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| + | |Box title = Mr Silly |
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| + | |Image file = Mr silly-18a.png |
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| + | |Image size = 250 |
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| + | |Row 1 title = Book No. |
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| + | |Row 1 info = 10 (UK and US) |
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| + | <br/>31 (France) |
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| + | |Row 2 title = Release Date |
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| + | |Row 2 info = 15 August, 1972 |
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| + | |Row 3 title = Preceded by |
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| + | |Row 3 info = [[Mr. Topsy-Turvy]] (UK and US) |
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| + | <br/>[[Mr. Jelly]] (France) |
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| + | |Row 4 title = Followed by |
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| + | |Row 4 info = [[Mr. Uppity]] (UK and US) |
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| + | ==About him== |
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| − | <td colspan="2" style="padding:0; background:#FFBF00; color:FFBF00;">[[File:MrSilly.gif]]</td></tr><tr style="color:#000000; background:#FFBF00; font-size:larger;"> |
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| − | <th colspan="5"><center>Mr. Silly</center></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; background:#FFBF00;"> |
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*'''Colour''': Light Brown |
*'''Colour''': Light Brown |
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*'''Shape''': Round |
*'''Shape''': Round |
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| − | *'''Gender |
+ | *'''Gender''': Male |
| − | *''' |
+ | *'''Personality''': Dippy, Silly, Eccentric, Scatterbrained, Nonsense, Meaningless, All over the place! |
| + | *'''Family''': none |
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| − | *Love: |
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| + | *'''Love''': None |
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| − | *'''Friends''': [[Mr. Nonsense]] |
+ | *'''Friends''': [[Mr. Nonsense]] and [[Little Miss Dotty]] |
| − | *Release date: 1972 |
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| + | *'''Rivals''': possibly Little Miss Late |
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*'''Job''': being silly |
*'''Job''': being silly |
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*'''Features''': Orange top hat (formerly red) over his eyes, yellow shoes |
*'''Features''': Orange top hat (formerly red) over his eyes, yellow shoes |
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| − | *Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978) John Alderton (1983) Gordon Peters ( |
+ | *Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978) John Alderton (1983) Gordon Peters (''Mr. Men and Little Miss'') Neil Crone (US dub) |
| − | </th></tr></table> |
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==Story== |
==Story== |
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*はちゃめちゃくん (Japanese) |
*はちゃめちゃくん (Japanese) |
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*Herr Tullball (Norwegian) |
*Herr Tullball (Norwegian) |
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| + | *מר טמבל (Mar Tembel) (Hebrew) |
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| + | *Pan Chichotek (Polish) |
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| + | *คุณพิลึก (Thai) |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| + | [[File:Mr silly book early illustration.jpg|thumb|250px|An early illustration of the book which was later edited in later publications]] |
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| − | *Mr. Silly is Roger's favourite Mr Men. |
+ | *Mr. Silly is Roger's favourite [[Mr. Men]]. |
*According to a Mr. Men comic, his birthday is February 13th, "every year". |
*According to a Mr. Men comic, his birthday is February 13th, "every year". |
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*When Mr. Silly was first published on the back cover of Mr. Men books he was cream with a red hat, though he was still the correct colour on the front cover of his book along with it's pages. As of more recent publishing he is light brown with an orange hat, both on the back cover, and on the front cover and the pages. |
*When Mr. Silly was first published on the back cover of Mr. Men books he was cream with a red hat, though he was still the correct colour on the front cover of his book along with it's pages. As of more recent publishing he is light brown with an orange hat, both on the back cover, and on the front cover and the pages. |
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| − | *He is one of the largest Mr. Men in the Mr. Men and Little Miss episodes. |
+ | *He is one of the largest Mr. Men in the ''[[Mr. Men and Little Miss]]'' episodes. |
| − | *He is the first Mr. Man to wear shoes |
+ | *He is the first Mr. Man to wear shoes. |
*He is sad in Little Miss Late. |
*He is sad in Little Miss Late. |
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+ | *In the original 1972 version of the book, the Nonsenseland pig is said to be wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigar. This was changed in 1990 to having the pig wearing trousers and a bowler hat. In later editions, the trees were said to have pink leaves instead of red ones. |
| + | *He only appeared in Season 3 of the 1995 ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' series. |
