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{{Use British English|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox book series|<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject Books --> | name = Mr. Men | image = File:MR MEN 1971 LOGO.webp | caption = | author = Roger Hargreaves (1971–1988)<br/>Adam Hargreaves (1988–present) | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | genre = Children's literature | publisher = {{indented plainlist| * Fabbri Publishing (1971–1974) * Thurman Publishing (1975–1980s) * Chorion's THOIP (2004–2011) * Sanrio (2011–present)}} '''For UK and World English:'''{{indented plainlist| * Reed Elsevier (1971–1998) * Egmont World/Egmont Group (1998–2021) * Farshore, HarperCollins (2021–present)}} '''For US:'''{{indented plainlist| * Price Stern Sloan (1980–1993) * Putnam Publishing Group (1993–1996) * Penguin Group (1996–2013) * Penguin Random House (2013–present) }} | pub_date = {{ubli|{{Start date and age|1971|8|10|df=y}} – present (Mr. Men)|{{Start date and age|1981|9|1|df=y}} – present (Little Miss)}} | number_of_books = | list_books = List of Mr. Men }}
'''''Mr. Men''''' is an English series of children's books and media franchise written and illustrated by English author Roger Hargreaves which began publication in August 1971.<ref name="NS2021">{{cite news |last=Tait |first=Amelia |date=18 August 2021 |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/fifty-years-of-mr-men-books |title=How the Mr Men made their millions |work=New Statesman |access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> From 1981, an accompanying series of '''''Little Miss''''' books by the same author (but with female characters) was published. A similar series of animal characters known as ''Timbuctoo'' started in 1978. After Hargreaves's death in 1988, his son Adam Hargreaves began writing and illustrating new ''Mr. Men'' and ''Little Miss'' stories.
Each book in the original ''Mr. Men'' and ''Little Miss'' series introduced a different title character and their single dominant personality trait to convey a simple moral lesson. Mr. Men and Little Miss characters frequently reappear in other characters' books. As of 2021, a total of 92 Mr. Men and Little Miss characters had been featured in the series.<ref name=BWFoxAcquires>{{cite press release |title=Fox Animation Acquires Film Rights to Sanrio's Mr. Men Little Miss Properties |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150127005315/en/Fox-Animation-Acquires-Film-Rights-Sanrio%E2%80%99s-Mr. |publisher=20th Century Fox Film |via=Business Wire |access-date=5 February 2015 |date=27 January 2015}}</ref> The books' simple stories, with brightly coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, have sold over 250 million copies worldwide across 28 countries.<ref name=THRFoxSetsLevy>{{cite news |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |title=Fox Sets 'Mr. Men' Animated Feature With Producer Shawn Levy (Exclusive) |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-sets-mr-men-animated-97252 |access-date=24 October 2012 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=7 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="adamhargreavesinterview">{{Cite web |script-title=ja:誕生45周年記念！ 「MR．MEN LITTLE MISS」アダム・ハーグリーブスさん インタビュー（1/3） {{!}} 絵本ナビ：レビュー・通販 |url=https://www.ehonnavi.net/specialcontents/contents_old.asp?id=276 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=絵本ナビ |language=ja}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
==History== [[File:Mr. Tickle.jpg|thumb|''Mr. Tickle'', 1971]]
===Roger Hargreaves=== The ''Mr. Men'' series began as a side project of Roger Hargreaves' while he focused on his advertising career, creating commercials for Askit Powders entitled ''Askit Fights the Miseries''.<ref>Made in Scotland, Carol Foreman</ref> The titular Miseries have been seen as precursors to the ''Mr. Men'' characters.<ref name=":0" /> The first six ''Mr. Men'' books were published in the United Kingdom on 10 August 1971. Mr. Tickle was the first Mr. Men character created by Hargreaves, inspired by his son Adam, who had asked him what a tickle looked like. Hargreaves responded with a round, orange figure with long, bendy arms.<ref name="adamhargreavesinterview"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Men and Little Miss |url=http://www.chorion.co.uk/chorion/brand/mrmen/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224081752/http://www.chorion.co.uk/chorion/brand/mrmen/ |archive-date=2008-02-24 |access-date=2025-12-15 |website=www.chorion.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bowden |first=Fran |last2=Britt |first2=Hannah |date=2026-02-15 |title=Little boy asked legendary dad life-changing question before tragic early death |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mr-men-little-miss-books-36716991 |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=Daily Mirror |language=en}}</ref> The account of the first book's creation is currently being disputed. According to John Malam, who wrote Roger Hargreaves' entry in the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', the inspiration for his initial creations came while doodling at work. Malam told Amelia Tait of the ''New Statesman'' in 2021 of the anecdote about his son's query: "It became too good to dispute and no doubt helped in the early marketing campaigns."<ref name="NS2021"/>
