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* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Little Miss Trouble. Given her LackOfEmpathy, tendency to spread lies and her [[{{Sadist}} getting jollies out of watching people get hurt]], it could be stated that she's a [[TheSociopath sociopath]] but it has not been officially confirmed.
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* PortingDisaster: As with most TV shows, the 70s Mr. Men series and 80s Little Miss series of shorts suffered in poor quality under their broadcast masters when released to DVD. It is unknown if they'll ever be remastered in high-definition, had the original film prints been rediscovered.

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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A lot of fans aren't happy about Mr. Uppity's seemingly out of nowhere and unnecessary name change, some even out right refusing to call him Snooty.


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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A lot of fans aren't happy about Mr. Uppity's seemingly out of nowhere and unnecessary name change, some even out right refusing to call him Snooty.
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* StockParodyJokes: Fake covers focusing of original characters whose MeaningfulName is an insult or more adult-themed than the normal series.
** HilariousInHindsight: Said parodies of Mr. Men and Little Misses based around adult problems become quite funny when an actual ''Mr. Men'' [[https://www.amazon.com/Little-Grown-Books-Collection-Hargreaves/dp/9526533593 line of books]] aimed at adults released in 2018 (albeit with existing characters).
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* FriendlyFandoms:
** The series often goes along with ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' due to both being British franchises starting out as something made from the author for their kids to enjoy filled with colorful characters. The fact that both franchises have shows that were adapted with some of the same sharing cast members also helped out.
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** While Little Miss Bossy doesn't have her own theme, the song that plays when The Bossy Boots forces her to walk is fast-paced, energetic, and chaotic. A short-reprise of the theme is heard after she learns her lessons near the end of the episode.
** The 1993 direct-to-video exclusive "Mr Men - The Great Alphabet" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo8xA8Ca_Cc has an upbeat and relaxing theme about Letters of the Alphabet.]]

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** While Little Miss Bossy doesn't have her own theme, the song that plays when The Bossy Boots forces her to walk is fast-paced, energetic, and chaotic. A short-reprise short reprise of the theme is heard after she learns her lessons near the end of the episode.
** The 1993 1992 direct-to-video exclusive "Mr Men - "Mr. Men: The Great Alphabet" Alphabet Hunt" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo8xA8Ca_Cc has an upbeat and relaxing theme about the Letters of the Alphabet.]]



** So popular in France that in the 90s, an extra ''eleven'' ghost-written entries in the series under the name Roger Hargreaves were made specifically for the country, are now part of the official French canon, and didn’t receive a release in the UK until TheNewTens!

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** So popular in France that in the 90s, an extra ''eleven'' ghost-written entries in the series under the name Roger Hargreaves were made specifically for the country, country and are now part of the official French canon, canon! (although Little Miss Prim and didn’t receive a release in Little Miss Show-Off were later removed from the UK until TheNewTens!lineup)
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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler: Cybermats]] in ''Dr. Twelfth'', which factor into TheReveal.]

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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler: Cybermats]] in ''Dr. Twelfth'', which factor into TheReveal.]

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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler: Cybermats]] in ''Dr. Twelfth'', which factor into TheReveal.

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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler: Cybermats]] in ''Dr. Twelfth'', which factor into TheReveal.]
* UnintentionallySympathetic: While whether they're supposed to be sympathized with or not is debatable, Mr. Quiet and Little Miss Shy can be see as this in ''Little Miss Sunshine On A Rainy Day'' where the narrative attempts to paint them as poor company due to them giving Little Miss Sunshine an awkward silence when the latter invites them round for tea. The problem with this is the fact that they were both established from their respective introductions to both be extremely [[ShrinkingViolet shy]] so their reaction to being in company would seem understandable. It also comes off as a TemporarilyExaggeratedTrait considering that Mr. Quiet and Little Miss Shy have been shown in a number of books and episodes in both the [[WesternAnimation/MrMenAndLittleMiss 90s cartoon]] and the [[WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow 2008 cartoon]] to be legitimately nice people whom if given a fair amount of prompting would drop their shyness to help out others in need or take part in special occassions.

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* AccidentalInnuendo: Mr. Happy, [[HilariousInHindsight in hindsight]]. While Mr. Men predated the Creator/RobinWilliams [[ICallHimMisterHappy skit]] by 8 years, and no one saw the PopculturalOsmosis coming, ''Mr. Happy'' became UnusualEuphemism and a common nickname for a man's ''penis'' in the US.

