- 'I'm Mr. Forgetful, blue and always cheerful. Got many things to do and by the way, who are you?'
- — Mr. Forgetful, Discover Computers With Mr. Forgetful
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Mr. Forgetful
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Book No.
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14 (UK and US)
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Release date
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19 January, 1976
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Mr. Forgetful is the fourteenth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
About him[]
- Colour: Dark blue (light purple in MAD)
- Shape: Oval
- Gender: Male
- Personality: Absent minded, inattentive, daydreamer, distracted, forgetful
- Family: Unknown
- Love Interest: Little Miss Scatterbrain
- Friends: Little Miss Wise, Little Miss Scatterbrain, Farmer Fields, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Dizzy, Little Miss Tidy, and the rest of the characters
- Rivals: Unknown
- Job: Being forgetful and having a short memory
- Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss), Ron Rubin (US dub), Kevin Shinick (MAD), Effron Etkin (Mr. Men and Little Miss, Hebrew dub)
Story[]
Mr. Forgetful front cover.
Mr. Forgetful's first front cover.
Mr. Forgetful has a short memory. One day he has to remember a message for Farmer Fields to say that there's a sheep loose in the lane. He tries to remember the message, but when he makes his way to him, he says, "There's a goose asleep in the rain." Fortunately, he remembers it upon coming across the sheep, but still gets the message muddled up. Instead, he shows Farmer Fields the sheep and they all have a good laugh.
International publications & translations[]
This is a list of alternate titles for this book being published internationally.
- Mr. Anghofus (Welsh)
- Monsieur Étourdi (French)
- Unser Herr Vergesslich (German)
- Don Despistado (Castilian Spanish, 1988)
- Don Memorión (Castilian Spanish, 1999)
- Don Olvidadizo (Mexican Spanish)
- Meneer Vergeetal (Dutch)
- Ο Κύριος Ξεχασιάρης (O Kýrios Xechasiáris) (Greek)
- Fætter Glemsom (Danish)
- Herr Glemsk (Norwegian)
- Herra Gleyminn (Icelandic)
- Pan Zapominalski (Polish)
- Bay Unutkan (Turkish)
- Пан Забывалкин (Pan Zabyvalkin; Russian)
- 健忘先生 (Jiànwàng Xiānshēng; Taiwan/China)
- 健忘先生 (Gin⁶ mong⁴ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese)
- ワスレルさん (Wasureru-San; Japanese, 1978)
- わすれんぼうくん (Wasurenbō-Kun; Japanese, 2016)
- 잊어씨 (Ijeo-ssi; Korean)
- מר שכיחא (Mar Shkhíkha; Hebrew, 1978)
- מר שכחן (Mar Shakhekhán; Hebrew, 1998)
- آقای فراموشکار (Âqâ-ye Farâmôškâr; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
- آقا کوچولوی فراموشکار (Âqâ Kučulu-ye Farâmôškâr; Persian, Gohar Danesh)
- فراموش آقا (Farâmuš-e Âqâ; Persian, Ghadiyah)
List of characters[]
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.
- The Policeman
- Mrs. Parcel
- Farmer Fields
- The Sheep
Pictures only[]
Trivia[]
- In the US version of Mr. Men and Little Miss, he sounds like John Gegenhuber.
- In Mr. Forgetful...Hey, Waiter!, he called Little Miss Wise Little Miss Dotty and Little Miss Giggles by mistake, before getting her name right towards the end of the episode.
- He appears to have a good friendship with Little Miss Wise. Despite forgetting her name.
- He doesn't even know his name.
- He has made an appearance on Cartoon Network's MAD in the "Cowboys & Alien Force" sketch. His body shape is the same, but is the same colour as Mr. Impossible, and he has a different hat. He was shown talking to Jake Lonergan about forgetting the title before Jon Favreau snatched him. Here, he was voiced by series developer Kevin Shinick.
- In "Bingo No", his hat was shown twisting around the world. Geography!
- In the intro of his 1975 cartoon, his hat is yellow instead of red.
- He made an appearance in a Biotene commercial.
- According to the website, Mr. Forgetful is surprisingly a good swimmer.
- He prefers to have his eggs runny as opposed to hard-boiled.
Counterparts[]
See Counterparts Wiki.
Title character other appearances[]
Books[]
- Little Miss Fun (mentioned)
- Mr. Fib
- Mr. Chatterbox's Parrot
- Little Miss Magic to the Rescue (book)
- Mr. Bump Goes on Holiday
- Little Miss Helpful at the Fair (cameo in the UK version)
- Mr. Muddle's Good Catch (cameo in the UK version)
- Mr. Slow Rolls On (cameo)
- Mr. Small's Big Dream (cameo)
- Little Miss Bossy Saves the Zoo
- Little Miss Sunshine Cheers Everyone Up (cameo)
- Mr. Clever Flies a Kite
- Little Miss Bad
- Mr. Birthday
- Little Miss Fickle
- Little Miss Christmas
- Mr. Men on Holiday (1976)
- The Mr. Men Sports
- Mr. Men - Book of Silly Rhymes
- Mr. Men: Birthday Party
- The Mr. Men Christmas (1977)
- Mr. Happy and the Wizard
- Mr. Tickle and the Dragon
- Mr. Men - The Christmas Party (cameo)
- Mr. Men - Adventure with Monsters
- The Mr. Men ABC
- Mr. Men - Ready, Steady, Bake!
- Little Miss Shy and the Fairy Godmother (cameo)
- Mr. Men go Camping
- A Lunch to Remember
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Caring
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Vets
- Mr. Men Little Miss: Talent Show
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Pancake Day
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Find Calm (cameo)
- Mr. Men Little Miss: The New King (cameo)
- Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit Provence
Television[]
- Mr. Forgetful (TV) (debut)
- The Christmas Rescue (TV) (Intro Only)
- Mr. Uppity's Big House (TV)
- Mr. Funny puts on a show (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Bump Goes on a Trip (TV)
- Happy Christmas Mr. Worry (TV) (cameo)
- No Food is no fun for Mr. Greedy (cameo) (on the Delta VHS cover)
- Mr. Forgetful...Hey, Waiter! (TV)
- Mr. Strong: King of the Circus (TV)
- Mr. Brave Goes Ghost Hunting (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Small's Big Dream (TV) (cameo)
- What a Question, Little Miss Curious (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Tickle Saves the Day (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Late Beats Them All! (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Skinny Is Up the Spout (TV) (cameo)
- A Very Happy Day for Mr. Happy (TV) (cameo)
- What a Mess, Little Miss Helpful! (cameo) (on the Delta VHS Cover)
- Mr. Forgetful, the World's Best Actor! (TV)
- Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood (TV)
- Mr. Clever's Invention (cameo) (on the Australian DVD cover)
- Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea-Town (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Magic to the Rescue (TV)
- Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot (TV)
- Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Worry and the Giant (cameo) (on the Mr. Muddle Goes Skating Delta VHS Cover)
- Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day (TV)
- Mr. Nosey Goes Fishing (cameo) (on the Australian 1996 VHS cover)
- Little Miss Trouble and the Magic Paint (TV) (cameo)
- It's Very Noisy for Mr. Quiet (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Clever Flies His Kite (TV)
- Happy Birthday Little Miss Scatterbrain (TV)
- The Christmas Letter (TV Special)
Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス[]
Gallery[]
External links[]
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