Mr. Fussy

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'Sweet Henrietta!'

— Mr. Fussy's catchphrase, The Mr. Men Show (US)

'Sweet apple strudel!'

— Mr. Fussy's catchphrase, The Mr. Men Show (UK)

Mr. Fussy
Book number	21 (UK and US) 24 (France)
Released	14 April 1976
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)

Mr. Fussy is the twenty-first book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.

About him

• Colour: Dark green
• Shape: Flat oval
• Gender: Male
• Personality: Careful, cautious, picky, choosy, particular, fusspot
• Hair: Black
• Family: Mr. Clumsy (cousin)
• Friends: Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Neat, Little Miss Tidy, Mr. Snooty, Mr. Grumpy, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Happy, Mr. Messy (sometimes), Mr. Strong (sometimes)
• Rivals: Mr. Mean, Mr. Messy, Mr. Rude, Mr. Stubborn, Mr. Mischief, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Magic (sometimes), Little Miss Trouble, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Clumsy
• Height: Taller than most Mr. Men
• Weight: Average
• Features: Yellow nose; Toothbrush moustache and orange shoes in the books; handlebar moustache, reading glasses, black bow tie, and brown shoes in The Mr. Men Show
• Likes: Being neat, fixing his house, being polite, cleaning, etc.
• Dislikes: Messy things
• Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss, UK), Len Carlson (Mr. Men and Little Miss, US dub), Chen Hagai (Mr. Men and Little Miss, Hebrew dub), Efron Etkin (Mr. Men and Little Miss, Hebrew dub; one episode)
• Catchphrases:

Story

Mr. Fussy Book

Mr. Fussy's first front cover

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, his cousin Mr. Clumsy visits him from Australia. He starts by bending Mr. Fussy's grass by falling on it, but this was just the first thing to cause Mr. Fussy dismay. He walks into the house where he trips over his shoelaces and then onto a chair and then lands on the floor. As you can see he is a very clumsy fellow, bumping into things and causing accidents. By the end of his stay, everything in the house is disastrous. However, things might just get worse for Mr. Fussy when Mr. Bump visits.

The Mr. Men Show

Main article: Mr. Fussy (The Mr Men Show)

Trivia

General/book

• 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 moustache (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.
• He has a pet parrot called Mr. Parrot.
• In the episode "Hello, Pizza Express?", Little Miss Chatterbox said that Mr. Rush is himself related to him.
• Mr. Fussy's voice in the US version of the show appears to be modelled after the voice of comedian Frank Nelson.

Miscellaneous

• It is revealed in The Great Alphabet Hunt that he dislikes spinach.
• He enjoys working out.

Counterparts

See Counterparts Wiki.

International publications & translations

Mr. Fussy appears under the titles:

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

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)

Title character other appearances

Book Appearances

• Mr. Mischief
• Little Miss Contrary
• Little Miss Yes
• Little Miss Helpful at the fair
• Little Miss Birthday
• Mr. Calm
• Little Miss Ginger
• Mr. Men on Holiday (1976)
• The Mr. Men Christmas
• The Great Egg Race
• Mr. Fussy Goes for a Drive
• Little Miss Naughty's Naughty Day
• Mr. Funny Upsets Mr. Fussy
• Little Miss Princess and the Very Special Party (cameo)
• Mr. Funny (McDonald's)
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Go Dancing
• Mr. Men - Book of Silly Rhymes
• Mr. Men in Canada
• Little Misses - Pencil Magic
• Mr. Bump's Brainteasers
• Mr. Men - go to the Dentist
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Find Calm (cameo)
• Mr. Men and Little Miss at the Café
• Mr. Tall Looks For a Job (does not speak)
• Mr. Men Little Miss - On the Farm
• Mr. Men Little Miss: The New King
• My First Mr. Men 123
• Mr. Men - Search and Find
• All Back to Front and Upside Down by Mr. Topsy-Turvy
• Mr. Men Little Miss - In the Garden
• Little Miss Sunshine's Rainy Day Pop-Up Fun
• Tell the Time with the Mr. Men
• Mr. Men Little Miss: The Baby Unicorn
• The House of Mr. Men Little Miss
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Feeling Happy
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit the Loire Valley
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit the Paris Region
• I Grow Up with the Mr. Men and Little Miss

Television Appearances

1. Mr. Fussy (TV) (debut)
2. The Great Alphabet Hunt (TV)
3. Mr. Strong: King of the Circus (TV) (cameo)
4. Mr. Fussy Takes a Well—Earned Break (TV)
5. Mr. Small's Big Dream (TV) (cameo)
6. What a Question, Little Miss Curious! (TV) (cameo) (with no shoes)
7. Little Miss Late Beats Them All! (TV)
8. Little Miss Neat Sees Spots (TV)
9. Another Victory for Little Miss Splendid (TV) (cameo)
10. Little Miss Tidy and the Winning Ticket (TV)
11. Mr. Forgetful, the World's Best Actor! (TV) (cameo)
12. Hello, Pizza Express? (Mr. Busy) (TV) (mentioned)
13. Mr. Clumsy, Head Butler (TV) (cameo)
14. Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood (TV) (cameo) (bald)
15. Mr. Clever's Invention (cameo) (on the 2011 Australian DVD cover)
16. A Job for Little Miss Giggles (TV) (cameo)
17. Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea—Town (TV) (without his shoes)
18. Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap (TV) (cameo) (without his shoes)
19. Little Miss Wise's Day Out at the Fun Fair (TV) (cameo) (bald)
20. Mr. Strong Makes a Big Splash (cameo) (on the Australian DVD cover)
21. Mr. Silly's Silly Secret (TV) (cameo)
22. Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot (TV) (cameo)
23. Mr. Noisy, the music man (TV) (cameo)
24. Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV, bald and no mustache)
25. Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair (TV)
26. Little Miss Trouble and the magic paint (TV)
27. Thank Goodness For Mr. Slow (TV) (cameo)
28. The Christmas Letter (TV)

Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス

• Little Miss Contrary
• Mr. Fussy
• Mr. Mischief

Mini Cinema

• Mr. Fussy Keeps Fit
• Keep in Shape

Gallery

External links

• Mr. Fussy's character page on the Mr. Men website

V · T · E	Mr. Men and Little Miss