History Characters / MrMen

* SinisterSwine:[[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] he isn't outright evil, [[InsufferableGenius but he does rub his intelligence in Mr. Dizzy's face]] and makes him feel inadequate for being dumber than him.

* SinisterSwine:[[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] he isn't outright evil, [[InsuferrableGenius but he does rub his intelligence in Mr. Dizzy's face]] and makes him feel inadequate for being dumber than him.

* DubNameChange: Called "Mr. Nervous" in the US translation, since what's known as "jelly" in Britain is referred to as the trademarked "jello" in America. This is averted in pretty much any American dub of the animated adaptations, though this translation was used in both the British and American versions of ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'', though.

* DubNameChange: Called "Mr. Nervous" in the US translation, since what's known as "jelly" in Britain is referred to as the trademarked "jello" in America. This translation was used in both the British and American versions of ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'', though.

* {{Slapstick}}: A victim of this in ''Mr, Tickle in a Tangle''. That story sees him get his arm tangled in his own staircase, get another arm stepped on by a bus conductor, get stuck in a door on account of his arms, and get said arms tangled up by Little Miss Naughty. All in one day!

* ArmlessBiped

* UncannyValley: Him having visible sclera would be a little less off-putting if he weren't the only character in the franchise with them. And that doesn't even get into the fact he has no arms.

** He's the only Mr. Man who wears a neck accessory (and red-and-white striped scarf).

OddballInTheSeries: The only character to represent a positive trait but exhibit its ''negative'' aspects. She's very well-intentioned but, no matter what, will ''always'' make things worse once she gets involved. That, and her story ends on a bittersweet (and somewhat scary) note, with a silhouetted Little Miss Helpful preparing to "help" a sick Mr. Happy, whom she just caused to tumble down a hill and fall into a lake.

* SinisterSilhouettes: Parodied with the last picture in her book, where she's walking down the hill, her body completely in silhouette, ready to "help" Mr. Happy out of the lake.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the franchise's core concept, for it seems Little Miss Helpful's meant to show how ineffective someone who's entire existence revolves around one character trait, even if it's a positive one, would actually be. As the concept of helpfulness defines Little Miss Helpful's entire being, helping others is all she can think about, and she literally can't tell when her help ''isn't'' needed. As a result, she ends up never really helping anybody out, and always doing more harm than good.

* BizarroEpisode: The only Little Miss that represents a positive trait, but exhibits only the ''negative'' aspects of that trait. She's as well-intentioned as can be, but is so adamant about it that she will ''always'' make things worse, no matter what. That, and her story ends on a rather bittersweet note, with a sick Mr. Happy in the middle of a lake, with Miss Helpful trying to help him out again.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the concept of the series in general, it seems. As she's essentially the AnthropomorphicPersonification of helpfulness, she's obsessed with helping others to the point where she wants to help ''everybody''. As a result, she ends up helping nobody, always doing more harm than good.

** Averted in the French version where her name is Madame Catastrophe.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Several things about him and his story doesn't fit in with the rest of the series:

** His house isn't a {{Bizarrchitecture}} reflection of what he is, being very a simple one-story house with a chimney on the center of its roof.
** The very beginning of his book states he's one of a species of creatures knowns as "Tickles". Such a thing is never stated again in any other book he appears in.

* {{Slapstick}}: A victim of this in ''Mr Tickle In a Tangle''. That story sees him get his arm tangled in his own staircase, get another arm stepped on by a bus conductor, get stuck in a door on account of his arms, and get said arms tangled up by Little Miss Naughty. All in one day!

Mr. Greedy is truly the greediest person in the whole of Misterland (well maybe not the greediest, there is someone else who could be greedier!). He can eat his way through as much food you or I could eat in a week in an hour! Mr. Greedy's problem was that the more he ate, the fatter he became. Then the fatter he became, the more hungry he became, and the more hungry he became, the more he ate! Mr. Greedy once has 9 slices of toast and a whole packet of cornflakes for his breakfast one day! However, he learnt his lesson when he met a giant and ate all of his giant-sized dinner! He had a stomachache after that!

** He comes off as uncharacteristically [[LackOfEmpathy unempathetic]] in ''Mr. Men: Adventure In China'' when Mr. Bump falls in the moat in the Forbidden City and he's smiling at it in contrast to Little Miss Brainy, Little Miss Lucky and Mr. Jelly who all act concerned when it happens.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He has more traditional cartoon eyes rather than the BlackBeadEyes everybody else has, and lacks visible arms. Possibly a case of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, as his book was only the fifth one.

* BizarroEpisode: Though it can be chalked up to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, there are several things about Mr. Snow and his story that doesn't fit in with the rest of the series:

** He's named after what he's made of instead of a personality trait, and thus isn't defined by any kind of personality trait.
** He's the only Mr. Man who wears a neck accessory (a red-and-white-striped scarf).
** He's the only Mr. Man who doesn't have a house.

** His story is completely self-contained, as no Mr. Man who came before him appears or is mentioned in it, nor does he appear or get mentioned in any after his.
* ChristmasSpecial: What his story ultimately is.

* LeanAndMean: Literally. He's one of thinnest Mr Men, and is not called "Mr. Mean" for nothing.