- For the human character, see Mr. Muddle (Farmer).
- 'Mr. Muddle am I, funny and a little shy. I mix up everything, what are we for looking?'
- — Mr. Muddle, Learn to Count with Little Miss Brainy & Discover Computers With Mr. Forgetful
Mr. Muddle
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Mr. Muddle is the twenty-third book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
About him[]
- Colour: Green
- Shape: Oval
- Gender: Male
- Personality: Mix-up, Confused, Misunderstood, Mistaken, Chaos, Tangle, Twisted, Dispositioned,
- Family: unknown
- Friends: Mr. Wrong, Little Miss Scatterbrain, Little Miss Splendid,
- Rivals: Mr. Rude, Little Miss Naughty, Mr. Uppity, Little Miss Neat
- Job: Getting everything muddled up
- Features: Red bowler hat, feet are backwards
- Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), David Shaw Parker (The Christmas Rescue), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss), Catherine Disher (US dub), Effron Etkin (Mr. Men and Little Miss, Hebrew dub)
Story[]
Mr. Muddle gets the simplest things messed up. He lives in a house by the sea in Seatown. He was supposed to live in the country, but he, who built the house himself, built it wrong and in the wrong spot. One day he goes fishing with a fisherman named George and does the wrong things and they don't catch any fish. George's technique is to ask Mr. Muddle to do the opposite of what George wants, and Mr. Muddle will get it right. George gets everybody to do this, and Mr. Muddle goes home and cooks himself a muddled-up meal to celebrate.
International publications & translations[]
Mr. Muddle appears under the titles
- Monsieur Méli-Mélo (French)
- Meneer Stuntel (Dutch, 1978)
- Meneertje Knoeiboel (Dutch, 1986)
- מר בולבול (Mar Búlbul; first Hebrew edition)
- מר בלבול (Mar Bilbúl; later Hebrew edition and in Mr. Men and Little Miss)
- メチャクチャくん (Mechakucha-Kun; Japanese, 1978)
- とんちんかんくん (Tonchinkan-Kun; Japanese, 2018)
- Unser Herr Durcheinander (German, 1984)
- Mister Wirrkopf (German, 2018)
- Mr. Pánfilo (Chilean Spanish)
- Don Confusiones (Mexican Spanish)
- Ο Κύριος Αλλαντάλλων (Greek, 1988)
- Ο Κύριος Μπερδεμένος (Greek, 1994)
- 糊塗先生 (Hútú Xiānshēng; Taiwan)
- Herra Klúðri (Icelandic)
- 엉망씨 (Eongmang-ssi; Korean)
- 混亂先生 (Wan⁶ lyun⁶ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese)
- آقای عوضی (Âqâ-ye 'Avazi; Persian, Azabad)
- آقای چپکی (Âqâ-ye Čapaki; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
- آقای گیج (Âqâ-ye Gij; Persian, First Ghadiyani Release)
- گیج آقا (Gij-e Âqâ; Persian, Second Ghadiyani Release)
- آقای گیج خان (Âqâ-ye Gij-e Xân; Persian, Panosht)
- Mr. Caótico (Castilian Spanish)
- 糊涂先生 (Hútu Xiānshēng; China)
- Пан Бестолковкин (Pan Bestolkovkin; Russia)
- Hr. Skuddermudder (Danish)
- Herr Forvirret (Norwegian)
- Pan Splątywacz (Polish)
- Mr. Dryswch (Welsh)
List of characters[]
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.
- George
- Mr. Brick
- Mr. Black
- Mrs. Scrub
- Mr. Impossible (on TV, shown in the picture frame)
Title character other appearances[]
Books[]
- Little Miss Neat
- Little Miss Fickle
- Mr. Cheeky
- Little Miss Christmas
- Little Miss Birthday
- Little Miss Sunshine Keeps Her Smile (not seen)
- Little Miss Splendid and the Princess
- Mr. Mischief and the Leprechaun
- The Mr. Men Christmas (1977)
- Mr. Men on Holiday (1976)
- Mr. Men - 12 Days of Christmas
- Mr. Men go to School
- Mr. Men - go to the Dentist
- Mr. Men - The New Pet
- Mr. Men in London
- Mr. Men Little Miss: The New King
- Mr. Men - Winter Sports
- Mr. Men - The Night Before Christmas
- Mr. Men - Ready, Steady, Bake!
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Vets
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Pancake Day
- My First Mr. Men Nursery Rhymes
Television[]
- Mr. Muddle (TV)
- Little Miss Neat (TV)
- The Christmas Rescue (TV)
- One day in the life of Mr. Perfect (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Tickle Saves the Day (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Clever's Invention (cameo on the 2011 australian dvd cover)
- Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Silly's Silly Secret (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV) (his only episode in the 1995 cartoon)
- Little Miss Helpful Goes To The Fair (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day (TV)
- Mr. Clever Flies his Kite (TV) (cameo)
- Happy Birthday Little Miss Scatterbrain (TV) (cameo)
- The Christmas Letter (TV)
Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスタ一メン リトルミス[]
Trivia[]
- He lives in Happyland and Seatown, but in The Christmas Letter he lived in Muddleland, home of Little Miss Contrary.
- He posted a sandwich instead of a letter twice, in Little Miss Neat's story and The Christmas Letter
- In Mr. Men and Little Miss he is much smaller than in the books.
- His favourite meal is roast dinner.
- His favourite place is the seaside/the beach.
- In the US dub of Mr. Men and Little Miss, he is the only Mr. Man to be voiced one of the female voice cast (particularly, Catherine Disher, as shown above).
- The reason (or any reason, for that matter) behind this oddity is completely unknown.
Counterparts[]
See Counterparts Wiki.
Gallery[]
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