Over the course of the 1970s, Roger Hargreaves produced 38 more Mr. Men in addition to Mr. Tickle, as well as producing a number of other Mr. Men books. In the 1980s, Roger Hargreaves began the Little Miss series with ''Little Miss Bossy'', and he produced 21 characters and books. The Little Miss series was created to appeal to his twin daughters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC NEWS {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} Mr Men set for comeback |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2677285.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120093401/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2677285.stm |archive-date=2009-11-20 |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> As well as this, two special Mr. Men stories were created in 1984 and 1985 (''Mr. Nobody'' and ''Mr. Christmas''). Both of these books have been re-released in later years. Roger Hargreaves died in 1988 of a stroke.<ref name="ZgsMk">{{cite ODNB |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-76335|title=Hargreaves, (Charles) Roger|author=John Malam|year=2004|publisher=Dictionary of National Biography|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/76335|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8|access-date=9 May 2011}}</ref>
===Adam Hargreaves=== In 2003, 15 years after his father's death, Adam Hargreaves took over as writer of the ''Mr. Men'' books, starting with three new Mr. Men characters and three new Little Miss characters; Mr. Cool, Mr. Rude, Mr. Good, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Bad and Little Miss Whoops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC NEWS {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} Mr Men set for comeback |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2677285.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013181431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2677285.stm |archive-date=2007-10-13 |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Adam stated he had never drawn any of the characters before his father's death and it took three years for him to learn how to.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=BBC NEWS {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} Happy birthday to the Mr Men |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4872780.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827135028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4872780.stm |archive-date=2007-08-27 |access-date=2026-03-29 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He said continuing the series was "strangely cathartic, even though I was sitting at my dad’s desk and in his office, it gave me something to concentrate on".<ref name=":2" /> He also created ''Little Miss Christmas'' to accompany ''Mr. Christmas'' after the book was rereleased with new illustrations. Despite his father's passing, the books written by Adam have "by Roger Hargreaves" on the front covers as he feels Roger's name is "synonymous" and "part of the [''Mr. Men''] brand".<ref name=":3" />
A competition was held in the British ''Sunday Times'' newspaper for children to submit their own Mr. Men character for inclusion in a limited edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the series. ''Mr. Cheeky'' was selected as the winning entry, submitted by then-eight-year-old Gemma Almond. Her creation led to a book featuring her character being published; it was sold only in W H Smith branches, with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity, supporting children with leukemia.
In April 2004, Hargreaves' widow Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters to UK entertainment group Chorion for £28 million. They called their company ''THOIP''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-10527143-mr-men-join-chorion-in-16328m-deal.do |title=Mr Men join Chorion in £28m deal |publisher=Thisislondon.co.uk |access-date=9 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623191422/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-10527143-mr-men-join-chorion-in-16328m-deal.do |archive-date=23 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="engenderingdelight">{{Cite web |title=Engendering Delight with the Whimsical Characters of 'Mr. Men' |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/engendering-delight-whimsical-characters-mr-men |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}</ref> In 2006, to celebrate 35 years of Mr. Men and 25 years of Little Miss, ''Mr. Birthday'' and ''Little Miss Birthday'' were published. In October 2006, Adam Hargreaves created the first Little Miss character based on a real person; Stella McCartney, who he named ''Little Miss Stella''. This was published as a limited edition of 1,000 copies for use as fashion show invitations.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 October 2006 |title=Miss Macca and co |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=20624&in_page_id=7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007230425/http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/20624-miss-macca-and-co |archive-date=2012-10-07 |access-date=9 May 2011 |newspaper=Metro}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=News {{!}} History Of Advertising Trust |url=http://www.hatads.org.uk/about/news/details.aspx |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=www.hatads.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2011, 20th Century Fox and 21 Laps Entertainment announced plans for an animated film.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben |last=Child |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/feb/08/mr-men-film-roger-hargreaves |title=Mr Men to arrive on big screen – but will Little Misses join them? |work=The Guardian |date=2011-02-08 |access-date=2017-03-19}}</ref>
In 2011, Sanrio, the Japanese design company best known as the creators of Hello Kitty, announced that they had reached an agreement to acquire the rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters from Chorion after the company was forced into administration, so they used the ''THOIP'' company to take over.<ref name="NS2021"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5989e520-2014-11e1-8462-00144feabdc0|title=Mr. Men leave Chorion to say Hello, Kitty|newspaper=Financial Times |date=6 December 2011 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> This marked the first time that Sanrio had licensed a third-party character since owning the rights to Osamu Tezuka's Unico character in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which was returned to Tezuka Productions after Tezuka's death in 1989.
