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1''Dillydale-Less'', also known as ''A World Without Dillydale'', is a fanfiction series based on the 2008 Cartoon Network series ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow''. Taking place in an AlternateUniverse in which the characters' original hometown of Dillydale is nonexistent, it is a series of chapter-driven stories that each revolve around the Mr. Men or Little Misses who live individual lives back in their hometowns.
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4!!''Dillydale-Less'' provides examples of:
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6* AdaptationalIntelligence: Miss Sunshine is much less airheaded in this series than she was in ''The Mr. Men Show''. Granted, she hangs out with the much [[DumbBlonde dumber]] [[ValleyGirl Miss Bubbly]].
7* AdaptationalVillainy: While Miss Bossy just bossed people around in the original show, here she's flat-out evil.
8* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Miss Calamity, at work, is patronized by her cubical neighbors and seen as a "loon" or "bad luck charm" by everyone else. Although it's implied that this got better by the end of the story.
9* AlternateUniverse
10* ArtEvolution: In the first drawing of him, Mr. Toil had smooth hair and was light blue, though subsequent drawings show him with shaggy, [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny Fenton-esque]] hair and a navy skin color. Similarly Miss Type's skin color was originally dark purple but turned to a pinkish-light purple.
11* BigBad: A good chunk of the stories have or are supposed to have main antagonists in them.
12** Mr. Chair in ''One Calamitous Date''.
13** Mr. Mojo in ''Making Magic''.
14** Mr. Destiny in ''Golden Sunshine''.
15* BenevolentBoss:
16** [[SouthernBelle Little Miss Bell.]]
17** Mr. Toil at the end of ''One Calamitous Date''.
18* BigApplesauce: Where Miss Calamity's story takes place.
19* BollywoodNerd: Mr. Bounce, who develops a love for astronomy and trains to become an astronaut.
20* BrooklynRage: Mr. Chair and Mr. Toil. Miss Calamity also occasionally falls into this.
21* BurgerFool: Mr. Lazy works at one of these. Naturally, he's not good at his job.
22* CelebrityIsOverrated: Mr. Happy's story mainly revolves around how discontent with his life he is, despite being a national celebrity.
23* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Miss Bossy in this setting, as well as Miss Business.
24* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the original series. It was even worse before the retool.
25* DeepSouth: Where Mr. Bump and Miss Whoops' story presumably takes place.
26* GoodParents: [[ParentalNeglect In contrast to Mr. Toil]], Miss Type grew up in a healthy household with parents who genuinely loved and cared for her. When Miss Type and Mr. Toil eventually have kids of their own, they become these as well.
27* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Miss Daredevil in this universe. She spends her days gambling and partying rather than getting somewhere in life. Her roommates try and get her to follow a better path.
28* LukeIAmYourFather: It's revealed that Mr. Chair is actually Mr. Toil's father.
29* MegaCorp: Miss Bossy owns one of these.
30* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Mr. Destiny appears to be a a Nice Guy on-screen, but in real life he's an arrogant AttentionWhore with a one-sided rivalry towards Mr. Happy.
31* OfficialCouple: Mr. Toil and Miss Type at the end of ''One Calamitous Date''.
32* SliceOfLife: The stories mainly focus on the characters' daily lives, with a few fantasy elements thrown in.
33* SpiritualSuccessor: Mr. Nosy and Mr. Small's story is based off the film ''WesternAnimation/MaryAndMax''.
34** ''Rude Service'' has some similarities to ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}''.
35* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: Miss Calamity, Miss Type, and Mr. Toil in ''One Calamitous Date'', played even straighter towards the end of the story when they become official friends.
36* VillainProtagonist: Miss Bossy
37* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Unlike in the show it's based on, this is averted with most of the scenarios, as they have specific locations. Although some scenarios, like Mr. Lazy's and Mr. Messy's, tend to be vague with their settings.
38* WhiteCollarWorker: Miss Calamity works as one in a dismal and monochrome office building, and naturally hates her job.
39* YouAreGrounded: In ''A Very Chairy Christmas'', Mr. Toil threatens to ground Mr. Moil for misbehaving at a party, though ultimately spares him since it's Christmas.

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