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|Box title = Mr. Topsy-Turvy |
|Box title = Mr. Topsy-Turvy |
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|Row 1 title = Book No. |
|Row 1 title = Book No. |
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|Row 2 title = Release Date |
|Row 2 title = Release Date |
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+ | |Row 2 info = July 10, 1972 |
|Row 3 title = Preceded by |
|Row 3 title = Preceded by |
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| − | |Row 3 info = [[Mr. Messy]] |
+ | |Row 3 info = [[Mr. Messy]] (UK and US) |
| + | <br/>[[Mr. Impossible]] (France) |
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|Row 4 title = Followed by |
|Row 4 title = Followed by |
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+ | |Row 4 info = [[Mr. Silly]] (UK and US) |
| + | <br/>[[Mr. Perfect]] (France) |
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}}'''''Mr. Topsy-Turvy''''' is the ninth book in the ''[[Mr. Men characters|Mr. Men]]'' series by [[Roger Hargreaves]]. He was supposed to be the sixth book, but the book published in 1972. |
}}'''''Mr. Topsy-Turvy''''' is the ninth book in the ''[[Mr. Men characters|Mr. Men]]'' series by [[Roger Hargreaves]]. He was supposed to be the sixth book, but the book published in 1972. |
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[[File:Mr. Topsy-Turvy.jpg|thumb|Mr. Topsy-Turvy in the books]] |
[[File:Mr. Topsy-Turvy.jpg|thumb|Mr. Topsy-Turvy in the books]] |
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Mr. Topsy-Turvy does everything the wrong way around. One day he comes to the town where the reader lives. He rents a room in a hotel, speaking to the hotel manager the wrong way around, "Afternoon good, I'd room a like." The next day, he confuses the taxi driver with his backwards speaking, causing an accident, buying a pair of socks and putting them on his hands, then he disappears, but everything is still topsy-turvy. Everybody still speaks topsy-turvy, and the reader is asked to say something topsy-turvy. |
Mr. Topsy-Turvy does everything the wrong way around. One day he comes to the town where the reader lives. He rents a room in a hotel, speaking to the hotel manager the wrong way around, "Afternoon good, I'd room a like." The next day, he confuses the taxi driver with his backwards speaking, causing an accident, buying a pair of socks and putting them on his hands, then he disappears, but everything is still topsy-turvy. Everybody still speaks topsy-turvy, and the reader is asked to say something topsy-turvy. |
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| ⚫ | Mr. Topsy-Turvy originated from a competition run by Roger Hargreaves to find a new Mr Men character and was an idea by Marc Penfold who created Mr Upside Down and a story in which the character lived in a backwards world. |
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==International publications & translations== |
==International publications & translations== |
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| − | Mr. Topsy-Turvy appears under the titles Monsieur A L'Envers (French), Don Alreves (Spanish), Unser Herr Kuddelmuddel (German), 顛倒先生 (Taiwan), 거꿀씨 (Korean), Mr. Popeth o chwith (Welsh), Meneer Opsekop/Meneertje Andersom (Dutch), Ο Κύριος Ανάποδος (Greek), Fætter Omvendt (Danish), Herr Bakvendt (Norwegian), おべこべくん (Japanese), السيد قلاب (Alsayyed Qallab) (Arabic). |
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| + | *Monsieur A L'Envers (French) |
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| + | *Unser Herr Kuddelmuddel (German) |
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| + | *Don Alreves (Spanish) |
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| + | *Mr. Al Revés (Second Spanish Release) |
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| + | *Mr. Popeth-o-Chwith (Welsh) |
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| + | *Meneer Opsekop/Meneertje Andersom (Dutch) |
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| + | *Ο Κύριος Ανάποδος (Greek) |
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| + | *Pan Opaczny (Polish) |
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| + | *Fætter Omvendt (Danish) |
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| + | *Herr Bakvendt (Norwegian) |
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| + | *顛倒先生 (Taiwan) |
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| + | *おべこべくん (Japanese) |
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| + | *거꿀씨 (Korean |
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| + | *מר איפכא (Hebrew) |
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| + | *السيد قلاب (Alsayyed Qallab) (Arabic) |