In 2016, four new characters were launched to celebrate the series' 45th anniversary: Mr. Marvelous, Mr. Adventure, Little Miss Fabulous, and Little Miss Sparkle. ''Little Miss Explorer'', a special book for Heathrow was also launched. Little Miss Valentine was introduced to the US market in 2019 with Little Miss Inventor being the latest mainline character to receive a book. Adam Hargreaves has also created several commercial characters, such as Mr. Glug for Evian water, Little Miss Miracle beauty cream, Mr. and Little Miss Gap, and Mr. First for money transfer company World First. In 2017, Adam Hargreaves launched a new series of books featuring characters from the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', with each book focusing on a different incarnation of the show's titular character.<ref name="adamhargreavesinterview" /> These were followed by editions based on the Spice Girls in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5415504/the-spice-girls-launch-their-own-childrens-book-with-mr-men-and-little-miss/|title=The Spice Girls Launch Their Own Children's Reading Books With Mr. Men And Little Miss|website=Inquisitr|first=Fabio|last=Magnocavallo|date=30 April 2019|access-date=17 July 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210219172622/https://www.inquisitr.com/5415504/the-spice-girls-launch-their-own-childrens-book-with-mr-men-and-little-miss/|archive-date=19 February 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Miss Spice Girls are here: see two iconic brands become one |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/the-spice-girls-have-been-transformed-into-little-miss-characters/264150 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Stylist}}</ref>
On 10 August 2021 (the 50th anniversary of the first book), special editions were published and new characters were introduced as part of a public vote to select two who would join the main characters, Mr. Brilliant, Little Miss Kind, Little Miss Brave, Mr. Calm, and Little Miss Energy. The chosen Mr. Men for the competition were Mr. Calm and Little Miss Brave.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mrmen.com/blogs/news-and-activities/50-years-of-mr-men-welcomes-little-miss-brave-and-mr-calm|title='50 Years of Mr. Men' Welcomes Little Miss Brave and Mr. Calm!|website=Mr. Men Little Miss |publisher=THOIP|date=17 May 2021|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>
On 6 October 2021, it was announced that a brand new ''Mr. Men Little Miss'' television series would be produced by Endeavor Content.<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/mr-men-tv-adaptation-1234850646/|title='Mr Men Little Miss' To Be Given TV Adaptation As Endeavor Content Seals Deal|website=Deadline|date=6 October 2021|access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref> On 6 November 2024, it was announced that Watch Next Media would take over production of the new television series with the show being developed throughout 2025 and production aiming to start in 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/watch-next-media-secures-tv-and-vod-rights-to-iconic-mr-men-little-miss-brand|title=Watch Next Media Secures TV And VOD Rights To Iconic 'Mr. Men Little Miss' Brand|publisher=Skywigly|date=6 November 2024|access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref>
==Format== Each book contains a title page, 16 to 18 text pages, and 15 to 17 colour illustrations drawn with a Magic Marker.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.sussexlife.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/interview_with_adam_hargreaves_mr_men_illustrator_and_writer_1_1636359 Adam Hargreaves Interview at Sussex Life.] Retrieved 25 May 2015</ref> Instead of being in a reduced font size, it curves down at the end where the name of the titular Mr. Men character is too long to fit on the cover horizontally. The typeface for the original Little Miss books from ''Little Miss Bossy'' to ''Little Miss Contrary'' is Univers, with the books from ''Little Miss Busy'' to ''Little Miss Somersault'' using Helvetica. In the Mr. Men series, ''Mr. Brave'' to ''Mr. Cheerful'' use Helvetica. All the other books in the Mr. Men and Little Miss series use Optima. All of the Little Miss books also sometimes use Optima. The books are paperback with dimensions of 14 cm × 12.6 cm. If all the books of each series are put together in order, the words 'My Mr. Men library' or 'My Little Miss library' can be read across the spines and an illustration of Walter the Worm (Mr. Men) or a flower (Little Miss) can be seen.
