Mr. Grumpy

'Crooked cucumbers!'

— Mr. Grumpy, The Mr. Men Show

Mr. Grumpy
Book No.	27 (UK and US) 29 (France)
Release Date	5 March 1978
Preceded by	Mr. Strong (UK and US) Mr. Lazy (France)
Followed by	Mr. Clumsy (UK and US) Mr. Jelly (France)
First appearance	Mr. Grumpy (Cartoon)

Mr. Grumpy is the twenty-seventh book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.

About Him

• Colour: Blue
• Shape: Rectangular
• Gender: Male
• Hair: None
• Personality: Angry, grumpy, cold, short-tempered, irritable, grouchy, moody, heartless (in the books), impatient, hurtful, rude, cruel, mature (TMMS only), cranky, serious, cynical, sarcastic, frustrated, aggravated, truthful, honest
• Friends: Little Miss Trouble, Mr. Grumble, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Happy (mostly) Mr. Snooty, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Strong, Little Miss Hug, Mr. Bump, Mr. Small
• Rivals: Mr. Happy (sometimes) Mr. Rude, Mr. Stubborn (arch-rival), Little Miss Bossy (one-sided), Mr. Tickle, Mr. Mean, Mr. Messy, Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Mischief, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Bad, Little Miss Giggles, Little Miss Tiny, Mr. Funny, Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Cheerful, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Clumsy, Little Miss Naughty, Mr. Noisy, Little Miss Whoops, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Topsy-Turvy, Mr. Impossible
• Likes: Liverwurst sandwiches, working alone, fishing, gifts (as long if it's something he likes), lunch
• Dislikes: Pretty much anything else, flowers, birds, Mr. Rude, Mr. Stubborn's lies and because the two get along poorly, and being tickled by Mr. Tickle
• Height: Unknown
• Features: Green top hat (book), dark green fedora with stripe and an unibrow (The Mr. Men Show)
• Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1974-1978; UK Dub), Andre Tahon (1974-1978; French Dub),Gordon Peters (MM&LM; UK Dub), Len Carlson (TMMS (1997); US Dub), Roger Carel (MM&LM; French Dub), Unknown (MM&LM; Greek Dub), Efron Etkin (MM&LM; Hebrew Dub), Yitzak Sydoff (MM&LM; Hebrew Dub; Golly, Mr. Grumpy's Smiling only), Donald Corren (TMMS; US Dub), Simon Greenall (TMMS; UK Dub), Pierre-Francois Pistorio (TMMS; French Dub), Unknown (TMMS; Greek Dub), Nir Ron (TMMS; Hebrew Dub), Haruo Satō (TMMS; Japanese Dub), Lee Ju-Chang (TMMS; CN Korean Dub), Rogério Jacques (TMMS; Portuguese Dub), Oleg Kutsenko & Nikita Semyonov-Prozorovsky (TMMS; Russian Dub)

Story

Mr. Grumpy in the books

Mr. Grumpy's first front cover

One summer evening at Crosspatch Cottage, Mr. Grumpy was in his home. He picks up one book, but because he can't stand books, he tears out all of the pages from it, and he pulls up any flowers growing in his garden the following morning.

Mr. Happy threads into Mr. Grumpy's garden unbeknownst how bad his temper is. Upon addressing it, Mr. Grumpy stamps on his foot and slams the door behind the intruder. Mr. Happy requests the help of Mr. Tickle to teach Mr. Grumpy a lesson. They stalk him during his routine of going shopping and whenever Mr. Grumpy is unkind towards anyone, Mr. Tickle makes him jump with a tickle.

Eventually when facing Mr. Happy a second time, Mr. Happy delightedly tells him that if he was less grumpy that he wouldn't have that funny feeling that has been following him all day. With that, Mr. Grumpy has learnt his lesson and is no longer grumpy. When he picks up a book, he only tears out one page.

The Mr. Men Show

Mr. Grumpy in The Mr. Men Show

In the 2008 TV series The Mr. Men Show, Mr. Grumpy kept his blue colour, big dark blue nose and rectangle body, but now has an unibrow, has lines on the bottom of his nose and it's now a darker shade of blue. His top hat was replaced by a tall fedora that floats above his head, but retains its green colour with a jungle-green band around it.

Despite his grumpy attitude and unlike his book counterpart, he is relatively polite, mature and civil to anyone he talks to, easy-going, easy to please and grateful if stuff is done well, unlike his book incarnation. His grumpiness vanishes, however, when his ticklishness is exploited. He is a frequent victim of Mr. Tickle and is quite bitter about it, going so far as to invent the Tickle Protector to ward the latter off. In Amusement Park, Mr. Grumpy himself tickled Mr. Tickle after the latter said that he was going to be sick. He was given a catchphrase: "Crooked cucumbers!".

Mr. Grumpy's accent in the US version is a typical American accent, while his accent in the UK dub is West Country. He is voiced by Donald Corren (credited as Sam Gold in) the US and Simon Greenall in the UK. He is first seen in Physical.

