Roger Hargreaves writing and drawing the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters with new stories (while signing the covers in his father's signature). However, in April 2004 Hargreaves's widow Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men characters to the UK entertainment group Chorion, for £28 million. Hargreaves and his wife had four children: Adam, Giles and twins Sophie and Amelia. The first of the Mr. Men characters is reported to have been created when Adam, at age 6, asked his father what a tickle looked like. Hargreaves drew a figure with a round orange body and long rubbery arms, which became
Mr. Men the characters. The musical theme was composed by Tony Hymas. The 28 episodes were: Series 1 Series 2 During 1983, a further series featuring the Little Miss characters was produced by Flicks Films. This was narrated by husband and wife John Alderton and Pauline Collins. The 13 Little Miss episodes were: When the episodes were first broadcast, they were paired with reruns of the 1974 Mr. Men series, the theme music and background music of said reruns were changed and rewritten to match the style of the Little Miss theme music. This was the first Mr. Men based series to