History WesternAnimation / TheMrMenShow

''The Mr. Men Show'' is an animated television series adapted from the original Mr. Men animated shows of the [[TheSeventies 1970s]], [[TheEighties 1980s]] and [[TheNineties 1990s]], which were based on Roger Hargreaves' book series, ''MrMen'' and ''Little Misses''. ''The Mr. Men Show'', however, differs from the older versions in that it takes a sketch comedy approach to the characters. Each episode features short comedy sketches, dance numbers and music videos.

[[caption-width:320:Say Hello to Anime[[hottip:*:From left to right: Top row: Mr. Bounce; Row under top row: Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Strong, Mr. Grumpy; Row above bottom row: Mr. Messy, Little Miss Chatterbox; Bottom row: Mr. Bump, Mr. Tickle]]]]

* AdaptationDyeJob: Mr. Quiet was brown in the original books; in the show, he is pale blue.

** Don't forget Miss Magic! She was light brown in the original books; in the show, she is orange.

* BigOlUnibrow: Mr. Grumpy and Mr. Stubborn are Type I. They are two of the more negative personality characters, and the only two to have big unibrows.

* BlindWithoutEm - Miss Whoops.
* BookEnds - Most episodes starts with the narrator saying 'Ah, [subject matter for this episode]', then repeating it at the end.
* BowtiesAreCool - Mr. Fussy and Mr. Funny.
* BrilliantButLazy- Mr. Lazy would rather build a fully-functioning machine to do his work than do the work himself.
* BrokenSmile- Mr. Happy gets that more then once. C'mon, you didn't think he was REALLY happy when he was running for his life (like everyone else) in the ship from "Boats" did'ja?
* ButtMonkey- Mr. Bump, Miss Calamity, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet and Mr Fussy (Mr Persnickety in the 1st season)
* CatchPhrase - Everyone has one.

** ''''"I CAN'T HEAR YOU! NEXT PLEASE!"'''' But Mr. Noisy often tells others to be quiet.
*** The one he uses the most is "its SUPER!".

** And "Where is my head?"-Mr Scatterbrain
** This (x) is Cheap!-Mr Stubborn
** Wonderful!!!-Mr Happy
** I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS A TICKLE!-Mr Tickle

* CloudCuckooLander- Mr. Scatterbrain
* ContinuityNod - In a episode called "Bad Weather", when Mr. Strong is going to fix Mr. Fussy's leaky ceiling, Mr. Fussy mentions about the last time that happened when Mr. Strong tried to fix it, which happened during a Season 1 episode.
** And what did ya know? Mr. Strong does the same exact as before!
* DeadpanSnarker- Mr. Grumpy and Mr Rude.
* TheDitz- Miss Sunshine. She's sweet and adorable, sure. But she hasn't enough brains to fill an eggcup.
** Don't forget about Miss Chatterbox.
** And Mr. Scatterbrain.
** Little Miss Whoops.
** Miss Helpful.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength - Mr. Strong. Most of his appearances involve something breaking, which leads to his CatchPhrase. "Aw, pickles. I ''hardly touched it.''"
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjyCLX7l84M You wanna get that milk? You gotta tickle it out!]]
* DressedToHeal- As part of its sketch comedy nature, any time the characters are portrayed as doctors, they'll have the the headband with mirror and stethoscope.

* DroppedGlasses: In one part of the episode "Eyeglasses," Miss Whoops, as a stewardess, accidentally loses her glasses when a pile of carry-on luggage falls on her. She attempts to carry on with her duties regardless, but since she's BlindWithoutEm, the [[HilarityEnsues usual ensues]]. At one point, Mr. Nervous gives her his own glasses, telling her she needs them more than he does. This doesn't help any, since they have different prescriptions.
* EmbarrassingSlide: In one sketch from the episode "Eyeglasses," Mr. Stubborn (as an eye doctor) is showing slides of various objects to test Mr. Happy's eyesight. After a few mundane images, the slides suddenly show {{Embarrassing Old Photo}}s of him.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs- Miss Sunshine with red ribbons for her braids, Miss Giggles with yellow bows for her pigtails, Miss Curious with a blue bow for her ponytail, Miss Helpful(2008 version)with green bows for her pigtails, Miss Naughty with a green bow on her head, and Miss Whoops(2008 version)with a pink bow on her head.
* FacePalm - Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet, and Mr. Grumpy did this a couple times in the series run.
* FourFingeredHands - The entire cast of this series.
* FrenchJerk- Mr Rude. In both the UK and US versions.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mr. Scatterbrain who has an entire menagerie of animals that he seems to [[HammerSpace pullout of nowhere]].

