History WesternAnimation / MrBenn

* AdaptedOut: Only one ''Mr Benn'' book published at the time didn't get made into an episode, ''123456789 Benn'', due to the more dubious situation of Benn becoming a convict.

* LimitedAnimation: The series was hand drawn and most of the time the story was narrated and illustrated with static images with zooms, closeups and overlays to give the illusion of action. When animation was used, it was StopMotion, done by moving cut-outs of characters over the background illustrations.

* WizardClassic: After watching a stage magician put on a performance in his town in "Wizard", Mr. Benn would later find a wizard robe and cone hat in the costume shop, taking on the role of a court magician for a king and a somewhat demanding queen.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: [=McKee=] based the home street of Mr Benn, Festive Road, on Festing Road, Putney where he lived during TheSixties.

''Mr. Benn'' is a character created by David [=McKee=]. He appears in several children's books, and was later adapted into an animated television series broadcast by Creator/TheBBC in 1971 and 1972. The show would enjoy reruns in other countries until sometime in the 1990s.

* WizardClassic: After watching a stage magician put on a performance in his town in "Wizard", Mr. Benn would later find a wizard robe and cone hat in the costume shop, taking on the role of a court magician for a king and a somewhat demanding queen.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The show was made early in TheSeventies, and this sometimes shows up in the sequences set before and after Mr Benn adventures.
** In the opening of "Red Knight", a lorry is delivering coal in Mr Benn's street. Routine coal deliveries haven't been a part of London life for decades.
** Mr Benn (when out of costume) is dressed in a stereotypical QuintessentialBritishGentleman in a suit and bowler hat. This fashion fell out of favour as the decade progressed.

* KnightInShiningArmor: In the first animated episode ("Red Knight"), an invitation to a fancy dress party enticed Mr. Benn to seek it out. In a bit of irony, he's not fond of parties, but he loves dressing. There was no party to find anywhere, which eventually lead Mr. Benn to the costume shop at which he would become a regular, and then go on to wear a bright red suit of armor. Rather unusually, Mr. Benn goes on to subvert the typical dragon slaying, instead ending up befriending the dragon he encounters, who goes on to tell Benn about how [[HeroWithBadPublicity he was framed for burning buildings by a greedy matchstick maker]].

* OvertookTheSeries: Besides the one exception listed above, the television series adapted all the original books, and even had a one-off revival to adapt a later novel. Later books, in fact, adapted episodes of the television series.

* IndyPloy: Every story would have a conundrum for Mr. Benn to solve. It's only thanks to his timely genius that they get solved at all, often with little time to think. One wonders if he and Series/MacGyver are sharing notes.

* TheMiddleAges: Mr. Benn would travel to this particular era at least thrice, as a knight, wizard and cook in one story each.
* TheNarrator: Actor Ray Brooks narrated the animated series.

* {{Cowboy}}: In ''Cowboy'', Mr. Benn was originally going to watch a cowboy film, but the queue outside the cinema was so dreadfully long, he decided instead to ''be'' a cowboy. You wouldn't expect this adventure would turn into a game of hide-and-seek with him and the Indians. The Indian team would seek Mr. Benn, and the cowboy team would seek one of the Indians, who turned out to be hiding at the top of their totem pole where no one else would think to look. If not for Mr. Benn's ingenuity, the cowboys would have lost that game, as they already had done so many times before.

* KnightInShiningArmor: In the first animated episode, an invitation to a fancy dress party enticed Mr. Benn to seek it out. In a bit of irony, he's not fond of parties, but he loves dressing. There was no party to find anywhere, which eventually lead Mr. Benn to the costume shop at which he would become a regular, and then go on to wear a bright red suit of armor. Rather unusually, Mr. Benn goes on to subvert the typical dragon slaying, instead ending up befriending the dragon he encounters, who goes on to tell Benn about how [[HeroWithBadPublicity he was framed for burning buildings by a greedy matchstick maker]].
* NonIronicClown: A clown suit saw Mr. Benn join a circus troupe, which had been stopped at a cliff on account of a collapsed bridge. It would take all their combined efforts to build a new bridge to get across so they could get on with their planned show.

