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UK Transcript[]

Mr. Men and Little Miss: The Mr. Men, The Mr. Men, The Mr. Men, The Mr. Men!

(Scene swaps to Mr. Tickle tickling lots of Mr. Men and Little Misses and goes all the way to Mr. Bump and Miss Whoops on a plane and tickles Miss Whoops causing Mr. Bump to fall into the "O" in the logo)

Mr. Bump: "The Mr. Men Show!"

(A big green screen comes up with "Bugs" written on it, a butterfly, a spider, and a cockroach, and who created the episode underneath)

(The episode starts with Mr. Grumpy driving in his car)

Narrator: "Among the many creatures with whom we share our Earth..."

(A mosquito buzzes on the screen and lands on Mr. Grumpy's windshield. Mr. Grumpy uses his windshield wipers to wipe away the squished mosquito so he can see where he's driving)

Narrator: "None are more creepily, crawly..."

(The scene cuts to Mr. Pernickety entering a room and turning on the light)

Narrator: Than bugs!

(Mr. Pernickety notices a cockroach on his refrigerator)

Mr. Pernickety: (screams)

(Mr. Pernickety runs away. The scene cuts to a spider landing on a flower)

Narrator: "That doesn't mean that everyone dislikes bugs."

(Mr. Bump is shown putting on a spider costume)

Narrator: "Some Mr. Men and Little Misses celebrate their eight legged friends."

(Mr. Bump rings the Mr. Strong's doorbell. Mr. Strong opens the door and sees Mr. Bump outfitted as a spider tap dancing and singing)

Narrator: "No matter how dangerous it might be!"

(Mr. Strong, believing Mr. Bump is an actual spider, uses a giant flyswatter to swat Mr. Bump, squishing Mr. Bump in the process)

Mr. Bump: "Oof!"

(The scene fades to Little Miss Whoops carrying an ant farm. Little Miss Whoops is at the bus stop)

Miss Whoops: "Hello, gorgeous."

(Little Miss Calamity runs over)

Miss Calamity: (panting)

Miss Whoops: "What's the hurry, Miss Calamity?"

Miss Calamity: "I was afraid that I'd miss the bus!"

Miss Whoops: "No. Not here yet."

(Little Miss Whoops chats to her ant farm)

Miss Whoops: "Is it, guys."

Miss Calamity: "Do you always travel with bugs?"

Miss Whoops: "Yes. They don't like it when I leave them home alone."

(The bus pulls up and the doors open to reveal Mr. Tickle as the bus driver)

Mr. Tickle: "All aboard 'The Tickle Express!'"

Miss Whoops: "Isn't this the #6 Bus?"

Mr. Tickle: "Maybe to some, vut it's "The Tickle Express" to me!"

Miss Whoops: "Do you allow pets on the bus?"

Mr. Tickle: "Oh sure! Don't we, Mr. Lazy?"

(Mr. Lazy is shown on a bus with his pet sloth)

Mr. Lazy: "Yes."

(The sloth feeds Mr. Lazy a potato chip. Little Miss Whoops walks to the back of the bus. Little Miss Calamity halts walking upon seeing Mr. Lazy)

Miss Calamity: "Oh!"

(The sloth feeds Mr. Lazy a potato chip)

Miss Calamity: "I'll sit here."

(Little Miss Calamity sits in front of Mr. Lazy. Mr. Tickle closes the door and drives the bus. Mr. Tickle quickly notices how tense Little Miss Calamity is and attempts to tickle her)

Mr. Tickle: "I think somebody needs a tickle!"

Miss Calamity: "Oh! Uh!"

(Little Miss Calamity shoos Mr. Tickles hand away but Mr. Tickle maintains trying to tickle her)

Mr. Tickle: (chuckles)

(Because Mr. Tickle isn't paying attention to the road, Mr. Tickle hits a fire hydrant. The bus hits more bumps which makes Little Miss Whoops uneasy)

Miss Whoops: "Oh! Please don't hit so many bumps, Mr. Tickle! My ants get travelsick!"

Mr. Tickle: "Maybe they need a tickle too!"

(Mr. Tickle tries to tickle Little Miss Whoops' ant farm and this causes the bus to swerve)

Mr. Tickle (from inside the bus): (chuckles)

Miss Calamity (from inside the bus): "No! Stop!"

(Little Miss Calamity begins to freak out)

Miss Calamity: "Maybe I should just get out and walk."

(Mr. Tickle turns around and lets go of the steering wheel completely)

Mr. Tickle: "Or maybe...you secretly want a tickle!"

(The bus veers off the road)

Miss Calamity: "WHOA!!"

(The bus jumps over a ravine and lands on the other flank)

Mr. Tickle (offscreen): (laughs)

(Mr. Tickle tickles Little Miss Calamity)

Miss Calamity: "Oh! Hands on the wheel! Hands on the wheel!"

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

(The bus swerves and runs over small rocks. Mr. Lazy's sloth feeds Mr. Lazy another potato chip)

Miss Whoops: "Oh! Uh!"

(Little Miss Whoops falls out of her seat)

Miss Whoops: "Whoops!"

(The ants go flying out of the ant farm)

Miss Whoops: "My ants!"

Mr. Tickle (offscreen): (laughs)

(The ants fall onto Little Miss Calamity and Mr. Tickle continues tickling Little Miss Calamity)

Miss Calamity: "Ooh!" (laughs)

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

Miss Calamity: "Oh! Ooh! No! (laughs) Oh! What a calamity!"

(The bus is still swerving)

Mr. Tickle (offscreen): (laughs)

Miss Calamity (offscreen): "Oh! Oh no! Oh Mr. Tickle!"

(Little Miss Calamity stops Mr. Tickle from tickling her and gets him to turn around)

Miss Calamity: "LOOK OUT!! OH!!"