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| − | ==Counterparts== |
+ | ===Counterparts=== |
| + | See [[w:c:mrmencounterparts:Mr. Silly|Counterparts Wiki]]. |
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| − | *His Ed, Edd n Eddy counterpart is Ed because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Beauty and the Beast counterparts are the Bimbettes because they are all silly. |
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| − | *His Father Ted counterpart is Dougal because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Kingdom Hearts counterpart is Sora because they both have big shoes. |
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| − | *His Thomas & Friends counterparts are Billy and Duke because all three are close in colour and Billy and Mr. Silly are silly. |
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| − | *His Little Monsters counterpart is Silly Sidney because both are silly. |
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| − | *His Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas counterpart is Fife because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Winnie the Pooh counterpart is Tigger because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Oliver and Company counterpart is Tito the Chihuaha because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Three Little Pigs counterparts are Fifer Pig and Fiddler Pig because they are all silly. |
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| − | *His Family Ness counterparts is Silly Ness because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Twelve Warrior Explosive Eto Rangers counterpart is Monk because they are both silly and brown. |
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| − | *His Star Wars counterpart is Jar Jar Binks because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Animaniacs counterpart is Baloney because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Fairly OddParents counterpart is Cosmo because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His T.U.F.F. Puppy Counterpart is Dudley Puppy because both are silly. |
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| − | *In the graphic novel ''Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life'', Scott's first encounter with Ramona includes a gag about her shoes, which are later revealed to be Mr. Silly's shoes. |
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| − | *His Street Fighter counterpart is Hakan, because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic counterpart to Pinkie Pie because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Total Drama series counterpart to Ezekiel because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Skylander series counterpart to Pop Fizz because they both have yellow and they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Pillow Pets counterpart is Silly Monkey because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Cuddle-Uppets counterpart is Buster The Purple Monkey because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Mikayla's Words counterpart is Mikayla Pasteris because they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Slumber Party Puppies counterpart is Silly because they both have yellow and they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Lalaloopsy counterpart is Alice in Lalaloopsyland because they both are silly. |
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| − | *His Illumination's Sing counterpart is Ash The Porcupine because they both are silly. |
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| − | *His Inanimate Insanity counterpart is Lightbulb because they are both yellow and silly. |
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| − | *His Tiny Toon Adventures counterpart is Fifi La Fume they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Sonic the Hedgehog counterpart is Coconuts they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Heathcliff counterpart is Heathcliff they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Felix the Cat counterpart is Felix the Cat they are both silly. |
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| − | *His Oobi counterpart is Kako because both are silly. |
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| − | *His Mixels Hotshot counterpart is Tuth and Spinza because both are silly. |
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| − | *His The My singing monsters Show is Tweedle because both are silly. |
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| − | *His My Little Animals counterpart is Silly Snilly because both are silly. |
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==List of characters== |
==List of characters== |
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==Title character other appearances== |
==Title character other appearances== |
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This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in. |
This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in. |
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| + | '''Books''' |
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*[[Mr. Chatterbox]] (in a portrait in Mr. Bowler's store with eyes and no shoes.) |
*[[Mr. Chatterbox]] (in a portrait in Mr. Bowler's store with eyes and no shoes.) |
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*[[Mr. Nonsense]] |
*[[Mr. Nonsense]] |
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*[[Little Miss Wise]] |
*[[Little Miss Wise]] |
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*[[Little Miss Sparkle]] |
*[[Little Miss Sparkle]] |
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| + | *[[Mr. Sneeze and his Allergies]] |
