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Subject: Mr Men
Does anybody remember those story books by Roger Hargreaves? They became animated cartoons in the 70s/early 80s, narated by Arthur Lowe and were followed up with their female counterparts called The Little Misses.
My favourites were Mr Funny and Mr Nonsense.
What's yours?
Subject: Re: Mr Men
I remember them well. I think there's a bit of a resurgence happening here at the moment. I've seen a bit of merchandise around the stores. My eldest daughter had books and tapes (the song was awful) and I even made her kindergarten sheets and library bag from Mr. Men fabric. I don't really remember if she had a favourite. She liked all of them.
Subject: Re: Mr Men
Ironically, the only thing (now that you have reminded me) is the narration of Captain Mainwaring :D
Subject: Re: Mr Men
Nevr really appealed to me, but I do vividly remember dear ol' Arthur Lowe actually making an entire LP of Mr Men ditties (not one of the best-sellers, it must be said...) - barely a weekend went by without at least one track being played on Junior Choice...
Subject: Re: Mr Men
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Nevr really appealed to me, but I do vividly remember dear ol' Arthur Lowe actually making an entire LP of Mr Men ditties (not one of the best-sellers, it must be said...) - barely a weekend went by without at least one track being played on Junior Choice...
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The Mr Men are very easy to merchandise. I used to go mad for their branded spaghetti and would hate it if I missed an episode. The simple drawings and the topic of personality really gripped me.
Subject: Re: Mr Men
Sure do remember them. I had Mr.Bump, Mr.Uppity, Mr.Sneeze, Mr.Tickle, and also Little Miss Tiny. I think I had more of these books, but that's all I can think of.
As for accessories, I had a couple of Mr.Men face towels, Mr.Men soap, and a Little Miss Tiny stamp.
Subject: Re: Mr Men
My daughter has some of these books. Little Miss Sunshine, Mr Mischief, Mr Small and Mr Chatterbox I think.
I've just bought her Mr Snow and Mr Christmas as stocking fillers.
We've got a video as well but sadly its from the new series Mr Men and Little Misses so its a different narrator.
She had a Little Miss Naughty raincoat and Little Miss Chatterbox nightshirt.
Subject: Re: Mr Men
I remember the original books and TV shows fondly. My (middle) daughter is also very keen...she has a lot of the old books that we've accumulated from grandparents' houses, jumble sales etc. and a number of the new ones too. The great thing about the old ones was they were just about the perfect length for a bedtime story - not too long, not too short and well constructed. The new ones have much more text in them and take longer to read, plus I find the plotlines somewhat complex (!) and not that well thought through.
Subject: Re: Mr Men
PS Mr Tickle was always my favourite and remains so.