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{{Quote|You didn't know there was such a thing as a tickle, did you? Well... well, there is. Tickles are small and round and they have arms that stretch and stretch and stretch. Extraordinarily long arms!|[[Arthur Lowe|Narrator]], ''Mr. Men'' ([[1974]])}}
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{{Quote|I think somebody needs a tickle!|Mr. Tickle, ''[[The Mr. Men Show]]''}}
 
{{Infobox
 
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|Box title = Mr. Tickle
 
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|Row 4 title = Followed by
 
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|Row 4 info = [[Mr. Greedy]] (UK and US)
 
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<br/>[[Mr. Busy]] (France)|Row 5 title=First appearance|Row 5 info=[[Mr. Tickle (Cartoon)]]}}
<br>[[Mr. Busy]] (France)}}'''''Mr. Tickle''''' is the first book in the [[Mr. Men characters|Mr. Men]] series by [[Roger Hargreaves|Roger]] and [[Adam Hargreaves|Adam]] Hargreaves, and a character of the [[Mr. Men]] franchise.
 
   
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'''''Mr. Tickle''''' is the first book in the ''[[Mr. Men characters|Mr. Men]]'' series by [[Roger Hargreaves|Roger]] and [[Adam Hargreaves|Adam]] Hargreaves, and the first character of the ''[[Mr. Men]]'' franchise.
The story was originally based on this question by his son, Adam Hargreaves, who asked what a tickle would look like in the story.
 
   
==About Him==
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==About him==
 
*'''Colour''': Orange
 
*'''Colour''': Orange
 
*'''Shape''': Round
 
*'''Shape''': Round
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*'''Hair''': None
 
*'''Hair''': None
 
*'''Family''': None
 
*'''Family''': None
*'''Species''': Shape
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*'''Species''': Shaped human
*'''Personality''': Boisterous, Noisy, Energetic, Cheerful, Unruly, Disorderly, Disruptive, Hard to Discipline, Uncontrollable, Amused, Fun-seeking
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*'''Personality''': Boisterous, noisy, energetic, cheerful, unruly, disorderly, disruptive, hard-to-discipline, uncontrollable, amused, enjoyable, fun-seeking, sneaky, obnoxious, caring, kind
*'''Friends''': Mr. Bump, Mr. Scatterbrain, Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Grumpy (one-sided), Little Miss Giggles.
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*'''Friends''': [[Mr. Happy]], [[Little Miss Sunshine]], [[Mr. Bump]], [[Mr. Strong]], [[Little Miss Chatterbox]], [[Mr. Grumpy]] (sometimes), [[Little Miss Giggles]], [[Little Miss Naughty]], and the rest of the characters
*'''Rivals''': Little Miss Trouble, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Bad, Mr. Grumpy (one-sided).
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*'''Enemies''': [[Mr. Mischief]], [[Little Miss Trouble]], [[Little Miss Scary]], [[Little Miss Bad]], [[Mr. Grumpy]], [[Mr. Grumble]], [[Mr. Rude]], [[Mr. Stubborn]], and [[Mr. Mean]]
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*'''Likes''': Tickling, making people happy or people being happy, biscuits (as shown in his story)
*'''Loves''': Everything
 
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*'''Dislikes''': Getting his arms tangled up, not tickling, being threatened by Mr. Grumpy, getting tickled, darkness, Mr. Stubborn's lies, Mr. Rude, Little Miss Scary, people being sad
*'''Likes''': Tickling, making people happy, biscuits (as shown in his story).
 
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*'''Job''': Tickling people
*'''Dislikes''': Getting his arms tangled up, not tickling, onions (because they make him cry), getting tickled, darkness, Little Miss Scary, ants (revealed in ''Bugs'')
 
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*'''Features''': Blue (green in Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスタ一メン リトルミス) bowler hat and long arms
*'''Job''': Tickling people
 
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*'''Residence''': [[Happyland]] (book series), [[Dillydale]] (2008 show)
*'''Features''': Blue bowler hat and long arms
 
*'''Residence''': [[Happyland]] (book series), [[Dillydale]] (2008 show only)
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*'''Nationality''': Irish (UK), Canadian (US)
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*'''Voice Actors:''' Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), [[Douglas Blackwell]] (Mr . Men Audiocassette), Josie Lawrence (Little Miss Audiocassette), Gordon Peters (''Mr. Men and Little Miss'', UK), Len Carlson (''Mr. Men and Little Miss'', US dub), Paul Bandey (''Emme/Hyptinque software series'', circa 2003), Jeff Stewart (''The Mr. Men S ow'', US), Rob Rackstraw (''The Mr. Men Show'', UK), Michel Elias (The Mr. Men Show, France), [[Yūki Ono|Yuki Ono]] (The Mr. Men Show, Japan), [[Simcha Barbiro]] (''Mr. Men and Little Miss/The Mr. Men Show'', Hebrew dub), Fouad Shamas (The Mr. Men Show; Arabic, Jeem TV),
*'''Nationality''': Irish (UK) Tamachi-American (US) Italian-American (Unknown)
 
*'''Voice Actors:''' Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), Gordon Peters (''Mr. Men and Little Miss'', UK), Len Carlson (''Mr. Men and Little Miss'', US dub), Unknown Voice Actor (''Emme/Hyptinque software series'', circa 2003), Jeff Stewart (''The Mr. Men Show'', US), Rob Rackstraw (''The Mr. Men Show'', UK dub)
 
   
 
==Story==
 
==Story==
[[File:Mr.Tickle.jpg|thumb|||Mr. Tickle front cover]]
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[[File:Mr.Tickle.jpg|thumb|Front cover of Mr. Tickle]]
Mr. Tickle's story begins in his bedroom. He wakes up in his bed and has a quick bite to eat, using his extraordinarily long arms to get a cookie from the kitchen and go back to eat it.
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The story begins in his bedroom, waking up in his bed and having a quick bite to eat, using his extraordinarily long arms to get a biscuit from the kitchen and go back to eat it.
   
He then decides that it is a great day to go tickling, so he goes out to town tickling people - a teacher, a policeman, a greengrocer, a station guard, a doctor, a butcher and a postman and many more. He causes a lot of chaos in the process of doing this.
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He then decides that it looks like a tickling sort of a day, so he goes out to town tickling people - a teacher, a policeman, a greengrocer, a station guard, a doctor, a butcher, and a postman. He causes a lot of chaos in the process of doing this.
   