=== Setting === The stories are set in a fictional universe called "Misterland", which is inhabited by the Mr. Men and Little Misses themselves, as well as some ordinary human characters such as shopkeepers, doctors and postmen. There are also various animals; Walter the Worm is the main animal who appears frequently.<ref name=booksguide>[http://childrensbooksguide.com/mr-men Childrens Book Guide – Mr Men]. Retrieved 26 May 2015</ref>
==List of Characters== {{main|List of Mr. Men|List of Little Miss characters}}
==TV series== {{full citations needed|date=February 2026}}
===Original TV series (1974–1976)=== <!--This was the original television series, do not change to "Mr. Men TV series"--> {{Infobox television | based_on = Mr. Men by Roger Hargreaves | narrator = Arthur Lowe | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 28 | runtime = 7 mins. approx | network = BBC One | first_aired = {{Start date|1974|12|31|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|1976|09|26|df=y}} }}
The Mr. Men characters were adapted into an animated television series called ''The Mister Men'',<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/aa143c61768a429daa290ab6df201b8d|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> consisting of 28 episodes in total, with the first series beginning on 31 December 1974.<ref name=":6">[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6557177.stm "Mr Men to return in new TV series"], BBC News, 15 April 2007</ref> They were produced by Terry Ward's company Flicks Films (formerly known as 101 Film Productions) in partnership with Trevor Bond,<ref name=animatormag>[http://www.animatormag.com/archive/issue-13/issue-13-page-15/ Flicks Films at Animatormag]. Retrieved 27 July 2013</ref> and it was broadcast on BBC1. Actor Arthur Lowe provided the narration and voices and used regional accents for some of the characters.<ref name=animatormag/> The musical theme was composed by Tony Hymas.<ref name=Hymas>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tonyhymas.com/biog.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205210053/http://www.tonyhymas.com/biog.htm| title=NameBright - Coming Soon|archivedate=5 February 2012|website=www.tonyhymas.com}}</ref>
==== Series 1: ''The Mister Men'' (1974–1975) ==== {{Episode table |background=#3B97FF |overall=5 |season=5 |title= |airdate=24 |airdateT=First broadcast |episodes={{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Mr Happy | RTitle = <ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|12|31|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Mr Topsy Turvy | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/18dd983ee28941e5ac25f3401aa13835|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|01|07|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Mr Bump | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/92f019de17fa43969f22d38c0ea1f863|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|01|14|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Mr Tickle | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/20dd7b9d74e2416da1de3cfdefadc37a|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|01|21|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Mr Silly | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7a1dca0991ba4b3d85f29dc3c146fe6c|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|01|28|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Mr Sneeze | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/36c5827ffafa444b9df6fc7d1991293e|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|02|04|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Mr Uppity | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7b8e8696640d4e1d91da0814d4106528|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|02|11|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Mr Nosey | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/41546036501e4bc79da8c1a89cf3f696|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|02|18|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Mr Snow | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8acb5934569b40c0a741999a056011a1|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|02|25|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = Mr Daydream | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6b3ab97bd46744e5a8ad4bf48d33ad94|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|03|04|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = Mr Messy | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/86692412d6734cf186ba096d731405bc|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|03|11|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = Mr Small | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/67d3f0f8bc7f45f1993f0f4e778878c3|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|03|18|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | Title = Mr Greedy | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8f44db5c122f404b9f3cfbcc01a0fd87|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|03|25|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = 3B97FF }} }}