* {{Gasshole}}: Mr. Rude
* GenkiGirl- Miss Daredevil
** Miss Bossy is a more negative version

* GirlishPigtails- Miss Sunshine, Miss Giggles, Miss Naughty(2008 version) and Miss Helpful(2008 version).
* GreatGazoo- Miss Magic
* GrumpyBear- Mr Grumpy. Come on, if it wasn't for that bad-tempered Care Bear, he'd be the trope's name. He also seems to be the only character in Dillydale with a brain...in his opinion, anyway.
* HeWhoMustNotBeHeard - Mr. Funny since he's inspired by Harpo Marx of the MarxBrothers.
* HeterosexualLifePartners- Mr Small and Mr Nosy.
* TheHyena - Variant. Little Miss Giggles has something in her head that makes her laugh all the time.
* HypocriticalHumor: There are a lot, examples, Mr. Noisy telling others to be quiet, which has been spread on the Mr. Men Wiki. Accidentally clicking on an area of volume to make an instrument quieter instead of louder in MIDI2WAV Recorder would make you not stop thinking of this!
** Also, Mr. Stubborn told his friend, Little Miss Chatterbox to stop talking, apparently, he goes on and on and on.

* {{Jerkass}} - Most negative personality characters have traits of this, particularly Mr. Rude.

* {{Keet}} - Mr. Tickle and to a lesser extent Mr. Bump.

* MeaningfulName

* MotorMouth - Miss Chatterbox.
* NightmareFetishist - Miss Scary.

* NoIndoorVoice - Mr Noisy.

* {{Odango}} - Miss Chatterbox wear buns in her hair, So did Miss Helpful in the book version.

* OnlySaneMan- Mr Grumpy, Mr Quiet and Mr Fussy (Mr Persnickety in the 1st season)
** Mr. Happy could also count, but he's too busy being the StepfordSmiler.
** In fact, if many of the characters didn't have their singular traits they would be this.
*** But then it wouldn't be ''only'' sane man.
* ThePigpen - Mr Messy

* PutOnABus- Miss Calamity in Season 2
** Probably due to fear of criticism by feminists over a female ButtMonkey.
** According to [[WordOfGod the director]], she was PutOnABus because Chorion wanted the show to focus more on the actual book characters (although Miss Daredevil is still around...)
*** Wouldn't it be ChuckCunninghamSyndrome? After all, she was never mentioned in Season2, was removed from the theme song and credits, and her disappearance was never explained in-universe. The only reference to her that was made in season 2 was a statue of her in "Trees" but nobody mentioned about it being Miss Calamity and was probably done as a gag.
** Mr. Noisy got turned into a whale by Little Miss Magic and we don't see him again, even in the bumpers, musical numbers, his own songs, but for some reason, he made a speaking appearance in Bad Weather, and that is the first appearance of Mr. Noisy after he was supposedly PutOnABus.
*** There were only two episodes after his transformation, though, so it may have been a coincidence that he didn't appear.
* RichardEpcar- Mr. Noisy in the U.S. dub.
* RubberMan- Mr Tickle. His arms can stretch to any length to reach any Mr Man or Little Miss to give that character, as his name suggests, a tickle. (The original cartoon had his arms extra-long the entire time, but the animators found this too hard to animate in the new version.) This also fits Mr Bounce, who's known for bouncing around the place, like a giant yellow ball.
* SayMyName: "MR. RUDE!!!"
* ShoutOut: "[[Film/TheUntouchables Wait! You forgot your propeller!]]"
* StepfordSmiler - Mr. Happy (Type A)
** You kidding? He's a type C for sure. You just wait...
* StockFootage- Done on some scenes.
* SurroundedByIdiots- Mr. Grumpy and Mr Rude.
* TopHeavyGuy- Mr. Strong, in the 2008 TV series.
** However, since some people are amused by how Mr. Bump gets repeatedly harmed, you could describe him as TheChewToy.
* ThoseTwoGuys - Mr. Small and Mr. Nosy often hang out together.

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs - In different sketches, various characters will have different jobs. The episode "Jobs" reveals that this is actually a way of life in Dillydale, as everyone gets a new job on Tuesday that lasts for a week.

* WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: Mr. Scatterbrain in the episode "Boats."
--> '''Mr. Scatterbrain:''' "I guess I took a wrong turn at Tahiti."

* FootFocus - Mr. Messy. He was barefoot in TWO actual episodes. How weird is that?

* DesignatedMonkey: Mr. Bump is becoming one.

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* VagueAge: Though Misters Grumpy, Stubborn and Fussy seem a bit older than the others.

* HypocriticalHumor: There are a lot, examples, Mr. Noisy telling others to be quiet, which will be spread on the Mr. Men Wiki.