Mr. Tickle goes back to his home at the end of the day to reflect upon and laugh about all the people he tickled. The book ends with a good warning that Mr. Tickle could be lurking around anywhere, even your doorway, waiting to tickle you all.
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Mr. Tickle goes back to his home at the end of the day to reflect upon and laugh about all of the people that he tickled. The book ends with a warning that Mr. Tickle could be lurking anywhere, even your doorway, waiting to tickle you.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
[[File:About-1971-mrtickle.jpg|thumb|A prototype cover design]]
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[[File:About-1971-mrtickle.jpg|thumb|The prototype cover design]]
The character of Mr. Tickle was created when a 6-year-old Adam Hargreaves, asked, "What does a tickle look like?" Like all Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle has a simplistic look. He is orange with long wiggly arms and a small blue hat.
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The character of Mr. Tickle was created when a 7-year-old Adam Hargreaves asked, 'What does a tickle look like?', which was one of his most impossible questions, as said in ''[[Mr. Men 50th Anniversary Special|The 50 Years of Mr. Men Show with Matt Lucas]]''. Like all Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle has a simplistic look. He is orange with long wiggly arms and a small blue hat.
   
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In 2001, for the 30th anniversary of the Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle's book was released as a collector's edition hardback. This hardback also included a foreword by [[Adam Hargreaves]].
He appeared in ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' in the first episode.
 
   
In 2001, for the 30th anniversary of the Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle's book was released as a collector's edition hardback. It included a foreword from [[Adam Hargreaves]].
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In 2021, for the [[Mr. Men 50th Anniversary Special]], Mr. Tickle's book was made with a golden colour.
 
His appearance changed in [[The Mr. Men Show]], but changed back to the original one afterwards.
 
   
 
==International publications & translations==
 
==International publications & translations==
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This is a list of alternative titles for this book being published internationally.
Mr. Tickle appears under the titles:
 
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*Monsieur Chatouille (French)
 
*Monsieur Chatouille (French)
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*Il Sig. Tickle-Tickle (Italian, 1975)
*Don Cosquillas (Spanish)
 
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*Mister Solletico (Italian, 2008)
*Mr. Goglais (Welsh)
 
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*くすぐりくん (Kusuguri-Kun; Japanese, 1976)
*Unser Herr Killekille (German)
 
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*コチョコチョくん (Kochokocho-Kun; Japanese, 2010)
 
*Meneertje Kietel (Dutch)
 
*Meneertje Kietel (Dutch)
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*מר דיגידוג (Mar Digdoog; Hebrew)
*Ο Κύριος Γαργαλίτσας (Greek)
 
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*Mr. Goglais (Welsh)
*搔癢先生 (Taiwan)
 
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*Fætter Kilderik (Danish, 1981)
*간지럼씨 (Korean)
 
*Fætter Kilderik (Danish)
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*Hr. Kilde (Danish, 2012)
 
*Gubben Killekill (Swedish)
 
*Gubben Killekill (Swedish)
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*Unser Herr Killekille (German, 1982)
*מר דיגידוג (Hebrew)
 
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*Mister Kitzel (German, 2012)
*Mr. Csiki (Hungarian)
 
*Signor Solletico (Italian)
 
*コチョコチョくん (Japanese)
 
*Domnul Gâdilici (Romanian)
 
*Мистер Щекатун (Russian)
 
 
*Herr Kilefant (Norwegian)
 
*Herr Kilefant (Norwegian)
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*Don Cosquillas (Spanish)
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*Ο Κύριος Γαργαλίτσας (O Kyrios Gargalitsas) (Greek)
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*搔癢先生 (Sāoyǎng Xiānshēng; Taiwan)
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*Herra Kitli (Icelandic)
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*Mali Žgečkljav (Slovenian)
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*Mr. Csiki (Hungarian)
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*간지럼씨 (Ganjireom-ssi; Korean)
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*發癢先生 (Faat³ joeng⁵ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese in ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'')
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*痕癢癢先生 (Han⁴ joeng⁵ joeng⁵ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese in ''The Mr. Men Show'')
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*أستاذ زغزغ (ʾUstāḏ Zuḡzuḡ; Arabic, 2007)
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*السيد دغداغ (As-Sayyadu Daḡdāḡ; Arabic, 2014)
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*السيد مازح (As-Sayyad Māzaḥa; Arabic in ''The Mr. Men Show'', Jeem TV Dub)
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*السيد مدغدغ (As-Sayyad Mudaḡdiḡ; Arabic in ''The Mr. Men Show'', SpaceToon Dub)
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*آقا کوچولوی دست دراز (Âqâ Kučulu-ye Dast-e Darâz; Persian, Gohar Danesh)
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*آقای غلغلکی (Âqâ-ye Ğolğoli; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
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*غلغلک خان (Ğolğolak-e Xân; Persian, Ghadyani)
 
*Senhor Cócegas (Portuguese)
 
*Senhor Cócegas (Portuguese)
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*Пан Щекоткин (Pan Shchekotkin; Russian, 2004)
*السيد داغداغ (Alsayyed Daghdagh) (Arabic)
 
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*Мистер Щекотка (Mister Shchekotka; Russian, ''The Mr. Men Show'')
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*Мистер Тикл (same transcription; Russian, 2023)
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*Господин Голицавко (Gospоdin Golicavko; Serbian)
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*Mr. Dinglis (Irish)
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*Domnul Gâdilici (Romanian)
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*挠痒痒先生 (Náo Yǎngyang Xiānshēng; China)
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*คุณล้อเล่น (Kun Lɔ́ɔ-lên; Thai)
 
*Pan Łaskotkiewicz (Polish)
 
*Pan Łaskotkiewicz (Polish)
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*Bay Gıdık (Turkish)
*คุณล้อเล่น (Thai)
 
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*Mr. Pessigolles (Catalan)
*Gospоdin Golicavko (Господин Голицавко) (Serbian)
 
   
 
==List of characters==
 
==List of characters==
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.
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*[[Mr. Stamp]]
 
*[[School Teacher]]
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*[[Mr. Stamp|Postman]]
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*[[Teacher (Mr. Tickle)|School Teacher]]
 
*Policeman
 
*Policeman
*Greengrocer
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*[[The Greengrocer|Greengrocer]]
 
*[[Railway Station Guard]]
 
*[[Railway Station Guard]]
*[[Doctor]]
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*[[Dr. Makeyouwell|Doctor]]
*Butcher
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*[[Mr. Bacon|Butcher]]
   
 
==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.''
 