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| + | '''Television''' |
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| + | *[[The Christmas Letter]] (TV) |
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*[[A Very Happy Day For Mr. Happy]] (TV) (cameo) |
*[[A Very Happy Day For Mr. Happy]] (TV) (cameo) |
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*[[Little Miss Busy: D.I.Y. Teacher]] (TV) |
*[[Little Miss Busy: D.I.Y. Teacher]] (TV) |
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*[[Mr. Silly's Silly Secret]] (TV) |
*[[Mr. Silly's Silly Secret]] (TV) |
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*[[Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot]] (TV) (cameo) |
*[[Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot]] (TV) (cameo) |
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| − | *[[Mr. Noisy |
+ | *[[Mr. Noisy the Music Man]] (TV) (cameo) |
*[[Mr. Muddle Goes Skating]] (TV) |
*[[Mr. Muddle Goes Skating]] (TV) |
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*[[Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day]] (TV) (cameo) |
*[[Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day]] (TV) (cameo) |
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*[[Mr. Mischief Becomes an Artist]] (TV) (cameo) |
*[[Mr. Mischief Becomes an Artist]] (TV) (cameo) |
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*[[Thank Goodness For Mr. Slow]] (TV) |
*[[Thank Goodness For Mr. Slow]] (TV) |
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| − | *[[Mr. Jelly Goes Time Travelling |
+ | *[[Mr. Jelly Goes Time Travelling]] (TV) |
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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. Silly.png |
+ | Mr. Silly.png|Mr. Silly (1976-1990) |
| − | Mr Silly.png |
+ | Mr Silly.png|Mr. Silly (1990-1994) |
| + | Mr Silly 1A.jpg |
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| − | Mr_Silly_1A.jpg |
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Mr-Silly-2A.PNG |
Mr-Silly-2A.PNG |
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| + | MR SILLY 3A.png |
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| − | MR_SILLY_3A.PNG |
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| − | + | MR SILLY 4A.jpg |
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mr-silly-5a.PNG|Mr. Silly takes his silly dog for a walk |
mr-silly-5a.PNG|Mr. Silly takes his silly dog for a walk |
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mr-silly-6a.PNG |
mr-silly-6a.PNG |
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| − | + | Mr silly 7A.PNG|Isn't that silly? |
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+ | mr-silly 8a.jpg |
| − | + | Mr Silly-9A.PNG|He's as silly as can be! |
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| − | + | MR SILLY 10A.PNG|Mr. Silly sticker |
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Mr-Silly-11a.PNG|Playing tennis with a square ball! Isn't that silly? |
Mr-Silly-11a.PNG|Playing tennis with a square ball! Isn't that silly? |
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| + | Mr Silly-12A.png |
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| + | Mr-Silly 13a.jpg |
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| + | Mr Silly 14A.gif |
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| + | MR-SILLY-15A.png|With his silly hat, and his silly grin, and his silly shoes with his silly feet in |
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| + | Mr Silly 16a.png |
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| + | Mr-Silly 17A.png|Get your silly groove on! |
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| + | Mr silly-18a.png |
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| + | MR-SILLY 19A.png|Mr. Silly's silly umbrella boat |
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| + | Mr Silly 20A.png|Mr. Silly gets the giggles |
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| + | Mr-Silly-21a.png|Mr. Silly takes his pet chicken for a walk |
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| + | Mr Silly Stickers 1980's.jpg |
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| + | Mr. Silly 1980's cover.png|The 1980's cover |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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+ | *[https://www.mrmen.com/ Official Mr. Men website] |
{{Roger Hargreaves}} |
{{Roger Hargreaves}} |
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[[Category:No Hair]] |
[[Category:No Hair]] |
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[[Category:Main Characters]] |
[[Category:Main Characters]] |
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| + | [[Category:Characters named after Adjectives]] |
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| + | [[Category:Characters named after Nouns]] |
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| + | [[Category:Roger Hargreaves books]] |
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Revision as of 22:57, 24 August 2020
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Mr Silly
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Book No.
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10 (UK and US)
31 (France) |
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Release Date
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Preceded by
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Followed by
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Mr. Silly is the tenth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
About him
- Colour: Light Brown
- Shape: Round
- Gender: Male
- Personality: Dippy, Silly, Eccentric, Scatterbrained, Nonsense, Meaningless, All over the place!