(The bus drives into a pond)

Miss Calamity (from inside the bus): "Whatever you do, watch out for the ducks!!"

(The bus drives past a flock of ducks)

Ducks: (quacking)

(The bus arrives at the next bus stop)

Mr. Tickle: "Here we are, safe and sound!"

(Little Miss Calamity, Little Miss Whoops, and Mr. Lazy and his sloth get off the bus)

Mr. Lazy: "Sorry about your ant farm, Miss Whoops."

Miss Whoops: "Oh that's okay. I'm sure that they'll all come back once they stop playing with Mr. Tickle."

(Mr. Tickle is shown covered the ants from Little Miss Whoops' ant farm)

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

(Mr. Tickle begins to roll on the ground laughing as Little Miss Whoops, Little Miss Calamity, and Mr. Lazy watch)

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

(The screen irises out. The first bumper plays. Mr. Strong and Mr. Bounce are sitting on a bench swing. Mr. Strong is looking over a magazine about weights while Mr. Bounce is playing the banjo. A mosquito buzzes by and lands on Mr. Bounce's head. Mr. Strong rolls up his magazine and swats at the mosquito. This causes Mr. Bounce to bounce away)

(The next scene shows Little Miss Naughty outside of Mr. Nervous' house with a sack. She then takes a cockroach out of the sack)

Miss Naughty: (laughs mischievously) "Okay, Clyde! Do your stuff!"

(Little Miss Naughty places Clyde on Mr. Nervous' windowsill. Clyde crawls into Mr. Nervous' house)

Miss Naughty: "Sometimes, I just can't help myself!"

Mr. Nervous (from inside his house): (screams) "No!"

(The scene cuts to inside Mr. Nervous' house. Mr. Nervous is seen sitting on the floor trying to shoo Clyde away with a broom)

Mr. Nervous: "Please...don't eat me!"

(Mr. Nervous throws the flyswatter towards Clyde but misses him)

Mr. Nervous: "Oh dear! I should have used some stronger bug spray!"

(The doorbell rings and Mr. Nervous runs over to the door and opens it. Little Miss Naughty is outside)

Mr. Nervous: "Miss Naughty!?"

Miss Naughty: "Hello, Mr. Nervous. Lovely day, isn't it?"

Mr. Nervous: "Oh. Maybe for you, but there's a giant cockroach in my kitchen!"

Miss Naughty: "What a coincidence! Today, I offer a sale on my "Giant Roach Extermination Service!" Only 20 pounds and you're guaranteed to be roach free!"

Mr. Nervous: "Oh! Thank goodness you've come!"

(Mr. Nervous gives Little Miss Naughty 20 pounds)

Mr. Nervous: "Here's your 20 pounds! Please take the monster away!"

(Little Miss Naughty walks into Mr. Nervous' house. The scene cuts to Clyde crawling towards a pie)

Miss Naughty: "Ha-ha-ha!" (chuckles) "Nice work, Clyde!"

(Little Miss Naughty opens the sack and Clyde crawls into it)

Miss Naughty: "Let's go!"

(The scene transitions to outside of Little Miss Sunshine's house. Little Miss Naughty gives a thumbs up as Clyde crawls under Little Miss Sunshine's front door and into Little Miss Sunshine's house)

Miss Sunshine (from inside her house): (screams)

(Glass is heard shattering)

Miss Sunshine (from inside her house): "Oh!"

Miss Naughty: (laughs mischievously)

(The scene cuts inside Little Miss Sunshine's house. Little Miss Sunshine tries to use a broom to sweep Clyde away but keeps missing)

Miss Sunshine: "Ooh! Aah! Ooh! Aah! Aah! Ah! Ooh! Ohh!"

(The doorbell rings and Little Miss Sunshine answers the door. Little Miss Naughty is outside)

Miss Sunshine: "Oh, Miss Naughty, help! There's a giant cockroach in my house!"

(Little Miss Naughty walks into the house)

Miss Naughty: "Lucky for you, Miss Sunshine. Today, I offer a sale on my "Giant Roach Extermination Service!" Only 20 pounds and you're guaranteed to be roach free!"

Miss Sunshine: "Oh! What would I do without you! You're hired!"

(Little Miss Naughty walks further into the house to fetch Clyde)

Miss Sunshine: "I hope you don't mind but...I'll wait out here!"

Miss Naughty: "I don't mind at all."

(Clyde is shown eat Little Miss Sunshine's lunch)

Miss Naughty: "Ha! Nice going, Clyde!"

(Little Miss Naughty opens the sack and Clyde crawls into it)

Miss Naughty: "Keep it up, and you're going to get a raise! Mmmm! You're so cute!"

(The scene transitions to Mr. Pernickety and Mr. Messy's duplex. Little Miss Naughty and Clyde are shown on Mr. Messy's side of the house. Clyde crawls off of Little Miss Naughty's hand onto the windowsill and into Mr. Messy's house. Little Miss Naughty walks over to Mr. Messy's front door and knocks on it. Mr. Messy opens the door)

Miss Naughty: "Hello, Mr. Messy. Today, I offer a special...on my "Giant Roach Extermination Service!"

Mr. Messy: "That's funny! Because I have a giant cockroach in my kitchen sink right now! He's eating all the food off my dirty dishes."

Miss Naughty: "Well...for 20 pounds, I'll get rid of that roach and guarantee you'll be roach free!"

Mr. Messy: "Oh! I don't wanna get rid of him! I kind of like the company! Besides, I don't have to wash any dishes this way!"

Miss Naughty: "BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE RUNS OUT OF DIRTY DISHES!?"

(Little Miss Naughty becomes visibly angry)

Mr. Messy: "Nah, don't worry. There's plenty of filth around here for him to eat. Thanks anyway. See ya!"