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==='''Books'''===
 
*[[Mr. Grumpy]]
 
*[[Mr. Grumpy]]
*[[Mr. Tall]] (was a notable character)
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*[[Mr. Tall]]
 
*[[Mr. Slow]]
 
*[[Mr. Slow]]
 
*[[Mr. Brave]]
 
*[[Mr. Brave]]
*[[Mr. Cheerful]] (With a green hat)
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*[[Mr. Moustache]]
 
*[[Mr. Marvelous]]
 
*[[Mr. Marvelous]]
*[[Mr. No]] (With a green hat)
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*[[Mr. No]] (Green hat)
 
*[[Little Miss Trouble]]
 
*[[Little Miss Trouble]]
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*[[Little Miss Magic]]
 
*[[Little Miss Shy]]
 
*[[Little Miss Shy]]
 
*[[Little Miss Scatterbrain]]
 
*[[Little Miss Scatterbrain]]
 
*[[Little Miss Contrary]]
 
*[[Little Miss Contrary]]
*[[Little Miss Somersault]] (With a green hat again)
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*[[Little Miss Somersault]] (green hat)
*[[Little Miss Yes]] (With a green hat for the last time)
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*[[Little Miss Yes]]
*[[Little Miss Magic]]
 
 
*[[Little Miss Sparkle]]
 
*[[Little Miss Sparkle]]
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*[[Little Miss Helpful's Visit to the Doctor]] {{Cameo}}
*Mr. Tickle and the Dragon (A book with him as the star)
 
*Mr. Tickle In a Tangle (A book with him as the star)
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*[[Mr. Tickle in the Park]]
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*Mr. Tickle and his Tickling Record
*[[The Joke Is On Little Miss Naughty]] (TV) (was seen with Mr. Tall)
 
*[[Mr. Funny Puts on a Show]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Tickle and the Dragon]] (Star)
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*[[Mr. Men Adventure With Dinosaurs]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss - The Healthy Sports Day]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss - Sports and Exercise Day]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss - The Hearty Party]]
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*[[Mr. Tickle in a Tangle|Mr. Tickle In a Tangle]] (Star)
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*[[Mr. Men - Sports Day]]
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*[[Mr. Men in Canada]]
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*[[Mr. Men go Swimming]]
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*[[Mr. Men Little Miss: Talent Show]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss in Australia]]
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*[[Mr. Men Little Miss - Caring]]
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*[[Mr. Men - Adventure in the Jungle]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss at the Café]]
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*[[Mr. Men Little Miss: The New King]]
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*[[Here Comes Mr. Tickle]]
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*[[My First Mr. Men Colours]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss - Mr. Tickle’s Post]]
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*[[My First Mr. Men Nursery Rhymes]]
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*[[My First Mr. Men 123]]
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*[[Mr. Tickle and the Ghosts]]
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*[[My First Mr. Men Shapes]]
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*[[Mr. Men and Little Miss Visit Northern France]]
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==='''Television series'''===
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*[[Mr. Tickle (Cartoon)|Mr. Tickle]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Grumpy (Cartoon)|Mr. Grumpy]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Shy (Cartoon)|Little Miss Shy]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Magic (Cartoon)|Little Miss Magic]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Trouble (Cartoon)|Little Miss Trouble]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Scatterbrain (Cartoon)|Little Miss Scatterbrain]] (TV)
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*[[The Christmas Rescue]] (TV)
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*[[The Great Alphabet Hunt]] (TV)
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*[[The Joke is On Little Miss Naughty]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Funny puts on a show]] (TV)
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*[[A Special Friend For Little Miss Lucky]] (TV) {{cameo}}
 
*[[Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile]] (TV)
 
*[[Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile]] (TV)
*[[Mr. Bounce Finds Paradise]] (TV) (was with Mr. Tall again)
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*[[Mr. Bounce Finds Paradise]] (TV)
*[[Mr. Tickle Saves The Day]] (TV) (His own episode of the 1995 cartoon)
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*[[Mr. Tickle Saves the Day]] (TV) (His own episode of the 1995 cartoon)
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*[[Little Miss Late Beats Them All!]] (TV)
 
*[[Mr. Cheerful Doffs His Hat]] (TV)
 
*[[Mr. Cheerful Doffs His Hat]] (TV)
*[[A Very Happy Day For Mr. Happy]] (TV) (Cameo)
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*[[A Very Happy Day for Mr. Happy]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
*[[Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot]] (TV) (Cameo)
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*[[Mr. Skinny's Incredible Bet]] (TV)
*[[Mr. Noisy the Music Man]] (TV) (Cameo)
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*[[Mr. Chatterbox and the Parrot]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
*[[Little Miss Helpful Goes To The Fair]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Noisy, the music man]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
*[[Mr. Clever Flies His Kite]] (TV)
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*[[Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair]] (TV)
 
*[[Mr. Bump Has an Accident]] (TV)
 
*[[Mr. Bump Has an Accident]] (TV)
 
*[[Mr. Small Finds a Job]] (TV)
 
*[[Mr. Small Finds a Job]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Clever Flies His Kite]] (TV)
 
*[[Little Miss Shy Goes to the Fair]] (TV)
 
*[[Little Miss Shy Goes to the Fair]] (TV)
*[[Mr. Jelly Goes Time Travelling]] (TV)
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*[[Mr. Jelly Goes Time—Travelling]] (TV)
*[[Mr. Skinny's Incredible Bet]] (TV)
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*[[The Christmas Letter]] (TV) {{Cameo}}
*[[Little Miss Late Beats Them All]] (TV) (with Mr. Tall for the fourth time, counting Mr. Tall's book)
 
*[[The Christmas Letter]] (TV) (Cameo)
 
   
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=== Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスタ一メン リトルミス ===
==''The Mr. Men Show''==
 
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*[[Mr. Cheerful (Kawaii Remake)|Mr. Cheerful]]
[[File:Tickle_transparent.png|thumb]]
 
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*[[Little Miss Contrary (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Contrary]]
In ''The Mr. Men Show'', Mr. Tickle remains relatively the same in looks, he kept his orange colour and blue bowler hat but his shape has changed to a circle and is smaller. His arms are now of a normal size (but can stretch out when needed) and his hat has an aqua ribbon around it and is floating above his head.
 