* BigOlUnibrow: Mr. Grumpy and Mr. Stubborn are Type I. They are two of the more negative personality characters, and the only two to have unibrows.
** Suprisingly Mr. Quiet is a Type II.

** "I love chocolate cake. I love pencil rubbers too." could come off as Little Miss Chatterbox's CatchPhrase sometimes.

** Mr. Noisy got turned into a whale by Little Miss Magic and we don't see him again, even in the bumpers, musical numbers, his own songs, but for some reason, he made a speaking appearance in Bad Weather, and that is the first appearance of Mr. Noisy after he was PutOnABus.

* SurroundedByIdiots- Mr. Grumpy and Mr Rude

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair- Miss Naughty (2008 version) has pink hair, and Mr. Fussy has green hair.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Mr. Quiet was brown in the original books; in the series, he is pale blue.

The show originally aired on February 4, 2008, in the United States and February 25, 2008, in the United Kingdom. It can currently be viewed on CartoonNetwork in the United States and [[ChannelFive Five]] in the United Kingdom.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Mr. Quiet was brown in the original books; in the series, he is pale blue.

* BrokenSmile- Mr. Happy gets that more then once. C'mon, you didn't think he was REALLY happy when he was running for his life (like everyone else) in the ship from "Boats" did'ja?

** ''''"I CAN'T HEAR YOU! NEXT PLEASE!"'''' But Mr. Noisy often tells others to be quiet.

* ContinuityNod - In a episode called "Bad Weather", when Mr. Strong is going to fix Mr. Fussy's leaky ceiling, Mr. Fussy mentions about the last time that happened when Mr. Strong tried to fix it, which happened during a Season 1 episode.

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs- Miss Sunshine with red ribbons for her braids, Miss Giggles with yellow bows for her pigtails, Miss Curious with a blue bow for her ponytail, Miss Helpful(2008 version)with green bows for her pigtails, Miss Naughty with a green bow on her head, and Miss Whoops(2008 version)with a pink bow on her head.

* GrumpyBear- Mr Grumpy. Come on, if it wasn't for that bad-tempered Care Bear, he'd be the trope's name. He also seems to be the only character in Dillydale with a brain...in his opinion, anyway.

* MotorMouth - Miss Chatterbox.
* NightmareFetishist - Miss Scary.

* NoIndoorVoice - Mr Noisy.

* {{Odango}} - Miss Chatterbox wear buns in her hair, So did Miss Helpful in the book version.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Mr Nosy and Mr Small.

** According to [[WordOfGod the director]], she was PutOnABus because Chorion wanted the show to focus more on the actual book characters (although Miss Daredevil is still around...)

* StockFootage- Done on some scenes.

** However, since some people are amused by how Mr. Bump gets repeatedly harmed, you could describe him as TheChewToy.

** It would seem necessary for them to keep changing jobs - if a certain Mr. Men or Little Miss stayed in one job all the time (such as Mr. Scatterbrain or Little Miss Whops), they would run the business to the ground or cause lots of destruction with it.

* DeadpanSnarker- Mr. Grumpy and Mr Rude. Come on, if they were faster than TopCatAndTheBeverlyHillsCats, they'd be an alternate title.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot

* FridgeBrilliance: In "Flying", Mr. Grumpy says that he started working as a flight attendant 30 years ago. 30 years before the episode premiered was 1978, when Mr. Grumpy's book was released.

** "Crooked cucumbers!" One time [[{{Mondegreen}} it sounded more like something cucumbers]].

** "I love chocolate cake. I love pencil rubbers too." could come off as a CatchPhrase sometimes.

* HeyItsThatVoice- ''''''''ALL OF THEM!''''''''

* TalkingToHimself- Quite a th Miss Whoops,(related or not)....or Mr. Strong....or Mr. Tickle...or Miss Helpful....and he's just ONE example in the show, for this trope.
** Mr. Stubborn. My god, Mr. Stubborn.
** Variant. Mr. Quiet wants to leave but he can't do it for several reasons.
*** As he leaves, [[HypocriticalHumour he doesn't want to go.]]
*** He tries, but has no luck.
*** He's not allowed to because he has to wait until the years go by.

* EvilForeigner - Little Miss Naughty is a mild case.

** "Yo, [insert a Mr Men or Little Miss name here]" and "Aw pickles" and also "[[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength Aw pickles, I hardly touchd it.]]"

** "Yo, [insert a Mr Men or Little Miss name here]" and "Aw pickles" and also "[[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength Aw pickles, I hardly touchd it.]]

** ''''"I CAN'T HEAR YOU"'''' But Mr. Noisy often tells others to be quiet.

** And "Where is my head?"
** This (x) is Cheap!
** Wonderful!!!
** I THINK SOMEBODY NEEDS A TICKLE!