- Family: none
- Love: None
- Friends: Mr. Nonsense and Little Miss Dotty
- Rivals: possibly Little Miss Late
- Job: being silly
- Features: Orange top hat (formerly red) over his eyes, yellow shoes
- Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978) John Alderton (1983) Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss) Neil Crone (US dub)
Story
Mr. Silly in the books
Mr. Silly lives in Nonsenseland, where the trees have red leaves and the grass is blue. Every year there is a contest for the silliest idea of the year, and Mr. Silly can't think of one. All the animals do human activity and say the wrong sounds. Mr. Silly wins the contest by painting all the leaves on the trees green.
International publications & translations
Mr. Silly appears under the titles
- Monsieur Étonnant (French)
- Don Tontainas (Spanish)
- Unser Herr Komisch (German)
- Mister Quatschkopf (Second German Release)
- Ο Κύριος Ανόητος (Greek)
- 엉뚱씨 (Korean)
- Mr. Dwl (Welsh)
- Meneer Malloot (Dutch)
- Meneertje Maf (Second Dutch Release)
- 滑稽先生 (Taiwan)
- Fætter Fjolle (Danish)
- Senhor Tonto (Portuguese)
- はちゃめちゃくん (Japanese)
- Herr Tullball (Norwegian)
- מר טמבל (Mar Tembel) (Hebrew)
- Pan Chichotek (Polish)
- คุณพิลึก (Thai)
Trivia
An early illustration of the book which was later edited in later publications
- Mr. Silly is Roger's favourite Mr. Men.
- According to a Mr. Men comic, his birthday is February 13th, "every year".
- When Mr. Silly was first published on the back cover of Mr. Men books he was cream with a red hat, though he was still the correct colour on the front cover of his book along with it's pages. As of more recent publishing he is light brown with an orange hat, both on the back cover, and on the front cover and the pages.
- He is one of the largest Mr. Men in the Mr. Men and Little Miss episodes.
- He is the first Mr. Man to wear shoes.
- He is sad in Little Miss Late.
- In the original 1972 version of the book, the Nonsenseland pig is said to be wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigar. This was changed in 1990 to having the pig wearing trousers and a bowler hat. In later editions, the trees were said to have pink leaves instead of red ones.
- He only appeared in Season 3 of the 1995 Mr. Men and Little Miss series.
Counterparts
See Counterparts Wiki.
List of characters
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss and other special characters that appear in this book.
- Mr. Ridiculous
- Mr. Foolish
- Mr. Muddle (Human Farmer)
- Mrs. Nincompoop
- King of Nonsenseland
- Chicken
- Worm (not on TV)
- Pig (not on TV)
Title character other appearances
This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in.
Books
- Mr. Chatterbox (in a portrait in Mr. Bowler's store with eyes and no shoes.)
- Mr. Nonsense
- Mr. Slow
- Mr. Rush (pictured)
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Little Miss Tiny
- Little Miss Shy
- Little Miss Dotty
- Little Miss Late
- Little Miss Scatterbrain (does not speak)
- Little Miss Wise
- Little Miss Sparkle
- Mr. Sneeze and his Allergies
Television
- The Christmas Letter (TV)
- Another Victory for Little Miss Splendid (TV) (cameo)
- A Very Happy Day For Mr. Happy (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Busy: D.I.Y. Teacher (TV)
- Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness (TV)
- Mr. Silly's Silly Secret (TV)
- Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Noisy the Music Man (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV)
- Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Bump Has an Accident (TV)
- Mr. Nosey Goes Fishing (TV)
- Little Miss Trouble and the Magic Paint (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Mischief Becomes an Artist (TV) (cameo)
- Thank Goodness For Mr. Slow (TV)
- Mr. Jelly Goes Time Travelling (TV)
Gallery
Mr. Silly (1976-1990)
Mr. Silly (1990-1994)
Mr. Silly takes his silly dog for a walk
Isn't that silly?
He's as silly as can be!
Mr. Silly sticker
Playing tennis with a square ball! Isn't that silly?
With his silly hat, and his silly grin, and his silly shoes with his silly feet in
Get your silly groove on!
Mr. Silly's silly umbrella boat
Mr. Silly gets the giggles
Mr. Silly takes his pet chicken for a walk
The 1980's cover
See also
External links
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