Mr. Funny Puts on a Show is the 9th episode of the first season of Mr. Men and Little Miss. It was first broadcast on 15 December, 1995.
Plot[]
All the Mr. Men and Little Misses are very excited because today the circus is coming to Misterland. But to everyone's great disappointment, all the performers have measles and the show has to be cancelled.
However, Mr. Funny has a brainwave and urges all the Mr. Men and Little Misses to go on stage and perform and act. Mr. Noisy is the ringmaster, Mr. Strong shows off his strength, Little Miss Naughty jumps into water, Mr. Topsy-Turvy does a unique cycling routine on the tightrope, and Mr. Bump is being himself. As for Mr. Funny, he is to replace his hero, Chuckles the Clown, but he is sad not to have seen him all the same.
The next day, Chuckles comes and thanks him. They spend an enjoyable day together, playing jokes on one another and having a whale of a time.
Characters[]
- Mr. Rush (stock footage} (cameo)
- Mr. Perfect (not named) (cameo)
- Little Miss Neat (cameo)
- Mr. Tickle
- Mr. Clumsy (cameo)
- Mr. Greedy (cameo)
- Mr. Strong
- Little Miss Helpful (cameo)
- Mr. Impossible (debut) (normal, blue version after some scenes; not named in the UK version)
- Mr. Forgetful (cameo)
- Mr. Brave (debut) (cameo)
- Mr. Snooty (cameo)
- Ringmaster (debut)
- Clowns
- Little Miss Bossy (debut) (cameo)
- Chuckles The Clown (debut)
- Little Miss Star (cameo)
- Mr. Funny
- Mr. Topsy-Turvy (debut)
- Little Miss Naughty
- Mr. Bump (debut)
- Mr. Noisy
- Mr. Dizzy (cameo) (with a black hat)
- Mr. Grumble (cameo)
- Mr. Clever (debut) (cameo)
- Mr. Worry (cameo) (not worried)
- Mr. Grumpy (cameo) (Does not speak in the Hebrew dub)
- Mr. Skinny (cameo) (with a brown hat looking different and brown shoes)
- Little Miss Prim (cameo) (without a yellow nose or glasses also her hat is Big)
- Little Miss Dotty (debut) (cameo) (when her nose faces the front she looks like as if she's a bean sort of)
UK Dub:[]
- Gordon Peters - The Narrator, Mr. Impossible, Ringmaster, Mr. Funny, Mr. Strong, Mr. Perfect, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Grumpy
- Jill Shilling - Chuckles the Clown
US Dub:[]
- Ron Rubin - The Narrator, Mr. Noisy
- Len Carlson - Mr. Funny, Mr. Strong, Mr. Perfect, Mr. Grumpy, Chuckles the Clown
- Neil Crone - Mr. Impossible, Ringmaster
French Dub:[]
- Roger Carel - Narrator, the Mr. Men, the Ringmaster
- Patricia Legrand - Chuckles the Clown, Little Miss Naughty
Hebrew Dub:[]
- Adi Weiss - Mr. Impossible
- Danni Bassan - Narrator
- Dor Zweigenboim - Mr. Strong and Mr. Perfect
- Efron Etkin - Mr. Noisy
- Itzik Sydoff - Chuckles the Clown
- Simcha Barbiro - Mr. Funny
Transcript[]
- The transcript for "Mr. Funny puts on a show" can be found here.
Trivia[]
- Footage from Mr. Mischief is Caught at his Own Game is used at the very beginning of this episode.
- Footage from Hurry Mr. Rush, Autumn is Coming is used for this episode. As a result, Mr. Rush is in a darker shade of purple than usual.
- Footage from One Day In The Life of Mr. Perfect is used for this episode.
- Mr. Impossible is blue in this episode instead of purple after the scene where the circus came to town. He also speaks in a British accent instead of an American accent.
- This is the second time Mr. Noisy takes on the role as ringmaster. The first was in the book "Mr. Funny at the Circus."
- This is the second episode to feature a large amount of cameos right until the later episodes in the upcoming seasons became bigger.
- The first episode Mr Grumbles smiling
- He's also not referred to by name in the UK version, but is referred to by name in the American version.
- The Stock footage is also reused for later episodes and more bigger cameo appearances, Which are He...Hello Little Miss Shy, Mr. Strong: King of the Circus, Mr. Small's Big Dream, What a Question, Little Miss Curious!, Little Miss Wise's Day Out at the Fun Fair, Mr. Muddle Goes Skating, Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair, and Little Miss Shy Goes to the Fair
- In the Hebrew dub, Mr. Grumpy's mouth moves, but he doesn't speak.
Errors[]
- After the narrator says "and that night, at the circus." Mr. Dizzy's hat is black instead of blue in his cameo, Mr. Clever's ears are missing, and Mr. Worry's lines on his head is missing. There are also a Mr. Strong, a Little Miss Naughty, and two Mr. Greedys In The Audience, one Mr. Strong and Little Miss Naughty as cameos, and one Mr. Strong and one Little Miss Naughty in the stage, one Mr. Greedy on the fourth row seats on the left and one Mr. Greedy on the first row seat on the right.
- Little Miss Dotty's nose is brown and is out of shape and she kinda looks like a bean,Noses like that don't really mean you're a bean, this also happened in Mr. Strong: King of the Circus.
- Mr. Impossible, who is about appear on the stage, appears in the audience instead despite what he said earlier in the episode.
- Little Miss Helpful's hair is different and her height is shorter, it also happened in the later episode Mr. Strong: King of the Circus
- Little Miss Star has no nose or shoes this also happened in Mr. Strong: King of the Circus
In Other Languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | Monsieur Rigolo fait son cirque | Mr. Funny Makes His Circus | |
Gallery[]
Video[]
Mr. Men and Little Miss - Mr. Funny Puts on a Show (US Dub)-2
US Dub
אדון וגברת בשינוי אדרת - פרק 8 - מר מצחיק עושה הצגות
Hebrew Dub
9. Monsieur Rigolo fait son cirque-2