(Mr. Messy closes the door and he starts eating pizza while Clyde eats the trash Mr. Messy has laying around. Outside, Little Miss Naughty stomps and paces around in frustration over her plan failing)

(Little Miss Naughty stomps outside Mr. Messy's house in frustration)

Miss Naughty: "Come back, Clyde! We were so good together!"

(A rope falls from the top of the screen. Little Miss Whoops walks over and pulls on it. Nothing happens. She pulls on it again. Nothing happens. She gives a good yank down on the rope and scene transitions to the next bumper)

(Mr. Strong and Mr. Bounce are sitting on a bench swing. Mr. Strong is reading a magazine about weights while Mr. Bounce is playing the banjo. A mosquito buzzes by and lands on Mr. Strong's leg. Mr. Strong rolls up his magazine and gives it to Mr. Bounce. Mr. Bounce swats at the mosquito. Mr. Strong's reflexes kick in and he kicks Mr. Bounce. This causes Mr. Bounce to bounce away)

(A commercial for "Mr. Scatterbrain's Super Sticky Flypaper" begins with a closeup of bug on Mr. Grumpy's nose)

Mr. Scatterbrain (voice over): "Do you have flies in your ointment?"

(The scene cuts to Little Miss Sunshine covered in fleas)

Mr. Scatterbrain (voice over): "Fleas in your bed?"

(The scene cuts to a mosquito between Mr. Bump's toes)

Mr. Scatterbrain (voice over): "Mosquitoes between you toes?"

(The scene cuts to Mr. Scatterbrain)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "Well, if you're one of the million people who suffer from insect infestation,"

(A bug appears in each of the four corners of the screen before disappearing)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "Then you'll want to try my latest invention..."

(Mr. Scatterbrain takes out a roll of his Super Sticky Flypaper)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "'Mr. Scatterbrain's Super Sticky Flypaper!'"

(A strip magically floats off the roll and in front of the screen)

Mr. Scatterbrain (offscreen): "It's so simple to use!"

(A mosquito, a spider, an ant, a bat and a clock get stuck to the strip of flypaper)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "All you have to do...is pull off a strip!"

(Mr. Scatterbrain pulls off a strip and it gets stuck to his hand)

Mr. Scatterbrain: (laughs)

(Mr. Pernickety walks over)

Mr. Pernickety: "Uh...Mr. Scatterbrain. Uh..." (sniffs) "…might I trouble you for a bit of that toilet tissue? So that I might...blow my nose?"

Mr. Scatterbrain: "Oh! Of course, Mr. Pernickety!"

(Mr. Pernickety takes a strip of flypaper and tries to blow his nose into it. Instead, the flypaper gets stuck to his nose)

Mr. Pernickety (nasally): "This isn't toilet tissue!"

Mr. Scatterbrain: "Nope! It's 'Mr. Scatterbrain's Super Sticky Flypaper!'"

(Mr. Pernickety struggles to remove the flypaper from his face)

Mr. Pernickety: (grunts) "Woah!"

(Mr. Pernickety manages to remove the flypaper from his face, but he also removes his moustache as well)

Mr. Pernickety: (gasps) "Grrr!"

(Mr. Pernickety storms off)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "And I'm not kidding when I say it's super sticky!"

(The scene cuts outside where Mr. Scatterbrain has decorated his wash line with flypaper)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "My super sticky flypaper also adds a festive touch! See?" (chuckles) "Pretty!"

(A goose gets stuck in a strip of flypaper)

Goose: (honks)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "It's also good for catching wild geese!"

(Mr. Scatterbrain walks over to Mr. Quiet. The latter is also stuck in a strip of flypaper)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "Or...for catching the mailman!" (chuckles) "Here you go, Mr. Quiet! Airmail, please."

(Mr. Scatterbrain hands Mr. Quiet his mail)

Mr. Quiet: "All in a day's work."

Mr. Scatterbrain: "So order yours today."

(Mr. Scatterbrain puts a strip of his Super Sticky Flypaper on his face)

Mr. Scatterbrain (muffled): "'Mr. Scatterbrain's Super Sticky Flypaper!'" (chuckles) "And say toodle-oo..."

(Mr. Scatterbrain rips the flypaper off his face and his face is now on the flypaper and talking on its own)

Mr. Scatterbrain (normally): "To bugs!"

(The commercial ends with an iris out. A dance video starring Mr. Rude begins)

Mr. Tickle (voiceover): "Dance, dance, dance! Everybody pick up your feet and dance!"

(After the dance video, Little Miss Daredevil pushes the old scene away and transitions to the next scene)

(Mr. Strong and Mr. Bounce are sitting on a bench swing. Mr. Strong is reading a magazine about weights while Mr. Bounce is playing the banjo. A mosquito buzzes by and lands on one of the chains holding the bench swing up. Mr. Strong rolls up his magazine and swats at the mosquito. This causes Mr. Bounce to bounce away and for the roof that was holding up the bench swing to collapse onto Mr. Strong)

(Mr. Messy walks onscreen with toilet paper on his shoe. The toilet paper drags a ton of trash on screen that transitions to the next scene as it drags across scene. The next scene shows Mr. Stubborn and Little Miss Chatterbox playing a board game)

Miss Chatterbox: "One, two, three, fo-"

(Little Miss Chatterbox's game piece squishes a termite)

Miss Chatterbox: "Ew! Yuck! Ew! I squished a little termite! Oh! At least I think it was a little termite. They eat wood, right? I mean, it has all those little legs...and these little teeth that still have chunks of sawdust in them."

Mr. Stubborn: "That is not a termite, Miss Chatterbox."

Miss Chatterbox: "Well, I don't know Mr. Stubborn. I may not be a bug expert, although I once saw a show on TV about bugs, but I think I know a termite when I see one."

Mr. Stubborn: "I DON'T HAVE TERMITES!! Now, are we going to play the game or what?"

