Clocks is the thirtieth episode (second part of the fifteenth episode) of Season 2 of The Mr. Men Show. It first premiered on 28 September, 2009 on Cartoon Network.
Synopsis[]
Tick tock goes the clocks in Dillydale. A gentle ticking keeps Mr. Quiet awake; Mr. Grumpy new clock is going cuckoo regarding the alarm function; and Mr. Bump and Mr. Tickle are springing into action to fix the clock tower!
Plots[]
- Miss Helpful, Mr. Grumpy and Mr. Scatterbrain's plot: When Little Miss Helpful's alarm clock doesn't work, Mr. Grumpy gets the help of Mr. Scatterbrain to wake him up in time for a fishing contest.
- Advertisement ― Lé Rude Cuckoo (UK deleted scene): Mr. Rude advertises a cuckoo clock which is just as rude as him.
- Mr. Noisy and Mr. Quiet's plot: Mr. Quiet goes to Mr. Noisy's place for the night after he has a power outage at his home and finds it hard to sleep with the alarm clock's loud ticking.
- Mr. Bump and Mr. Tickle's plot: Mr. Bump and Mr. Tickle fix the Dillydale clock tower.
Bumpers[]
Mr. Lazy uses a remote control to stop his alarm clock.
- A robotic arm with a boxing glove punches the clock.
- A swarm of toy fighter jets with lasers destroys the clock and the counter.
- Mr. Strong comes out and takes Mr. Lazy away from the clock.
Characters[]
- Little Miss Whoops
- Mr. Happy
- Mr. Fussy
- Mr. Grumpy
- Little Miss Helpful
- Mr. Scatterbrain
- Mr. Nosey
- Mr. Small
- Mr. Noisy
- Mr. Quiet
- Mr. Tickle
- Mr. Bump
- Little Miss Chatterbox (title card only)
- Mr. Rude (US version only)
- Little Miss Sunshine (US version only)
- Mr. Lazy (cameo, bumpers only)
- Mr. Strong (cameo, last bumper only)
Voice Cast[]
UK[]
- Teresa Gallagher as Little Miss Whoops
- Rob Rackstraw as Mr. Happy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Tickle
- Simon Greenall as Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Bump
- Emma Tate as Little Miss Helpful, Little Miss Sunshine
- Joseph J. Terry as Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Rude
- Steven Kynman as Mr. Nosey
- Keith Wickham as Mr. Small
US[]
- Alicyn Packard as Little Miss Whoops, Little Miss Sunshine
- Joey D'Auria as Mr. Fussy, Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Rude
- Katie Leigh as Little Miss Helpful
- Sam Gold as Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Happy
- Rick Zieff as Mr. Nosey
- Phil Lollar as Mr. Small
- Richard Epcar as Mr. Noisy
- Paul Greenberg as Mr. Quiet, Mr. Bump
- Jeff Stewart as Mr. Tickle
Transcript[]
- The transcript for "Clocks" can be found here.
Trivia[]
- While the cuckoo Mr. Rude farts to the side in the final version of the deleted scene, the music video for "Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay" shows that the cuckoo Mr. Rude was originally going to fart directly in front of the viewers, with it having a visible butt. This was likely changed for it being seen as too crude.
- At the end of Mr. Bump's plot, there existed a theory that he died after getting hit by the clock hand, which had led to multiple edit wars.[1]
- Mr. Noisy is revealed to have a dog.
- The chimes of the clock tower are Big Ben chimes.
Remarks[]
- Miss Whoops says her catchphrase in a low pitch while she was waking up and knocking her alarm clock. Her pitch is normal in the European version.
- This is the second time Miss Helpful gives Mr. Grumpy something meant to be helpful but isn't helpful at all. The first was in Telephone.
- In the beginning of the episode, the clock tower seems to go off around 12:20. Grandfather clocks and clock towers only go off when the big hand reaches 3, 6, 9, or 12.
- Mr. Grumpy has bacon, eggs and coffee twice in this episode.
- Mr. Quiet ends up enjoying loud drumming for once.
- Miss Chatterbox is on the title card, but not in the episode itself.
Goofs[]
- The bottom strap of Mr. Nos(e)y's watch is transparent.
- Before Mr. Bump falls into the sewer, the cast on his left leg disappears for a split second.
- The official YouTube upload of this episode mistakenly uses a frame from "Machines" for its thumbnail.
The cast on Mr. Bump's left leg is gone.
Real-World References[]
- Mr. Bump hanging from the clock tower is a direct reference to the 1923 film Safety Last! Mr. Bump even says "Safety last!" (only in the UK version) while doing so.
Dub edits[]
- Mr. Grumpy saying "Thank you, Miss Helpful!" is expanded to "Thank you very much, Miss Helpful!"
- Lines such as "I hate the morning", "Oh, where's the soap?", and "Ah, there's the soap!" are present in the UK, but not in the US.
- When Mr. Grumpy comments on Miss Helpful's alarm clock, he says "piece of junk" in the US version and "load of rubbish" in the UK version.
- In the US, Mr. Quiet says "My electricity's out," but in the UK, he says "I got a powercut".
- Mr. Noisy pronounces "either" differently.
- Only in the UK, Mr. Bump says "Safety last!"
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