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Mr. Snooty
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Mr. Snooty is the eleventh book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.
About Him[]
- Color: Maroon, brown or purple (as seen on some prints of the last page of Mr. Perfect, on his first front cover and since 2021).
- Shape: Bean (Number 6 in Mr. Men and Little Miss)
- Gender: Male
- Personality: Know-it-all, strict, bossy, arrogant, pompous, snooty, disapproving, narcissistic, cold, rude, crude, obnoxious, contempt, snobbish, wealthy, overzealous, disrespectful, insensitive
- Family: Unknown
- Height: Normal Mr. Man height
- Weight: Average
- Friends: Mr. Daydream, Mr. Worry, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Grumpy, Little Miss Bossy, Little Miss Magic, Mr. Happy, Little Miss Splendid
- Rivals: Mr. Small, Mr. Bump, Mr. Clumsy, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Grumble, Little Miss Bad, Mr. Mean, Mr. Rude, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Shy, Little Miss Scary, Mr. Impossible, Mr. Mischief, Mr. Noisy, Little Miss Trouble
- Hometown: Bigtown
- Likes: Money, being rude, his own arrogance, bossing people around
- Dislikes: Being polite, goblins, wasting time, laziness, slowness, making excuses, potatoes, being called "Fatty", bad things happening to his hat
- Features: Black top hat and monocle
- Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1974-1978), John Alderton (1983) , David Shaw Parker (1992), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss, UK), Len Carlson (Mr. Men and Little Miss, US), Dor Zwigenbaum (Mr. Men and Little Miss, Hebrew dub), Effron Etkin (Mr. Men and Little Miss, Hebrew dub in Little Miss Splendid's Gift and Mr. Daydream Talks to the Stars)
Story[]
Mr. Snooty in the books.
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Mr. Uppity's first front cover.
Mr. Snooty lives all on his own in a very large house in Bigtown. He is one of the rudest people in the world, if not the rudest, and also one of the richest people in the world, if not the richest, living in the largest house with the largest, longest garden with the largest, longest flowerbeds on the largest, longest hill with a high staircase in Bigtown, and having the largest, longest limousine in Bigtown, and he is rude to everybody he meets.
One day, he walks through his large, long flowerbeds in his large long garden outside his large house on a large hill with a high staircase, and he meets a goblin. When he is rude to the goblin, he says, "Go away!", and the goblin shrinks Mr. Snooty to the size of himself by magic of saying "Wobblygobblygook!" So he can fit into a hole in a tree, and they enter the tree to meet the King of the Goblins, who the goblin agrees with to shrink Mr. Snooty by magic by saying, "Koogylbbogylbbow!" ("Wobblygobblygook!" backwards" if he is rude to somebody.
Every time Mr. Snooty meets someone and he is rude to them, the goblin shrinks him until he learns to say something nice to them like saying "Please" and "Thank you", such as when he goes to a man to buy a newspaper, and also learns to smile. In the end, Mr. Snooty is a changed person, he's still possibly the richest person in the world, but now he's very popular and has lots of friends which he made after he learned to apologise for his rude and disrespectful ways. Now, he most frequently uses the words "Please" and "Thank you."