Trivia

General/book

• He is good friends with Little Miss Hug.
• In "Mr. Men Little Miss: Talent Show," it is revealed that Mr. Grumpy can sing opera.
• He, along with Mr. Uppity tried to make Mr. Perfect upset in One Day in the Life of Mr. Perfect.
• In Mr. Mostache, he has brown hair.
• According to the website he is more miserable than Mr. Miserable, cannot stand books, and even hates pretty flowers (as shown in his story).
• Moral: Don't be grumpy towards others.

The Mr. Men Show trivia

• In direct contrast to his original counterpart, who hated books and would tear all the pages out of them as a display of his bad temper, in the Mr. Men Show, Mr. Grumpy likes books and is often seen reading them as one of his hobbies, even writing his own autobiography in Dance, which he would go on to publish in Books.
• He lives next door to Mr. Happy in the Mr. Men Show.
• His conflict with Mr. Stubborn appears to be worse than his other conflicts.
• He answers questions right as seen in Music (though in the UK version, he got his bonus wrong while in the US, he remarked about Miss Sunshine's playing the piano).
• His favourite pastime is fishing and watching fishing-related shows.
• In the US version of The Mr. Men Show his favourite food is liverwurst (liver sausage), as mentioned in Beach, Construction, Picnics and Pests.
• He is one of the two characters to have worn a towel, the other being Mr. Quiet.
• He sometimes calls characters without saying Mr. or Miss when he is cross or fed up with them, mostly this happens with Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Scatterbrain. This also happens with Mr. Bump in Fish, Mr. Bounce in Travel, Miss Whoops in Dance Dance Dance and Home Improvement, Mr. Nervous in Toys, plus Mr. Noisy in Getting Around and also Mr. Rude in Supermarket and Post Office, as well as Miss Magic in Skyscrapers, and Mr. Quiet in Pirates, and Mr. Funny in Machines, and Mr. Happy in Next Door, and also Mr. Strong in Parks, and even Miss Scary in Bad Weather. This has not happened to Mr. Tickle and Miss Chatterbox.
• He is a picky eater, (sometimes) but not as picky as Mr. Stubborn (mentioned in Lunch)
• He seems to be a fan favourite across the Mr. Men Show fandom.
• According to the air date of the Birthday episode, his birthday is March 5, "every year".
• In Flying, Mr. Grumpy says he's worked as a flight attendant for 30 years. At the time of the episode's release in 2008, it was a reference to when his book first released, in 1978
• He and Mr. Bump are the only two characters to appear in 102 out of the 104 episodes. He is absent in Seashore and Night.
  

Counterparts

See Counterparts Wiki.

International publications & translations

Mr. Grumpy appears under the titles

• Mr. Cantalach (Irish)
• Monsieur Grincheux (French)
• Unser Herr Griesgram (German, 1990)
• Mister Griesgram (German, 2017)
• Don Malhumorado (Castilian Spanish, 1999)
• Don Gruñón (Latin American Spanish)
• Meneertje Brompot (Dutch)
• Senhor Rabugento (European Portuguese)
• Seu Zangado (Brazilian Portuguese)
• Ο Κύριος Κατσούφης (O Kýrios Katsoúfis) (Greek)
• Fætter Gnavpot (Danish, 1981)
• Hr. Hidsigprop (Danish, 2012)
• Herr Surpomp (Norwegian)
• Pan Marudek (Polish)
• Господин Намћор (Gospodin Namćor; Serbian)
• Мистер Брюзга (Mister Bryuzga; Russian)
• Мистер Грампи (same transcription; Russian, 2023)
• 暴躁先生 (Bàozào Xiānshēng; Taiwan/China)
• 彆扭先生 (Bièniǔ Xiānshēng; Taiwan in The Mr. Men Show)
• 暴燥先生 (Bou⁶ cou³ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese in Mr. Men and Little Miss)
• 忟憎先生 (Mang² zang¹ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese in The Mr. Men Show)
• きむずかしやくん (Kimuzukashi ya-Kun; Japanese)
• ふくれっつらくん (Fukurettsura-kun; Japanese dub of Mr. Men and Little Miss only)
• 심슬씨 (Simseul-ssi; Korean)
• מר כעסן (Mar Ka'asán; Hebrew, 1980)
• מר מקטר (Mar Mekatér; Hebrew in Mr. Men and Little Miss)
• מר מצוברח (Mar Metzuvrákh; Hebrew in Little Miss Chatterbox Finds her Calling)
• מר רגזן (Mar Ragzán; Hebrew in The Mr. Men Show)
• מר זועף (Mar Zo'éf; Hebrew, 2013)
• السيد متذمر (As-Sayyad Mutaḏammir; Arabic in The Mr. Men Show, Jeem TV Dub)
• السيد نكد (As-Sayyad Nakid; Arabic in The Mr. Men Show, SpaceToon Dub)
• آقای بد اخلاق (Âqâ-ye Bad Exlâq; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
• آقا کوچولوی بد اخلاق (Âqâ Kučulu-ye Bad Exlâq; Persian, Gohar Danesh)
• عبوس آقا ('Abus-e Âqâ; Persian, Ghadiyani)

