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{{Infobox
  
{{Infobox
 
|Box title = Mr. Lazy
  
|Box title = Mr. Lazy
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|Image file = mr-lazy-6a.PNG
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|Image file = Lazy1.jpg
 
|Image size = 250
  
|Image size = 250
 
|Row 1 title = Book No.
  
|Row 1 title = Book No.
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|Row 1 info = 17
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|Row 1 info = 17 (UK and US)
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<br>28 (France)
 
|Row 2 title = Release Date
  
|Row 2 title = Release Date
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|Row 2 info = January 1, 1976
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|Row 2 info = January 19, 1976
 
|Row 3 title = Preceded by
  
|Row 3 title = Preceded by
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|Row 3 info = [[Mr. Noisy]]
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|Row 3 info = [[Mr. Noisy]] (UK and US)
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<br>[[Mr. Snooty]] (France)
 
|Row 4 title = Followed by
  
|Row 4 title = Followed by
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|Row 4 info = [[Mr. Funny]]
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|Row 4 info = [[Mr. Funny]] (UK and US)
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<br> [[Mr. Grumpy]] (France)
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}}
  
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'''''Mr. Lazy''''' is the seventeenth book in the [[Mr. Men characters|Mr. Men]] series by [[Roger Hargreaves]].
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|Row 5 title=First appearance|Row 5 info=[[Mr. Lazy (Cartoon)]]}}'''''Mr. Lazy''''' is the seventeenth book in the [[Mr. Men characters|Mr. Men]] series by [[Roger Hargreaves]].
   
 
==About him==
  
==About him==
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*'''Color''': Light Pink (Book), Light Green (2008 show)
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*'''Colour''': Light pink (book), light green (2008 show)
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*'''Shape''': Bean (Book), Human shape (2008 show)
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*'''Shape''': Bean (book), human shape (2008 show)
 
*'''Hair''': None
  
*'''Hair''': None
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*'''Personality''': Lazy, sleepy, idly, slothful, comatose, unconscious, procrastinating, delayed, postponed, slacky, lax, impassive, drowsy.
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*'''Personality''': Slow, Comatose, Unconscious, Procrasting, Delayed, Postponed
  
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*'''Family''': unknown
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*'''Family''': Unknown
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*'''Friends''': Little Miss Helpful
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*'''Friends''': [[Little Miss Busy]], [[Mr. Clumsy]], [[Little Miss Helpful]], [[Wilfred the Wizard]], [[Little Miss Late]]
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*'''Rivals''': [[Mr. Rude]], [[Mr. Mean]], [[Little Miss Naughty]], [[Little Miss Scary]], [[Mr. Busy]], [[Little Miss Bossy]], [[Mr. Busy And Mr. Bustle]]
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*'''Height''': Average (Book), About 6 and a half feet tall (2008 show)
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*'''Height''': Average (book), about 6 and a half feet tall (2008 show)
 
*'''Weight''': Average
  
*'''Weight''': Average
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*'''Rivals''': Mr. Busy and Mr. Bustle, Little Miss Bossy
  
 
*'''Occupation''': Varies
  
*'''Occupation''': Varies
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*'''Species''': Shaped Human
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*'''Species''': Shaped human
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*'''Likes''': Creating excuses to stay far away from working, eating, watching TV sleeping a lot, cupcakes, making machinery, needing help from other Mr. Men and Little Misses
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*'''Likes''': Doing gadgets, sleeping a lot
  
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*'''Dislikes''': Work
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*'''Dislikes''': Work, exercise
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*'''Job''': Being lazy and sleeping a lot
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*'''Job''': Being a slacker and likes being lazy and sleeping a lot
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*'''Features''': Blue bowler (boom), Pink newsboy style cap, socks, nose and flip-flops (''The Mr. Men Show'')
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*'''Features''': Blue bowler (book), pink newsboy style cap, socks, nose, and flip-flops (2008 show)
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*'''Nationality''': South East English (UK) American (US)
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*'''Nationality''': South East English (UK), American (US)
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*'''Voice Actors''': Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), Arnold Stang (''Mr. Men and Little Miss''), Len Carlson (US dub), Phil Lollar (''The Mr. Men Show''), Tim Whitnall (UK dub)
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*'''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)
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*'''Position in Mr Grumpy's band''': Drums, Piano, Bass, Saxophone
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*'''Position in Mr. Grumpy's band''': Drums, piano, bass, saxophone
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*'''Catchphrase''': '''"'''This is way too much work", "This is/That was exhausting"
   
