The Mr. Men Show the books but are, in fact, new stories. There are also several changes in the TV show. "The Mr. Men Show" was produced in Los Angeles by Renegade Animation, who was well known for producing Cartoon Network's "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi", and Chorion in New York City and London. Some artistic license has been taken in adapting the books for television, including name changes, design alterations and the creation of entirely new characters. In 2008, Mr. Rude, Mr. Quiet, Mr. Strong, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Fussy, Little Miss Naughty, Little Miss Whoops, Mr. Messy, Little Miss Helpful, Mr. Small, Mr. Nosey,
Roger and the Rottentrolls would clearly be off his trolley, but older. Penyghent would be female... and so on. I wish every assembly of characters was that easy." The voices of the Rottentrolls were provided, in the first series, by John Thomson, Phil Cornwell and Rebecca Front. In later series Ronni Ancona replaced Rebecca Front. There were four series of Roger and the Rottentrolls and 36 episodes. The first series of "Roger and the Rottentrolls" was released on VHS as 'Roger and the Rottentrolls: A Complete Set of Adventures' in 1998. The second series was released in two parts: 'Combat Without Contact' (which also