List of characters

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

• Mr. Happy
• Mr. Tickle
• Mr. Meat (Butcher)
• Mrs. Fairy (Cake Seller)

Mentioned but not seen:

• Mr. Daily (newspaper seller)
• Mr. Bottle (dairy owner)
• Mr. Packet (grocer)
• Mrs. Humbug (sweetshop owner)

Other Appearances

Book Appearances

• Mr. Moustache
• Little Miss Hug
• Mr. Calm
• Little Miss Sunshine Keeps Her Smile
• Little Miss Sunshine Cheers Everyone Up (cameo)
• Mr. Men - 12 Days of Christmas
• Mr. Men - A Christmas Pantomime
• Mr. Men - All Aboard for Christmas
• Bounce to the Science Museum
• Mr. Men - Book of Silly Rhymes
• Mr. Men - Adventure in Egypt
• My First Mr. Happy Book
• Mr. Men - Adventure Under the Sea
• Mr. Men - Adventure in the Ice Age
• Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food
• Mr. Mean's Guide to Management
• Little Miss Trouble's Guide to Men
• Mr. Messy's Guide to Student Life
• Little Miss Naughty's Guide to Love
• Little Miss Lucky and the Naughty Pixies
• Mr. Daydream and the Big Splash
• The Mr. Men Road Trip
• Mr. Men and Little Miss - Sports and Exercise Day
• Mr. Men Fire Station
• Mr. Men in Canada
• Mr. Men and Little Miss in Australia
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Vets
• Mr. Tickle and the Scary Halloween
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Adventure in Japan
• Mr. Men Little Miss: Talent Show
• Mr. Men Little Miss - I am Angry
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Save Christmas
• Mr. Men and Little Miss at the Café
• Mr. Men Little Miss: The New King
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Sharing
• My First Mr. Men Shapes
• Mr. Men Little Miss: The Super Silly Day
• Mr. Men and Little Miss - Mr. Tickle’s Post
• Mr. Men Little Miss: The Baby Dinosaur
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Summer Carnival
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit the Alps

I Grow Up with the Mr. Men and Little Miss

In this series, Mr. Grumpy makes several appearances in various sections of these issues.

• Why Do Adults Sometimes Get Angry? (Issue 2, 1997)
• Why Shouldn't You Talk to People You Don't Know? (issue 4, 1997)
• Why Aren't We Allowed to Hit Other People? (Issue 4, 1997)
• Little Miss Show-Off Looking for a Fight (Issue 10, 1997)
• Mr. Grumpy Goes to the Restaurant (Issue 14, 1997): In his story, he receives a call from Mr. Greedy who wanted to invite him at a restaurant for dinner. However, despite his overall hatred over restaurants, he accepts the invitation to come, although he refuses to eat any of the food there so Mr. Greedy has it all by himself.
• What is Homework For? (Issue 14, 1997): In this question, he tells the answer to what Homework is for.
• Little Miss Trouble's Costume Ball (Issue 22, January 1998): TBA
• What's Wrong with You, Mr. Grumpy? (Issue 22, January 1998): Aside from the events of the costume ball, he gets encountered by Little Miss Contrary to an instant he becomes happy, expressing he is no longer grumpy and he doesn't do any nasty things any longer.
• TBA

1974-1978

• Mr. Grumpy (TV)

1991-1992

• The Great Alphabet Hunt (TV) (cameo)

Mr. Men and Little Miss

• One day in the life of Mr. Perfect (TV) (debut)
• Mr. Funny puts on a show (TV) (cameo)
• What a Choice for Little Miss Fickle! (TV) (cameo)
• Mr. Strong: King of the Circus (TV) (?) (cameo)
• Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile (TV) (cameo)
• Golly, Mr. Grumpy's Smiling (TV)
• Little Miss Late Beats Them All! (TV) (cameo)
• A Very Happy Day for Mr. Happy (TV) (cameo) (with a yellow nose)
• What a Mess, Little Miss Helpful! (TV) (cameo)
• Mr. Clumsy, Head Butler (cameo) (on the Australian DVD cover)
• Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood (TV) (cameo)
• Little Miss Chatterbox Finds her Calling (TV)
• Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea—Town (TV)
• Little Miss Naughty Goes Skiing (TV) (cameo)
• Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness (TV) (cameo) (shadowed)
• Mr. Mean hasn't a Penny Left (cameo) (on the Delta VHS cover)
• Little Miss Wise's Day Out at the Fun Fair (TV) (red with no hat) (cameo)
• Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot (TV) (cameo)
• Mr. Noisy, the music man (TV) (cameo)
• Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV) (cameo)
• Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair (TV) (no hat) (cameo)
• Thank Goodness for Mr. Slow (TV) (cameo)
• Little Miss Shy Goes to the Fair (TV) (no hat) (cameo)
• The Christmas Letter (last appearance) (cameo)

Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス

• Little Miss Hug
• Mr. Grumpy

Mini Cinema

• Little Miss Somersault High's Jump

Videos

• Everyone needs a hug! (In Cairo and on a newspaper)

Counterparts

See Counterparts Wiki.

Gallery

External links

• Official Mr. Men website

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