Bugs is the thirty-fourth episode (second part of the seventeenth episode) of Season 1 of The Mr. Men Show.
Synopsis[]
Little Miss Whoops' ant farm wreaks havoc on the Dillydale express; Little Miss Naughty's bug business proves bountiful; and Mr. Stubborn denies his irrefutable insect infestation.
Plots[]
- Miss Calamity, Miss Whoops, Mr. Lazy and Mr. Tickle's Plot: Miss Calamity goes for a ride on a bus called The Tickle Express with Miss Whoops (who has her ant farm with her). Mr. Lazy was on the bus with his sloth. Mr. Tickle tickles everyone.
- Miss Scary and Mr. Bump's Plot (Deleted in the UK): Miss Scary tells Mr. Bump to wear a spider costume, but Mr. Bump is swatted by Mr. Nervous and Miss Sunshine. In the end, Mr. Bump gets hit by Mr. Grumpy's car and he's left on the road.
- Miss Naughty's Plot: Miss Naughty is pretending to be a (cock)roach exterminator by putting her roach Clyde in people's houses. First she did it to Mr. Nervous, then Miss Sunshine, and finally Mr. Messy, who made friends with Clyde, much to Miss Naughty's frustration.
- Mr. Scatterbrain's Plot: Mr. Scatterbrain advertises for his Super Sticky Fly Paper.
- Miss Chatterbox and Mr. Stubborn's Plot: Miss Chatterbox comes to visit Mr. Stubborn and tries to convince him that he has a termite problem. The next morning, they had eaten up his whole house.
Bumpers[]
Mr. Strong tries to swat a mosquito while sitting on a bench swing, but hits Mr. Bounce by mistake.
- Same as the description.
- Mr. Bounce tries to swat it himself on Mr. Strong's leg, but the reflex causes him to kick Mr. Bounce away.
- Mr. Strong causes the roof to collapse.
Characters[]
- Mr. Fussy
- Mr. Bump
- Little Miss Whoops
- Little Miss Calamity
- Mr. Tickle
- Mr. Lazy
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Mr. Nervous
- Little Miss Naughty
- Mr. Messy
- Mr. Scatterbrain
- Mr. Quiet
- Little Miss Chatterbox
- Mr. Stubborn
- Mr. Small
- Mr. Nosey
- Mr. Strong (cameo)
- Mr. Bounce (cameo)
- Mr. Rude (cameo)
- Little Miss Scary (US version only)
- Mr. Grumpy (US version only)
Voice Cast[]
UK[]
- Rob Rackstraw as Mr. Fussy, Mr. Tickle, Mr. Messy
- Simon Greenall as Mr. Bump, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet
- Teresa Gallagher as Little Miss Whoops, Little Miss Chatterbox
- Aline Mowat as Little Miss Calamity
- Tim Whitnall as Mr. Lazy, Mr. Nervous
- Jo Wyatt as Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Naughty
- Joseph J. Terry as Mr. Scatterbrain
- Lewis MacLeod as Mr. Stubborn
- Keith Wickham as Mr. Small
- Steven Kynman as Mr. Nosey
US[]
- Joseph J. Terry as Mr. Fussy, Mr. Scatterbrain
- Paul Greenberg as Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet
- Alicyn Packard as Little Miss Whoops, Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Naughty
- Prudence Alcott as Little Miss Calamity
- Jeff Stewart as Mr. Tickle
- Phil Lollar as Mr. Lazy, Mr. Small
- Susan Balboni as Little Miss Scary
- Rick Zieff as Mr. Nervous, Mr. Nosey
- Sam Gold as Mr. Grumpy
- Katie Leigh as Little Miss Chatterbox
- Godfrey as Mr. Stubborn
Transcript[]
- The transcript for "Bugs" can be found here.
Trivia[]
- Mr. Tickle crashing into a pond also happens to Mr. Stubborn in Getting Around, but Mr. Stubborn crashes into a swimming pool instead.
- The people Miss Naughty sent her roach to (except Mr. Messy) were the same people that whacked Mr. Bump in his spider costume.
- This is the first time Little Miss Calamity gets covered in ants. The second time will be in "Sightseeing."
Dub edits[]
- Little Miss Naughty breathing heavily and saying, "I'll get you next time!" is changed to "Come back, Clyde! We were so good together!"
Errors[]
- Mr. Bump's bandages overlap his legs when he asks about doing a TV commercial instead of going door to door
- In the UK, Mr. Scatterbrain's line "Nope!" is muted.
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