Yard Work (Lawns in the UK) is the thirty-ninth episode (first part of the twentieth episode) of Season 1 of The Mr. Men Show.
Synopsis[]
Mr. Quiet trims his topiary; Mr. Rude rakes leaves with a chipper Little Miss Chatterbox; and wild things happen when Little Miss Naughty cares for Mr. Nervous' lawn.
Plots[]
- Miss Chatterbox and Mr. Rude's Plot: Miss Chatterbox bothers Mr. Rude saying that his lawn needs raking due to the leaves and they have a "contest". Mr. Nosy and Mr. Small arrive and help clean it all up. The machine then explodes and all the leaves land in Mr. Rude's Yard.
- Miss Calamity, Mr. Tickle and Mr. Quiet's Plot: Miss Calamity starts her mower with Mr. Tickle's help which developes a mind of its own and causes a calamity by chasing Mr. Quiet and smashing his lawn ornaments.
- Mr. Happy and Mr. Stubborn's Plot (US version only): Mr. Happy is picking peaches at Mr. Stubborn's and tries to convince him that he has a gopher problem.
- Miss Naughty and Mr. Nervous' Plot: Miss Naughty tells Mr. Nervous that his grass isn't growing well and ads formula to make it grow faster. The next morning his yard grows into a jungle with dangerous plants, snakes, and quicksand and Mr. Nervous gets terrified when he goes out to get the newspaper. Miss Naughty then arrives thinking he is imagining again which he really isn't and Mr. Nervous got mad at her for that. Miss Naughty then took him safely inside. Then a wild boar chased Miss Naughty.
Bumpers[]
Characters pull up flowers in their lawn.
- Mr. Strong pulls some up and unearths Mr. Scatterbrain in the process!
- Mr. Bump plucks one to smell, but is then attacked by a swarm of bees!
- Mr. Scatterbrain plucks another and puts a lollipop in its place.
- Miss Scary scares the flowers away, with one of them fainting!
Characters[]
- Little Miss Chatterbox
- Mr. Rude
- Mr. Small
- Mr. Nosey
- Mr. Strong
- Mr. Bump
- Little Miss Calamity
- Mr. Quiet
- Mr. Tickle
- Mr. Nervous
- Little Miss Scary
- Mr. Stubborn (US version only)
- Mr. Happy (cameo) (US version only)
- Mr. Bounce (cameo) (scene transition only)
- Mr. Lazy (cameo)
- Little Miss Sunshine (cameo)
- Mr. Grumpy (cameo)
- Mr. Fussy (cameo)
- Mr. Scatterbrain
- Mr. Tickle
Voice Cast[]
UK[]
- Teresa Gallagher as Little Miss Chatterbox
- Joseph J. Terry as Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain
- Keith Wickham as Mr. Small
- Steven Kynman as Mr. Nosey
- Simon Greenall as Mr. Strong, Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Happy
- Aline Mowat as Little Miss Calamity
- Lewis MacLeod as Mr. Stubborn
- Jo Wyatt as Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Scary
- Tim Whitnall as Mr. Nervous
US[]
- Katie Leigh as Little Miss Chatterbox
- Joseph J. Terry as Mr. Rude, Mr. Scatterbrain
- Phil Lollar as Mr. Small, Mr. Strong
- Rick Zieff as Mr. Nosey, Mr. Nervous
- Paul Greenberg as Mr. Bump, Mr. Quiet
- Prudence Alcott as Little Miss Chatterbox
- Jeff Stewart as Mr. Tickle
- Sam Gold as Mr. Happy
- Godfrey as Mr. Stubborn
- Alicyn Packard as Little Miss Naughty
- Susan Balboni as Little Miss Scary
Transcript[]
- The transcript for "Yard Work" can be found here.
Trivia[]
- Like Boo-Boos, all plots feature at least two characters.
- This episode, Physical, Dance, and Outer Space are the only episodes Mr. Nervous is seen angry, as he yells at Miss Naughty for turning his yard into a jungle.
- In Mr. Nervous's plot, he can briefly be seen without his glasses.
- The whistling music played in the instrumental music video between the second bumper and Mr. Stubborn's plot was rearranged and repurposed into Mr. Funny's theme in the second season.
- Miss Chatterbox and Mr. Rude are revealed to be neighbours in this episode.
- Scenes from Garden, Chores, and Farm are seen.
- This is the first time Mr. Rude says "I'll give you fun", which he says later in Birds.
Dub edits[]
- In Mr. Happy and Mr. Stubborn's plot, gophers are referred to as moles, despite being an entirely different species.
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