Mr. Lazy

'I'm not very good with anything that involves work.'

— Mr. Lazy, Paint, The Mr. Men Show

Mr. Lazy
Book No.	17 (UK and US) 28 (France)
Release Date	January 19, 1976
Preceded by	Mr. Noisy (UK and US) Mr. Snooty (France)
Followed by	Mr. Funny (UK and US) Mr. Grumpy (France)
First appearance	Mr. Lazy (Cartoon)

Mr. Lazy is the seventeenth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.

About Him

• Colour: Light pink (book), light green (2008 show)
• Shape: Bean (book), human shape (2008 show)
• Hair: None
• Personality: Lazy, sleepy, idly, slothful, comatose, unconscious, procrastinating, delayed, postponed, slacky, lax, impassive, drowsy.
• Family: Unknown
• Friends: Little Miss Busy, Mr. Clumsy, Little Miss Helpful, Wilfred the Wizard, Little Miss Late
• Rivals: Mr. Rude, Mr. Mean, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Scary, Mr. Busy, Little Miss Bossy, Mr. Busy And Mr. Bustle
• Height: Average (book), about 6 and a half feet tall (2008 show)
• Weight: Average
• Occupation: Varies
• Species: Shaped human
• Likes: Creating excuses to stay far away from working, eating, watching TV sleeping a lot, cupcakes,
• Dislikes: Work, exercise
• Features: Blue bowler (book), pink newsboy style cap, socks, nose, and flip-flops (2008 show)
• Nationality: South East English (The Mr. Men Show UK dub), American (The Mr. Men Show US dub)
• Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss), Ron Rubin (US dub), Phil Lollar (The Mr. Men Show), Tim Whitnall (UK dub), Effron Etkin (Mr. Men and Little Miss Hebrew dub), Dor Zwigenbaum (Mr. Men and Little Miss Hebrew dub, Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap only)
• Catchphrase: "This is way too much work", "This is/That was exhausting"

Story

Mr. Lazy front cover by Egmont World Publishing.

Mr. Lazy's first front cover.

Mr. Lazy is always lazy/sleepy, and he lives in Sleepyland, where there are only four hours a day, as opposed to 24, and it takes two regular hours for water to boil and two regular hours for bread to toast. One day, Mr. Lazy sits down for a nap, and is awoken by Mr. Busy and Mr. Bustle. They overwork him, until Mr. Bustle blows a whistle, requiring Mr. Lazy to run as fast as he can. Mr. Lazy runs, but his legs don't get him anywhere because he is sitting on a chair in the garden. He wakes up to realize it was all a dream, and the whistle was the kettle boiling in the kitchen. He sits down to have breakfast, and the dream really happens.

The Mr. Men Show

Mr. Lazy in the Mr. Men Show.

Mr. Lazy was given a massive redesign for his appearance in the 2008 TV series The Mr. Men Show. His color is changed from pink to green, his shape becomes much more humanoid, and his hat changes into a pink newsboy-style cap that covers his eyes (which are briefly shown in "Pirates"). He also wears socks and flip flops. Mr. Lazy's characterization in the show is more in-line with his name, being a slacker who employs the usage of elaborate machines to do simple tasks. He lives in a camper-style trailer, with the garbage cans and mailbox overfilled with trash and mail. He is voiced by Phil Lollar in the American dub of the show and Tim Whitnall in the UK dub.

Mr. Lazy makes his debut in Physical like most of the Mr. Men characters.

Trivia

Mr Lazy's eyes.

Book trivia

• In the 1976 TV episode, Mr. Lazy is orange rather than pink (compared with the book).
• Early publications depicted Mr. Lazy at the bottom left hand corner of the book. In the mid 1990s, he was moved to the centre of the book.
• According to the Mr. Men website, Mr. Lazy sets 10 alarm clocks every morning, yet still doesn't wake up.
• Out of the Seven Deadly Sins, Mr. Lazy represents Sloth.
• Moral: Don't be lazy.

The Mr. Men Show trivia

• First Appearance: Physical
• Mr. Lazy and Mr. Stubborn are the only characters in The Mr. Men Show to be shown with visible ears; in Mr. Lazy's case, they were visible in Boats.
• Mr. Lazy and Mr. Noisy are the only characters in The Mr. Men Show to have detailed mouths as shown in scene transitions.
• In Sneezes and Hiccups, he was in the building, but when the lights went out, he couldn't be seen. The rest were highlighted by their eyes, but because his eyes are covered, he cannot be seen, and after Mr. Stubborn knocked the building, Mr. Lazy just disappeared.
• "Pirates" is the only episode where Mr. Lazy's eyes are visible, but only in the deleted segment and for a frame.
• The developers of The Mr. Men Show stated that Mr. Lazy's original design looked like a body organ and thus changed his design.
• Mr. Lazy appeared much less in the second season, with only eight speaking roles and less than twenty lines total.
• Mr. Lazy has more frames of animation than most of the other characters, probably because he moves much more slowly just like a sloth, but not as slow as Mr. Slow.
• He is the only character in The Mr. Men Show to have a neck and human shape.

Counterparts

• See Counterparts Wiki.

