The Mr. Men Show Channel 5's Milkshake! programming block in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Based on the classic children's book series "Mr. Men and Little Miss", the show takes place in the town of Dillydale. The show revolves around the characters from the books (though some characters were made for the show) and their adventures. Unlike the books (which featured characters like Mr. Tickle, Mr. Bump, Mr. Happy, Little Miss Bossy, and Little Miss Sunshine as major characters), the TV show features the more minor characters more prominently. Most episodes are not based on
Adam Hargreaves Adam Hargreaves Adam Hargreaves (born 1963) is an English author and illustrator living in East Sussex. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular "Mr. Men" series of children's books. The younger Hargreaves also served as inspiration for the series. When at the age of six he asked his father "What does a tickle look like?", Roger used that question to create the first book, Mr. Tickle, which was published in 1971. Hargreaves took over the "Mr. Men" and "Little Miss" cartoon empire after his father's death in 1988, despite initially thinking the series "embarrassing" and "a bit