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| + | |Box title = Mr. Mean |
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| + | |Image file = Mr_Mean_2A.jpg |
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| + | |Image size = 250 |
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| + | |Row 1 title = Book No. |
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| + | |Row 1 info = 19 (UK and US) |
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| + | <br>21 (France) |
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| + | |Row 2 title = Release Date |
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| + | |Row 2 info = 23 June 1976 |
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| + | |Row 3 title = Preceded by |
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| + | |Row 3 info = [[Mr. Funny]] (UK and US) |
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| + | <br>[[Mr. Quiet]] (France) |
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| + | |Row 4 title = Followed by |
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| + | |Row 4 info = [[Mr. Chatterbox]] (UK and US) |
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| + | <br>[[Mr. Messy]] (France) |
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| + | }} |
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| + | ==About him== |
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| − | <th colspan="5"><center>Mr. Mean/Stingy</center></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; background:#3366FF;"> |
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*'''Shape''': Extended oval with visible ears in his story and the 1970's and 1980's television series, shorter and slightly more wider normal oval in the 1995 television series. |
*'''Shape''': Extended oval with visible ears in his story and the 1970's and 1980's television series, shorter and slightly more wider normal oval in the 1995 television series. |
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| − | *'''Gender |
+ | *'''Gender''': Male |
| − | *'''Relatives''': His brother who looks exactly like him even though his brother was never seen in the series. |
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| + | *'''Personality''': Misery-guts, Gloomy, Discontented, Moody, Sullen, Dreadful, Fearful, Unhappy, Lonely, Cheap, Frugal |
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| − | *Rivals: Little Miss Naughty, the rest of the characters. |
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| + | *'''Relatives''': A brother |
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| + | *'''Rivals''': Everyone |
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| + | *'''Love''': Money |
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| − | *Release date: 1976 |
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| + | *'''Dislikes''': Spending money (even just one single penny), having company and about everything. |
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*'''Job''': Being mean and never spends his money so he keeps it all in storage. |
*'''Job''': Being mean and never spends his money so he keeps it all in storage. |
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| − | *Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), Gordon Peters ( |
+ | *'''Voice Actors''': Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), Gordon Peters (''Mr. Men and Little Miss''), Len Carlson (US dub) |
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==Story== |
==Story== |
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[[File:Mr mean.jpg|thumb|Mr. Mean in the books]] |
[[File:Mr mean.jpg|thumb|Mr. Mean in the books]] |
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| − | Mr. Mean lives up to his name. He lived in what could've been a nice house, but wasn't. It had no pictures, curtains, carpets nor fires. He made his furniture out of old orange boxes and complained about the price of nails. He has a tiny appetite so he only eats very small meals, usually only one meal a day which isn't much at all. He never spends a penny of his money so he keeps his money in a box in a cupboard in his kitchen. He is so mean he gives his brother a piece of coal for Christmas. One day an old rather fat and very wordy wizard pays Mr. Mean a visit and asks him for a glass of water (even though Mr. Mean doesn't have any glasses because they break easily and they can be expensive) to which Mr. Mean replies with a rude "No!" The wizard teaches him a valuable lesson that he is soon not to forget which he starts by magicking all his money in a wooden box into a box full of potatoes which upsets Mr. Mean so then the wizard turns all the potatoes back into money again. The wordy wizard starts disguising as people in need, an old washer woman with an enormous bundle of washing, an old woodchopper man who chops wood in his garden and a little blonde haired boy who owns a ball. Each time Mr. Mean rejects helping them by responding to all of their favours with a negative "No!", a spell is placed on a part of his body, such as his nose turning into a carrot and his ears turning into tomatoes. He gives help when he realizes his feet are about to fall under a spell. Then he becomes a generous person and spends his money on getting his house done up and looking as good as new and spic and span, and now he gives his brother two pieces of coal for Christmas. |