Miss Chatterbox: "Okay. Did you know that termites are like bees? They have a queen! Even though she doesn't get to wear a crown or anything. Even still, a termite queen can lay a thousand eggs in a day! I bet she's really tired at night."

Mr. Stubborn: "Enough about termites! Less chatter, more games!"

(Little Miss Chatterbox rolls the dice)

Miss Chatterbox: "A nine!"

(Suddenly, the sound of wood being cut is heard)

Miss Chatterbox: "Wha?"

(The legs on Little Miss Chatterbox's chair are reduced to sawdust and Little Miss Chatterbox falls to the ground)

Miss Chatterbox: "Oh! Um...I think some termite just ate my chair."

Mr. Stubborn: "How many times do I have to tell you...I DO NOT HAVE TERMITES!!"

(The wooden peg-leg on Mr. Stubborn's pirate doll is turned to sawdust and the doll falls down)

Miss Chatterbox: "Ahoy there, matey!" (giggles) "You just lost your pirate, Mr. Stubborn!"

Mr. Stubborn: "That pirate was CHEAP!"

(The table that their game was on turns into sawdust and the game falls to the ground and everything on the gameboard falls off)

Miss Chatterbox: "Oh! You didn't hear it for me, but I really think you have termites!"

Mr. Stubborn: "That table was CHEAP! Game over."

(Mr. Stubborn pushes Little Miss Chatterbox to the door)

Mr. Stubborn: "It's getting late and I have to work in the morning."

Miss Chatterbox: "Are you sure I can't give the name of an exterminator? I know a really, really good one!"

Mr. Stubborn: "No! Good night!"

Miss Chatterbox: "Okay! See you, Mr. Stubborn!"

(Mr. Stubborn slams the door shut. The telephone rings and Mr. Stubborn answers it)

Mr. Stubborn: "Hello?"

Miss Chatterbox (over the phone): "Hello, Mr Stubborn! I might have some extra bug spray at home under the sink next to the plunger."

Mr. Stubborn: "Keep your bug spray! Good night!"

(Mr. Stubborn hangs up the phone. The scene transitions to Mr. Stubborn's bedroom that night. Mr. Stubborn is in bed ready to get some sleep. Mr. Stubborn's alarm clock rings and Mr. Stubborn turns it off with his fist. The nightstand the clock was on turns to dust and the clock falls to the ground. Mr. Stubborn claps his hands and the light turns off)

(The scene transitions to the next morning. Mr. Stubborn's house has been totally eaten except for the chimney, toilet (which is gushing out water), refrigerator, alarm clock, and bed. The alarm clock rings. Mr. Stubborn wakes up and turns it off. Mr. Stubborn notices what has become of his house)

Mr. Stubborn: "Oh!"

(Mr. Small and Mr. Nosey walk by and notice Mr. Stubborn's destroyed house)

Mr. Small: "Great McGillicuddy, Mr. Stubborn! Your house has been eaten!"

Mr. Nosey: "Hmm...this looks like the work of termites."

(Mr. Nosey takes out a camera and snaps a photo)

Mr. Stubborn: "I do not have termites! Now if you don't mind, I am trying to get some sleep."

(Mr. Nosey takes another picture)

Mr. Stubborn: "Some people think they know everything!"

(Mr. Stubborn's bed turns to sawdust and collapses onto the floor)

Mr. Stubborn: "Oof!"

(The scene transitions to the ending scene with some previous happenings from the episode. Starting with the bench swing collapsing on Mr. Strong after swatting a mosquito)

Narrator: "Ah, bugs."

(Mr. Tickle is shown being tickled by ants with Little Miss Calamity, Mr. Lazy, and Little Miss Whoops watching him)

Narrator: "So you see, in Dillydale..."

(Mr. Bump is dancing in his spider costume in front of Little Miss Sunshine)

Narrator: "Some might even call these multi-legged creatures their friends."

(Mr. Stubborn and Little Miss Chatterbox are shown playing their board game)

Narrator: "Of course, some still refuse to believe that bugs exist at all!"

(The table that Mr. Stubborn and Little Miss Chatterbox's game was on turns into sawdust and the game falls to the ground and everything on the gameboard falls off)

(The screen Fade to black)

(Episode ends here)

Deleted Scene[]

(The scene shows Mr. Bump dancing in a spider costume)

Mr. Bump: 🎶Why be a canary, instead of something scary? It's rather customary for Miss Scary's Telegrams!🎶

Mr. Bump: Uh, it's "Miss Scary's Singing Telegrams Service"! Call today!

Miss Scary: "Good work Mr. Bump. Now remember to hand out a flyer to every single person!"

Mr. Bump: "Uh, Miss Scary. Do you really want me to go door to door? Uh...wouldn't it be easier to just make a TV commercial so everyone can see it?"

Miss Scary: "Nah. I'm looking for something with pizzazz! I am a people person, you know."

(The scene transitions to Little Miss Sunshine's house. Mr. Bump knocks on the door and Little Miss Sunshine replies)

Mr. Bump: "🎶Why be a canary, instead of something scary? It's rather-🎶"

Miss Sunshine: (screams) "SPIDER!!"

(Little Miss Sunshine nabs a broom and starts whipping Mr. Bump with it. The scene transitions to Mr. Nervous' house. Mr. Bump knocks on the door and Mr. Nervous answers)

Mr. Bump: "🎶Why be a canary, instead of some-🎶"

(Mr. Nervous grabs a newspaper and starts swatting Mr. Bump with it)

Mr. Bump: "Gah! Gah! Gah!"

(Mr. Nervous swats Mr. Bump onto the road where the latter gets hit by Mr. Grumpy's car and lands on his windshield)

Mr. Bump: "🎶It's rather customary for Miss Scary's Telegrams!🎶" (screams)

(Mr. Grumpy uses his windshield wipers to get Mr. Bump off his windshield. Mr. Bump flies off the winshield and lands on the road)

Mr. Grumpy: "If I wanted commercials I would've stayed home and watched TV!"

