Mr. Men in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Greek, Icelandic, Hebrew, Mandarin, Korean, Irish and others. These stories were published as Little Owl Storytime – "The Children's Choice". The Mr. Men characters were adapted into two animated television series in 1974 that consisted a total of 28 episodes. They were produced by Terry Ward's company, Flicks Films (formerly known as 101 Film Productions) in partnership with Trevor Bond and broadcast by the BBC. The voices and narration were provided by Arthur Lowe, best known from his role as Captain Mainwaring in the sitcom "Dad's Army," who used regional accents for some of
Mr. Men Wild Thornberrys", and "As Told by Ginger". The opening and closing narration was voiced by actor Simon Callow in the UK version and Joseph J. Terry in the US version. In February 2011, it was reported that 20th Century Fox Animation will produce an animated feature film based on the "Mr. Men" book series, with Shawn Levy and his company 21 Laps Entertainment producing the film. On January 27, 2015, 20th Century Fox Animation announced that it had acquired the film rights to the "Mr. Men Little Miss" characters and that Levy will produce the film. Mr. Men Mr. Men