 
==Story==
  
==Story==
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[[File:Mr_Lazy_front_cover.jpg|thumb|Mr. Lazy front cover by Egmont World Publishing]]
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[[File:Mr Lazy front cover.jpg|thumb|Mr. Lazy front cover by Egmont World Publishing.]]
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[[File:9780859850438-uk (1).jpg|thumb|Mr. Lazy's first front cover.]]
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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 three 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.
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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 three regular hours for bread to toast. One day, Mr. Lazy sits down for a nap, and is awoken by [[Mr. Busy And Mr. Bustle|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''==
  
==''The Mr. Men Show''==
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[[File:Lazy.png|thumb|Mr. Lazy from the Mr. Men Show]]
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[[File:Lazy.png|thumb|Mr. Lazy in the Mr. Men Show.]]
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In the 2008 TV series ''[[The Mr. Men Show]]'', he is more "lazy" rather than "sleepy" as he was in the books and hates work. His color is changed from pink to green, his shape changes into a more angular, slouched over shape and his hat changes into a appears pink newsboy-style cap that covers his eyes (which are briefly shown in [[Pirates]]). He also wears socks and flip flops. He lives in a camper-style trailer, with the garbage cans and mailbox overfilled with trash and mail, respectively. In the US and UK Versions, he is voiced by Phil Lollar and Tim Whitnall.
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In the 2008 TV series ''[[The Mr. Men Show]]'', he is more "lazy" rather than "sleepy" as he was in the books and hates work. 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. He lives in a camper-style trailer, with the garbage cans and mailbox overfilled with trash and mail, respectively. In the US and UK Versions, he is voiced by Phil Lollar and Tim Whitnall respectively.
   
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In Physical, Mr. Lazy got his radio to where Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Chatterbox were exercising and turned it on. It was fun for Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Chatterbox until Mr. Lazy unknowingly made it faster and broke it down. He then goes away leaving behind an exhausted Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Chatterbox. He later tries for an Olympic-like sport but does not do anything thus getting disqualified.
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In [[Physical]], Mr. Lazy got his radio to where [[Mr. Tickle]] and [[Little Miss Chatterbox]] were exercising and turned it on. It was fun for Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Chatterbox until Mr. Lazy unknowingly made it faster and broke it down. He then goes away leaving behind an exhausted Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Chatterbox. He later tries for an Olympic-like sport but does not do anything thus getting disqualified.
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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[[File:Mrlazyeyes.png|thumb|Mr Lazy's eyes]]
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[[File:Mrlazyeyes.png|thumb|Mr Lazy's eyes.]]
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===Book trivia===
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* In the 1976 TV episode, Mr. Lazy is orange rather than pink (compared with the book).
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* 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.
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* According to the Mr. Men website, Mr. Lazy sets 10 alarm clocks every morning yet still doesn't wake up!
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* Out of the Seven Deadly Sins, Mr. Lazy represents Sloth.
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===''The Mr. Men Show'' trivia===
 
* First Appearance: Physical
  
* First Appearance: Physical
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* 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]].
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* In the 1976 TV episode, Mr. Lazy is orange rather than pink (compared with the book)
  
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* Mr. Lazy and [[Mr. Noisy]] are the only characters in ''The Mr. Men Show'' to have detailed mouths as shown in [[The Mr. Men Show/scene transitions|scene transitions]].
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* The only time his ears showed up was in [[Boats]], he put fishes in them to block out Mr. Scatterbrain's singing..
  
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* He is one of the four green characters. In the books, he is one of the ten pink characters.
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* He is the only character in the series to have a neck.
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* In [[Sneezes and Hiccups]], he was in the building, but when the lights blew, he couldn't be seen. The rest were highlighted by their eyes, but because his eyes are covered, you can't see him, and after Mr. Stubborn knocked the building, Mr. Lazy was gone.
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* He was seen once without his socks/flip flops in Boats.
  
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* "Pirates" is the only episode where Mr. Lazy's eyes are visible.
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* Unlike other characters, he has a neck.
  
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* The developers of ''The Mr. Men Show'' stated that Mr. Lazy's original design looked like a body organ and thus changed his design.
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* He's one of the many characters who doesn't care if Mr. Bump gets hurt, but he did seem to care in [[Fruits]].
  
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* Mr. Lazy appeared much less in the second season, with only eight speaking roles and less than twenty lines total.
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* He didn't care that Mr. Rude is acting rude and has bad manners, but seems to care that Mr. Rude is acting rude in Games.
  