* SupremeChef: A cook's attire led Mr. Benn to a palace whose princess refused all manner of foodstuffs. He got the idea to set things right by inviting all the poor children he saw before entering the palace to the feast in the palace, which finally persuaded the princess to eat.

* WizardClassic: After watching a stage magician put on a performance in his town, Mr. Benn would later find a wizard robe and cone hat in the costume shop, taking on the role of a court magician for a king and a somewhat demanding queen.

* {{Cowboy}}: Mr. Benn was originally going to watch a cowboy film, but the queue outside the cinema was so dreadfully long, he decided instead to ''be'' a cowboy. You wouldn't expect this adventure would turn into a game of hide-and-seek with him and the Indians. The Indian team would seek Mr. Benn, and the cowboy team would seek one of the Indians, who turned out to be hiding at the top of their totem pole where no one else would think to look. If not for Mr. Benn's ingenuity, the cowboys would have lost that game, as they already had done so many times before.

* ArabianNightsDays: The outfit that Mr. Benn said reminded him of a carpet seller he'd seen while on his way out of his house. It even came with a flying carpet. The ensuing adventure took place in a very predictable locale, complete with a genie in a bottle.

''Mr. Benn'' is a character created by David McKee who appears in several children's books, and later adapted into an animated television series broadcast by the BBC in 1971 and 1972. The show would enjoy reruns in other countries until sometime in the 90's.

* AdaptedOut: Only one Mr Benn book published at the time didn't get made into an episode, ''123456789 Benn'', due to the more dubious situation of Benn becoming a convict.

* BritishBrevity: The original series ran for only 13 episodes like many British cartoons of its era. A one-off episode based on a book McKee made after the original series, ''Mr Benn - Gladiator'' was made in 2005.
* {{Cowboy}}: Mr. Benn was originally going to watch a cowboy film, but the queue outside the cinema was so dreadfully long, he decided instead to BE a cowboy. You wouldn't expect this adventure would turn into a game of hide-and-seek with him and the Indians. The Indian team would seek Mr. Benn, and the cowboy team would seek one of the Indians, who turned out to be hiding at the top of their totem pole where no one else would think to look. If not for Mr. Benn's ingenuity, the cowboys would have lost that game, as they already had done so many times before.
* IndyPloy: Every story would have a conundrum for Mr. Benn to solve. It's only thanks to his timely genius that they get solved at all, often with little time to think. One wonders if he and MacGyver are sharing notes.
* KnightInShiningArmor: In the first animated episode, an invitation to a fancy dress party enticed Mr. Benn to seek it out. In a bit of irony, he's not fond of parties, but he loves dressing. There was no party to find anywhere, which eventually lead Mr. Benn to the costume shop he would become a regular at, and then go on to wear a bright red suit of armor. Rather unusually, Mr. Benn goes on to subvert the typical dragon slaying, instead ending up befriending the dragon he encounters, who goes on to tell Benn about how [[HeroWithBadPublicity he was framed for burning buildings by a greedy matchstick maker.]]

* OutlivedTheSeries: Besides the one exception listed above, the television series adapted all the original books, and even had a one-off revival to adapt a later novel. Later books in fact adapted episodes of the television series.
* SupremeChef: A cook's attire lead Mr. Benn to a palace whose princess refused all manner of foodstuffs. He got the idea to set things right by inviting all the poor children he saw before entering the palace to the feast in the palace, which finally convinced the princess to eat.

The premise revolves around the titular character, living at 52 Festive Road, who would go to a "special costume shop", wherein he'd try on one new costume each episode, but instead of walking out of the fitting room, he'd exit through an other door that would take him to a location befitting his new costume and then embark on an adventure. After overcoming whatever challenge he would face in these fantasy lands, he'd always return to the real world with a small token to remember the adventure by.

