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 featured the special episode 'The Rottentroll Files') and 'State of Emergency', both of which were released on both VHS and DVD. Roger and the Rottentrolls Roger and the Rottentrolls (sometimes called The Rottentrolls) is a children's comedy television series made for ITV by The Children's Company, which combined puppets with live action human actors. It was first broadcast on 13 September 1996, and ended on 25 February 2000. Written by Tim Firth, it was based on characters created by Gordon Firth (always referred to as "his dad" in the credits) directed by Julian Kemp and executive produced by Robert Howes.