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| + | *คุณกลับหัว (Thai) |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| ⚫ | *Mr. Topsy-Turvy originated from a competition run by Roger Hargreaves to find a new Mr Men character and was an idea by Marc Penfold who created Mr Upside Down and a story in which the character lived in a backwards world. Although the idea did not win the competition, Roger Hargreaves liked the idea so much he wrote to Marc Penfold saying he would use the idea. |
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| − | *In the Japanese version of I Love Mr. Men, Mr. Topsy-Turvy was orange-reddish instead of orange and his bowler hat was gold instead of yellow. |
+ | *In the Japanese version of ''I Love Mr. Men'', Mr. Topsy-Turvy was orange-reddish instead of orange and his bowler hat was gold instead of yellow. |
| − | *In the 1975 |
+ | *In the 1975 series, his hat is brown. |
| + | *In the 1983 Little Miss series in Little Miss Late's story, he is brown like Mr. Uppity. |
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*In his story, he went down the up escalator, which is exactly what [[Mr. Stubborn]] did in his plot in [[Mall]]. |
*In his story, he went down the up escalator, which is exactly what [[Mr. Stubborn]] did in his plot in [[Mall]]. |
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*He's the only Mr. Man with a dash in his name. He is also the only English character with a dash in his name. |
*He's the only Mr. Man with a dash in his name. He is also the only English character with a dash in his name. |
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*His theme song is called [[Topsy Turvy Land]]. |
*His theme song is called [[Topsy Turvy Land]]. |
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==List of characters== |
==List of characters== |
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*Store Clerk |
*Store Clerk |
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*[[Mr. Bump]] (Picture on the building wall) |
*[[Mr. Bump]] (Picture on the building wall) |
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| + | *[[Mr. Uppity]] (TV, picture on wall, he appears in this story before his own) |
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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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*[[Mr. Clever]] |
*[[Mr. Clever]] |
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*[[Little Miss Giggles]] |
*[[Little Miss Giggles]] |
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*[[Little Miss Late]] (TV) |
*[[Little Miss Late]] (TV) |
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| + | *[[The Christmas Rescue]] (TV) (non-speaking cameo) |
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| + | *[[Mr. Funny Puts on a Show]] (TV) |
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*[[Mr. Brave Goes Ghost Hunting]] (TV) (cameo) |
*[[Mr. Brave Goes Ghost Hunting]] (TV) (cameo) |
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| + | *[[Another Victory for Little Miss Splendid]] (TV) (cameo) |
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*[[Little Miss Scatterbrain Puts Everything in Turmoil]] (TV) |
*[[Little Miss Scatterbrain Puts Everything in Turmoil]] (TV) |
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+ | *[[Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness]] (TV) (cameo) |
*[[Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair]] (TV) |
*[[Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair]] (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. Nonsense's Strange Illness]] (TV) (cameo) |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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+ | Mr. Topsy-Turvy.png|Mr. Topsy-Turvy from the back of the Mr. Men books circa mid-1970's |
| + | Mr. Topsy Turvy.png|Mr. Topsy-Turvy from the back of the Mr. Men books circa Early 1990's to 1994 |
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mr-topsy-turvy-8a.PNG|Topsy-Turvy, upside down! |
mr-topsy-turvy-8a.PNG|Topsy-Turvy, upside down! |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 18:19, 15 May 2020
- 'Afternoon good!'
- — Mr. Topsy-Turvy
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Mr. Topsy-Turvy
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Book No.
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9 (UK and US)
16 (France) |
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Release Date
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July 10, 1972
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Preceded by
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Followed by
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Mr. Topsy-Turvy is the ninth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves. He was supposed to be the sixth book, but the book published in 1972.