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*[[Little Miss Trouble (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Trouble]]
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*[[Little Miss Scatterbrain (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Scatterbrain]]
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*[[Little Miss Somersault (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Somersault]]
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*[[Little Miss Magic (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Magic]]
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*[[Mr. Grumpy (Kawaii Remake)|Mr. Grumpy]]
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*[[Little Miss Shy (Kawaii Remake)|Little Miss Shy]]
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*[[Mr. Tickle (Kawaii Remake)|Mr. Tickle]]
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*[[Mr. Slow (Kawaii Remake)|Mr. Slow]]
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*[[Mr. Tall (Kawaii Remake)|Mr. Tall]]
   
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=== '''Mr. Men Mini Cinema''' ===
He however, tickles other Mr. Men and Little Misses due to the absence of humans in Dillydale. As far as character traits goes, he is still determined to tickle everyone he interacts with, but instead of doing it for mischief, he does it to make people happy and will stop when nobody wants him to tickle them, save for when the opportunity knocks with Mr. Grumpy, who appears to be his favorite target.
 
   
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* [[Little Miss Princess Dinner Party]]
He also has his own catchphrase "I think somebody needs a tickle!", but in the episode ''[[Farm]]'', he sang "Tickle it Out," with backing from Mr. Scatterbrain. In the US and UK versions, he is voiced by Jeff Stewart and Rob Rackstraw respectively.
 
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* [[Mr. Tickle's weather forecast]]
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* [[What Time is it, Mr. Tickle?]]
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* [[Little Miss Fabulous' bad hair day]]
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* [[Hide-n-Tickle]]
   
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==''The Mr. Men Show''==
He made his first appearance in [[Physical]], and made his last appearance in [[Pests]].
 
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[[File:Tickle transparent.png|thumb|Mr. Tickle in The Mr. Men Show]]
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In the 2008 TV series ''[[The Mr. Men Show]]'', Mr. Tickle remains relatively the same in looks as he kept his orange colour and blue bowler hat, however his shape has changed to a circle and is smaller, his arms are normally sized (but can stretch out when needed), and his hat has an aqua ribbon around it floating above his head.
   
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However, he tickles other [[Mr. Men]] and [[Little Miss|Little Misses]] due to the absence of the humans of [[Dillydale]]. As far as character traits go, he is still determined to tickle everyone he interacts with, but instead of doing it for mischief, he does it to make people happy and will stop when nobody wants him to tickle them, save for when the opportunity knocks with [[Mr. Grumpy]], who appears to be his favourite target.
==Trivia==
 
   
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He also gets his own [[List of catchphrases in the Mr. Men Show|catchphrase]], which is 'I think somebody needs a tickle!' He has a Canadian accent in the US dub and an Irish accent in the UK dub. [[Jeff Stewart]] voices him in the US dub while [[Rob Rackstraw]] voices him in the UK dub.
=== Classic ===
 
   
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==Trivia==
* He is a very friendly character who can't resist a tickle.
 
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===General/book===
* In the app released in 2014, [[Mr. Chatterbox]], [[Mr. Nosey]], [[Mr. Busy]], [[Mr. Silly]], and [[Mr. Rush]] cameo although they were all published after his book.
 
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*Due to him being the first character created and published, his story contains several differences compared to later Mr. Men and Little Miss books:
* He is one of the eleven orange characters. The other ten being [[Mr. Topsy-Turvy]], [[Mr. Clever]], [[Mr. Cheerful]], [[Little Miss Late]], [[Little Miss Greedy]], [[Little Miss Fickle]], [[Little Miss Contrary]], [[Little Miss Curious]], [[Little Miss Fun]], and [[Little Miss Fabulous]].
 
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**The town Mr. Tickle lives in is established as just another town, rather than [[Happyland]], like in his other appearances.
* He is only angry in Little Miss Trouble (TV and book).
 
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**His house isn't a reflection of what he is, being simply a one-story house with a chimney on the centre of its roof.
* In ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'', he is first seen in [[The Joke is On Little Miss Naughty]].
 
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**The beginning of the story states that he belongs to a species of creatures known as "tickles". This is not stated in any other book he appears in, though.
* He made a cameo on an episode of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_%26_Molly Mike & Molly] along with Mr. Messy as plush toys.
 
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**The story itself has no real plot; instead, it is primarily Mr. Tickle tickling the people around town.
* In the 1970s and 1980s series', the sound he makes when tickling people sounds like a high pitched flute sound, but in Mr. Grumpy's episode, it was high pitched piano keys.
 
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**There is no moral to his story, leaving it with Mr. Tickle getting away with his tickling habit in the end.
* Mr. Tickle is seen with a green hat in Mr. Cheerful and Little Miss Somersault, possibly because they came from France originally. All of the French Mr. Men and Little Miss books show him with a green hat (except Little Miss Yes/Madame Oui)
 
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*His book was initially rejected by UK publishers until [[Fabbri Publishing|Fabbri]] picked it up in 1971.
*His theme song is known as Tickly, Tickly, Tickly Scream!
 
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*In the 1970s-1980s series, the sound he makes when tickling people sounds like a high pitched flute sound, but in [[Mr. Grumpy]]'s episode, it was high pitched piano keys.
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*For unknown reasons, Mr. Tickle is seen with a green hat in the French ''[[Mr. Men]]'' and ''[[Little Miss]]'' books, with the exception of [[Mr. Brave]].
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*He made a cameo on an episode of [[wikipedia:Mike & Molly|Mike & Molly]] along with Mr. Messy as plush toys.
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*In the book app released in 2014, [[Mr. Chatterbox]], [[Mr. Nosey]], [[Mr. Busy]], [[Mr. Silly]], and [[Mr. Rush]] made a cameo, although they were all published after his book.
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*In the ''Mr. Tickle'' episode from the 1974 television series narrated by Arthur Lowe, Mr. Tickle reaches his extraordinary long arms to tickle a classmate named Peter. However, his name wasn't mentioned in the book.
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*Mr. Tickle's arms have the ability to become 20 bananas long.
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*Mr. Tickle is capable of stretching out his arms to tickle people.
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*In the Traditional Chinese Version of Mr Tickle his name is incorrect with a L at the end of his name.
   
