- 'Crooked cucumbers!'
- — Mr. Grumpy, The Mr. Men Show
Mr. Grumpy
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Book No.
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27 (UK and US)
29 (France) |
Release Date
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5 March 1978
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Preceded by
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Followed by
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First appearance
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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, cranky, serious, cynical, sarcastic, frustrated, aggravated, truthful, honest
- Family: None
- Friends: Mr. Daydream, Little Miss Trouble, Mr. Grumble, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Snooty, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Strong, Mr. Happy (usually), Little Miss Hug, Mr. Bump, Mr. Small
- Enemies: Mr. Stubborn (arch-rival), Mr. Happy (occasionally), Mr. Rude, 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, and some of the characters
- Species: Shaped human
- Likes: Liverwurst, working alone, fishing, gifts (as long if it's something he likes), lunch
- Dislikes: Pretty much everything else, Mr. Rude's rudeness, getting tickled by Mr. Tickle, Mr. Stubborn's lies and because they both get along poorly, birds
- Height: About 6 and a half feet tall
- Weight: Above average
- Job: Being grumpy, mean, and in a bad mood
- Features: Green top hat (book), dark green fedora with stripe and an unibrow (The Mr. Men Show)
- Nationality: Bristolian/West Country (UK) American (US)
- Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss), Len Carlson (US dub), Donald Corren (The Mr. Men Show; US), Simon Greenall (The Mr. Men Show; UK), Pierre-Francois Pistorio (The Mr. Men Show; French dub), Effron Etkin (Mr. Men and Little Miss; Hebrew dub), Itzik Sydoff (Mr. Men and Little Miss; Hebrew dub, Golly, Mr. Grumpy's Smiling)
Story[]
Mr. Grumpy is the grumpiest person in the world. He is always in a bad mood, hating anyone or anything he comes across. He can't stand books so he tears out all of the pages from it, and he pulls up any flowers growing in his garden.
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 visitor. 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 weird 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[]
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 and 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 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!".
According to what he said in the episode Farm, he was raised in the country. In the episode Dance, he was writing his life story, which he sold in Books. He lives next door to Mr. Happy in a house with various signs in front of it to keep guests away and a vegetable garden with a peach orchard in his backyard, which Mr. Scatterbrain and Little Miss Whoops ruined. He is known for being rivals with Mr. Stubborn. Which means they never get along.
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[]
- His book is the first time that the other Mr. Men characters appear in the pages.
- He is good friends with Little Miss Hug as they are like-minded people. (Though Little Miss Hug thinks he is a bit TOO grumpy)
- He has brown hair in Mr. Moustache.
- He, along with Mr. Uppity, tried to make Mr. Perfect unhappy in One Day In The Life of Mr. Perfect.
- In "Mr. Men Little Miss: Talent Show," it is revealed that Mr. Grumpy can sing opera.
- Moral: It is one thing to be grumpy and irritable, but it's quite another thing to take your anger out on people who don't deserve it.
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.
- His favourite food is liverwurst (liver sausage), as mentioned in Beach, Construction, Picnics and Pests (US version).
- He is one of the two characters to have worn a towel, the other 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, it was a reference to when his book first released, in 1978.
Counterparts[]
See Counterparts Wiki.
International publications & translations[]
Mr. Grumpy appears under the titles
- Monsieur Grincheux (French)
- 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)
- Fætter Gnavpot (Danish, 1981)
- Hr. Hidsigprop (Danish, 2012)
- Meneertje Brompot (Dutch)
- Don Gruñón (Spanish)
- 暴躁先生 (Bàozào Xiānshēng; Taiwan/China)
- 彆扭先生 (Bièniǔ Xiānshēng; Taiwan in The Mr. Men Show)
- Unser Herr Griesgram (German, 1990)
- Mister Griesgram (German, 2017)
- Ο Κύριος Κατσούφης (Greek)
- Seu Zangado (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Don Malhumorado (Castilian Spanish, 1999)
- 심슬씨 (Simseul-ssi; Korean)
- 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)
- Senhor Rabugento (European Portuguese)
- Mr. Cantalach (Irish)
- Господин Намћор (Gospodin Namćor; Serbian)
- きむずかしやくん (Kimuzukashi ya-Kun; Japanese)
- 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)
- 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)
- Мистер Брюзга (Mister Bryuzga; Russian)
- Мистер Грампи (same transcription; Russian, 2023)
- Herr Surpomp (Norwegian)
- Pan Marudek (Polish)
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 (He has brown hair)
- 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
- Mr. Men - Adventure in Egypt
- 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
Television Appearances[]
- Mr. Grumpy (TV)
- The Great Alphabet Hunt (TV) (cameo)
- 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 Seatown (TV)
- Little Miss Naughty Goes Skiing (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness (TV) (cameo) (on TV, 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 (cameo)
Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス[]
Mini Cinema[]
Videos[]
- Everyone needs a hug! (In Cairo and on newspaper)
Gallery[]
External links[]
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The Mr. Men Show Characters |
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Season 1 Characters Little Miss Sunshine • Little Miss Naughty • Little Miss Scary • Mr. Lazy • Mr. Nervous • Mr. Messy • Mr. Quiet • Mr. Stubborn • Little Miss Helpful • Mr. Bounce • Mr. Small • Little Miss Chatterbox • Mr. Per(s)nickety (Mr. Fussy in Season 2) • Mr. Grumpy • Mr. Nosey • Mr. Scatterbrain • Mr. Happy • Mr. Bump • Mr. Rude • Little Miss Whoops • Mr. Noisy • Little Miss Calamity (Season 1 Only) • Little Miss Daredevil • Mr. Strong • Mr. Tickle Season 2 Characters |