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*Mr. Lazy has more frames of animation than most of the other characters, probably because he moves much more slowly just like a sloth.
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* He was shown with Mr. Bump in [[Lunch]]. (also he opened the door and crushed him in [[Movies]].)
  
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*He is the only character in The Mr. Men Show to have a human shape.
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* He has been seen with all characters (except Mr. Bounce, Miss Naughty, Miss Scary, Mr. Funny, Miss Bossy, Miss Magic, Miss Giggles, Miss Curious and Mr. Tall who haven't been seen with him so far)
  
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* He was seen with Miss Bossy in Miss Bossy's book though not in the Mr.Men Show.
  
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* Also he was seen with Miss Naughty in Little Miss Naughty
  
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* Out of the seven deadly sins, Mr Lazy represents Sloth.
  
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* In [[Sneezes and Hiccups]], he was in the building, but when the lights blew, he couldn't be seen. The rest were highlighted by their eyes, but because his eyes are covered, you can't see him, and after mr. Stubborn knocked the building, Mr. Lazy was gone.
  
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* He is the only one on the 2008 show without visible eyes (just like Mr. Silly, Mr. Nonsense, Little Miss Scatterbrain, Little Miss Selfish (French) and Mr. No (French), yet he seems to have perfect sight.
  
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* He is the only character who looks exceptionally different to the other Mr. Men and Little Misses.
  
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* Although he speaks in a monotone voice, his voice sound a bit Southern.
  
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* He is a tortise in LPS Personalities (which makes sense).
  
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* Mr. Lazy's eyes were shown in Pirates
  
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* He is shown to be fickle in [[Amusement Park]] and in [[Lunch]].
  
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* Early publications depicted Mr. Lazy at the bottom left hand corner of the book. In the mid 1990's, he was moved to the centre of the book.
  
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* The developers of ''the Mr. Men Show ''stated that Mr. Lazy's original design looked like a body organ and thus changed his design.
  
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* His design in ''The Mr. Men Show'' looks somewhat similar to Dumb Donald from ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids''.
  
   
 
===Counterparts===
  
===Counterparts===
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== International publications & translations ==
  
== International publications & translations ==
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''Mr. Lazy appears under the titles''
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Mr. Lazy appears under the titles
 
* Monsieur Endormi (French)
  
* Monsieur Endormi (French)
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* Don Vago (Spanish)
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* Mr. Diog (Welsh)
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* Meneer Luilak (Dutch, 1978)
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* Unser Herr Faulpelz (German)
  
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* Meneer Luilak (Dutch)
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* Meneertje Dromer (Dutch, 1986)
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*מר נמנם (Mar Namnám; Hebrew, 1978)
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* 懶惰先生 (Taiwan)
  
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*מר עצלן (Mar Atslán; Hebrew; 1998)
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* 게을러씨(Korean)
  
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*Gubben Pömsig (Swedish)
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* Ο Κύριος Τεμπέλης (Greek)
  
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* Faetter Slov (Danish)
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*Fætter Sløv (Danish, 1982)
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* Hr. Doven (Second Danish Release)
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*Hr. Doven (Danish, 2012)
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*Unser Herr Faulpelz (German, 1983)
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*Mister Faul (German, 2012)
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*Mr. Fatiga (Chilean Spanish)
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*Don Perezas (Mexican Spanish)
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*Don Perezaso (Castilian Spanish, 1988)
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*Mr. Dormilón (Castilian Spanish, 2011)
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*Ο Κύριος Ραχάτης (Greek, 1988)
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*Ο Κύριος Τεμπέλης (Greek, 1990s)
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* 懶惰先生 (Lǎnduò Xiānshēng; Taiwan)
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*Herra Latur (Icelandic)
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*Bay Tembel (Turkish)
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*게을러씨 (Ge'eulleo-ssi; Korean)
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*懶惰先生 (Laan⁵ do⁶ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese)
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*Mister Divano (Italian)
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*Senhor Preguiçoso (Portuguese in ''The Mr. Men Show'')
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*Senhor Dorminhoco (Portuguese, 2017)
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*Mr. Leisciúil (Irish)
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*Господин Лењивац (Gospodin Lenjivac; Serbian)
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*なまけものくん (Namakemono-Kun; Japanese)
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*懒惰先生 (Lǎnduò Xiānshēng; China)
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*Мистер Лентяй (Mister Lentyay; Russian)
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*Мистер Лейзи (Russian, 2023)
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*آقا کوچولوی تنبل (Âqâ Kučulu-ye Tanbal; Persian, Gohar Danesh)
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*آقای تنبل (Âqâ-ye Tanbal; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
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*تنبل خان (Tanbal-e Xân; Persian, Ghadiyani)
 