=== The Mr. Men Show ===
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=== ''Mr. Men and Little Miss'' ===
   
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* The only time he didn't want to tickle anyone was in '[[Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile]]', as the cold weather put him out of the mood for tickling.
*First Appearance: [[Physical]] (Speaking)
 
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*His 2008 design resembles [[Mr. Cheerful]]'s design.
 
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===''The Mr. Men Show''===
*He is one of the four orange characters. The other three being [[Mr. Small]], [[Little Miss Curious|Miss Curious]], and [[Little Miss Calamity|Miss Calamity]].
 
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*His first appearance was in '[[Physical]]'.
*Mr. Tickle's favorite part of tickling is tickling the soles of the characters feet so they can wiggle their toes.
 
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*His last appearance was in '[[Pests]]'.
**He has ticklish feet himself.
 
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*Mr. Tickle tickled Mr. Bump and Mr. Grumpy the most.
*He is one of the twelve characters with a non-visible nose. The other eleven being [[Mr. Small]], [[Mr. Noisy]], [[Mr. Strong]], [[Little Miss Daredevil]], [[Mr. Messy]], [[Little Miss Chatterbox]], [[Mr. Bounce]], [[Mr. Happy]], [[Mr. Bump]], [[Mr. Tall]], and [[Little Miss Bossy]].
 
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*His design resembles that of [[Mr. Cheerful]].
*He didn't believe that Mr. Rude was a rude character (an exception was made in [[Dining Out]]), but he was 1 out of 7 "Angry Heads" shouting "Mr. Rude!!!!"
 
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*'[[Amusement Park]]' was the first time where another character tickled him, being [[Mr. Grumpy]]. He was later tickled by a bubble version of himself in the episode '[[Bath and Bubbles]]'.
**This was possibly done for ironic humor.
 
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*His arms have been tied up several times, such as in the UK version of the opening sequence where [[Little Miss Naughty]] tied up his arms.
*He was proud of Mr. Rude who farted for them to save the spaceship from the Alien Space Pirates.
 
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*He was seen twice without his hat in the episodes '[[Hats]]' and '[[Sun and Moon]]'.
*His arms are accidentally tied up on a tree in [[Snow]] and with Mr. Rude in [[Superstore]] and with a gift in gifts and in the UK opening cinematic by Miss Naughty which she knows knots easily.
 
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*The only time he didn't want to tickle anyone was in '[[Night]]', after being scared when seeing Mr. Stubborn as a werewolf.
*In [[Camping]], while Mr. Nervous is singing a song he tickles everybody.
 
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*In the original US broadcast of ''The Mr. Men Show'', his own catchphrase is heard with the [[Chorion]] logo.
*He was seen twice without his hat in [[Hats]] and [[Sun & Moon]].
 
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*He is one of the characters where that the other Mr. Men and Little Misses (except Mr. Bump, Mr. Nervous, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Rude, Mr. Stubborn, Miss Bossy, Miss Naughty, Miss Scary, Miss Whoops, and Miss Calamity) enjoy being tickled by him.
*In ''The Mr. Men Show'', Particularly in Season 2, He is mischievous if he is hurting the Mr./Misses or makes them cry, as long as he tickles them.
 
*He is one of the characters where that the other Mr. Men and Little Misses (except Mr. Bump, Mr. Nervous, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Rude, Mr. Stubborn, Miss Bossy, Miss Naughty, Miss Scary, Miss Whoops and Miss Calamity) don't mind a tickle from him.
 
*He has been seen with all characters (except Mr. Tall if you are not including the 1995 series and Mr. Tall's book)
 
*He has sung Tickle it out three times in the series ([[Farm]], [[Dining Out]], [[Arts and Crafts]]).
 
*He blew bubbles of Mr. Nervous, Mr. Grumpy and himself. In fact, one of himself tickled him.
 
*He either thinks tickling is boring unless he can stretch his arms, or his tickles don't tickle unless his arms are long.
 
*The only time he didn't want to tickle anyone was in [[Night]] after being scared at seeing Mr. Stubborn as a werewolf. This was also the case in the 1995 cartoon episode Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile, as the cold weather put him out of the mood for tickling.
 
*He hasn't been told to be quiet by Mr. Noisy, it is unknown if he does though.
 
*He mostly hangs out with [[Little Miss Calamity|Miss Calamity]] and [[Little Miss Scary|Miss Scary]] ([[Sightseeing]], [[Parade]]).
 
*In the original US broadcast of ''The Mr. Men Show'', his catchphrase is heard in the [[Chorion]] Logo.
 
   
 
===Counterparts===
 
===Counterparts===
See [[w:c:mrmencounterparts:Mr. Tickle|Counterparts Wiki]].
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''See [[w:c:mrmencounterparts:Mr. Tickle|Counterparts Wiki]].''
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==''The Mr. Men Show'' episodes where Mr. Tickle tickled people==
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This is the list of episodes in ''The Mr. Men Show'' where Mr. Tickle tickled people.
   
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*Opening Theme - [[Mr. Strong]], [[Little Miss Whoops]], [[Mr. Jelly|Mr. Nervous]] (UK only), [[Little Miss Helpful]] (Season 1 only)
==Episodes Where Mr. Tickle tickled People==
 
This is the list of episodes where Mr. Tickle tickled.
 
*Opening Theme- Mr. Strong, Miss Whoops, Mr. Nervous (UK Only), Miss Helpful (Season 1 only).
 
