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'Sweet Henrietta! (US)/Sweet apple strudel! (UK)'
— Mr. Fussy/Per(s)nickety
Mr. Fussy

Mr-Fussy-3A

Book No.
21 (UK and US)
24 (France)
Release Date
Preceded by
Mr. Chatterbox (UK and US)
Mr. Rush (France)
Followed by
Mr. Bounce (UK and US)
Mr. Skinny (France)
First appearance
Mr. Fussy (Cartoon) (as Mr. Fussy)
Physical (as Mr. Per(s)nickety)

Mr. Fussy (Mr. Per(s)nickety in the first season of The Mr. Men Show) is the twenty-first book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.

About him[]

Story[]

Mr

Mr. Fussy Book

Mr. Fussy dislikes imperfection. He keeps his hair combed, his mustache trimmed, his shoelaces tied and his house neat. Because of this, people have taken to calling him a "fussy old fusspot".

One evening, he is working when his cousin (from Australia), Mr. Clumsy, comes to visit. He causes chaos and at the end of his stay, everything of the house is disastrous. However, things just get worse for Mr. Fussy when Mr. Bump visits.

The Mr. Men Show[]

Mr

Mr. Fussy in The Mr. Men Show

In The Mr. Men Show, he retains his yellow nose and neatly combed hair (although it has a darker colour) but is renamed Mr. Per(s)nickety. He now has a black bow tie, reading glasses, brown shoes, a more neatly waxed mustache that looks like a Luigi mustache, and a lime-green colored body. He lives next door to Mr. Messy in a duplex-style house. He and Mr. Messy often are at odds.

In Season 2, he retains his same looks but is darker green and his name is changed back to Mr. Fussy. His hair is deceptively the same, but it's actually now black and stringy. He thinks Little Miss Magic's popping out of nowhere is rude.

In Physical, Mr. Per(s)nickety was a judge in the Olympic-like sport and along with the other judges, failed everyone except Mr. Strong. He later participated in the relay race. Mr. Per(s)nickety was the last runner on orange team, but despite his early start, Mr. Quiet overtook him. Luckily, the skunk that Mr. Quiet was carrying released its stink allowing Mr. Per(s)nickety to win.

Trivia[]

Book Trivia[]

  • Moral: Don't make much ado about nothing.
  • In some earlier prints of Mr. Fussy, his shoes are red instead of orange.
  • In Mr. Mischief's book, he was seen without half of his mustache (Mr. Mischief cut one half off).
  • He's the first Mr. Man with hair.
  • His cousin is Mr. Clumsy.
  • According to a German audio tape known as Herr Glücklich Und Seine Freunde 4, he is called Otto Ordetlich.
  • According to a Mr. Men treasury released in 2015, Roger Hargreaves based him on his fussy young daughter, Amelia, who hated bits in her marmalade and liked things to be just so!
  • Mr. Clumsy appears in this story before his own.

Mr. Men and Little Miss Trivia[]

The Mr. Men Show Trivia[]

  • In his prototype/beta design, Mr. Fussy wore a brown tweed vest. He is seen wearing it in the pinball game and the show's colouring page.
  • In "Home Improvement" when he and Mr. Messy were attacking each other with Little Miss Magic's paint wand, he briefly changes into his light green colour scheme from the first season.
    • Additionally, he is shown in that colour scheme in a group shot in "Cinema" as an error, but is quickly fixed afterward.
  • In early storyboards, when Mr. Fussy goes swimming, he wears a yellow-striped swimsuit.
  • While one of his catchphrases is "Sweet Henrietta," it is changed to "Sweet Apple Strudel" in the UK version where he has a German accent.
  • In "Beach", Mr. Fussy (Per(s)nickety's) feet are regular like the other Mr. Men and Little Misses, but in "Shoes", they are pointed.
  • In "Beach", it's revealed that Mr. Per(s)nickety has many bow ties at his home.
  • His mouth can be shown when his moustache lifts up. (Amusement Park, Fair, Birds, Inventions, Trains, Beach).
  • His frightened eyes are seen in 3 episodes in season 1 (Amusement Park, Fair, Beach).
  • He is a talented piano player, as shown in "Sleep" and "Telephone". Mr. Rude rudely interrupts his concerts, though.
  • He is one of the three characters to wear glasses, the others being Mr. Nervous and Little Miss Whoops.
  • He is one of the three characters with some sort of tie, the others are Mr. Nosey and Mr. Funny.
  • According to director Mark Risley, Mr. Fussy's voice was modeled after actor Gale Gordon.
  • In Library, he became scribble shaped like Mr. Messy at the very end.
  • The reason for his initial name change before being reverted was, according to Eryk Casemiro, "it sounded more alliterative".
  • According to Mark Risley, the reason Mr. Per(s)nickety was changed back into Mr. Fussy was because Chorion didn't like how he was, which is the same reason why Little Miss Calamity got removed from Season 2.
  • In Robots, Mr. Fussy is revealed to really like waffles as he literally dropped everything when he overheard Little Miss Scary deciding to use her robot to toast waffles.