* BritishBrievity: The original series ran for only 13 episodes like many British cartoons of its era. A one-off episode based on a book McKee made after the original series, ''Mr Benn - Gladiator'' was made in 2005.

* Cowboy: Mr. Benn was originally going to watch a cowboy film, but the queue outside the cinema was so dreadfully long, he decided instead to BE a cowboy. You wouldn't expect this adventure would turn into a game of hide-and-seek with him and the Indians. The Indian team would seek Mr. Benn, and the cowboy team would seek one of the Indians, who turned out to be hiding at the top of their totem pole where no one else would think to look. If not for Mr. Benn's ingenuity, the cowboys would have lost that game, as they already had done so many times before.

The premise revolves around the titular character, living at 52 Festive Road, who would go to a "special costume shop", wherein he'd try on one new costume each episode, but instead of walking out of the fitting room, he'd exit through one door that would take him to a location befitting his new costume and then embark on an adventure. After overcoming whatever challenge he would face in these fantasy lands, he'd always return to the real world with a small token tied to the adventure.

* ArabianNightsDays: The outfit that Mr. Benn said reminded him of a carpet seller he'd seen while on his way out. It even came with a flying carpet. The ensuing adventure took place in a very predictable locale, complete with a genie in a bottle.
* Cowboy: Mr. Benn was originally going to watch a cowboy film, but the queue outside was so dreadfully long, he decided instead to BE a cowboy. You wouldn't expect this adventure would turn into a game of hide-and-seek with him and the Indians. The Indian team would look for Mr. Benn, and the cowboy team would look for an Indian, who turned out to be hiding at the top of their totem pole. If not for Mr. Benn's ingenuity, the cowboys would have lost that game.
* KnightInShiningArmor: An invitation to a fancy dress party enticed Mr. Benn to seek it out. In a bit of irony, he's not fond of parties, but he loves dressing. There was no party to find anywhere, which eventually lead Mr. Benn to the costume shop he would become a regular at, and then go on to wear a bright red suit of armor. Rather unusually, Mr. Benn goes on to subvert the typical dragon slaying, instead ending up befriending the dragon he encounters, who goes on to tell Benn about how [[HeroWithBadPublicity he was framed for burning buildings by a greedy matchstick maker.]]

* SupremeChef: A cook's attire lead Mr. Benn to a palace whose princess refused all manner of foodstuffs. [[TheGambit He got the idea to set things right by inviting all the poor children he saw before entering the palace to the feast in the palace]], which finally convinced the princess to eat.

* WizardClassic: After watching a stage magician put on a performance in his town, Mr. Benn would later find a wizard robe and cone hat in the costume shop, taking on the role of a court magician.

The premise revolves around the titular character, living at 52 Festive Road, who would go to a "special costume shop", wherein he'd try on one new costume each episode, but instead of walking out of the fitting room, he'd exit through one door that would take him to a location befitting his new costume and then embark on an adventure.

* SupremeChef: A cook's attire lead Mr. Benn to a palace whose princess refused all manner of foodstuffs. He got the idea to set things right by inviting all the poor children he saw before entering the palace to the feast in the palace, which finally convinced the princess to eat.

->''"Suddenly, as if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared."''

* KnightInShiningArmor: A suit of red armor would be the catalyst for a particularly chivalrous adventure. Rather unusually, Mr. Benn goes on to subvert the typical dragon slaying, instead ending up befriending the dragon he encounters, who goes on to tell Benn about how [[HeroWithBadPublicity he was framed for burning buildings by a greedy matchstick maker.]]
* TheMiddleAges: Mr. Benn would travel to this particular era at least twice, as a knight and wizard in one story each.
* WizardClassic: After watching a stage magician put on a performance in his town, Mr. Benn would later find a wizard robe and cone hat in the costume shop.

->''"Suddenly, as if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared."\\

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