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|title=<center>Mr. Men (rescored 1983 version)</center>
|title=<center>Mr. Men (rescored 1983 version)</center>
|image=MrForgetful.png
|image=MrMenlogo.png
|imagecaption=Mr. Forgetful title card
|imagecaption=The franchise's logo.  
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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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.<ref>https://www.animatormag.com/1985/issue-13/issue-13-page-15/</ref>
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 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.
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's block, See-Saw, from 1983 to 1986, then on BBC1's "Children's BBC" block in 1987 and finally on BBC2 in 1988.


==Status==
==Status==
All home video releases of the ''Mr. Men'' stories have their original music, rendering most of the rescored versions lost. "Mr. Forgetful" is the only episode fully found with its 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.
All home video releases of the ''Mr. Men'' stories have their original music, rendering most of the rescored versions lost. 'Mr. Forgetful' was the first episode fully found with its rescore, albeit with very poor quality audio. Two better quality recordings of the 1983 ''Mr. Men'' theme, one from an airing of 'Mr. Greedy', surfaced later on. Additionally, the last few seconds of 'Mr. Tickle' were uploaded onto YouTube by YouTube user Sticky tape "n" rust. He unfortunately threw out the tape.
 
Later, the intro to 'Mr Bump' was uploaded onto YouTube and upon request from a YouTube user, the full episode was uploaded.


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! style="background-color:orange" | Little Miss story
! style="background-color:orange" | Title
! style="background-color:orange" | Mr. Men story
! style="background-color:orange" | Paired with
! style="background-color:orange" | Status (1983 Mr. Men rescore)
! style="background-color:orange" | Status
|-
|-
|Little Miss Tiny||Mr. Tickle||[https://youtu.be/rqiRz5XWIaU<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>]
|Mr. Tickle||Little Miss Tiny||[https://youtu.be/rqiRz5XWIaU<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|-
|Little Miss Shy||Mr. Silly||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Silly||Little Miss Shy||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Splendid||Mr. Jelly||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Jelly||Little Miss Splendid||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Magic||Mr. Daydream||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Daydream||Little Miss Magic||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Naughty||Mr. Forgetful||[https://youtu.be/jxiDSFN2-sQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|Mr. Forgetful||Little Miss Naughty||[https://youtu.be/jxiDSFN2-sQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>] (poor audio)
|-
|-
|Little Miss Neat||Mr. Chatterbox||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Chatterbox||Little Miss Neat||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Bossy||Mr. Greedy||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> (intro only)
|Mr. Greedy||Little Miss Bossy||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost''' (Intro exists)
|-
|-
|Little Miss Plump||Mr. Happy||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Happy||Little Miss Plump||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Scatterbrain||Mr. Bounce||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Bounce||Little Miss Scatterbrain||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Late||Mr. Mean||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Mean||Little Miss Late||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Trouble||Mr. Impossible||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Impossible||Little Miss Trouble||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Helpful||Mr. Fussy||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Fussy||Little Miss Helpful||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|Little Miss Sunshine||Mr. Bump||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|Mr. Bump||Little Miss Sunshine||[https://youtu.be/8BnGAhIbv6w<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|}
|}


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==See Also==
== See Also==
*[[The Mr. Men Show (partially found American remake of British children's TV series; 1997-1999)]]
*[[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)]]
*[[The Mr. Men Show (partially found music videos of British American children's animated TV series; 2008-2011)]]
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Men#TV_series
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Men#TV_series
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299341/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
*https://imdb.com/title/tt0299341/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426754/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
*https://imdb.com/title/tt0426754/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0


[[Category:Lost animation]]
[[Category:Lost animation]]

Latest revision as of 22:40, 28 December 2023

MrMenlogo.png

The franchise's logo.

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's 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 rescored versions lost. 'Mr. Forgetful' was the first episode fully found with its rescore, albeit with very poor quality audio. Two better quality recordings of the 1983 Mr. Men theme, one from an airing of 'Mr. Greedy', surfaced later on. Additionally, the last few seconds of 'Mr. Tickle' were uploaded onto YouTube by YouTube user Sticky tape "n" rust. He unfortunately threw out the tape.

Later, the intro to 'Mr Bump' was uploaded onto YouTube and upon request from a YouTube user, the full episode was uploaded.

Episodes

Title Paired with Status
Mr. Tickle Little Miss Tiny Partially Found
Mr. Silly Little Miss Shy Lost
Mr. Jelly Little Miss Splendid Lost
Mr. Daydream Little Miss Magic Lost
Mr. Forgetful Little Miss Naughty Found (poor audio)
Mr. Chatterbox Little Miss Neat Lost
Mr. Greedy Little Miss Bossy Lost (Intro exists)
Mr. Happy Little Miss Plump Lost
Mr. Bounce Little Miss Scatterbrain Lost
Mr. Mean Little Miss Late Lost
Mr. Impossible Little Miss Trouble Lost
Mr. Fussy Little Miss Helpful Lost
Mr. Bump Little Miss Sunshine Found

Gallery

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

See Also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.animatormag.com/1985/issue-13/issue-13-page-15/

External Links

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