====Series 2: ''Mister Men'' (1976)==== When the second series was broadcast, the series name was shortened from ''The Mister Men'' to ''Mister Men''. {{Episode table |background=#F88020 |overall=5 |season=5 |title= |airdate=24 |airdateT=First broadcast |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Mr Mean | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6d9550df72ae4ebb8aee6f66e7600fca|title=Mister Men - BBC One London - 4 July 1976 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|07|04|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Mr Bounce | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ffce6e28efc447989b6f46456a1e4b77|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|07|11|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Mr Chatterbox | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a5bd73916d534a2cac27f1a07b442f22|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|07|18|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Mr Jelly | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3afac7a05bf04e88ab3e96065a1f87b7|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|07|25|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Mr Impossible | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0fd2c83813764bfdb82bbb82f0653df6|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|08|01|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Mr Muddle | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/57d3f1e95a4941e6a729671a7d9671d5|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|08|08|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Mr Strong | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/fff8aff0607c486d95af96b4d7d88016|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|08|15|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Mr Forgetful | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e7752538ba56419dad6f6caca4cc23eb|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|08|22|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 22 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Mr Fussy | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/384c414a8d8a4aa7ac9f4b54aeea0e32|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|08|29|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 23 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = Mr Noisy | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c54f7681ff3b42738740876b1d4fc8dd|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|09|05|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 24 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = Mr Funny | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a63b73c07bd044c29ab1acdd5d9715f0|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|09|12|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 25 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = Mr Lazy | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/44baa1cedc3f4095b5cbafdc56aeb007|title=Mister Men - BBC One London - 19 September 1976 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|09|19|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 26 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | Title = Mr Dizzy | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/b9f7097bd302402c8255a68b6ab718fe|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|09|26|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = F88020 }} }}
====Unaired episodes==== Two episodes were not aired but were included on all home media releases. {{Episode table |background=#C0C0C0 |overall=5 |title= |overallT=No. overall |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 27 | Title = Mr Grumpy | RTitle = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C0C0C0 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 28 | Title = Mr Worry | RTitle = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = C0C0C0 }} }} When the series was released on home media, it was released with the name ''Mr. Men'', rather than the original broadcast name of ''The Mister Men''. The entire series was released to VHS and DVD in October 2003 in the UK.
=== ''Little Miss'' (1983–1984) === The thirteen original Little Miss characters were adapted into a BBC TV series starring Pauline Collins as the Little Misses, with John Alderton as the Narrator and the Mister Men. The series was produced and directed by Terry Ward and Trevor Bond, who also produced the 1974 series. Music was written by Dave Cooke,<ref>{{cite web | title=Mr. Men and Little Miss | url=https://davecooke.com/the-vault/mr-men-and-little-miss/ }}</ref> who also wrote the music for ''The Mister Men'' rescore. When the new episodes of ''Little Miss'' were broadcast on BBC1 beginning on 14 February 1983, they were paired with reruns of ''The Mister Men'' series. The paired episodes were billed in ''Radio Times'' as a single programme, titled ''Little Misses and the Mister Men''.<ref name="web.archive.org">{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/72644138d245407b8d0e1822707ea2b7|title=Little Misses and the Mister Men - BBC One London - 14 February 1983 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> The theme music and background music of ''The Mister Men'' reruns was changed and rewritten to match the style of the ''Little Miss'' music. Whilst previously thought lost, in December 2025, Scotchka uploaded 12 of the rescored episodes to Youtube,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPG47njifozZtEBjLiKEEPW_2gOuX9x49|title=Little Miss and Mr Men (1980s paired broadcasts)|website=YouTube}}</ref> leaving only one episode lost.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lostmediawiki.com/Mr._Men_(partially_lost_rescored_versions_of_animated_series;_1983)|title=Mr. Men (partially lost rescored versions of animated series; 1983) - The Lost Media Wiki}}</ref> ''Little Misses and the Mister Men'' aired on BBC1 from its debut until its last BBC1 airing on 15 June 1987. Less than a year later, reruns of ''Little Misses and the Mister Men'' were moved to BBC2 beginning on 27 January 1988 until the last airing on 22 December 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/10f0c025178548698daf455db2d27269|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> This was the first ''Mr. Men'' based series to air in the United States, getting two VHS releases from Warner Home Video with an American redub in 1986.