   
 
===Season 1===
 
===Season 1===
*Physical - Miss Chatterbox.
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*[[Physical]] - [[Little Miss Chatterbox]]
*Boo-Boos - Mr. Bump.
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*[[Boo-Boos]] - [[Mr. Bump]]
*Farm - Cows and Mr. Grumpy.
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*[[Farm]] - Cows, [[Mr. Grumpy]]
*Mall - Mr. Lazy.
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*[[Mall]] - [[Mr. Lazy]]
*Inventions - Mr. Persnickety, Miss Calamity, and Mr. Bounce.
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*[[Inventions]] - [[Mr. Fussy]], [[Little Miss Calamity]], [[Mr. Bounce]]
*Canned Goods - Mr. Bump and Miss Whoops.
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*[[Canned Goods]] - Mr. Bump, Little Miss Whoops
*Jobs - Mr. Persnickety.
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*[[Jobs]] - Mr. Fussy
*Chores - Miss Calamity.
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*[[Chores]] - Little Miss Calamity
*Food - Miss Naughty.
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*[[Food]] - [[Little Miss Naughty]]
*Bugs - Miss Calamity.
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*[[Bugs]] - Little Miss Calamity
*Parade - Miss Calamity and Miss Scary.
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*[[Parade]] - Little Miss Calamity, [[Little Miss Scary]]
*Games - Mr. Noisy and Mr. Persnickety.
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*[[Games]] - [[Mr. Noisy]], Mr. Fussy
*Superstore - Miss Calamity and Mr. Rude.
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*[[Superstore]] - Little Miss Calamity, [[Mr. Rude]]
*Hotel - Mr. Grumpy.
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*[[Hotel]] - Mr. Grumpy
*Dance - Mr. Bump, Miss Whoops and characters
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*[[Dance]] - Mr. Bump, Little Miss Whoops
*Sightseeing - Mr. Bounce.
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*[[Sightseeing]] - [[Mr. Bounce]]
*Circus - Mr. Persnickety.
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*[[Circus]] - Mr. Fussy
*Ships - Miss Helpful, Mr. Grumpy, Miss Sunshine, Mr. Bump, Miss Scary, Mr. Nosy, and Mr. Messy.
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*[[Ships]] - Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Grumpy, [[Little Miss Sunshine]], Mr. Bump, Little Miss Scary, [[Mr. Nosey]], [[Mr. Messy]]
   
 
===Season 2===
 
===Season 2===
*Driving - Mr. Fussy and Mr. Nervous.
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*[[Driving]] - Mr. Fussy, [[Mr. Jelly|Mr. Nervous]]
*Outer Space - Miss Helpful and Mr. Bump.
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*[[Outer Space]] - Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Bump
*Clean Teeth - Miss Chatterbox and Mr. Grumpy.
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*[[Clean Teeth]] - Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Grumpy
*Shoes - Mr. Grumpy
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*[[Shoes]] - Mr. Grumpy
*Arts and Crafts - Miss Giggles and Mr. Scatterbrain.
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*[[Arts and Crafts]] - [[Little Miss Giggles]], [[Mr. Scatterbrain]]
*Game Shows - Mr. Bump.
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*[[Game Shows]] - Mr. Bump
*Garages - Mr. Quiet.
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*[[Garages]] - [[Mr. Quiet]]
*Eyeglasses - Mr. Scatterbrain.
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*[[Eyeglasses]] - Mr. Scatterbrain
*Toys - Mr. Fussy
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*[[Toys]] - Mr. Fussy
*Reptiles - Mr. Nervous.
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*[[Reptiles]] - Mr. Nervous
*Hats - Miss Sunshine, Mr. Nosy, Mr. Small and Mr. Grumpy.
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*[[Hats]] - Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Nosey, [[Mr. Small]], Mr. Grumpy
*Up and Down - Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Happy, Miss Helpful and Mr. Scatterbrain.
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*[[Up and Down]] - Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Happy, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Scatterbrain
*Dining Out - Mr. Grumpy
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*[[Dining Out]] - Mr. Grumpy
*Gifts - Mr. Grumpy and Mr. Strong.
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*[[Gifts]] - Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Strong
*Sun and Moon - Mr. Bump and Mr. Strong.
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*[[Sun and Moon]] - Mr. Bump, Mr. Strong
*Telephone - Miss Daredevil and Mr. Bump.
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*[[Telephone]] - [[Little Miss Daredevil]], Mr. Bump
*Seashore - Miss Chatterbox and Mr. Messy.
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*[[Seashore]] - Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Messy
*Sneezes & Hiccups - Mr. Fussy.
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*[[Sneezes and Hiccups]] - Mr. Fussy
*Fruit - Mr. Lazy and Mr. Bump.
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*[[Fruit]] - Mr. Lazy, Mr. Bump
*Skyscrapers - Mr. Grumpy.
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*[[Skyscrapers]] - Mr. Grumpy
*Cinema - Mr. Bump.
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*[[Cinema]] - Mr. Bump
*Getting Around - Mr. Grumpy.
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*[[Getting Around]] - Mr. Grumpy
*Clocks - Mr. Bump.
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*[[Clocks]] - Mr. Bump
*Post Office - Mr. Bump.
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*[[Post Office]] - Mr. Bump
*Dance, Dance, Dance - Mr. Grumpy.
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*[[Dance, Dance, Dance]] - Mr. Grumpy
*Library - Miss Helpful and Mr. Bump.
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*[[Library]] - Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Bump
*Pirates - Mr. Rude.
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*[[Pirates]] - Mr. Rude
*Goo - Mr. Scatterbrain and Mr. Grumpy.
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*[[Goo]] - Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Grumpy
*Trains and Planes - Miss Sunshine, Miss Whoops, Mr. Scatterbrain, and Mr Grumpy.
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*[[Trains and Planes]] - Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Whoops, Mr. Scatterbrain, Mr. Grumpy
*Birds - Mr. Bump.
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*[[Birds]] - Mr. Bump
*Sand and Surf - Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Bump, Mr. Nervous, and A Seagull.
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*[[Sand and Surf]] - Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Bump, Mr. Nervous, Seagull
*Travel - Miss Sunshine.
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*[[Travel]] - Little Miss Sunshine
*Bad Weather - Mr. Fussy.
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*[[Bad Weather]] - Mr. Fussy
*Pests - Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Bump
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*[[Pests]] - [[Mr. Stubborn]], Mr. Bump
 
==Quotes==
 
*Couldn't agree more! ([[Physical]], First line)
 
*I think somebody needs a tickle (Almost every episode and the Chorion logo in US prints.)
 
*I think you have to tickle milk out of a cow. (Farm)
 
*I don't think even a tickle would help right now! (Night)
 
*I wonder what happens when you tickle these controls? (Telephone)
 
*Mr. Bump! Wait! I have plenty of tickles left in me! ([[Pests]], Last line)
 
*Mr Messy told Mr. Bump, I will tickle them.
 
