- 'Whoops!'
- — Mr. Clumsy
Mr. Clumsy
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Book No.
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28 (UK and US)
37 (France) |
Release Date
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April 14, 1976 (as he first appeared in Mr. Fussy's book)
March 5, 1978 (as a Book release) |
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Followed by
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First appearance
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Mr. Clumsy is the twenty-eighth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
About him[]
- Colour: Dark Green
- Shape: Oval
- Gender: Male
- Personality: Clownish, accident-prone, chaotic, turmoil, disastrous, clumsy, foolish, playful, exaggerated, uncoordinated, accidental, disorganised, jerkish, bumbling, confused, ineffectual, incompetent, kind, polite, friendly
- Hair: Very messy black hair
- Family: Mr. Fussy (cousin), 8 other cousins and an aunt.
- Afflictions: Mr. Fussy (cousin), Little Miss Neat (Friend)
- Friends: Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Tiny, Little Miss Busy, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Bump, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Dizzy, Mr. Impossible, Mr. Rush, Mr. Silly, Mr. Perfect, Mr. Grumble (sometimes), Mr. Worry (sometimes).
- Rivals: Mr. Snooty, Little Miss Quick, Mr. Daydream, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Worry, Little Miss Fun, Little Miss Star, Mr. Mean, Little Miss Splendid, Mr. Rude, Mr. Mayor, and some of the characters.
- Occupation: He can't decide
- Species: Shaped human
- Features: a scruffy mustache, a tied brown shoe and an untied brown shoe.
- Likes: Protecting, trying to get a job.
- Dislikes: Getting hurt, messing things up and his own clumsiness (even more worse than Little Miss Helpful)
- Job: being clumsy and messing things up so many times.
- Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss), Neil Crone (US dub), Simcha Barbiro (Hebrew dub)
- Catchphrases: "Whoops" or "Oh no"
Information[]
- Mr. Clumsy is green with a yellow nose.
- His hair and moustache are messed up.
- He wears brown shoes, one is untied.
- He lives in Australia.
- He has 9 cousins, one of them is Mr. Fussy.
Mr. Fussy's Story[]
One evening, Mr. Fussy is working when his cousin (from Australia), Mr. Clumsy, comes to visit. He causes chaos and at the end of his stay,
Story[]
Mr. Clumsy always breaks things or knocking things over. When he goes shopping, instead of taking one can, he knocks over the whole stack. On a farm, he falls into a puddle and goes home to take a bath. He falls into a linen basket. He falls out of a chair when he eats dinner. He has an accident before he goes to bed.
International publications & translations[]
Mr. Clumsy appears under the titles
- Monsieur Maladroit (French)
- מר שלומיאל (Mar Shlumi'él; Hebrew, 1980)
- מר מגושם (Mar Megushám; Hebrew, 2000)
- Mr. Ganso (Chilean Spanish)
- Meneertje Stuntel (Dutch, 1986)
- Meneertje Onhandig (Dutch, 1998)
- Don Torpezas (Mexican Spanish)
- Don Patoso (Castilian Spanish, 1988)
- Don Desastre (Castilian Spanish, 1999)
- 呆呆先生 (Dāi dāi Xiānshēng; Taiwan)
- Unser Herr Tolpatsch (German, 1989)
- Mister Tölpel (German, 2014)
- Ο Κύριος Αδέξιος (Greek)
- Bay Sakar (Turkish)
- 서툴러씨 (Seoturreo-ssi; Korean)
- 笨拙先生 (Ban⁶ zyut³ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese)
- Herra Klaufi (Icelandic)
- คุณเฟอะฟะ (Kun Fəa-Fa; Thai)
- 笨拙先生 (Bènzhuō Xiānshēng; China)
- آقا کوچولوی بی دست و پا (Bê-Dast va Pâ; Âqâ Kučulu-yePersian, Gohar Danesh)
- آقای شلخته (Âqâ-ye Šelaxte; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
- چلفتی خان (Čolofti-ye Xân; Persian, Ghadiyani)
- Hr. Hovsa (Danish)
- Herr Kløne (Norwegian)
- ぶきようくん (Bukiyō-Kun; Japanese)
- Pan Gapa (Polish)
Title character other appearances[]
Books[]
- Mr. Fussy (he appears in this book before his own)
- Mr. Perfect
- Little Miss Fun
- Little Miss Loud (cameo)
- Little Miss Brilliant
- Little Miss Fabulous (with pink hair and then perfect hair like Mr. Fussy)
- Little Miss Baby