====Episodes==== {{Episode table |background=#FFB000 |overall=8 |title= |aux1= |airdate=24 |aux1T=Paired with |airdateT=First broadcast |episodes={{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Little Miss Tiny | RTitle = <ref name="web.archive.org"/> | Aux1 = Mr Tickle | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|02|14|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Little Miss Shy | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c628561528c4c2fa28a9a505040cfe4|title=Little Misses and the Mister Men - BBC One London - 21 February 1983 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Silly | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|02|21|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Little Miss Splendid | RTitle = <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141020023502/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/89b7061d056f4382bdaac03bcd0bb87f bbc.co.uk]</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Jelly | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|02|28|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Little Miss Magic | RTitle = <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141019233125/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bf3a810b823344c3a4d012fee55961af bbc.co.uk]</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Daydream | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|03|07|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Little Miss Neat | RTitle = <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141020035903/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ed1750434ca54f7b935d6cb41d1cc7e2 bbc.co.uk]</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Chatterbox | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|03|14|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Little Miss Naughty | RTitle = <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141020025907/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6d73d15771404919a21e82ea7b8575fb bbc.co.uk]</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Forgetful | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|03|21|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Little Miss Bossy | RTitle = <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141019231909/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cc1dd071d0464ad6b6a89e04abd5baf2 bbc.co.uk]</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Greedy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|11|18|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Little Miss Sunshine | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ee12a838577840908ecc0d0170ef179d|title=Little Misses and the Mister Men - BBC One London - 25 November 1983 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Bump | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|11|25|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Little Miss Plump | RTitle = <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141020022343/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6135ccf3ac764a94a57b1e6c10b565ee bbc.co.uk]</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Happy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|12|02|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Little Miss Scatterbrain | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9e36e5ac1272b9153be05482c658f404|title=BBC Programme Index|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Bounce | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|12|09|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = Little Miss Late | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/89ca65eb739a4f758d6871b66a906c46 | title=Little Misses and the Mister Men | website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Mean | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|12|16|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Little Miss Trouble | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3c86963be59841f38ed2f0494f5d4b6c | title=Little Misses and The Mister Men | website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Impossible | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|12|23|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | Title = Little Miss Helpful | RTitle = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/93cff4942bd84086ac7d7e6ffa2eb13c|title=Little Misses and The Mister Men - BBC One London - 30 December 1983 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> | Aux1 = Mr Fussy | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|12|30|df=yes}} | ShortSummary = | LineColor = FFB000 }} }} The entire series was released to VHS and DVD in October 2003 in the UK.
===''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' (1995–1997)=== {{main|Mr. Men and Little Miss|The Mr. Men Show (1997 TV series)}}
Another series, ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'', was produced by Marina Productions in 1995 and originally aired on British and Irish television from 1995 to 1997; these stories had in it Geoffrey Palmer, Gordon Peters as the narrator, and Jill Shilling and were aired on Nick Jr. and Channel 5's ''Milkshake!'' in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The show first aired on CITV.