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Mr. Happy, [[HilariousInHindsight in hindsight]]. While Mr. Men predated the Creator/RobinWilliams [[ICallHimMisterHappy skit]] by 8 years, and no one saw the PopculturalOsmosis PopCulturalOsmosis coming, ''Mr. Happy'' "Mr. Happy" became UnusualEuphemism and a common nickname for a man's ''penis'' in the US.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Considering the amount of characters who are [[{{Foil}} Foils]] to each other (E.G. [[GrumpyBear Mr. Grumpy]] to [[ThePollyanna Mr. Happy and Little Miss Sunshine]]), you'd think that there'd be a story showing [[ScienceHero Little Miss Inventor]] and [[MagicalGirl Little Miss Magic]] having such a relationship but so far, such a storyline hasn't come to light.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Considering the amount of characters who are [[{{Foil}} Foils]] to each other (E.G. [[GrumpyBear Mr. Grumpy]] Grumpy to [[ThePollyanna Mr. Happy and Little Miss Sunshine]]), you'd think that there'd be a story showing [[ScienceHero Little Miss Inventor]] and [[MagicalGirl Little Miss Magic]] having such a relationship but so far, such a storyline hasn't come to light.
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* PortingDisaster: As with most TV shows, the 70s Mr. Men series and 80s Little Miss series of shorts suffered in poor quality under their broadcast masters when released to DVD. It is unknown if they'll ever be remastered in high-definition, had the original film prints been rediscovered.
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* UncannyValley: TheGiant in the AnimatedAdaptation of Mr. Greedy's story.
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* GrowingTheBeard: The Mr. Men characters began to interact with each other in the book, "Mr. Grumpy". The series began to crystallize with the introduction of the Little Misses in the 1980s. Soon after, it became commonplace for the Mr. Men and Little Misses to meet new faces wherever they go.

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* GrowingTheBeard: The Early on, the Mr. Men characters began started to interact with each other in the book, "Mr. Grumpy". The series began to crystallize with the introduction of the Little Misses in the 1980s. Soon after, it became commonplace for the Mr. Men and Little Misses to meet new faces wherever they go.and/or interact with each other.
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* GrowingTheBeard: The Mr. Men characters began to interact with each other in the book, "Mr. Grumpy". The series began to crystallize with the introduction of the Little Misses in the 1980s. Soon after, it became commonplace for the Mr. Men and Little Misses to meet new faces wherever they go.
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** Mr. Impossible is by far one of the most powerful characters in the series -- he can do ''anything'' even if it's impossible. This does not seem to have any limits making him a potential RealityWarper, and his abilities could theoretically include horrible things like blowing up the world with a snap of his fingers. Fortunately, he's one of the nicest Mr. Men and wouldn't do such terrible acts, but one can only imagine what could happen if he had the disposition of Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Mean, or worse...

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** Mr. Impossible is by far one of the most powerful characters in the series -- he can do ''anything'' even if it's impossible. This does not seem to have any limits making him a potential RealityWarper, and his abilities could theoretically include horrible things like blowing up the world with a snap of his fingers.fingers[[note]]Mr. Marvelous is also capable of reality-warping feats like Mr. Impossible, but only if they are considered marvelous. Something as benign as being naughty counts as "not marvelous", which means he's fortunately incapable of performing these acts of cruelty[[/note]]. Fortunately, he's one of the nicest Mr. Men and wouldn't do such terrible acts, but one can only imagine what could happen if he had the disposition of Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Mean, or worse...
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* WhatAnIdiot: Given Mr. Clever's name, you'd expect him to wise up to Little Miss Trouble lying about Mr. Small's name-calling. He does the exact opposite, punching Mr. Small in the eye without giving him the chance to explain. Even if it was established in his own story that [[DitzyGenius for all his smarts, he's a complete social dunce]], it's still somewhat strange that he didn't let Mr. Small say anything.
** Little Miss Wise (who is also meant to be one of the smartest people in Misterland) accepting a gift from [[ThePrankster Mr. Mischief]] which turns out to be [[ShmuckBait sneezing powder]]. Even if it was part of a vow to stop saying no to everybody lest she risk losing friends, one should know better then to say yes to Mr. Mischief.
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* BizarroEpisode: ''Mr. Snow''. He isn't defined by any character trait, and he never appears in any of the other characters' stories, nor do any of them appear in his.