- Little Miss Princess and the Very Special Party (mentioned)
- Little Miss Somersault Goes Bump
- Mr. Men Little Miss: Quarantine Crisis
- Mr. Men - Adventure with Superheroes
- Little Miss Sunshine and the Three Bears
- Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food
- Mr. Messy's Guide to Student Life
- Little Miss Trouble's Guide to Men
- Mr. Small's Big Dream (book, cameo)
- Mr. Chatterbox's Parrot (cameo)
- Little Miss Helpful at the fair (cameo in the French version)
- Mr. Men - The Great British Tour
- Mr. Men in Scotland
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Adventure in Japan
- Mr. Men - Adventure in China
- Little Miss Neat Cleans Up
- Little Miss Sparkle
- Mr. Men - Adventure in Space
- Mr. Men and Little Miss - Adventure with Knights
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Vets
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Winter Wonderland
- Mr. Men Little Miss: Busy Builders
- Mr. Men - Winter Sports
TV[]
- Mr. Fussy (TV) (debut)
- Hurry Mr. Rush, Autumn is Coming (TV)
- Mr. Uppity's big house (TV)
- Mr. Funny puts on a show (TV (cameo)
- Mr. Strong: King of the Circus (TV (cameo)
- Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile (TV) (voice only)
- Mr. Clumsy in the Brains and the Brawn (TV)
- Mr. Small's Big Dream (TV) (cameo) with no shoes)
- A Rival for Little Miss Somersault (TV)
- Little Miss Neat Sees Spots (TV)
- What a Mess, Little Miss Helpful! (cameo on the delta vhs cover)
- Mr. Forgetful, the World's Best Actor! (TV) (cameo)(only his arms are shown)
- Mr. Clumsy, Head Butler! (TV)
- Mr. Impossible's Lesson (TV)
- Little Miss Chatterbox Finds her Calling (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Busy D.I.Y. Teacher (TV)
- Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap (TV (not named)
- Little Miss Wise's Day Out at the Fun Fair (TV) (cameo) (bald)
- Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Noisy, the music man (Australian DVD cover only)
- Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV, bald) (cameo)
- Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair (TV, with a yellow hat) (cameo)
- Little Miss Trouble and the Magic Paint (TV, without a nose) (cameo)
- Mr. Clever Flies His Kite(TV) (cameo)
- Happy Birthday Little Miss Scatterbrain (TV) (cameo)
- The Christmas Letter (TV (cameo)
Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスタ一メン リトルミス[]
Trivia[]
- In Little Miss Fabulous' book, he had pink hair and then perfect hair like Mr. Fussy. In the same book he is the only Mr. Man who copies Little Miss Fabulous.
- His cousin, Mr. Fussy, came to visit him alongside with Mr. Nonsense and Little Miss Wise in his second episode Mr. Clumsy, Head Butler.
- His first accident in the 1995 series is in Hurry Mr. Rush...autumn is coming!, where he is riding a bike in a circle and lands into Mr. Rush's house.
- He appeared in 21 episodes in the 1995 TV Series.
- His title 'Clumsiest Person in the World' could suggest that he is even more accident-prone than Mr. Bump.
- Although he is said to come from Australia, in both the British and American dubs of Mr. Men and Little Miss, he's depicted with a British accent in the UK original and a Ed Wynn-like voice in the US dubs.
- He appears to be rivals With Little Miss Star as it was revealed In "Mr. Clumsy, Head Butler", might be due to his behaviour.
- Both he and Little Miss Helpful dislike Mr. Snooty and Little Miss Splendid, because of how rich they are and they also got bullied by them in their episodes, and Little Miss Magic (but Miss Helpful seems to like Miss Magic but Miss Magic doesn't, so Miss Magic despises Miss Helpful, and Little Miss Star (probably because she is far too famous and she also despises Mr. Clumsy), in which they both did in their episodes.
- He is slightly more round than Mr. Fussy in Mr. Fussy's book.
- He doesn't interact much with Mr. Fussy outside Mr. Fussy's book.
- He likes to eat scrambled eggs.
- Moral: Do not go out being clumsy towards anyone, or else things would happen.
Counterparts[]
See Counterparts Wiki.
Gallery[]
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