+ | Mr. Mean lives up to his name. He lived in what could've been a nice house, but wasn't. It had no pictures, curtains, carpets nor fires. He made his furniture out of old orange boxes and complained about the price of nails. He has a tiny appetite so he only eats very small meals, usually only one meal a day which isn't much at all. He never spends a penny of his money so he keeps his money in a box in a cupboard in his kitchen. He is so mean he gives his brother a piece of coal for Christmas. One day an old rather fat and very wordy wizard pays Mr. Mean a visit and asks him for a glass of water (even though Mr. Mean doesn't have any glasses because they break easily and they can be expensive) to which Mr. Mean replies with a rude "No!" The wizard teaches him a valuable lesson that he is soon not to forget which he starts by magicking all his money in a wooden box into a box full of potatoes which upsets Mr. Mean so then the wizard turns all the potatoes back into money again. He decides to go into town to do some shopping, Mr. Mean would always walk there since he never took the bus as that costs money. The wordy wizard starts disguising as people in need, an old washer woman with an enormous bundle of washing, an old woodchopper man who chops wood in his garden and a little blonde haired boy who owns a ball. Each time Mr. Mean rejects helping them by responding to all of their favours with a negative "No!", a spell is placed on a part of his body, such as his nose turning into a carrot and his ears turning into tomatoes. He gives help when he realizes his feet are about to fall under a spell. Then he becomes a generous person and spends his money on getting his house done up and looking as good as new and spic and span, and now he gives his a brother two pieces of coal for Christmas. |
==International publications & translations== |
==International publications & translations== |
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This is a list of alternate titles for this book being published internationally. |
This is a list of alternate titles for this book being published internationally. |
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*Mr Stingy (USA) |
*Mr Stingy (USA) |
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*Monsieur Avare (French) |
*Monsieur Avare (French) |
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+ | *Don Tacañete (Spanish) |
*Unser Herr Geizig (German) |
*Unser Herr Geizig (German) |
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*Ο Κύριος Τσιγκούνης (Greek) |
*Ο Κύριος Τσιγκούνης (Greek) |
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*Meneer Gierig (Dutch) |
*Meneer Gierig (Dutch) |
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*Hr. Gnier (Danish) |
*Hr. Gnier (Danish) |
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| + | *Pan Liczykrupa (Polish) |
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*구두쇠씨 (Korean) |
*구두쇠씨 (Korean) |
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*吝嗇先生 (Taiwan) |
*吝嗇先生 (Taiwan) |
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*けちんぼくん (Japanese) |
*けちんぼくん (Japanese) |
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| + | *מר קמצא (Hebrew) |
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| + | *คุณตึ๋งหนืด (Thai) |
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Mr Mean also appears in the grown up business title ''Mr Mean's Guide to Management''. |
Mr Mean also appears in the grown up business title ''Mr Mean's Guide to Management''. |
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==List of characters== |
==List of characters== |
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*Mr. Mean's brother (mentioned) |
*Mr. Mean's brother (mentioned) |
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| − | ==Title character other appearances== |
+ | ==Title character in other appearances== |
| + | '''Books''' |
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| − | This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in. |
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*[[Mr. Brave]] |
*[[Mr. Brave]] |
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*[[Mr. Perfect]] |
*[[Mr. Perfect]] |
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*[[Little Miss Magic]] (He is only mentioned in the book where he moaned after [[Mr. Tickle]] tickled him and he only appears in the TV adaption of her story where he was shown moaning after Mr. Tickle tickled him and his nose was blue instead of yellow and his ears were missing) |
*[[Little Miss Magic]] (He is only mentioned in the book where he moaned after [[Mr. Tickle]] tickled him and he only appears in the TV adaption of her story where he was shown moaning after Mr. Tickle tickled him and his nose was blue instead of yellow and his ears were missing) |
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*[[Little Miss Tidy]] |
*[[Little Miss Tidy]] |
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| + | *[[The Mr. Men Christmas (1977)]] |
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| + | *[[Mr. Mean's Good Deed]] |
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| + | *[[Mr. Men - A Christmas Carol]] |
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| + | *[[Mr. Men - The Christmas Tree]] |
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| + | *[[Mr. Men - A Christmas Extravaganza]] |
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| + | *[[Mr. Men - The Great British Tour]] |
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| + | *[[Mr. Men - Ready, Steady, Bake!]] |
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| + | *[[Mr. Men Fire Station]] |
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| + | '''Cartoons''' |
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*[[Little Miss Naughty]] (He is only shown in the TV adaption of her story with [[Little Miss Shy]]'s hair) |
*[[Little Miss Naughty]] (He is only shown in the TV adaption of her story with [[Little Miss Shy]]'s hair) |
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*Mr. Mean's Guide to Management |
*Mr. Mean's Guide to Management |