*Somebody needs a tickle! (Every episode)
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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[[File:Mr tickle 14a.png|250px|link=Mr. Tickle/Gallery]]<br/>
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'''Merchandise'''
 
<gallery widths="150" spacing="small" bordercolor="transparent" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
 
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Addtoys33.png|Toys are fun.
 
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'''''The Mr. Men Show'' model sheets'''
 
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'''Miscellaneous'''
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[https://www.mrmen.com/ Official Mr. Men website]
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Latest revision as of 07:52, 16 April 2024

'You didn't know there was such a thing as a tickle, did you? Well... well, there is. Tickles are small and round and they have arms that stretch and stretch and stretch. Extraordinarily long arms!'
Narrator, Mr. Men (1974)
'I think somebody needs a tickle!'
— Mr. Tickle, The Mr. Men Show
Mr. Tickle

Mr-Tickle-9a

Book No.
1
Release Date
10 August 1971
Preceded by
None
Followed by
Mr. Greedy (UK and US)
Mr. Busy (France)
First appearance


Mr. Tickle is the first book in the Mr. Men series by Roger and Adam Hargreaves, and the first character of the Mr. Men franchise.

About him

  • Colour: Orange
  • Shape: Round
  • Gender: Male
  • Hair: None
  • Family: None
  • Species: Shaped human
  • Personality: Boisterous, noisy, energetic, cheerful, unruly, disorderly, disruptive, hard-to-discipline, uncontrollable, amused, enjoyable, fun-seeking, sneaky, obnoxious, caring, kind
  • Friends: Mr. Happy, Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Bump, Mr. Strong, Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Grumpy (sometimes), Little Miss Giggles, Little Miss Naughty, and the rest of the characters
  • Enemies: Mr. Mischief, Little Miss Trouble, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Bad, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Grumble, Mr. Rude, Mr. Stubborn, and Mr. Mean
  • Likes: Tickling, making people happy or people being happy, biscuits (as shown in his story)
  • Dislikes: Getting his arms tangled up, not tickling, being threatened by Mr. Grumpy, getting tickled, darkness, Mr. Stubborn's lies, Mr. Rude, Little Miss Scary, people being sad
  • Job: Tickling people
  • Features: Blue (green in Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスタ一メン リトルミス) bowler hat and long arms
  • Residence: Happyland (book series), Dillydale (2008 show)
  • Nationality: Irish (UK), Canadian (US)
  • Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), Douglas Blackwell (Mr . Men Audiocassette), Josie Lawrence (Little Miss Audiocassette), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss, UK), Len Carlson (Mr. Men and Little Miss, US dub), Paul Bandey (Emme/Hyptinque software series, circa 2003), Jeff Stewart (The Mr. Men S ow, US), Rob Rackstraw (The Mr. Men Show, UK), Michel Elias (The Mr. Men Show, France), Yuki Ono (The Mr. Men Show, Japan), Simcha Barbiro (Mr. Men and Little Miss/The Mr. Men Show, Hebrew dub), Fouad Shamas (The Mr. Men Show; Arabic, Jeem TV),

Story

Mr

Front cover of Mr. Tickle

The story begins in his bedroom, waking up in his bed and having a quick bite to eat, using his extraordinarily long arms to get a biscuit from the kitchen and go back to eat it.

He then decides that it looks like a tickling sort of a day, so he goes out to town tickling people - a teacher, a policeman, a greengrocer, a station guard, a doctor, a butcher, and a postman. He causes a lot of chaos in the process of doing this.

Mr. Tickle goes back to his home at the end of the day to reflect upon and laugh about all of the people that he tickled. The book ends with a warning that Mr. Tickle could be lurking anywhere, even your doorway, waiting to tickle you.

History

About-1971-mrtickle

The prototype cover design

The character of Mr. Tickle was created when a 7-year-old Adam Hargreaves asked, 'What does a tickle look like?', which was one of his most impossible questions, as said in The 50 Years of Mr. Men Show with Matt Lucas. Like all Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle has a simplistic look. He is orange with long wiggly arms and a small blue hat.

In 2001, for the 30th anniversary of the Mr. Men, Mr. Tickle's book was released as a collector's edition hardback. This hardback also included a foreword by Adam Hargreaves.

In 2021, for the Mr. Men 50th Anniversary Special, Mr. Tickle's book was made with a golden colour.

International publications & translations

This is a list of alternative titles for this book being published internationally.

  • Monsieur Chatouille (French)
  • Il Sig. Tickle-Tickle (Italian, 1975)
  • Mister Solletico (Italian, 2008)
  • くすぐりくん (Kusuguri-Kun; Japanese, 1976)
  • コチョコチョくん (Kochokocho-Kun; Japanese, 2010)
  • Meneertje Kietel (Dutch)
  • מר דיגידוג (Mar Digdoog; Hebrew)
  • Mr. Goglais (Welsh)
  • Fætter Kilderik (Danish, 1981)
  • Hr. Kilde (Danish, 2012)
  • Gubben Killekill (Swedish)
  • Unser Herr Killekille (German, 1982)
  • Mister Kitzel (German, 2012)
  • Herr Kilefant (Norwegian)
  • Don Cosquillas (Spanish)
  • Ο Κύριος Γαργαλίτσας (O Kyrios Gargalitsas) (Greek)
  • 搔癢先生 (Sāoyǎng Xiānshēng; Taiwan)
  • Herra Kitli (Icelandic)
  • Mali Žgečkljav (Slovenian)
  • Mr. Csiki (Hungarian)
  • 간지럼씨 (Ganjireom-ssi; Korean)
  • 發癢先生 (Faat³ joeng⁵ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese in Mr. Men and Little Miss)
  • 痕癢癢先生 (Han⁴ joeng⁵ joeng⁵ Sin¹ saang¹; Cantonese in The Mr. Men Show)
  • أستاذ زغزغ (ʾUstāḏ Zuḡzuḡ; Arabic, 2007)
  • السيد دغداغ (As-Sayyadu Daḡdāḡ; Arabic, 2014)
  • السيد مازح (As-Sayyad Māzaḥa; Arabic in The Mr. Men Show, Jeem TV Dub)
  • السيد مدغدغ (As-Sayyad Mudaḡdiḡ; Arabic in The Mr. Men Show, SpaceToon Dub)
  • آقا کوچولوی دست دراز (Âqâ Kučulu-ye Dast-e Darâz; Persian, Gohar Danesh)
  • آقای غلغلکی (Âqâ-ye Ğolğoli; Persian, Avae Andisheh)
  • غلغلک خان (Ğolğolak-e Xân; Persian, Ghadyani)
  • Senhor Cócegas (Portuguese)
  • Пан Щекоткин (Pan Shchekotkin; Russian, 2004)
  • Мистер Щекотка (Mister Shchekotka; Russian, The Mr. Men Show)
  • Мистер Тикл (same transcription; Russian, 2023)
  • Господин Голицавко (Gospоdin Golicavko; Serbian)
  • Mr. Dinglis (Irish)
  • Domnul Gâdilici (Romanian)
  • 挠痒痒先生 (Náo Yǎngyang Xiānshēng; China)
  • คุณล้อเล่น (Kun Lɔ́ɔ-lên; Thai)
  • Pan Łaskotkiewicz (Polish)
  • Bay Gıdık (Turkish)
  • Mr. Pessigolles (Catalan)