About him
- Colour: Orange
- Shape: Bean
- Gender: Male
- Personality: Jumbled, Untidy, Chaotic, Turvy-Topsy, Disorderly, Disorganised
- Hair: None
- Relatives: none
- Love: unknown
- Friends: Little Miss Contrary, Mr. Muddle, Mr. Wrong
- Rivals: unknown
- Job: doing things the wrong way
- Features: Yellow bowler hat and cane (which were turned upside down)
- Voice Actors: Arthur Lowe (1975-1978), John Alderton (1983), Gordon Peters (Mr. Men and Little Miss), Len Carlson (US dub)
Story
Mr. Topsy-Turvy in the books
Mr. Topsy-Turvy does everything the wrong way around. One day he comes to the town where the reader lives. He rents a room in a hotel, speaking to the hotel manager the wrong way around, "Afternoon good, I'd room a like." The next day, he confuses the taxi driver with his backwards speaking, causing an accident, buying a pair of socks and putting them on his hands, then he disappears, but everything is still topsy-turvy. Everybody still speaks topsy-turvy, and the reader is asked to say something topsy-turvy.
International publications & translations
Mr. Topsy-Turvy appears under the titles:
- Monsieur A L'Envers (French)
- Unser Herr Kuddelmuddel (German)
- Don Alreves (Spanish)
- Mr. Al Revés (Second Spanish Release)
- Mr. Popeth-o-Chwith (Welsh)
- Meneer Opsekop/Meneertje Andersom (Dutch)
- Ο Κύριος Ανάποδος (Greek)
- Pan Opaczny (Polish)
- Fætter Omvendt (Danish)
- Herr Bakvendt (Norwegian)
- 顛倒先生 (Taiwan)
- おべこべくん (Japanese)
- 거꿀씨 (Korean
- מר איפכא (Hebrew)
- السيد قلاب (Alsayyed Qallab) (Arabic)
- คุณกลับหัว (Thai)
Trivia
- Mr. Topsy-Turvy originated from a competition run by Roger Hargreaves to find a new Mr Men character and was an idea by Marc Penfold who created Mr Upside Down and a story in which the character lived in a backwards world. Although the idea did not win the competition, Roger Hargreaves liked the idea so much he wrote to Marc Penfold saying he would use the idea.
- In the Japanese version of I Love Mr. Men, Mr. Topsy-Turvy was orange-reddish instead of orange and his bowler hat was gold instead of yellow.
- In the 1975 series, his hat is brown.
- In the 1983 Little Miss series in Little Miss Late's story, he is brown like Mr. Uppity.
- In his story, he went down the up escalator, which is exactly what Mr. Stubborn did in his plot in Mall.
- He's the only Mr. Man with a dash in his name. He is also the only English character with a dash in his name.
- His theme song is called Topsy Turvy Land.
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.
- Hotel Manager
- Taxi Driver
- Store Clerk
- Mr. Bump (Picture on the building wall)
- Mr. Uppity (TV, picture on wall, he appears in this story before his own)
Title character other appearances
This is a list of other books that the title character has appeared in.
Books
Television
- Little Miss Late (TV)
- The Christmas Rescue (TV) (non-speaking cameo)
- Mr. Funny Puts on a Show (TV)
- Mr. Brave Goes Ghost Hunting (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Late Beats Them All (TV)
- Another Victory for Little Miss Splendid (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Scatterbrain Puts Everything in Turmoil (TV)
- Mr. Nonsense's Strange Illness (TV) (cameo)
- Little Miss Helpful Goes to the Fair (TV)
- Little Miss Bossy Has a Busy Day (TV) (cameo)
Gallery
Mr. Topsy-Turvy from the back of the Mr. Men books circa mid-1970's
Mr. Topsy-Turvy from the back of the Mr. Men books circa Early 1990's to 1994
Mr. Topsy-Turvy from the back of the Mr. Men books circa 1994- current
Fun what it'll be!
What a topsy turvy jumble!
Afternoon good! I'm Topsy-Turvy Mr.
Topsy-Turvy, upside down!
That's my trouble, you see. I get things outside-in, downside-up and front-to-back.
See also
- Roger Hargreaves
- Adam Hargreaves
- Mr. Muddle
- Mr. Topsy-Turvy's fun slide
External links
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