Why Doesn't Mum Have Time to Play in the Evening?

Overview[]

Why Doesn't Mum Have Time to Play in the Evening? (Pourquoi maman n'a-t-elle pas le temps de jouer le soir ? in French) is a question about understanding why in the I Grow Up with the Mr. Men and Little Miss series.

It was released in 1997 and then re-released in 2000.

Summary[]

After a busy day, mom is still a busy bee. Why is she so busy? Can't she play for 5 minutes with me? Mr. Busy will explain the situation.

List of Characters[]

Mr. Busy
Little Miss Quick (cameo)

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I Grow Up with the Mr. Men & Little Miss (1)
Issue 1	Mr. Small Needs You\|Little Miss Shy's Telephone\|When is Tomorrow?\|Why Do We Have to Go to Bed Before the Adults?\|What is a Bad Word?\|Why Shouldn't You Yell When Mum Calls?\|Mr. Men Masks\|Why Do We Need to Wash?\|Why Do You Have to Blow your Nose?\|The Mr. Men Apples to Bite Into\|Nursery Rhyme to Mime\|The Questions of Little Miss Chatterbox\|What is the Wind For?\|What is Rain For?\|Do You Recognize Your Friends?\|Mr. Funny's Funny Animals
Issue 2	Mr. Wrong Goes Unnoticed!\|Why Can't We Go Everywhere with Mummy?\|Why Do Adults Sometimes Get Angry?\|Why Do We Need to Say Hello?\|Why Should We Say Thank You?\|Little Miss Magic's Magic Trick\|Why Can't We Eat All the Candy We Want?\|Why Do We Have to Eat Even What We Don't Like?\|Mr. Strong's Funny Fried Eggs\|Little Miss Contrary Says the Complete Opposite\|Mr. Forgetful Can't Find His Words\|Why Do Cats Purr?\|Why Don't Dogs Go to School?\|Mr. Funny's Grimaces\|Little Miss Helpful's Cake
Issue 3	Little Miss Magic Teaches Mr. Uppity a Lesson\|Why Do Grown-Ups Work?\|Can You Buy Everything with Money?\|Why Shouldn't You Talk With Your Mouth Full?\|Why Shouldn't You Pick Your Nose?\|Eggs Disguised as Mr. Men\|Why Shouldn't You Pick at Pimples?\|Why Shouldn't You Remove Bandages from Sores?\|Little Miss Carefree's Puree\|A Nursery Rhyme by Little Miss Twin and Little Miss Twin\|The Song of Mr. Topsy-Turvy\|How Are Babies Born? \|When Are We Grown Up?\|Mr. Bounce Goes Boom\|Little Miss Dotty Goes Shopping
Issue 4	Mr. Noisy's Secret\|Why Should We Be Careful with Cars?\|Why Shouldn't You Talk to People You Don't Know?\|Why Should We Listen to the Teacher?\|Why Aren't We Allowed to Hit Other People?\|Little Miss Star's New Hairstyle\|Why Do You Have to Go Pee Whenever You Feel Like It?\|Why Shouldn't You Pee in the Bath?\|Little Miss Tiny's Greedy Mice\|Mr. Mischief is a Joker\|A Nursery Rhyme by Little Miss Fun\|How Does Chocolate Grow?\|Where Were The Flowers Before They Were in the Vase?\|Mr. Tickle's Funny Cats\|Little Miss Brilliant's Inventions\|Mr. Tickle's Tickling
Issue 5	Mr. Small: A Little Man in the Wind\|Why is Grandma Older than Mum?\|Why Do Brothers and Sisters Fight?\|Why Shouldn't We Tell Fat People They're Fat?\|Why Can't We Ask All the Questions we Want?\|Chinese Shadows\|Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid of the Doctor?\|Why Does the Doctor Give Injections?\|The "Strong" Croque-Monsieur\|Little Miss Lucky's Saying\|Little Miss Careful's Weather Report\|Where Does the Bathtub Water Go?\|Where Does the Light from the Lamps Come From?\|Little Miss Somersault's Acrobatics\|The Funny Noises of Mr. Noisy
Issue 6	Mr. Tall and Mr. Small\|Mr. Silly's Campsite\|Why Do We Always Have to Hurry in the Morning?\|Why Doesn't Mum Have Time to Play in the Evening?\|Why Shouldn't You Hide Other People's Glasses?\|Why Shouldn't We Make Fun of Someone When They're Scared?\|The Birds of Oddity\|Why Shouldn't We Pick Up Candy from the Floor?\|Why Shouldn't You Put Just Anything in your Mouth?\|Mr. Dizzy's Brioche\|Little Miss Busy-Body's Tools\|Little Miss Scatterbrain and Little Miss Stubborn are Arguing\|What is the Elephant's Trunk For?\|Is the Panda Nice?\|But Who are These Men?\|Little Miss Loud Makes Music
Issue 7	Mr. Forgetful's Holiday\|Why Can't We Watch TV Whenever We Want?\|Do People Actually Fight in Movies?\|Why Shouldn't You Cheat When Playing?\|Why Shouldn't You Sulk When You Lose?\|Little Miss Tidy's Secret Box\|Why Should We Wash Our Hands Before Eating?\|Why Do You Need to Brush Your Teeth After Eating?\|Little Miss Fickle's Orange\|A Song by Mr. Small\|Little Miss Tiny's Accessories\|Are Twins Exactly Alike?\|Why Are There Girls and Boys?\|Mr. Happy Goes to the Party\|Little Miss Tidy Does the Cleaning
Issue 8	Mr. Tall's Long Legs\|Why Do We Have to Go to School Every Day?\|Do We Have to Tell Everything We Did at School?\|Why Shouldn't We Always Say "No"?\|Why Do You Have to Obey When Mum or Dad Say "No"?\|Mr. Men Stamps\|Do The Things We Eat Stay in the Body?\|Why Shouldn't You Swallow Chewing Gum?\|Mr. Noisy's Locomotive\|What a Fool, This Mr. Dizzy!\|Mr. Topsy-Turvy Talks Upside Down\|Why is the Sea Blue?\|Why is the Sea Salty?\|Mr. Nonsense's Riddles\|The Funny Dreams of Mr. Daydream
Issue 9	Mr. Topsy-Turvy's Jobs\|Do Parents Know Everything?\|Are Parents Always Right?\|Why Should We Let Adults Talk Together?\|What is a Prying Question?\|Mr. Bounce's Comet\|Why Do We Go to the Dentist Even When Our Teeth Don't Hurt?\|Why Shouldn't You Suck Your Thumb?\|Mr. Mean's French Toast\|Little Miss Naughty Knows Music\|A Nursery Rhyme from Mr. Happy\|Why is it Dark at Night?\|Are There People Living on the Moon?\|Little Miss Helpful is Painting\|Mr. Snow is in Trouble
Issue 10	Little Miss Twin and Little Miss Twin\|What is a Nightmare?\|Why Do We Sometimes Wake Up Feeling Grumpy?\|Why Do You Need to Put Your Toys Away?\|Why Do You Have to Lend Your Toys?\|"Eggshells" Postcards by Mr. Strong\|Why Do You Need to Wash Your Hair?\|Why Do We Cut Hair?\|Little Miss Pretty's Chouquettes\|Little Miss Show-Off Looking for a Fight\|Mr. Muddle Mixes Up the Words\|What Animals Are There on the Farm?\|Do Animals Talk to Each Other?\|Bless You, Mr. Sneeze!\|Thank You, Mr. Slow!\|Little Miss Busy-Body Mixes Up Her Feet