Miscellaneous[]

Counterparts[]

See Counterparts Wiki.

International publications & translations[]

Mr. Fussy appears under the titles:

  • Monsieur Tatillon (French and Les Monsieur Madame French dub S2)
  • Meneer Precies (Dutch)
  • Mr. Ffws (Welsh)
  • מר טרחן (Mar Tarkhán; Hebrew, 1978)
  • מר קפדן (Mar Kapdán; Hebrew, 1998)
  • מר דקדקן (Mar Dakdekán; Hebrew in The Mr. Men Show)
  • キチョウメンさん (Kichōmen-San; Japanese, 1979)
  • こうるさくん (Kōrusa-Kun; Japanese, 2014)
  • Unser Herr Ordentlich (German, 1982)
  • Mister Pingelig (German, 2011)
  • Mr. Pinta (Chilean Spanish)
  • Don Todoensulugar (Mexican Spanish)
  • Don Pulcro (Castilian Spanish)
  • 挑剔先生 (Tiāotī Xiānshēng; Taiwan)
  • Herra Nostri (Icelandic)
  • Ο Κύριος Επιμελής (Greek, 1994)
  • Ο Κύριος Ιδιότροπου (Greek, 1996)
  • 꼼꼼씨 (Kkomkkom-ssi; Korean)
  • 깐깐씨 (Kkankkan-ssi; Korean in The Mr. Men Show, Cartoon Network dub)
  • 옹졸씨 (Ongjol-ssi; Korean in The Mr. Men Show, EBS dub)
  • 挑剔先生 (Tiu¹ tik¹ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese)
  • آقای وسواسی (Âqâ-ye Vasvâsi; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
  • آقای وسواسی‌ خان (Âqâ-ye Vasvâsi-ye Xân; Persian, Panosht)
  • آقا وسواسی (Âqâ Vasvâsi; Persian, Ghadiyani)
  • Mr. Éisealach (Irish)
  • 挑剔先生 (Tiāoti Xiānshēng; China)
  • Мистер Чистюля (Mister Chistyulya; Russian)
  • Hr. Pernittengryn (Danish)
  • Herr Pirkete (Norwegian)
  • السيد متطلب (As-Sayyadu Mutaṭallib; Arabic)
  • Pan Czepialski (Polish)

List of characters[]

This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.

  • Mr. Clumsy (he appears in this book before his own)
  • Mr. Bump (mentioned only seen in TV version of story)

Title character other appearances[]

Book Appearances[]

Television Appearances[]

Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス[]

Mini Cinema[]

Gallery[]

Mr-Fussy 4A

External links[]

