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Mr. Slow is the thirty-ninth book in the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves.

StoryEdit

Mr. Slow takes so long to do everything. It took him until New Year to open his Christmas presents, and until Easter to write his thank-yous. He tries to get a job. When he tried to be a news reporter, it took him until midnight to read the news. When he tried to be a taxi driver, he delayed Mr. Uppity in getting to the train station. The job he gets is as a steamroller driver.

International publications & translationsEdit

Mr. Slow appears under the titles Monsieur Lent (French), Don Tranquilo (Spanish), 느려씨 (Korean), 慢吞吞先生 (Taiwan), Ο Κύριος Αργοκίνητος (Greek), Unser Herr Langsam (German).

Voice ActorsEdit

John Alderton (1983)
Gordon Peters (1995-1997)
Len Carlson (1997-1999)

TriviaEdit

He is one of the few characters to have a moustache.
He may have a crush on Little Miss Late.

CounterpartsEdit

George The Steamroller (Thomas The Tank Engine, Both are Green & Slow Moving),
Trevor The Traction Engine (Thomas The Tank Engine, both are Green & Slow Moving (Not As Slow As George The Steamroller)),
Boring Voice Priest (Father Ted, both have similar voices),
Zebedee (The Magic Roundabout, both are old and have moustaches),
Slowpoke Rodriguez (Looney Tunes, both are slow),
Kid Speedy (Homestar Runner, both are slow),
Lionel (Budgie the Little Helicopter, both are old and have moustaches),
Snails (My Little Pony, both are slow),
Toby Tortoise (Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies, both are green and slow),
Major General Sir Brian Teagler (Bedknobs and Broomsticks, both have a white moustache),
Gepetto (Pinocchio, both have a white moustache)
Profesor Archemides Porter (Tarzan, both are old and have white moustaches),
The Sultan (Aladdin, both have white moustaches (the Sultan also has a beard)),
Dr. David Q. Dawson and Hiram Flaversham (The Great Mouse Detective, all three have moustaches),
The Head of the Army (Roald Dahl's The BFG, both have a white moustache),
Sid Slipper (The Shoe People, both are old, dark green and have moustaches),
Mr. Baskerville (Pigeon Street, both have white moustaches),
Trevor Evans (Fireman Sam, both are elderly and have moustaches),
Grandpa Dave (Arthur, both are old and have moustaches),
Mayor (Powerpuff Girls, both have white moustaches),
Pops (Regular Show, both have white handlebar moustaches).
Whitey (Flushed Away, both are slow)
Heihachi Mishima (Tekken, they move slow and have moustaches)
Shirley (Shaun the Sheep, both are slow)
Slugsy (Fifi and the Flowertots, both move slowly)