International publications & translations[]
Mr. Uppity appears under the titles:
- Mr. Ffroenuchel (Welsh)
- Monsieur Malpoli (French)
- Unser Herr Hochnase (German)
- Mr. Cachetón (Chilean Spanish, 1984)
- Sr. Presumido (Chilean Spanish, 1995)
- Don Señorito (Castilian Spanish)
- Don Ínfulas (Mexican Spanish)
- Il Sig. Presuntuoso (Italian)
- Meneer Onbeleefd (Dutch, 1976)
- Meneertje Verwaand (Dutch, 1986)
- Snr. Importante (European Portuguese)
- Seu Arrogante (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Ο Κύριος Φαντάσμένος (O Kýrios Fantásménos) Greek, 1988)
- Ο Κύριος Ακατάδεχτος (O Kýrios Akatádechtos) (Greek, 1995)
- Fætter Storsnude (Danish, 1981)
- Hr. Højhed (Danish, 2012)
- Herr Overlegen (Norwegian, 1982)
- Herr Oppesen (Norwegian)
- Herra Hroki (Icelandic)
- Pan Bufon (Polish)
- Мистер Аппити (Russian, 2023)
- 傲慢先生 (Àomàn Xiānshēng; China/Taiwan)
- 傲慢先生 (Ngou⁶ maan⁶ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese)
- なまいきくん (Tamaiki-Kun; Japanese, 1976)
- たかびしゃくん (Takabisha-Kun; Japanese, 2014)
- 거만씨 (Geoman-ssi; Korean)
- คุณอวดดี (Kun ùuat-dii; Thai)
- מר גדליהו (Mar Gdalyáhu; Hebrew, 1976)
- מר גאותן (Mar Ga'avtán; Hebrew, 1996)
- מר גאוותן (Mar Ga'avatan; Hebrew, 2024)
- מר שויצרון (Mar Shvitseron) (Hebrew dub of the 1970s Mr. Men cartoon only)
- מר שחצן (Mar Shakhtsán) (Hebrew dub of the 1970s) Mr. Men cartoon only)
- آقای از خود راضی (Âqâ-ye Âz xod-e Râzi; Persian, Azarbad)
- آقای مغرور (Âqâ Mağrur; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
- مغرور آقا (Mağrur-e Âqâ; Persian, Ghadiyani)
- آقای مغرور خان (Âqâ-ye Mağrur-e Xân; Persian, Panosht)
List of characters[]
This is a list of Mr. Men, Little Miss, and other special characters who appear in this book.
- Goblin
- Sentry Goblin
- King of the Goblins
- Ball-carrying boy
- Shopping basket-carrying old lady
- Man who hands Mr. Uppity the newspaper
Title character other appearances[]
Books[]
- Mr. Topsy-Turvy
- Mr. Slow
- Mr. Perfect
- Little Miss Naughty
- Little Miss Trouble
- Little Miss Chatterbox
- Little Miss Late
- Little Miss Somersault
- Little Miss Bad
- Little Miss Sparkle (mentioned)
- Mr. Men on Holiday (1976)
- The Mr. Men Sports Day
- The Mr. Men Christmas
- Mr. Greedy's Guide to Food
- Mr. Mean's Guide to Management
- Little Miss Trouble's Guide to Men
- Mr. Messy's Guide to Student Life
- Mr. Men - Book of Silly Rhymes
- Mr. Men - Search and Find
- Little Miss Naughty's Guide to Love
- Mr. Men in London
- Mr. Silly's Do's and Don't's
- Mr. Men in Scotland
- Mr. Strong and the Ogre
- Little Miss Princess and the Pea
- A Lunch to Remember (cameo)
- Mr. Men in Paris
- Mr. Men: The Great British Tour
- Mr. Men - Adventure in Magicland
- Mr. Men - Adventure with Knights
- Little Miss Chatterbox's and Mr. Chatterbox's Guide to TXT MSGS
- Mr. Men - Adventure with Superheroes
- Mr. Men - go to the Dentist
- Mr. Men Little Miss: The New King
- My First Mr. Men ABC
- My First Mr. Men Nursery Rhymes
- Mr. Men Little Miss: The Super Silly Day
- Mr. Men Little Miss: The Baby Dinosaur
- Mr. Uppity Saves the Day
- Mr. Men Little Miss - Feeling Jealous
Television[]
- Mr. Uppity (TV)
- Little Miss Naughty (TV)
- Little Miss Trouble (TV)
- Little Miss Late (TV)
- The Christmas Rescue (TV) (Intro Only)
- Little Miss Splendid's Gift (TV)
- One day in the life of Mr. Perfect (TV)
- Mr. Uppity's big house (TV)
- Mr. Funny puts on a show (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Dizzy goes Doggy—sitting (TV)
- No food is no fun for Mr. Greedy (TV) (cameo)
- A Special Friend For Little Miss Lucky (TV)
- Mr. Daydream Talks to the Stars (TV)
- Mr. Forgetful...Hey waiter! (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Strong: King of the Circus (TV) (not named)
- Mr. Clumsy in the Brains and the Brawn (TV)
- Mr. Brave Goes Ghost Hunting (TV)
- Mr. Tickle Saves the Day (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Star, the Leading Witness (cameo on the Delta VHS cover)