In 1998, 35 of the episodes were made into books, receiving a global release in 2014.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
In 1996, the series was localised in the United States and Canada as ''The Mr. Men Show''; this series incorporated live-action segments as well as three episodes from the original series redubbed with Canadian voice actors. This version lasted for only one season.
The series was a co-production between Marina Productions in France and Flicks Films in the UK. Terry Ward was the co-producer and director in London.
=== ''The Mr. Men Show'' (2008–2009) === {{main|The Mr. Men Show|}}
By the beginning of 2007, Chorion had its series of books licensed to Renegade Animation to produce ''The Mr. Men Show'' which debuted on the Cartoon Network in North America and on Channel 5's ''Milkshake!'' in the UK in February 2008. There were only 25 characters featured in the first season, although most had their names or appearances altered; the second season had 31 characters.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" /> The series was written and produced by Eryk Casemiro and Kate Boutilier and directed by Mark Risley. The creative team was a combined effort of personnel from Nickelodeon's ''Rugrats'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'', and ''As Told by Ginger''.<ref name="engenderingdelight"/> All of the opening and closing parts are narrated by Joey D'Auria (credited as Joseph J. Terry) in the US and Simon Callow in the UK.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Administrator |first=mirror |date=2009-08-24 |title=More Misses and Mr Men join TV cast for new version of the cartoon |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/more-misses-and-mr-men-join-414543 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012174622/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/more-misses-and-mr-men-join-414543 |archive-date=2012-10-12 |access-date=2026-05-23 |work=mirror |language=en}}</ref>
=== ''Mr. Men Little Miss Mini Adventures'' (2025) === ''Mr. Men Little Miss Mini Adventures'' is an animated children's webseries based on the ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' series of books produced by Maga Animation Studio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redazione |date=2025-06-06 |title=“Mr. Men Little Miss Mini Adventures”: la nuova serie animata di Sanrio prodotta da Maga Animation Studio fa il suo debutto internazionale il 6 giugno |url=https://mediakey.it/news/mr-men-little-miss-mini-adventures-la-nuova-serie-animata-di-sanrio-prodotta-da-maga-animation-studio-fa-il-suo-debutto-internazionale-il-6-giugno/ |access-date=2026-05-22 |website=Media Key |language=it-IT}}</ref> It premiered on the official Mr. Men Little Miss YouTube channel and Instagram page on 6 June 2025, with twelve episodes being released on a weekly basis through 27 June 2025. On 15 April 2026, it was confirmed by Maga Animation Studio that a second season is in production.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News - Maga Animation Studio |url=https://www.maga-animation.com/news |access-date=2026-05-23 |website=www.maga-animation.com}}</ref>
===Untitled series (TBA)=== On 6 October 2021, Endeavor Content announced a new ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' series.<ref name="Deadline"/> On 6 November 2024, it was announced the series was now being produced by Watch Next Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/11/watch-next-media-developing-new-mr-men-little-miss-preschool-series/|title=Watch Next Media Developing New 'Mr. Men Little Miss' Preschool Series|publisher=Animation Magazine|date=6 November 2024|access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref>
===UK video and DVD releases=== * Warner Home Video (1981) * 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1988, 1995–1997) * Abbey Home Media (1991–1994, 1998–2001, 2006, 2016–2020) * Delta Music (2002–2015) * Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008–2009)
{| class="wikitable" |- !VHS video title !Year of release !Episodes |- | ''Mr. Happy and Friends'' | May 1995 | "Mr. Happy", "Mr. Silly", "Mr. Jelly", "Mr. Snow", "Mr. Bounce", "Mr. Forgetful", "Mr. Funny" |- | ''Mr. Bump and Friends'' | May 1995 | "Mr. Bump", "Mr. Impossible", "Mr. Daydream", "Mr. Tickle", "Mr. Small", "Mr. Messy", "Mr. Greedy" |- | ''Mr. Topsy-Turvy and Friends'' | May 1995 | "Mr. Topsy-Turvy", "Mr. Muddle", "Mr. Mean", "Mr. Noisy", "Mr. Nosey", "Mr. Lazy", "Mr. Chatterbox" |- | ''Mr. Strong and Friends'' | May 1995 | "Mr. Strong", "Mr. Sneeze", "Mr. Fussy", "Mr. Worry", "Mr. Uppity", "Mr. Dizzy", "Mr. Grumpy" |- | ''Mr. Greedy'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Greedy", "Mr. Fussy", "Mr. Grumpy", "Mr. Dizzy" |- | ''Mr. Tickle'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Tickle", "Mr. Uppity", "Mr. Snow", "Mr. Sneeze" |- | ''Mr. Funny'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Funny", "Mr. Jelly", "Mr. Bounce", "Mr. Daydream" |- | ''Mr. Happy'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Happy", "Mr. Noisy", "Mr. Messy", "Mr. Forgetful" |- | ''Mr. Nosey'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Nosey", "Mr. Small", "Mr. Lazy", "Mr. Impossible" |- | ''Mr. Strong'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Strong", "Mr. Topsy-Turvy", "Mr. Muddle", "Mr. Mean" |- | ''Mr. Bump'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Bump", "Mr. Worry", "Mr. Chatterbox", "Mr. Silly" |- | ''Mr. Men – Series One'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Happy", "Mr. Silly", "Mr. Jelly", "Mr. Snow", "Mr. Bounce", "Mr. Forgetful", "Mr. Funny", "Mr. Bump", "Mr. Tickle", "Mr. Small", "Mr. Messy", "Mr. Greedy", "Mr. Sneeze" |- | ''Mr. Men – Series Two'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Strong", "Mr. Daydream", "Mr. Fussy", "Mr. Worry", "Mr. Uppity", "Mr. Dizzy", "Mr. Topsy-Turvy", "Mr. Muddle", "Mr. Mean", "Mr. Nosey", "Mr. Chatterbox", "Mr. Noisy", "Mr. Impossible", "Mr. Lazy", "Mr. Grumpy" |- | ''Mr. Men – Complete Original Series'' | August 2003 | "Mr. Happy", "Mr. Silly", "Mr. Jelly", "Mr. Snow", "Mr. Bounce", "Mr. Forgetful", "Mr. Funny", "Mr. Bump", "Mr. Tickle", "Mr. Small", "Mr. Messy", "Mr. Greedy", "Mr. Sneeze", "Mr. Strong", "Mr. Daydream", "Mr. Fussy", "Mr. Worry", "Mr. Uppity", "Mr. Dizzy", "Mr. Topsy-Turvy", "Mr. Muddle", "Mr. Mean", "Mr. Nosey", "Mr. Chatterbox", "Mr. Noisy", "Mr. Impossible", "Mr. Lazy", "Mr. Grumpy" |- | ''Little Miss Splendid'' | August 2003 | "Little Miss Splendid", "Little Miss Late", "Little Miss Plump", "Little Miss Helpful" |- | ''Little Miss Tiny'' | August 2003 | "Little Miss Tiny", "Little Miss Bossy", "Little Miss Naughty", "Little Miss Trouble" |- | ''Little Miss Magic'' | August 2003 | "Little Miss Magic", "Little Miss Neat", "Little Miss Scatterbrain", "Little Miss Sunshine", "Little Miss Shy" |- | ''Little Miss – Complete Original Series'' | October 2003 | "Little Miss Splendid", "Little Miss Late", "Little Miss Plump", "Little Miss Helpful", "Little Miss Tiny", "Little Miss Bossy", "Little Miss Naughty", "Little Miss Trouble", "Little Miss Magic", "Little Miss Neat", "Little Miss Scatterbrain", "Little Miss Sunshine", "Little Miss Shy" |}
==Film== In February 2011, it was reported that 20th Century Fox Animation was developing an animated feature film based on the ''Mr. Men'' book series, with Shawn Levy producing the film through his company 21 Laps Entertainment.<ref name="THRFoxSetsLevy"/> On 27 January 2015, Fox Animation confirmed that it had acquired the film rights to the ''Mr. Men Little Miss'' characters.<ref name="BWFoxAcquires"/>
In December 2025, Variety reported that a new film adaptation was in development with StudioCanal and Heyday Films.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last1= Keslassy |first1= Elsa |last2= Ritman |first2= Alex |date=2025-03-12 |title= 'Mr. Men Little Miss' Movie in the Works From 'Paddington' Producers Studiocanal and Heyday (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/paddington-studiocanal-heyday-men-little-miss-feature-film-1236597499/ |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref>
==Reception== Over 250 million copies of ''Mr. Men'' and ''Little Miss'' books have been sold worldwide across 28 countries.<ref name="NS2021" /><ref name="THRFoxSetsLevy" /><ref name="adamhargreavesinterview" /><ref name=":4" /> ''Screen Rant'' called the book series "iconic".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/mr-men-little-miss-movie-adaptation-details/|website=Screen Rant|title=Mr. Men Little Miss Movie Adaptation From Paddington Producers Confirmed|date=2025|last=Bythrow}}</ref>
In 2022, an internet meme dubbed the "Little Miss meme" went viral on social media. The meme consists of images of a character from the series with a caption listing a specific, often dark personality trait.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Why are 'Mr. Men and Little Miss' characters all over social media? |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/why-are-mr-men-and-little-miss-characters-all-over-social-media/78515/1 |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=www.forbesindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ESPN.com |date=2022-07-22 |title=Chicago Bears, Kansas Jayhawks among teams creating "Little Miss" memes on social media |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34278032/chicago-bears-kansas-jayhawks-teams-creating-little-miss-memes-social-media |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> These posts were used to "highlight darker, more toxic sides of people's personalities and attitudes—although always with humor".<ref name=":1" />
==See also== {{Portal|United Kingdom|Children's literature}} * Adam Hargreaves * Roger Hargreaves * List of Little Miss characters * List of Mr. Men * Mr. Men and Little Miss (1995–1997) * ''The Mr. Men Show'' (1997–1999) * ''The Mr. Men Show'' (2008–2009) * Timbuctoo * Little Miss Meme
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== * Sheridan, Simon: ''The A to Z of Classic Children's Television'', Reynolds & Hearn Books, 2004, reprinted 2007. {{ISBN|1-903111-27-7}}.
==External links== * [https://mrmen.com/ Official site]
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