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Mr. Men Mr. Tickle · Mr. Greedy · Mr. Happy · Mr. Nosey · Mr. Sneeze · Mr. Bump · Mr. Snow · Mr. Messy · Mr. Topsy-Turvy · Mr. Silly · Mr. Snooty · Mr. Small · Mr. Daydream · Mr. Forgetful · Mr. Jelly · Mr. Noisy · Mr. Lazy · Mr. Funny · Mr. Mean · Mr. Chatterbox · Mr. Fussy · Mr. Bounce · Mr. Muddle · Mr. Dizzy · Mr. Impossible · Mr. Strong · Mr. Grumpy · Mr. Clumsy · Mr. Quiet · Mr. Rush · Mr. Tall · Mr. Worry · Mr. Nonsense · Mr. Wrong · Mr. Skinny · Mr. Mischief · Mr. Clever · Mr. Busy · Mr. Slow · Mr. Brave · Mr. Grumble · Mr. Perfect · Mr. Cheerful · Mr. Cool · Mr. Rude · Mr. Good · Mr. Nobody · Mr. Marvelous · Mr. Adventure · Mr. Calm
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Little Miss Spice Girls Little Miss Baby · Little Miss Ginger · Little Miss Scary (Spice Girls) · Little Miss Sporty
Dr. Men Dr. First · Dr. Second · Dr. Third · Dr. Fourth · Dr. Fifth · Dr. Sixth · Dr. Seventh · Dr. Eighth · Dr. Ninth · Dr. Tenth · Dr. Eleventh · Dr. Twelfth · Dr. Thirteenth
French-exclusive Mr. Men and Little Misses Mr. Brawler · Mr. No · Little Miss Brilliant · Little Miss Busy-Body · Little Miss Carefree · Little Miss Careful · Little Miss Loud · Little Miss Pretty · Little Miss Prim · Little Miss Show-Off · Little Miss Yes
Characters originally from The Mr. Men Show Little Miss Calamity · Little Miss Daredevil · Mr. Scatterbrain · Mr. Stubborn · Mr. Metal · Little Miss Strong · Ghost · Caveman · Mummy · Cave-Nosey · Cave-Small · Mr. Rude's family · Mr. Fussy's unnamed relative · Loretto the Venus Flytrap
SDMN x Mr. Men Mr. Behzinga · Mr. KSI · Mr. Miniminter · Mr. Tobjizzle · Mr. Vikkstar123 · Mr. W2S · Mr. Zerkaa
Miscellaneous Mr. Men and Little Misses Mr. Roundy · Mr. Squary · Mr. Stupid · Grandfather Clock · Mr. Magic · Mr. Amazed · Mr. Beefeater · Mr. Calm (Olivetti) · Mr. Neat · Mr. Panic · Mr. Diligent · Mr. Spendy · Little Miss Cawaii · Little Miss Fashion · Mr. Walk · Mr. GUMGUMGUM · Mr. ML · Mr. First · Mr. Quiffy · Mr. Glug · Mr. Gap · Little Miss Gap · Mr. Fun · Mr. Try · Little Miss Hats’n’Hair-do’s · Little Miss Unbelievable · Little Miss Voyager · Mr. Isle of Man · Little Miss Miracle · Mr. No (Mishaps and Mayhem) · Mr. Brilliant · Little Miss Kind · Little Miss Energy · Other Mr. Men
Appeared in other characters' stories Mr. Miserable · Mr. Right · Mr. Thrifty · Mrs. Thrifty · Little Miss Penny · Little Miss Prudence · Wilfred the Wizard · Mr. Careless · Little Miss Nobody · Mr. Mean's brother · Little Miss Bump · Mr. Beefeater's Family
The Mr. Men Musical Characters Doctor Trotter · Zenda
Humans and Other beings Walter the Worm · Mr. Stamp · Dr. Makeyouwell · Mr. Chips · Mrs. Crumb · Father Christmas · Mr. Pots · Mr. Brush · The Wizard · Mrs. Cage · Mr. Brick · Mr. Tune · Jack · Percy Pork · Chuckles the Clown · Farmer Fields · Elves · Mr. Bottle · George · Mr. Mayor · Mr. Bowler · Tramp · Mr. Busy And Mr. Bustle · Mrs. Scrub · Mr. Black · PC Whistle · Tess · Mr. Bacon · William · Queen of Miseryland · Miseryland Jester · King of the Goblins · Dark Knight · Stormy Knight · Starry Knight · Mr. Herd · King of Nonsenseland · Mr. Robinson · Aleena · King of Miseryland · Mr. Foolish · Mr. Muddle (Farmer) · Mrs. Nincompoop · Mrs. Washer · Mr. Tidy and Mr. Neat · Jimmy · Dr. Plump · The Giant
Authors Roger Hargreaves · Adam Hargreaves
Shows Mr. Men (cartoon) · Little Miss (Cartoon) · Mr. Men and Little Miss · The Mr. Men Show · Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス · Mr. Men Little Miss Mini Cinema · Untitled Mr. Men Series
Other Mr. Men Studio
The Mr. Men Show Characters
Season 1 Characters

Little Miss SunshineLittle Miss NaughtyLittle Miss ScaryMr. LazyMr. NervousMr. MessyMr. QuietMr. StubbornLittle Miss HelpfulMr. BounceMr. SmallLittle Miss Chatterbox • Mr. Per(s)nickety (Mr. Fussy in Season 2) • Mr. GrumpyMr. NoseyMr. ScatterbrainMr. HappyMr. BumpMr. RudeLittle Miss WhoopsMr. NoisyLittle Miss Calamity (Season 1 Only) • Little Miss DaredevilMr. StrongMr. Tickle

Season 2 Characters
Little Miss GigglesLittle Miss MagicMr. TallLittle Miss BossyLittle Miss CuriousMr. FunnyMr. Metal (Robots only)

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