List of characters

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

Title character other appearances

Books

Television series

Mr. Men Little Miss / ミスタ一メン リトルミス

Mr. Men Mini Cinema

The Mr. Men Show

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Mr. Tickle in The Mr. Men Show

In the 2008 TV series The Mr. Men Show, Mr. Tickle remains relatively the same in looks as he kept his orange colour and blue bowler hat, however his shape has changed to a circle and is smaller, his arms are normally sized (but can stretch out when needed), and his hat has an aqua ribbon around it floating above his head.

However, he tickles other Mr. Men and Little Misses due to the absence of the humans of Dillydale. As far as character traits go, he is still determined to tickle everyone he interacts with, but instead of doing it for mischief, he does it to make people happy and will stop when nobody wants him to tickle them, save for when the opportunity knocks with Mr. Grumpy, who appears to be his favourite target.

He also gets his own catchphrase, which is 'I think somebody needs a tickle!' He has a Canadian accent in the US dub and an Irish accent in the UK dub. Jeff Stewart voices him in the US dub while Rob Rackstraw voices him in the UK dub.

Trivia

General/book

  • Due to him being the first character created and published, his story contains several differences compared to later Mr. Men and Little Miss books:
    • The town Mr. Tickle lives in is established as just another town, rather than Happyland, like in his other appearances.
    • His house isn't a reflection of what he is, being simply a one-story house with a chimney on the centre of its roof.
    • The beginning of the story states that he belongs to a species of creatures known as "tickles". This is not stated in any other book he appears in, though.
    • The story itself has no real plot; instead, it is primarily Mr. Tickle tickling the people around town.
    • There is no moral to his story, leaving it with Mr. Tickle getting away with his tickling habit in the end.
  • His book was initially rejected by UK publishers until Fabbri picked it up in 1971.
  • In the 1970s-1980s series, the sound he makes when tickling people sounds like a high pitched flute sound, but in Mr. Grumpy's episode, it was high pitched piano keys.
  • For unknown reasons, Mr. Tickle is seen with a green hat in the French Mr. Men and Little Miss books, with the exception of Mr. Brave.
  • He made a cameo on an episode of Mike & Molly along with Mr. Messy as plush toys.
  • In the book app released in 2014, Mr. Chatterbox, Mr. Nosey, Mr. Busy, Mr. Silly, and Mr. Rush made a cameo, although they were all published after his book.
  • In the Mr. Tickle episode from the 1974 television series narrated by Arthur Lowe, Mr. Tickle reaches his extraordinary long arms to tickle a classmate named Peter. However, his name wasn't mentioned in the book.
  • Mr. Tickle's arms have the ability to become 20 bananas long.
  • Mr. Tickle is capable of stretching out his arms to tickle people.
  • In the Traditional Chinese Version of Mr Tickle his name is incorrect with a L at the end of his name.

Mr. Men and Little Miss

The Mr. Men Show

  • His first appearance was in 'Physical'.
  • His last appearance was in 'Pests'.
  • Mr. Tickle tickled Mr. Bump and Mr. Grumpy the most.
  • His design resembles that of Mr. Cheerful.
  • 'Amusement Park' was the first time where another character tickled him, being Mr. Grumpy. He was later tickled by a bubble version of himself in the episode 'Bath and Bubbles'.
  • His arms have been tied up several times, such as in the UK version of the opening sequence where Little Miss Naughty tied up his arms.
  • He was seen twice without his hat in the episodes 'Hats' and 'Sun and Moon'.
  • The only time he didn't want to tickle anyone was in 'Night', after being scared when seeing Mr. Stubborn as a werewolf.
  • In the original US broadcast of The Mr. Men Show, his own catchphrase is heard with the Chorion logo.
  • He is one of the characters where that the other Mr. Men and Little Misses (except Mr. Bump, Mr. Nervous, Mr. Lazy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Bounce, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Rude, Mr. Stubborn, Miss Bossy, Miss Naughty, Miss Scary, Miss Whoops, and Miss Calamity) enjoy being tickled by him.

Counterparts

See Counterparts Wiki.

The Mr. Men Show episodes where Mr. Tickle tickled people

This is the list of episodes in The Mr. Men Show where Mr. Tickle tickled people.

Season 1

Season 2

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Season 1 Characters

Little Miss SunshineLittle Miss NaughtyLittle Miss ScaryMr. LazyMr. NervousMr. MessyMr. QuietMr. StubbornLittle Miss HelpfulMr. BounceMr. SmallLittle Miss Chatterbox • Mr. Per(s)nickety (Mr. Fussy in Season 2) • Mr. GrumpyMr. NoseyMr. ScatterbrainMr. HappyMr. BumpMr. RudeLittle Miss WhoopsMr. NoisyLittle Miss Calamity (Season 1 Only) • Little Miss DaredevilMr. StrongMr. Tickle

Season 2 Characters
Little Miss GigglesLittle Miss MagicMr. TallLittle Miss BossyLittle Miss CuriousMr. FunnyMr. Metal (Robots only)