Mr. Bump: "Oh, poopity poop."

(Mr. Bump drops his face to the ground. The screen iris' out)

US Transcript[]

Mr. Men and Little Miss: The Mr. Men, The Mr. Men, The Mr. Men, The Mr. Men!

(Scene swaps to Mr. Tickle tickling lots of Mr. Men and Little Misses and goes all the way to Mr. Bump and Miss Whoops on a plane and tickles Miss Whoops causing Mr. Bump to fall into the "O" in the logo)

Mr. Bump: "The Mr. Men Show!"

(A big green screen comes up with "Bugs" written on it, a butterfly, a spider, and a cockroach, and who created the episode underneath)

(The episode begins with Mr. Grumpy driving in his car)

Narrator: Among the many creatures with whom we share our Earth...

(A mosquito buzzes on the screen and lands on Mr. Grumpy's windshield. Mr. Grumpy uses his windshield wipers to wipe away the squished mosquito so he can see where he's driving)

Narrator: None are more creepily, crawly...

(The scene cuts to Mr. Persnickety entering a room and turning on the light)

Narrator: Than bugs!

(Mr. Persnickety sees a cockroach on his refrigerator)

Mr. Persnickety: Dah!

(Mr. Persnickety runs away. The scene cuts to a spider landing on a flower)

Narrator: That doesn't mean that everyone dislikes bugs

(Mr. Bump is shown putting on a spider costume)

Narrator: Some Mr. Men and Little Misses celebrate their eight legged friends.

(Mr. Bump rings the Mr. Strong's doorbell. Mr. Strong opens the door and sees Mr. Bump dressed as a spider tap dancing)

Narrator: No matter dangerous it might be!

(Mr. Strong, thinking Mr. Bump is a real spider, uses a giant flyswatter to swat Mr. Bump. Squishing Mr. Bump in the process.)

Mr. Bump: Oof!

(The scene fades to Little Miss Whoops holding an ant farm. Little Miss Whoops is at the bus stop)

Miss Whoops: Hello gorgeous.

(Little Miss Calamity runs over)

Miss Calamity: (panting)

Miss Whoops: What's the hurry, Miss Calamity?

Miss Calamity: I was afraid that I'd miss the bus!

Miss Whoops: Nope. Not here yet.

(Little Miss Whoops talks to her ant farm)

Miss Whoops: Is it guys.

Miss Calamity: Do you always travel with bugs?

Miss Whoops: Yeah. They don't like it when I leave them home alone.

(The bus pulls up and the doors open to reveal Mr. Tickle as the bus driver)

Mr. Tickle: Climb aboard "The Tickle Express!"

Miss Whoops: Isn't this the #6 Bus?

Mr. Tickle: Maybe to some. But it's "The Tickle Express" to me!

Miss Whoops: Do you allow pets on the bus?

Mr. Tickle: Oh sure! Don't we Mr. Lazy?

(Mr. Lazy is shown on a bus with a sloth)

Mr. Lazy: Yep.

(The sloth feeds Mr. Lazy a potato chip. Little Miss Whoops walks to the back of the bus. Little Miss Calamity stops walking upon seeing Mr. Lazy)

Miss Calamity: Oh!

(The sloth feeds Mr. Lazy a potato chip)

Miss Calamity: I'll sit here.

(Little Miss Calamity sits in front of Mr. Lazy. Mr. Tickle closes the door and drives the bus. Mr. Tickle quickly notices how tense Little Miss Calamity is and tries to tickle her)

Mr. Tickle: I think somebody needs a tickle!

Miss Calamity: Oh! Uh!

(Little Miss Calamity shoos Mr. Tickles hand away but Mr. Tickle keeps trying to tickle her)

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

(Because Mr. Tickle isn't paying attention to the road, Mr. Tickle hits a fire hydrant. The bus hits more bumps which makes Little Miss Whoops uncomfortable)

Miss Whoops: Oh! Please don't hit so many bumps, Mr. Tickle! My ants get carsick!

Mr. Tickle: Maybe they need a tickle too!

(Mr. Tickle tries to tickle Little Miss Whoops' ant farm and this causes the bus to swerve)

Mr. Tickle (offscreen): (laughs)

Miss Calamity (offscreen): No! Stop!

(Little Miss Calamity is starting to freak out)

Miss Calamity: Maybe I should just get out and walk.

(Mr. Tickle turns around and lets go of the steering wheel entirely)

Mr. Tickle: Or maybe...you secretly want a tickle!!

(The bus swerves off the road)

Miss Calamity: WOAH!!

(The bus jumps over a gorge and lands on the other side)

Mr. Tickle (offscreen): (laughs)

(Mr. Tickle tickles Little Miss Calamity)

Miss Calamity: Oh! Hands on the wheel! Hands on the wheel!

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

(The bus swerves and runs over small rocks. Mr. Lazy's sloth feeds Mr. Lazy another potato chip)

Miss Whoops: Oh! Uh!

(Little Miss Whoops fall out of her seat)

Miss Whoops: Nyah!

(The ants go flying out of the ant farm)

Miss Whoops: Whoops!

Mr. Tickle (offscreen): (laughs)

(The ants fall onto Little Miss Calamity and Mr. Tickle continues tickling Little Miss Calamity)

Miss Calamity: Ooh! (laughs)

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

Miss Calamity: Oh! Ooh! No! (laughs) Oh! What a calamity!

(The bus is still swerving)

Mr. Tickle (offscreen): (laughs)

Miss Calamity (offscreen): Oh! Oh no! Oh Mr. Tickle!