International publications & translations

Mr. Lazy appears under the titles:

• Mr. Diog (Welsh)
• Mr. Leisciúil (Irish)
• Monsieur Endormi (French)
• Unser Herr Faulpelz (German, 1983)
• Mister Faul (German, 2012)
• Don Perezaso (Castilian Spanish, 1988)
• Mr. Dormilón (Castilian Spanish, 2011)
• Mr. Fatiga (Chilean Spanish)
• Don Perezas (Mexican Spanish)
• Mister Divano (Italian)
• Meneer Luilak (Dutch, 1978)
• Meneertje Dromer (Dutch, 1986)
• Senhor Preguiçoso (Portuguese in The Mr. Men Show)
• Senhor Dorminhoco (Portuguese, 2017)
• Ο Κύριος Ραχάτης (O Kýrios Rachátis) (Greek, 1988)
• Ο Κύριος Τεμπέλης (O Kýrios Tempélis) (Greek, 1990s)
• Fætter Sløv (Danish, 1982)
• Hr. Doven (Danish, 2012)
• Herr Lat (Norwegian)
• Gubben Pömsig (Swedish)
• Herra Latur (Icelandic)
• Pan Leniuszek (Polish)
• Господин Лењивац (Gospodin Lenjivac; Serbian)
• Bay Tembel (Turkish)
• تنبل به‌ی (Tənbəl Bəy; Azerbaijani)
• Мистер Лентяй (Mister Lentyay; Russian)
• Мистер Лейзи (Russian, 2023)
• 懶惰先生 (Lǎnduò Xiānshēng; Taiwan)
• 懒惰先生 (Lǎnduò Xiānshēng; China)
• 懶惰先生 (Laan⁵ do⁶ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese)
• なまけものくん (Namakemono-Kun; Japanese)
• ぐうたらくん (Gudarankun; Japanese dub of Mr. Men and Little Miss only)
• 게을러씨 (Ge'eulleo-ssi; Korean)
• מר נמנם (Mar Namnám; Hebrew, 1978)
• מר עצלן (Mar Atslán; Hebrew; 1998)
• السيد كسول (As-Sayyad Kasūl; Arabic)
• آقا کوچولوی تنبل (Âqâ Kučulu-ye Tanbal; Persian, Gohar Danesh)
• آقای تنبل (Âqâ-ye Tanbal; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
• تنبل خان (Tanbal-e Xân; Persian, Ghadiyani)

List of characters

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

• Mr. Busy
• Mr. Bustle

Title character other appearances

Books

• Little Miss Bossy
• Little Miss Late
• Little Miss Fun
• Little Miss Busy-Body
• Mr. Men on Holiday (1976)
• The Mr. Men Christmas
• My Mr. Men Counting Book
• My Very Own Mr. Men Book
• Mr. Men and Little Miss - Hospital
• Little Miss Sunshine on a Rainy Day
• Little Miss Sunshine Cheers Everyone Up (cameo)
• Mr. Men and Little Miss - The Hearty Party
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Pancake Day
• Mr. Funny and the Pop-Up TV Show
• Little Miss Sunshine's Rainy Day Pop-Up Fun
• Mr. Men - Search and Find
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Find Calm
• A Bad Dream
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit Northern France
• Mr. Men - Book of Silly Rhymes
• Mr. Men and Little Miss at the Café
• Mr. Men - Adventure in Space‎
• My First Mr. Men 123
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit Provence
• Tell the Time with the Mr. Men
• Mr. Men Little Miss: The Super Silly Day
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit Alsace
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit the Alps
• Mr. Men Little Miss - In the Garden
• Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit the Loire Valley
• Mr. Men Little Miss - Holiday Adventure

Television

Mr. Men

• Mr. Lazy (TV)

Little Miss

• Little Miss Late (TV)
• Little Miss Bossy (TV)

Mr. Men and Little Miss

Pilots

• The Christmas Rescue (TV Special) (Intro only)
• The Great Alphabet Hunt (TV)

Season 1

• Mr. Mischief is caught at his own game (TV) (cameo)
• An Unforgettable Sunday for Little Miss Tiny (TV) (cameo)

Season 2

• Happy Christmas Mr. Worry (TV) (cameo)
• That's Enough, Little Miss Bossy (TV)
• Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile (TV) (cameo)
• Mr. Lazy Can't Sleep Anymore (TV)
• Mr. Small's Big Dream (TV) (cameo) (brown instead of light pink with a black hat instead of dark blue)
• Mr. Bounce Finds Paradise (TV) (cameo)
• A Rival for Little Miss Somersault (TV) (not named) (in the US version)
• Little Miss Star, the Leading Witness (TV) (cameo)
• Little Miss Late Beats Them All! (TV)

Season 3

• A Surprise for Mr. Tall (TV) (cameo)
• What a Mess, Little Miss Helpful! (TV) (mentioned)
• Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood (TV)
• Mr. Clever's Invention (cameo on the australian 2011 dvd cover)
• Little Miss Chatterbox Finds her Calling (TV) (cameo)
• Little Miss Busy, D.I.Y Teacher (TV)
• Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea—Town (TV) (cameo)
• Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap (TV)
• Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness (TV)
• Mr. Mean hasn't a Penny Left (TV)
• Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV) (cameo)
• Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair (TV) (not named)
• Mr. Worry and the Giant (TV) (cameo)
• Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day (TV) (cameo)
• It's Very Noisy for Mr. Quiet (TV) (cameo)
• Mr. Mischief Becomes an Artist (TV) (cameo)
• The Christmas Letter (TV Special) (cameo)

Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス

• Little Miss Late (without his hat)
• Mr. Lazy
• Little Miss Bossy
• Little Miss Fun

Mr. Men Mini Cinema

• Mr. Lazy Goes to the Beach

Gallery

External links

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

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