1997

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1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Events

January

• 1 January - KiKa is founded
• 2 January - "Another Victory for Little Miss Splendid", "A Surprise for Mr. Tall", and "Mr. Cheerful Doffs His Hat" premiere
• 14 January - "Little Miss Scatterbrain Puts Everything in Turmoil", "A Very Happy Day for Mr. Happy", and "Mr. Clever's Daft Bet" premiere
• 17 January - "What a Mess, Little Miss Helpful!", "Little Miss Tidy and the Winning Ticket", and "Mr. Dizzy Promises the Moon" premiere
• 20 January - "Mr. Forgetful, the World's Best Actor!", "Hello, Pizza Express?", and "Mr. Clumsy, Head Butler" premiere
• 24 January - "Mr. Impossible's Lesson" premieres
• 31 January - "Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood" premieres

February

• 3 February - "Mr. Clever's Invention", Little Miss Chatterbox Finds her Calling", "Mr. Skinny's Incredible Bet", "A Job for Little Miss Giggles", and "Little Miss Busy, D.I.Y Teacher" premiere
• 7 February - "Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea—Town", "Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap", and "Mr. Brave vs. Koko the Gorilla" premiere
• 8 February - "Little Miss Naughty Goes Skiing" premieres
• 16 February - "Little Miss Dotty Goes to Home Farm" premieres

March

• 4 March - "Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness" premieres
• 15 March - "Mr. Mean hasn't a Penny Left" premieres
• 31 March - Milkshake! is launched

June

• 1 June - Mr. Men and Little Miss (French VHS Box Set 1) is released

July

• 3 July - My First Mr. Funny Book is released
• 4 July - My First Mr. Happy Book is released

August

• 10 August - The Mr. Men series became 26 years old.

September

• 3 September - "Little Miss Wise's Day Out at the Fun Fair", "Mr. Grumble's Holiday", "Little Miss Greedy's Strange Illness", "Mr. Slow Takes the Lead", "Mr. Strong Makes a Big Splash", "Mr. Perfect Goes West", "Little Miss Magic to the Rescue", "Mr. Silly's Silly Secret", "Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot", "Little Miss Late Finally Catches Up", "Mr. Noisy, the music man", and "Mr. Muddle Goes Skating" premiere
• 4 September - "Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair", "Mr. Worry and the Giant", "Mr. Greedy Goes to a Dinner Party", "Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day", "Mr. Bump Has an Accident", "Mr. Small Finds a Job", "Mr. Nosey Goes Fishing", and "Little Miss Trouble and the magic paint" premiere
• 5 September - "It's Very Noisy for Mr. Quiet", "Mr. Mischief Becomes an Artist", "Lunch with Little Miss Tiny", "Mr. Clever Flies His Kite", "Little Miss Shy Goes to the Fair", and "A New House for Mr. Wrong" premiere
• 6 September - "Happy Birthday Little Miss Scatterbrain" premieres
• 7 September - "Mr. Jelly Goes Time—Travelling" premieres
• 8 September - "A Big Surprise for Mr. Mean" premieres
• 15 September - Mr. Men and Little Miss premieres in North America under the name "The Mr. Men Show"; "Carnival" premieres
• 16 September - "Fitness Day" premieres
• 17 September - "Animals" premieres

October

• 4 October - BBC 1 is renamed as BBC One

November

• 22 November - Evelyne Lallemand passed away

December

• 14 December - "Christmas" premieres
• 18 December - The I Grow Up with the Mr. Men & Little Miss binders were first released.

Unknown Dates

• Unknown - Kidzstuff releases a kiddie ride featuring Mr. Happy; Sanitarium put a Mr. Men-related promotion in it's Skippy cereal; Rice Krispies offers Mr. Men and Little Miss stencils in their cereal; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases Mr. Tickle Saves the Day and Other Stories, Mr. Funny Puts on a Show and Other Stories, and Mr. Bump Has an Accident and Other Stories; Hungry Jack's had Mr. Men and Little Miss minifigures in their kid's meals; Tell Me About Writers - Roger Hargreaves is released.
  

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Mr. Men and Little Miss premieres in North America under the name "The Mr. Men Show".

Milkshake! Is launched

"Another Victory for Little Miss Splendid" premieres

"Mr. Impossible's Lesson" premieres

"Mr. Jelly Goes Time-Travelling" premieres

"Mr. Cheerful Doffs His Hat" premieres

"A Surprise for Mr. Tall" premieres

BBC 1 is renamed as BBC One

Evelyne Lallemand passes away

KiKa is founded

My First Mr. Funny Book is released

Mr. Men and Little Miss (French VHS Box Set 1) is released

My First Mr. Happy Book is released

Kidzstuff releases a kiddie ride featuring Mr. Happy

Sanitarium put a Mr. Men-related promotion in it's Skippy cereal

Tell Me About Writers - Roger Hargreaves is released

Rice Krispies offers Mr. Men and Little Miss stencils in their cereal

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases Mr. Tickle Saves the Day and Other Stories

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases Mr. Bump Has an Accident and Other Stories

Hungry Jack's had Mr. Men and Little Miss minifigures in their kid's meals

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases Mr. Funny Puts on a Show and Other Stories