(Little Miss Calamity stops Mr. Tickle from tickling her and gets him to turn around)

Miss Calamity: LOOK OUT!! OH!!

(The bus drives into a pond)

Miss Calamity (offscreen): Whatever you do, don't hit the ducks!!

(The bus drives passed a flock of ducks)

Ducks: (quacking)

(The bus arrives at the next bus stop and Little Miss Calamity, Little Miss Whoops, and Mr. Lazy and his sloth get off the bus)

Mr. Lazy: Sorry about your ant farm, Miss Whoops.

Miss Whoops: Oh that's okay. I'm sure they'll come back once they stop playing with Mr. Tickle.

(Mr. Tickle is shown covered the ants from Little Miss Whoops' ant farm)

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

(Mr. Tickle starts to roll on the ground laughing as Little Miss Whoops, Little Miss Calamity, and Mr. Lazy watch)

Mr. Tickle: (laughs)

(The screen iris' out. The first bumper plays. Mr. Strong and Mr. Bounce are sitting on a bench swing. Mr. Strong is reading a magazine about weights while Mr. Bounce is playing the banjo. A mosquito buzzes by and lands on Mr. Bounce's head. Mr. Strong rolls up his magazine and swats at the mosquito. This causes Mr. Bounce to bounce away)

(The next scene shows Mr. Bump dancing in a spider costume)

Mr. Bump: 🎶Why be a canary, instead of something scary? It's rather customary for Miss Scary's Telegrams!🎶

Mr. Bump: Uh, it's Miss Scary's Singing Telegrams Service! Call today!

Miss Scary: Good work Mr. Bump. Now remember to hand out a flyer to every single person!

Mr. Bump: Uh, Miss Scary. Do you really want me to go door to door? Uh...wouldn't it be easier to make a commercial so everyone can see it?

Miss Scary: Nah. I'm looking for something with pizzazz! I am a people person you know.

(The scene transitions to Little Miss Sunshine's house. Mr. Bump knocks on the door and Little Miss Sunshine answers)

Mr. Bump: 🎶Why be a canary, instead of something scary? It's rather-🎶

Miss Sunshine: (screams) SPIDER!!

(Little Miss Sunshine grabs a broom and starts beating Mr. Bump with it. The scene transitions to Mr. Nervous' house. Mr. Bump knocks on the door and Mr. Nervous answers)

Mr. Bump: 🎶Why be a canary, instead of some-🎶

(Mr. Nervous grabs a newspaper and starts swatting Mr. Bump with it)

Mr. Bump: Gah! Gah! Gah!

(Mr. Nervous swats Mr. Bump onto the road where the latter gets hit my Mr. Grumpy's car and lands on his windshield)

Mr. Bump: 🎶It's rather customary for Miss Scary's Telegrams!🎶 Oh!

(Mr. Grumpy uses his windshield wipers to get Mr. Bump off his windshield)

Mr. Grumpy: If I wanted to watch commercials I would've stayed home and watched TV!

Mr. Bump: Oh poopity poop.

(Mr. Bump drops his face to the ground. Then the scene iris' out)

(The next scene shows Little Miss Naughty outside of Mr. Nervous' house with a sack. She then takes a cockroach out of the sack)

Miss Naughty: (laughs mischievously) Okay, Clyde! Do your stuff!

(Little Miss Naughty places Clyde on Mr. Nervous' windowsill. Clyde crawls into Mr. Nervous' house)

Miss Naughty: Sometimes, I just can't help myself!

Mr. Nervous (offscreen): (screams) No!

(The scene cuts to inside Mr. Nervous' house. Mr. Nervous is sitting on the floor trying to shoo Clyde away with a broom)

Mr. Nervous: Don't...don't eat me!

(Mr. Nervous throws the flyswatter towards Clyde but misses him)

Mr. Nervous: Oh dear! I...never...should have...used...that bug spray!

(The doorbell rings and Mr. Nervous runs over to the door and opens it. Little Miss Naughty is outside)

Mr. Nervous: Miss Naughty!?

Miss Naughty: Hello, Mr. Nervous. Lovely day, isn't it?

Mr. Nervous: Oh. Maybe for you but there's a giant cockroach in my kitchen!

Miss Naughty: What a coincidence! Today, I offer a sale on my "Giant Roach Extermination Service!" Only 20 bucks and you're guaranteed to be roach free!

Mr. Nervous: Oh! Thank goodness you've come here!

(Mr. Nervous gives Little Miss Naughty 20 bucks)

Mr. Nervous: Please get rid of it! That monster! I'll wait here!

(Little Miss Naughty walks into Mr. Nervous' house. The scene cuts to Clyde crawling towards a pie)

Miss Naughty: Ha-ha-ha! (chuckles) Nice work, Clyde!

(Little Miss Naughty opens the sack and Clyde crawls into it)

Miss Naughty: Let's go!

(The scene transitions to outside of Little Miss Sunshine's house. Little Miss Naughty gives a thumbs up as Clyde crawls under Little Miss Sunshine's front door and into Little Miss Sunshine's house)

Miss Sunshine (offscreen): (screams)

(Glass is heard shattering)

Miss Sunshine (offscreen): (screams)

Miss Naughty: (laughs mischievously)

(The scene cuts inside Little Miss Sunshine's house. Little Miss Sunshine is trying to use a broom to sweep Clyde away but keeps missing)

Miss Sunshine: Ooh! Aah! Ooh! Aah! Aah! Ah! Ooh!

(The doorbell rings and Little Miss Sunshine answers the door. Little Miss Naughty is outside)

Miss Sunshine: Miss Naughty, help! There's a giant cockroach in my house!

(Little Miss Naughty walks into the house)

Miss Naughty: Lucky for you, Miss Sunshine. Today, I offer a sale on my "Giant Roach Extermination Service!" Only 20 bucks and you're guaranteed to be roach free!