* Herr Lat (Norwegian)
  
* Herr Lat (Norwegian)
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* السيد كسول (As-Sayyad Kasūl; Arabic)
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* Herra Latur (Icelandic)
  
 
* Pan Leniuszek (Polish)
  
* Pan Leniuszek (Polish)
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*تنبل به‌ی (Tənbəl Bəy; Azerbaijani)
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* Senhor Preguiçoso (Portuguese)
  
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* なまけものくん (Japanese)
  
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* Мистер Леньтяй (Russian)
  
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* מר נמנום (Hebrew)
  
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* คุณเกียจคร้าน (Thai)
  
   
 
==List of characters==
  
==List of characters==
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''This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.''
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This is a list of ''Mr. Men'', ''Little Miss'' and other special characters that appear in this book.
 
* Mr. Busy (human, not the blue Mr. Men character later on)
  
* Mr. Busy (human, not the blue Mr. Men character later on)
 
* Mr. Bustle
  
* Mr. Bustle
   
 
==Title character other appearances==
  
==Title character other appearances==
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''Mr. Lazy also appears in:''
  
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==== '''Books''' ====
 
*[[Little Miss Bossy]]
  
*[[Little Miss Bossy]]
 
*[[Little Miss Late]]
  
*[[Little Miss Late]]
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*[[Little Miss Busy-Body]]
  
*[[Little Miss Busy-Body]]
 
*[[Little Miss Naughty]] (on TV replacing [[Mr. Happy]])
  
*[[Little Miss Naughty]] (on TV replacing [[Mr. Happy]])
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*[[Mr. Mischief is Caught at his Own Game]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Men on Holiday (1976)]]
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*[[Mr. Lazy Can't Sleep Anymore]] (TV)
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*[[The Mr. Men Christmas (1977)]]
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*[[Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss - Hospital]]
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*[[Little Miss Sunshine on a Rainy Day]]
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*[[Mr. Mischief Becomes an Artist]] (TV)
  
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*[[Little Miss Sunshine Cheers Everyone Up]] (cameo)
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss - The Hearty Party]]
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*[[Mr. Men Little Miss - Pancake Day]]
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*[[Mr. Men Little Miss - Find Calm]]
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*[[A Bad Dream]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit Northern France]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss at the Café]]
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*[[Mr. Men - Adventure in Space]]‎
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*[[My First Mr. Men 123]]
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==== '''Television''' ====
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*[[Mr. Lazy (Cartoon)|Mr. Lazy]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Late (Cartoon)|Little Miss Late]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Bossy (Cartoon)|Little Miss Bossy]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Mischief is Caught at his Own Game]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
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*[[An unforgettable sunday for Miss Tiny|An Unforgettable Sunday for Little Miss Tiny]] (TV)
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*[[Happy Christmas Mr. Worry]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
 
*[[That's Enough, Little Miss Bossy]] (TV)
  
*[[That's Enough, Little Miss Bossy]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
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*[[Mr. Lazy Can't Sleep Anymore]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Small's Big Dream]] (TV) {{Cameo}} (brown instead of light pink with a black hat instead of dark blue)
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*[[Mr. Bounce Finds Paradise]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
 
*[[A Rival for Little Miss Somersault]] (TV)
  
*[[A Rival for Little Miss Somersault]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Star the Leading Witness]] (TV) (cameo)
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*[[Little Miss Star the Leading Witness]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
 
*[[Little Miss Late Beats Them All]] (TV)
  
*[[Little Miss Late Beats Them All]] (TV)
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*[[A Surprise for Mr. Tall]] (TV) (cameo)
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*[[A Surprise for Mr. Tall]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
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*[[Mr. Worry and the Giant]] (TV) (cameo)
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*[[What a Mess, Little Miss Helpful!]] (TV) {{Mentioned}}
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*[[Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Clever's Invention]] (cameo on the australian 2011 dvd cover)
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*[[Little Miss Chatterbox Finds her Calling]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
 
*[[Little Miss Busy: D.I.Y. Teacher]] (TV)
  
