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The '''Mr. Men''' series was a 1975 animated TV series based on the book series of the same name by Roger Hargreaves and aired on BBC1. The voices were provided by the late Arthur Lowe.
The '''Mr. Men''' series was a 1975 animated TV series based on the book series of the same name by Roger Hargreaves and aired on BBC1. The voices were provided by the late Arthur Lowe.<ref>https://www.animatormag.com/1985/issue-13/issue-13-page-15/</ref>


When the 1983 ''Little Miss'' series initially aired, each episode was paired with a ''Mr. Men'' episode, with an interlude song in between the two stories. In addition, '''new music was composed for the Mr. Men segments''', likely done to match up with the music for the ''Little Miss'' episodes. The pairings aired on the BBC1 children's block, Seesaw.
When the 1983 ''Little Miss'' series initially aired, each episode was paired with a ''Mr. Men'' episode, with an interlude song in between the two stories. In addition, '''new music was composed for the Mr. Men segments''', likely done to match up with the music for the ''Little Miss'' episodes. The pairings aired on BBC1's children block, See-Saw, from 1983 to 1986, then on BBC1's "Children's BBC" block in 1987 and finally on BBC2 in 1988.


All home video releases of the ''Mr. Men'' stories have their original music, rendering most of the original airings lost. Out of all the pairings, "Little Miss Naughty and Mr. Forgetful" is found and can be viewed below (albeit with poor quality audio). A better quality version of the 1983 ''Mr. Men'' theme from "Little Miss Bossy & Mr. Greedy" has recently surfaced.
==Status==
All home video releases of the ''Mr. Men'' stories have their original music, rendering most of the original airings lost. "Mr. Forgetful" is the only episode fully found with it rescore, albeit with poor quality audio. Two better quality rips of the 1983 ''Mr. Men'' theme, one from an airing from "Mr. Greedy" surfaced later on. Additionally, the end of "Mr. Tickle" was uploaded onto YouTube, featuring a snippet of one of the new music tracks.


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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! style="background-color:orange" | Status (1983 Mr. Men rescore)
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|Little Miss Tiny||Mr. Tickle||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Tiny||Mr. Tickle||[https://youtu.be/rqiRz5XWIaU<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]
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|Little Miss Shy||Mr. Silly||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Shy||Mr. Silly||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Little Miss Splendid||Mr. Jelly||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Splendid||Mr. Jelly||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Little Miss Magic||Mr. Daydream||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Magic||Mr. Daydream||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|-
|Little Miss Naughty||Mr. Forgetful||[https://youtu.be/jxiDSFN2-sQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|Little Miss Naughty||Mr. Forgetful||[https://youtu.be/jxiDSFN2-sQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|-
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|Little Miss Neat||Mr. Chatterbox||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Neat||Mr. Chatterbox||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Little Miss Bossy||Mr. Greedy||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Bossy||Mr. Greedy||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> (intro only)
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|Little Miss Plump||Mr. Happy||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Plump||Mr. Happy||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Little Miss Scatterbrain||Mr. Bounce||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Scatterbrain||Mr. Bounce||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Little Miss Late||Mr. Mean||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Late||Mr. Mean||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Little Miss Trouble||Mr. Impossible||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Trouble||Mr. Impossible||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Little Miss Helpful||Mr. Fussy||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Helpful||Mr. Fussy||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Little Miss Sunshine||Mr. Bump||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|Little Miss Sunshine||Mr. Bump||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|}
|}
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
*[[The Mr. Men Show (partially found American remake of British children's TV series; 1997-1999)]]
*[[The Mr. Men Show (partially found music videos of British American children's animated TV series; 2008-2011)]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External Link==
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Men#TV_series
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299341/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426754/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


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Revision as of 05:00, 12 September 2022

MrForgetful.png

Mr. Forgetful title card

Status: Partially Found

The Mr. Men series was a 1975 animated TV series based on the book series of the same name by Roger Hargreaves and aired on BBC1. The voices were provided by the late Arthur Lowe.[1]

When the 1983 Little Miss series initially aired, each episode was paired with a Mr. Men episode, with an interlude song in between the two stories. In addition, new music was composed for the Mr. Men segments, likely done to match up with the music for the Little Miss episodes. The pairings aired on BBC1's children block, See-Saw, from 1983 to 1986, then on BBC1's "Children's BBC" block in 1987 and finally on BBC2 in 1988.

Status

All home video releases of the Mr. Men stories have their original music, rendering most of the original airings lost. "Mr. Forgetful" is the only episode fully found with it rescore, albeit with poor quality audio. Two better quality rips of the 1983 Mr. Men theme, one from an airing from "Mr. Greedy" surfaced later on. Additionally, the end of "Mr. Tickle" was uploaded onto YouTube, featuring a snippet of one of the new music tracks.

Episodes

Little Miss story Mr. Men story Status (1983 Mr. Men rescore)
Little Miss Tiny Mr. Tickle Partially Found
Little Miss Shy Mr. Silly Lost
Little Miss Splendid Mr. Jelly Lost
Little Miss Magic Mr. Daydream Lost
Little Miss Naughty Mr. Forgetful Found
Little Miss Neat Mr. Chatterbox Lost
Little Miss Bossy Mr. Greedy Partially Found (intro only)
Little Miss Plump Mr. Happy Lost
Little Miss Scatterbrain Mr. Bounce Lost
Little Miss Late Mr. Mean Lost
Little Miss Trouble Mr. Impossible Lost
Little Miss Helpful Mr. Fussy Lost
Little Miss Sunshine Mr. Bump Lost

Gallery

Little Miss interlude song and the 1983 Mr. Men theme.

See Also

References

External Link