Miss Sunshine: Oh! Thank goodness you happened to stop by! You're hired!

(Little Miss Naughty walks further into the house to fetch Clyde)

Miss Sunshine: I hope you don't mind but...I'll wait out here!

Miss Naughty: Don't mind at all.

(Clyde is shown eat Little Miss Sunshine's lunch)

Miss Naughty: Ha! Nice going, Clyde!

(Little Miss Naughty opens the sack and Clyde crawls into it)

Miss Naughty: Keep it up, and you're going to get a raise! Mmmm! You're so cute!

(The scene transitions to Mr. Persnickety and Mr. Messy's duplex. Little Miss Naughty and Clyde are shown on Mr. Messy's side of the house. Clyde crawls off of Little Miss Naughty's hand onto the windowsill and into Mr. Messy's house. Little Miss Naughty walks over to Mr. Messy's front door and knocks on it. Mr. Messy opens the door)

Miss Naughty: Hello, Mr. Messy. Today, I offer a special...on my "Giant Roach Extermination Service!"

Mr. Messy: That's funny! Because I have a giant roach in my kitchen sink right now! He's eating all the food off my dirty dishes.

Miss Naughty: Well...for 20 bucks, I'll get rid of that roach and guarantee you'll be roach free!

Mr. Messy: Oh! I don't wanna get rid of him! I kind of like the company! Besides, I don't have to wash any dishes this way!

Miss Naughty: BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE RUNS OUT OF DIRTY DISHES!?

(Little Miss Naughty becomes visibly angry)

Mr. Messy: Nah, don't worry. There's plenty of crud around here for him to eat. Thanks anyway. See ya!

(Mr. Messy closes the door and he starts eating pizza while Clyde eats the trash Mr. Messy has laying around. Outside, Little Miss Naughty stomps and paces around in frustration over her plan failing)

(Little Miss Naughty stomps outside Mr. Messy's house in frustration)

Miss Naughty: Gah! No! (grunts and breathes heavily) I'll get you next time!

(A rope falls from the top of the screen. Little Miss Whoops walks over and pulls on it. Nothing happens. She pulls on it again. Nothing happens. She gives a good yank down on the rope and scene transitions to the next bumper)

(Mr. Strong and Mr. Bounce are sitting on a bench swing. Mr. Strong is reading a magazine about weights while Mr. Bounce is playing the banjo. A mosquito buzzes by and lands on Mr. Strong's leg. Mr. Strong rolls up his magazine and gives it to Mr. Bounce. Mr. Bounce swats at the mosquito. Mr. Strong's reflexes kick in and he kicks Mr. Bounce. This causes Mr. Bounce to bounce away)

(A commercial for "Mr. Scatterbrain's Super Sticky Flypaper" begins with a closeup of bug on Mr. Grumpy's nose)

Mr. Scatterbrain (voice over): Do you have flies in your ointment?

(The scene cuts to Little Miss Sunshine covered in fleas)

Mr. Scatterbrain (voice over): Fleas in your bed?

(The scene cuts to a mosquito between Mr. Bump's toes)

Mr. Scatterbrain (voice over): Mosquitos between you toes?

(The scene cuts to Mr. Scatterbrain)

Mr. Scatterbrain: Well, if you're one of the million people who suffer from insect infestation,

(A bug appears in each of the four corners of the screen before disappearing)

Mr. Scatterbrain: Then you'll want to try my latest invention...

(Mr. Scatterbrain takes out a roll of his Super Sticky Flypaper)

Mr. Scatterbrain: "Mr. Scatterbrain's Super Sticky Flypaper!"

(A strip magically floats off the roll and in front of the screen)

Mr. Scatterbrain (offscreen): It's so simple to use!

(A mosquito, a spider, an ant, a bat and a clock get stuck to the strip of flypaper)

Mr. Scatterbrain: All you have to do...is pull off a strip!

(Mr. Scatterbrain pulls off a strip and it gets stuck to his hand)

Mr. Scatterbrain: (laughs)

(Mr. Persnickety walks over)

Mr. Persnickety: Uh...Mr. Scatterbrain. Uh...(sniffs)…might I trouble you for a bit of that toilet tissue? So that I might...blow my nose?

Mr. Scatterbrain: Oh! Of course, Mr. Persnickety!

(Mr. Persnickety takes a strip of flypaper and tries to blow his nose into it. Instead, the flypaper gets stuck to his nose)

Mr. Persnickety (nasally): This isn't toilet tissue!

Mr. Scatterbrain: Nope! It's "Mr. Scatterbrain's Super Sticky Flypaper!"

(Mr. Persnickety struggles to remove the flypaper from his face)

Mr. Persnickety: (grunts) Woah!

(Mr. Persnickety manages to remove the flypaper from his face, but he also removes his mustache as well)

Mr. Persnickety: (gasps) Grrr!

(Mr. Persnickety storms off)

Mr. Scatterbrain: And I'm not kidding when I say it's super sticky!

(The scene cuts outside where Mr. Scatterbrain has decorated his wash line with flypaper)

Mr. Scatterbrain: My super sticky flypaper also adds a festive touch! See? (chuckles) Pretty!

(A goose gets stuck in a strip of flypaper)

Goose: (honks)

Mr. Scatterbrain: It's also good for catching wild geese!

(Mr. Scatterbrain walks over to Mr. Quiet. The latter is also stuck in a strip of flypaper)

Mr. Scatterbrain: Or...for catching the mailman! (chuckles) Here you go, Mr. Quiet! Airmail, please.

(Mr. Scatterbrain hands Mr. Quiet his mail)

Mr. Quiet: All in a days work.

Mr. Scatterbrain: So order yours today.

(Mr. Scatterbrain puts a strip of his Super Sticky Flypaper on his face)

Mr. Scatterbrain (muffled): Mr. Scatterbrain's Super Sticky Flypaper! (chuckles) And say toodle-oo...