*[[Little Miss Busy: D.I.Y. Teacher]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea—Town|Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea-Town]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness]] (TV)
 
*[[Mr. Mean hasn't a Penny Left]] (TV)
  
*[[Mr. Mean hasn't a Penny Left]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Muddle Goes Skating]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Mischief Becomes an Artist]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair]] (TV) {{Not named}}
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*[[Mr. Worry and the Giant]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
 
*[[Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day]] (TV)
  
*[[Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood]] (TV)
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*[[It's Very Noisy for Mr. Quiet]] (TV)
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*[[The Christmas Letter]] (TV Special) {{Cameo}}
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*[[What a Mess Little Miss Helpful]] (TV) (mentioned)
  
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*[[Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness]] (TV)
  
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==== Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス ====
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* [[Little Miss Late (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Late]] (without his hat)
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* [[Mr. Lazy (Kawaii Remake)|Mr. Lazy]]
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* [[Little Miss Bossy (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Bossy]]
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* [[Little Miss Fun (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Fun]]
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=== Mr. Men Mini Cinema ===
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* [[Mr. Lazy Goes to the Beach]]
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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[[File:MR LAZY 5A.PNG|250px|link=Mr. Lazy/Gallery]]
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Mr_Lazy_first_edition.jpg|Pre-1996 cover of Mr. Lazy
  
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MR_LAZY_5A.PNG|Lazy, feeling lazy
  
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mr-lazy-6a.PNG|Wake up! Wake up, you sleepyhead!
  
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MR_LAZY_9A.png|Wake up Mr. Lazy! Wake up wake up wake up!
  
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'''Artwork from the Mr. Men Show'''
  
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Mr. Lazy.jpg|Whoa!
  
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lazy3.png
  
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'''Screenshots'''
  
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==See also==
  
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*[[Roger Hargreaves]]
  
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*[[Adam Hargreaves]]
  
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==External links==
  
==External links==
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*[http://www.mrmen.com/ Official Mr. Men website]
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*[https://www.mrmen.com/pages/mr-lazy Mr. Lazy's character page on the Mr. Men website]
   
 
{{Roger Hargreaves}}
  
{{Roger Hargreaves}}
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'I'm not very good with anything that involves work.'
— Mr. Lazy, Paint, The Mr. Men Show
Mr. Lazy

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

About him

Story

Mr Lazy front cover

Mr. Lazy front cover by Egmont World Publishing.

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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 three 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

Lazy

Mr. Lazy in the Mr. Men Show.

In the 2008 TV series The Mr. Men Show, he is more "lazy" rather than "sleepy" as he was in the books and hates work. 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. He lives in a camper-style trailer, with the garbage cans and mailbox overfilled with trash and mail, respectively. In the US and UK Versions, he is voiced by Phil Lollar and Tim Whitnall respectively.

In Physical, Mr. Lazy got his radio to where Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Chatterbox were exercising and turned it on. It was fun for Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Chatterbox until Mr. Lazy unknowingly made it faster and broke it down. He then goes away leaving behind an exhausted Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Chatterbox. He later tries for an Olympic-like sport but does not do anything thus getting disqualified.

Trivia

Mrlazyeyes

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.

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.
  • He is the only character in the series to have a neck.
  • In Sneezes and Hiccups, he was in the building, but when the lights blew, he couldn't be seen. The rest were highlighted by their eyes, but because his eyes are covered, you can't see him, and after Mr. Stubborn knocked the building, Mr. Lazy was gone.
  • "Pirates" is the only episode where Mr. Lazy's eyes are visible.
  • 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.
  • He is the only character in The Mr. Men Show to have a human shape.

Counterparts

International publications & translations

Mr. Lazy appears under the titles

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

List of characters

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

  • Mr. Busy (human, not the blue Mr. Men character later on)
  • Mr. Bustle

Title character other appearances

Books

Television

Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスターメン リトルミス

Mr. Men Mini Cinema

Quotes

  • "That sounds like a lot of choosing" (Lunch)
  • "McMillan wanted to walk to the reptile show, but it's hard keeping up with a tortoise" (Reptiles)
  • "Sluggy a man of my talents shouldn't have to wash a single dish" (Chores)
  • "Well, I'm not good at anything that involves work" (Paint)
  • "Whoa."

Gallery

MR LAZY 5A

External links

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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
Little Miss Giggles • Little Miss Magic • Mr. Tall • Little Miss Bossy • Little Miss Curious • Mr. Funny • Mr. Metal (Robots only)

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