars have square wheels.
He's very silly and has marmalade in his cup of tea.
Mr Jelly
Mr Jelly is a frightened person, even a leaf falling from a tree can scare
him.
He likes nothing more than hiding under his bed sheets and hoping it will
go away.
Mr Snow
Mr Snow was brought to life by Father Christmas to help him deliver
presents, after he got stuck in the snow.
He likes to talk and he talks very fast (listen carefully or you might not
catch what he is saying).
Mr Bounce
Mr Bounce is the bounciest person around. You would think he didn't
mind this, but if he trips up then he bounces around everywhere and
hurts himself.
People even try to use him as a tennis ball (aren't they nasty!!).
Mr Men DVDs
Region 2 (Europe)
Region 1 (USA)
- NONE
Flashback
Episodes
Series 1 (1974)
1. Mr Happy
2. Mr Silly
3. Mr Jelly
4. Mr Snow
5. Mr Bounce
6. Mr Forgetful
7. Mr Funny
8. Mr Bump
9. Mr Tickle
10. Mr Small
11. Mr Messy
12. Mr Greedy
13. Mr Sneeze
Series 2 (1999)
1. Mr Strong
2. Mr Daydream
3. Mr Fussy
4. Mr Worry
5. Mr Uppity
6. Mr Dizzy
7. Mr Topsy Turvy
8. Mr Muddle
9. Mr Mean
10. Mr Nosey
11. Mr Chatterbox
12. Mr Noisy
13. Mr Snow
14. Mr Lazy
15. Mr Grumpy
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