(Mr. Scatterbrain rips the flypaper off his face and his face is now on the flypaper and talking on its own)

Mr. Scatterbrain (normally): To bugs!

(The commercial ends with an iris out. A dance video starring Mr. Rude begins)

Mr. Tickle (voiceover): 🎵Dance, dance, dance🎵! Everybody pick up your feet and dance!

(After the dance video, Little Miss Daredevil pushes the old scene away and transitions to the next scene)

(Mr. Strong and Mr. Bounce are sitting on a bench swing. Mr. Strong is reading a magazine about weights while Mr. Bounce is playing the banjo. A mosquito buzzes by and lands on one of the chains holding the bench swing up. Mr. Strong rolls up his magazine and swats at the mosquito. This causes Mr. Bounce to bounce away and for the roof that was holding up the bench swing to collapse onto Mr. Strong)

(Mr. Messy walks onscreen with toilet paper on his shoe. The toilet paper drags a ton of trash on screen that transitions to the next scene as it drags across scene. The next scene shows Mr. Stubborn and Little Miss Chatterbox playing a board game)

Miss Chatterbox: One, two, three, fo-

(Little Miss Chatterbox's game piece squishes a termite)

Miss Chatterbox: Ew! Yuck! Ew! I squished a termite! Oh! At least I think it was a termite. They eat wood, right? I mean, it has all those legs...and these little teeth that still have chunks of sawdust in them.

Mr. Stubborn: That is not a termite, Miss Chatterbox.

Miss Chatterbox: Well, I don't know Mr. Stubborn. I may not be a bug expert, although I once saw a show on TV about bugs, but I think I know a termite when I see one

Mr. Stubborn: I DO NOT HAVE TERMITES!! Now, are we going to play the game or what?

Miss Chatterbox: Okay. Did you know that termites are like bees? They have a queen! Even though she doesn't get to wear a crown or anything. Even still, a termite queen can lay a thousand eggs in a day! I bet she's really tired at night.

Mr. Stubborn: Enough about termites! Less chatter, more game!

(Little Miss Chatterbox rolls the dice. Suddenly, the sound of wood being cut is heard)

Miss Chatterbox: Wha?

(The legs on Little Miss Chatterbox's chair are reduced to sawdust and Little Miss Chatterbox falls to the ground)

Miss Chatterbox: Oh! Um...I think some termite just ate my chair.

Mr. Stubborn: How many times do I have to tell you...I DO NOT HAVE TERMITES!!

(The wooden peg-leg on Mr. Stubborn's pirate doll is turned to sawdust and the doll fall down)

Miss Chatterbox: Ahoy there, matey! (giggles) You just lost your pirate, Mr. Stubborn!

Mr. Stubborn: That pirate was CHEAP!

(The table that their game was on turns into sawdust and the game falls to the ground and everything on the gameboard falls off)

Miss Chatterbox: You didn't hear it for me, but I really think you have termites!

Mr. Stubborn: That table was CHEAP! Game over.

(Mr. Stubborn pushes Little Miss Chatterbox to the door)

Mr. Stubborn: It's getting late and I have to work in the morning.

Miss Chatterbox: Are you sure I can't give the name of an exterminator? I know a really, really good one!

Mr. Stubborn: No! Good night!

Miss Chatterbox: Okay! See you tomorrow!

(Mr. Stubborn slams the door shut. The telephone rings and Mr. Stubborn answers it)

Mr. Stubborn: Hello?

Miss Chatterbox (over the phone): I might have some extra bug spray at home under the sink next to the plunger.

Mr. Stubborn: Keep your bug spray! Thank you!

(Mr. Stubborn hangs up the phone. The scene transitions to Mr. Stubborn's bedroom that night. Mr. Stubborn is in bed ready to get some sleep. Mr. Stubborn's alarm clock rings and Mr. Stubborn turns it off with his fist. The nightstand the clock was on turns to dust and the clock falls to the ground. Mr. Stubborn claps his hands and the light turns off)

(The scene transitions to the next morning. Mr. Stubborn's house has been totally eaten except for the chimney, toilet (which is gushing out water), refrigerator, alarm clock, and bed. The alarm clock rings. Mr. Stubborn wakes up and turns it off. Mr. Stubborn notices what has become of his house)

Mr. Stubborn: Oh!

(Mr. Small and Mr. Nosey walk by and notice Mr. Stubborn's destroyed house)

Mr. Small: Great McGillicuddy, Mr. Stubborn! Your house has been eaten!

Mr. Nosey: Hmm...this looks like the work of termites.

(Mr. Nosey takes out a camera and snaps a photo)

Mr. Stubborn: I do not have termites! Now if you don't mind, I am trying to get some sleep.

(Mr. Nosey takes another picture)

Mr. Stubborn: Some people think they know everything!

(Mr. Stubborn's bed turns to sawdust and collapses onto the floor)

Mr. Stubborn: Oof!

(The scene transitions to the ending scene with some previous happenings from the episode. Starting with the bench swing collapsing on Mr. Strong after swatting a mosquito)

Narrator: Ah bugs.

(Mr. Tickle is shown being tickled by ants with Little Miss Calamity, Mr. Lazy, and Little Miss Whoops watching him

Narrator: So you see, in Dillydale...

(Mr. Bump is dancing in his spider costume in front of Little Miss Sunshine)

Narrator: Some might even call these multi-legged creatures there friends.

(Mr. Stubborn and Little Miss Chatterbox are shown playing their board game)

Narrator: Of course, some still refuse to believe that bugs exist at all!

(The table that Mr. Stubborn and Little Miss Chatterbox's game was on turns into sawdust and the game falls to the ground and everything on the gameboard falls off)

(Fade to black)

(Episode ends here)

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