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*[[Little Miss Late Finally Catches Up]] (TV) |
*[[Little Miss Late Finally Catches Up]] (TV) |
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*[[Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood]] (TV) |
*[[Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood]] (TV) |
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| − | *[[The Christmas Letter]] (TV) |
+ | *[[The Christmas Letter]] (TV special) |
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| − | ==See also== |
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| − | *[[Roger Hargreaves]] |
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| − | *[[Adam Hargreaves]] |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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+ | *Out of the Seven Deadly Sins, Mr. Mean represents Greed. |
| − | *He is one of the |
+ | *He is the first Mr. Men character to be shown with visible ears; he is one of the two characters with that trait, with the other being [[Mr. Clever]]. |
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+ | *Alike [[Mr. Nosey]], his shape has varied from his beginnings and nowadays is drawn as his interpretation in [[Mr. Men and Little Miss]]. |
*In the 1997 American dub, he speaks with a gruff voice. |
*In the 1997 American dub, he speaks with a gruff voice. |
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| − | *In the same dub, despite his book being re-titled he is still called Mr. Mean. |
+ | **In the same dub, despite his book being re-titled he is still called Mr. Mean. |
*He was visited by a wizard twice (in his book and [[A Big Surprise for Mr. Mean]].) |
*He was visited by a wizard twice (in his book and [[A Big Surprise for Mr. Mean]].) |
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| + | *Despite being a meanie, he seems to be friends with Little Miss Tidy given that he helped her find her purse and brought her lottery ticket back to her. |
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| − | *Mr. Mean has made a cameo in [[Boats]], he was rounder, his ears were missing, and his nose was pink instead of yellow. |
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| + | *Mr. Mean is one of the tallest Mr. Men. |
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| − | *He was meaner than usual in The Christmas Letter. He asked for over a thousand pounds for directions to Santa Claus and made Little Miss Tiny clean his house for 6 months when she asked him for a glass of water the summer before, so Little Miss Tiny was stuck until Jack rescued her. |
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| − | *He is the first Mr. Man to have visible ears. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| + | <gallery widths="150" spacing="small" bordercolor="transparent" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> |
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Mr. Mean.png|Mr. Mean as he appears on the back cover of earlier Mr. Men Books. |
Mr. Mean.png|Mr. Mean as he appears on the back cover of earlier Mr. Men Books. |
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| − | Greedy grumble stingy.png|Mr. Mean's cameo in ''The Mr. Men Show''. |
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Mr_Mean_1A.PNG |
Mr_Mean_1A.PNG |
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Mr_Mean_2A.jpg |
Mr_Mean_2A.jpg |
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| + | Mr-Mean-3A.PNG|I don't want to continue with this, waste of money if you ask me! |
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| − | Mr-Mean-3A.PNG |
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mr_mean_4a.PNG|Never without a pretty penny |
mr_mean_4a.PNG|Never without a pretty penny |
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| + | MR-MEAN-5A.PNG|What's so good at spending money, anyway? What an absolute nuisance it is. |
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| − | Mr_Mean-6A.PNG |
+ | Mr_Mean-6A.PNG|Everyone's supposed to keep their money, not spend it! |
| + | Mr-Mean_7a.png|I'm Mr. Mean. Know what I mean? |
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| + | Mean1.png |
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| + | Mr. Mean with Little Miss Shy's Hair.png|Mr. Mean with Little Miss Shy's Hair |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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Revision as of 21:11, 29 June 2020
- 'Drat! Drat and bother!'
- — Mr. Mean
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Mr. Mean
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Book No.
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19 (UK and US)
21 (France) |
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Release Date
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23 June 1976
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Preceded by
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Followed by
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Mr. Mean (Retitled Mr. Stingy in the USA) is the nineteenth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
About him
- Colour: Blue (seemingly Dark blue in the TV adaption of his story)
- Shape: Extended oval with visible ears in his story and the 1970's and 1980's television series, shorter and slightly more wider normal oval in the 1995 television series.
- Features: Yellow nose and visible ears
- Gender: Male
- Personality: Misery-guts, Gloomy, Discontented, Moody, Sullen, Dreadful, Fearful, Unhappy, Lonely, Cheap, Frugal
- Relatives: A brother
- Rivals: Everyone
- Love: Money
- Dislikes: Spending money (even just one single penny), having company and about everything.
- Job: Being mean and never spends his money so he keeps it all in storage.
- Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss), Len Carlson (US dub)
Story
Mr. Mean in the books
Mr. Mean lives up to his name. He lived in what could've been a nice house, but wasn't. It had no pictures, curtains, carpets nor fires. He made his furniture out of old orange boxes and complained about the price of nails. He has a tiny appetite so he only eats very small meals, usually only one meal a day which isn't much at all. He never spends a penny of his money so he keeps his money in a box in a cupboard in his kitchen. He is so mean he gives his brother a piece of coal for Christmas. One day an old rather fat and very wordy wizard pays Mr. Mean a visit and asks him for a glass of water (even though Mr. Mean doesn't have any glasses because they break easily and they can be expensive) to which Mr. Mean replies with a rude "No!" The wizard teaches him a valuable lesson that he is soon not to forget which he starts by magicking all his money in a wooden box into a box full of potatoes which upsets Mr. Mean so then the wizard turns all the potatoes back into money again. He decides to go into town to do some shopping, Mr. Mean would always walk there since he never took the bus as that costs money. The wordy wizard starts disguising as people in need, an old washer woman with an enormous bundle of washing, an old woodchopper man who chops wood in his garden and a little blonde haired boy who owns a ball. Each time Mr. Mean rejects helping them by responding to all of their favours with a negative "No!", a spell is placed on a part of his body, such as his nose turning into a carrot and his ears turning into tomatoes. He gives help when he realizes his feet are about to fall under a spell. Then he becomes a generous person and spends his money on getting his house done up and looking as good as new and spic and span, and now he gives his a brother two pieces of coal for Christmas.
International publications & translations
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US Cover
This is a list of alternate titles for this book being published internationally.
- Mr Stingy (USA)
- Monsieur Avare (French)
- Don Tacañete (Spanish)
- Unser Herr Geizig (German)
- Ο Κύριος Τσιγκούνης (Greek)
- Meneer Gierig (Dutch)
- Hr. Gnier (Danish)
- Pan Liczykrupa (Polish)
- 구두쇠씨 (Korean)
- 吝嗇先生 (Taiwan)
- けちんぼくん (Japanese)
- מר קמצא (Hebrew)
- คุณตึ๋งหนืด (Thai)
Mr Mean also appears in the grown up business title Mr Mean's Guide to Management.
List of characters
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book:
- Fat Wizard
- Mr. Mean's brother (mentioned)
Title character in other appearances
Books
- Mr. Brave
- Mr. Perfect
- Little Miss Magic (He is only mentioned in the book where he moaned after Mr. Tickle tickled him and he only appears in the TV adaption of her story where he was shown moaning after Mr. Tickle tickled him and his nose was blue instead of yellow and his ears were missing)
- Little Miss Tidy
- Little Miss Valentine
- The Mr. Men Christmas (1977)
- Mr. Mean's Good Deed
- Mr. Men - A Christmas Carol
- Mr. Men - The Christmas Tree
- Mr. Men - A Christmas Extravaganza
- Mr. Men - The Great British Tour
- Mr. Men - Ready, Steady, Bake!
- Mr. Men Fire Station
Cartoons
- Little Miss Naughty (He is only shown in the TV adaption of her story with Little Miss Shy's hair)
- Mr. Mean's Guide to Management
- Mr. Mischief is Caught at his Own Game (TV)
- A Big Surprise for Mr. Mean (TV)
- Mr. Mean hasn't a Penny Left (TV)
- Happy Xmas Mr. Worry (TV)
- No Food is No Fun For Mr. Greedy (TV)
- Little Miss Trouble and the Magic Paint (TV)
- Little Miss Tidy and the Winning Ticket (TV)
- Little Miss Star the Leading Witness (TV) (mentioned)
- Mr. Mischief Becomes an Artist (TV)
- Mr. Clever Flies His Kite (TV)
- Mr. Nonsense Rows to the Moon (TV)
- Little Miss Late Finally Catches Up (TV)
- Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood (TV)
- The Christmas Letter (TV special)
Trivia
- Out of the Seven Deadly Sins, Mr. Mean represents Greed.
- He is the first Mr. Men character to be shown with visible ears; he is one of the two characters with that trait, with the other being Mr. Clever.
- Alike Mr. Nosey, his shape has varied from his beginnings and nowadays is drawn as his interpretation in Mr. Men and Little Miss.
- In the 1997 American dub, he speaks with a gruff voice.
- In the same dub, despite his book being re-titled he is still called Mr. Mean.
- He was visited by a wizard twice (in his book and A Big Surprise for Mr. Mean.)
- Despite being a meanie, he seems to be friends with Little Miss Tidy given that he helped her find her purse and brought her lottery ticket back to her.
- Mr. Mean is one of the tallest Mr. Men.
Counterparts
See Counterparts Wiki.
Gallery
Mr. Mean as he appears on the back cover of earlier Mr. Men Books.
I don't want to continue with this, waste of money if you ask me!
Never without a pretty penny
What's so good at spending money, anyway? What an absolute nuisance it is.
Everyone's supposed to keep their money, not spend it!
I'm Mr. Mean. Know what I mean?
Mr. Mean with Little Miss Shy's Hair
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