Mr. Tickle

Mr. Tickle the first book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.

Mr. Tickle
Color: Orange shape: Oval, now a circle Gender : Male Age: 160 Hair: None Family : None Friends: Mr. Bump, Mr. Scatterbrain, Little Miss Chatterbox, Mr. Grumpy, the rest of the characters Rivals:Little Miss Trouble Loves:Little Miss Calamity Occupation:Tickler Release date: April 1 1971 Species:Tickle Likes: "Tickling" children, Mr. Grumpy Dislikes: Getting his arms tangled up, not tickling, being threatened by Mr. Grumpy. Job: Tickling people Features: Blue Hat Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), Gordon Peters (1995-1997), Len Carlson (1997-1999), Unknown Voice Actor (Emme/Hyptinque software series, possibly 2003) Jeff Stewart (2008-present), Rob Rackstraw (UK-2008-present) Followed by : Mr. Greedy Catchphrase: Somebody needs a tickle!

The character of Mr. Tickle was created when Roger's 7-year-old son, Adam, 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.

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.

Story

Mr. Tickle's story begins with him in bed and making himself breakfast without getting up because of his "extraordinarily long arms". He then decides that it is a tickling sort of day and so goes around town tickling people - a teacher, a policeman, a greengrocer, a station guard, a doctor, a butcher and a postman. The book ends with a warning that Mr. Tickle could be lurking around anywhere even your doorway, waiting to tickle you.

Appearances

Book: Orange circle, blue hat, long arms

Show: Is the same, but his hat has a stripe and his arms are normal

International publications & translations

Mr. Tickle appears under the titles Monsieur Chatouille (French), Don Cosquillas (Spanish), Mr. Goglais (Welsh), Unser Herr Killekille (German), Meneertje Kietel (Dutch), Ο Κύριος Γαργαλίτσας (Greek), 搔癢先生 (Taiwan), 간지럼씨 (Korean), Fætter Kilderik (Danish), Gubben Killekill (Swedish), מר דגדוג (Hebrew), Mr. Csiki (Hungarian) Il sig Tickle (Italian)

List of characters

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

• Mr. Stamp
• School Teacher
• Policeman
• Greengrocer
• Railway Station Guard
• Doctor
• Butcher

The Mr. Men Show

In the 2008 TV series The Mr. Men Show, Mr. Tickle remains relatively the same in looks, however his shape has changed to a circle. Though his arms are normally sized and his hat has a stripe, but can stretch out when needed. However, he tickles other Mr. Men and Little Misses (due to the obvious 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. He also gets his own catchphrase "I think somebody needs a tickle!" In Farm, he sings a song called "Tickle it Out", with backing from Mr. Scatterbrain.the US and UK Versions, he is voiced by Jeff Stewart and Rob Rackstraw.

Trivia

• First Appearance: Physical (Speaking)

• He is one of the five orange characters. The other four being Mr. Small, Little Miss Curious, Little Miss Magic and Little Miss Calamity.

• Mr. Tickle is one mr. man who is seen with Mr. Scatterbrain (Farms).

• In Circus, his legs have gotten longer like Mr. Tall's legs are.
• He hasn't been angry yet.

• He is one of the 12 characters with no 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.

• His arms are accidently 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 he unknots easily.

• In Camping, while Mr. Nervous is singing a song he tickles everbody.

• He was seen twice without his hat in Hats and Sun & Moon.

• In the Mr. Men show, partically in Season 2, He is mischeivous if he is hurting the Mr./Misses or makes them cry, as long as he tickles them.
• He may have a crush on Little Miss Naughty.

• In the 1995 show, he is first seen in The joke is on Little Miss Naughty.
• 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 Scary, Miss Whoops and Miss Calamity) don't mind a tickle from him.

• He has been seen with all characters (except Mr. Tall). Out of all the characters in the Mr. Men show, he has been seen with the most, if not, the most characters.

• 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. Infact the one of himself tickled him.
• He either thinks tickling is boring unless he can stretch his arms, or his tickles don't tickle unless is 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.
• He hasn't been told to be quiet by Mr. Noisy, it is unknown if he does though.
• He made a cameo on an episode of Mike And Molly along with Mr. Messy as plush toys.
• He mostly hangs out with Miss Calamity and Miss Scary (Sightseeing , Parade ).
• His counterparts are Luffy from One Piece, Dhalsim from Street Fighter II, and Lanky Kong from Donkey Kong 64, because their arms stretch, and also, Lanky Kong and Mr. Tickle are both orange.

Title character other appearances

• Mr. Grumpy
• Mr. Tall
• Mr. Slow
• Mr. Brave
• Mr. Cheerful (With a green hat.)
• Little Miss Trouble
• Little Miss Shy
• Little Miss Scatterbrain
• Little Miss Contrary
• Little Miss Somersault (With a green hat again.)
• Little Miss Yes (With a Green hat for the last time)
• Little Miss Magic (In her story, she reduces his arms to normal length so he can no longer be annoying and tickle anyone. She eventually gives him his arms back when he begs for forgiveness and promises to reduce his actions to one tickle a day. However, he gets his revenge as soon as he is out of the room with his long arms and uses his one tickle for the day on her.)
• Mr. Tickle and the Dragon
• Mr. Tickle In a Tangle
• The Joke Is On Little Miss Naughty (TV)
• Mr. Funny Puts On a Show (TV)
• Little Miss Sunshine Brings A Smile (TV)
• Mr. Bounce Finds Paradise (TV)
• Mr. Tickle Saves The Day (TV)
• Mr. Cheerful Doffs His Hat (TV)
• A Very Happy Day For Mr. Happy (TV) (Cameo)
• Mr. Chatterbox and The Parrot (TV) (Cameo)
• Mr. Noisy The Music Man (TV) (Cameo)
• Little Miss Helpful Goes To The Fair (TV)
• Mr. Clever Flies His Kite (TV)
• Mr. Bump Has an Accident (TV)
• Mr. Small Finds a Job (TV)
• Little Miss Shy Goes To The Fair (TV)
• Mr. Jelly Time Travels (TV)
• Mr. Skinny's Incredible Bet (TV)
• Little Miss Late Beats Them All (TV)
• The Christmas Letter (TV) (Cameo)

Gallery

Mr.Tickle

Mr.Tickle in the Mr.men show

External links

• Official Mr. Men website

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