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* BizarroEpisode: ''Mr. Snow''. Mr. Snow. He isn't defined or named by any character or personality trait, he's a snowman instead of a LivingPolyhedron, his story's holiday-themed instead of being a look into his everyday life, and he never appears in any of the other characters' stories, stories... nor do any of them ever appear in his.
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** "Absolutely, Totally, Scatterbrain" which is about Little Miss Scatterbrain's well... scatterbrain nature. Such as guessing which house is her own house.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN1TEeSQHbg "Absolutely, Totally, Scatterbrain" Scatterbrain"]] which is about Little Miss Scatterbrain's well... scatterbrain nature. Such as guessing which house is her own house.
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* Considering that cats eat mice and Little Miss Magic turned the Witch from ''Little Miss Sunshine And The Wicked Witch'' into a cat at the end of the story, there's a high chance that the witch-turned cat probably would've eaten Little Miss Dotty (Who had been turned into a mouse) had Little Miss Magic not turned her back to normal.

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* ** Considering that cats eat mice and Little Miss Magic turned the Witch from ''Little Miss Sunshine And The Wicked Witch'' into a cat at the end of the story, there's a high chance that the witch-turned cat probably would've eaten Little Miss Dotty (Who had been turned into a mouse) had Little Miss Magic not turned her back to normal.
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* Considering that cats eat mice and Little Miss Magic turned the Witch from ''Little Miss Sunshine And The Wicked Witch'' into a cat at the end of the story, there's a high chance that the witch-turned cat probably would've eaten Little Miss Dotty (Who had been turned into a mouse) had Little Miss Magic not turned her back to normal.
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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[/note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[note]]

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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[/note]] [[note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[note]][[/note]]
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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[/note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[/note]]

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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[note]]

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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[note]] [[/note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[note]][[/note]]
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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[Note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[Note]]

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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[Note]] [[note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[Note]][[note]]
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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[/Note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[/Note]]

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** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[/Note]] [[Note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[/Note]][[Note]]
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong:
** Mr. Forgetful's and Mr. Snooty's songs on the tapes narrated by Douglas Blackwell both have beats very similar to Best Years Of Our Lives by Modern Romance.
** Mr. Bounce's song is similar to Grand Old Duke Of York.
** Mr. Bump's song has similarties to If You're Happy And You Know It.
** Mr. Snow's song resembles "Horray, Horray, It's a Holi-Holiday By Music/BoneyM. [[/Note]] Which is ironic considering that Mr. Snow is a snowman and the aforementioned song is a summer song.[[/Note]]
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The 1983 series ''Little Miss''/''Mr. Men and Little Misses'' has some notably catchy and decent songs. Such as the intro/outro called "All Friends Together" which is fast-paced and performed by a banjoo and 80s synthesizers. However, some Little Miss episodes has some unique character themes.:
** "Absolutely, Totally, Scatterbrain" which is about Little Miss Scatterbrain's well... scatterbrain nature. Such as guessing which house is her own house.
** Little Miss Neat's character theme has a frantic and busy tone fitting the character's constant urge to make everything neat and tidy at her home.
** While Little Miss Bossy doesn't have her own theme, the song that plays when The Bossy Boots forces her to walk is fast-paced, energetic, and chaotic. A short-reprise of the theme is heard after she learns her lessons near the end of the episode.
** The 1993 direct-to-video exclusive "Mr Men - The Great Alphabet" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo8xA8Ca_Cc has an upbeat and relaxing theme about Letters of the Alphabet.]]
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* ValuesDissonance: The word "uppity" apparently has a racist history, so, most likely in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, Mr. Uppity's name was changed to Mr. Snooty in all territories, making him the second character to undergo a name change in all territories after Little Miss Greedy.

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* ValuesDissonance: The word "uppity" apparently has a racist history, so, most likely in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, Mr. Uppity's name was changed to Mr. Snooty in all territories, making him the second character to undergo a name change in all territories after Little Miss Greedy.
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** Also, in Nonsenseland yellow snow falls as natural precipitation; elsewhere, it's just [[YellowSnow ...ew]].
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* CantUnhearIt: It's very difficult to read a Mr. Men or Little Miss story and not imagine either Arthur Lowe or John Alderton narrating it.

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* CantUnhearIt: CantUnHearIt: It's very difficult to read a Mr. Men or Little Miss story and not imagine either Arthur Lowe Creator/ArthurLowe or John Alderton narrating it.

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