- That's Gratitude, Mr. Uppity! (TV)
- Another Victory for Little Miss Splendid (TV) (cameo)
- A Very Happy Day for Mr. Happy (TV) (cameo)
- What a Mess, Little Miss Helpful! (TV)
- Mr. Forgetful, the World's Best Actor! (TV)
- Mr. Clumsy, Head Butler (TV)
- Mr. Impossible's Lesson (TV)
- 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)
- A Job for Little Miss Giggles (TV)
- Little Miss Chatterbox Goes to Sea—Town (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Lazy Takes an Afternoon Nap (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Slow Takes the Lead (TV)
- Mr. Strong Makes a Big Splash (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Perfect Goes West (TV)
- Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot (TV) (cameo)
- Mr. Noisy, the music man (TV)
- Mr. Muddle Goes Skating (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair (TV)
- Mr. Bump Has an Accident (TV)
- Mr. Nosey Goes Fishing (cameo on the Australian 1996 VHS cover)
- It's Very Noisy for Mr. Quiet (TV) (cameo)
- Thank Goodness For Mr. Slow (TV)
- A New House for Mr. Wrong (TV)
Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスタ一メン リトルミス[]
- Mr. Perfect (with spotty eyes)
- Little Miss Trouble
- Little Miss Somersault (hot pink)
- Little Miss Late (purple)
- Mr. Uppity (purple)
- Little Miss Chatterbox (brown)
- Little Miss Bad
- Little Miss Naughty
Trivia[]
- Moral: Don't be egotistic and ignorant.
- In some versions of Mr. Perfect, the last page depicts Mr. Uppity as purple.
- Out of the Seven Deadly Sins, Mr. Uppity represents about three of them: Pride, Greed, and Envy.
- He is so rude, he finds it difficult to say, "Thank you." However, he does say "thank you" at the end of his book.
- Funnily enough, he actually said "thank you" in multiple episodes of Mr. Men and Little Miss.
- In the book, Mr. Uppity is stated to be the rudest person in the world, but this was retconned when Mr. Rude was introduced for the series 31 years later, thus making him the second rudest person in Misterland.
- Mr. Snooty is even meaner than Mr. Mean, and also richer than him.
- Despite disliking Mr. Mischief, he gets along just fine with Little Miss Trouble, and even goes as far as to assist her in doing troublesome deeds in a few episodes of Mr. Men and Little Miss, even though she is the female counterpart of Mr. Mischief.
- He actually cares about Mr. Happy, as he outright calls him his friend, as said in "A Very Happy Day for Mr. Happy".
- In "Little Miss Star Goes to Jollywood", Mr. Uppity is Little Miss Star's chauffeur and is called "James."
- He turned into a toad in "Mr. Men - Adventure in Magicland".
- His favorite food is caviar.
- He was knighted in Mr. Men - Adventure with Knights.
- This should technically make his name "Sir Uppity."
- The name change of 'Uppity' to 'Snooty' was likely due to 'Uppity' having anti-black racist connotations[1] and the color choice of Mr. Uppity (a deep brown) would at first glance lean such a way.
- Although he was coloured maroon until the 2000s.
- Unlike Mr. Jelly, Little Miss Dotty, and Mr. Mean, whose names were only changed in the US, as of January 77, 2021, Mr. Uppity's name was changed in all English-speaking territories on all merchandise, making him the second character to do so, the first being Little Miss Greedy, who was also changed due to possible offense
- When "uppity" is typed in the URL bar, it redirects to Mr. Snooty.[2][3]
- As Mr. Men and Little Miss was produced about 26 years prior to his name change. His episodes of said series remain unchanged. This is similar to how Little Miss Greedy's original name is still used in her original cartoon, as it was produced before Hargreaves' death and, thus, before her name was changed.
- In The Adventures of Mr. Men, the scene where he met the little boy playing ball was edited out.
Counterparts[]
- See Counterparts Wiki.
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